CHESS

Evening Post, Volume 91, Issue 91, 15 October 1923, Page 3

CHESS

THE WELLINGTON CLUB

The ninth round of the Wellington Chess Club's annual championship tourney was contested on Saturday evening the results being as follow :—H. Godtschalk won from G. Wigham (this being the latter's first reverse), W. E. Mason won from W. White, A. T. Craven from G. P. Anderson, and E. A. Hicks from D. Purchas (by default). The games S Faulknor v. A. W. Gyles and Kelling v. Mackay, were adjourned in an even state, and T. Fouhy has won a pawn from Barnes. Two games from earlier rounds have ended in draws, viz., White v. Godtschalk and Barnes v. kelling. Four- more rounds have to be played". The leading tallies are now aa follow ■ — R. J. Barnes, '<H; W. E. Mason, 71----1±; G. Wigham, 6*-li; A. W. Gyles. 64-2 i; E. A. Hicks, si-2*; F. K. Kelling, s^-2-i; and S. Faulknor, 4^-3s. Ladder matches are still very popular A. W. Gyles succeeded, after a long and hard struggle, in capturing rung 2 from R. J. Barnes (2-1 and 3 draws). He has now challenged W. Mackay for the top rung. W. E. Mason failed to dislodge G. P. Anderson from rung 4 (1-2), and the latter is now trying to get rung 3 from Barnes. T. Fouhy gained rung 6 from E. A. Hicks, and has now challenged W. E. Mason for rung 5. W. .T. Fairburn was successful against A. T Craven (2-1), but failed to dislodge h' Jessup (1-2). W. AVhite has challenged Kelhng for rung 8.

WORKING MEN'S CLUB.

Very little progress has been mads with this club's annual chess and draughts tourneys during the past few weeks, owing to the extensive alteraftions that are being made in the club'a premises. The matter of playing telegraphic matches against the Auckland Working Men's Club and the Nelson Chess Club has, for the same reason, had to be held over till next year. A league match against the Wellington Chess Club's B team is scheduled for next Saturday and a draughts match against the Watersiders' Club for the following Saturday. An endeavour is being made to arrange a cliess match against a combined team from the other local clubs The Jewish Club, the Commercial Travellers Club, and the Federal Club all have some strong chess players, and it is believed that the Wellington Club Wellesley Club, .Central Club, Civil Service Club, and Returned Soldiers' Club could each contribute a useful quota, to the combined team.

WELLINGTON SOUTH CLUB. The tourney for the championship of this club has ended in a tie, Messrs. A. W. Gyles and D. Purchas having each scored 4 wins and 1 loss. They will consequently have to play off in order to decide who is to represent the club in the "champion of champions" tourney that is to be held later in the season under the auspices of the Wellington Chess League. The play-off will probably consist of three games Mr F. K. Kelling, one of the vicepresidents, is organising a team to play at Masterton during the Labour Day-week-end. The first round of this annual fixture is set down for decision on Saturday evening, and the second round on. the forenoon of the Monday (Labour r „lwe;v e Players have promised to mako the tap, and four others are hopeful of being able to take part in what promises to be a very enjoyable outing