CHESS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 13, 15 July 1924, Page 4

CHESS

OTAGO V. WELLINGTON

It will not be necessary to refer the ten unfinished ganies of the above telegraphic match to the-New Zealand Adjudication Board, as the two clubs have reached agreement by. negotiation. The -Otago Club wrote-, suggesting... wins- forWellington at boards 5,- 7, S,: and-16, and draws at boards B, 4/9/ 10:-11, and 12. The Wellington committee considered that the position at board 12 was a win for Mr. G. AVigham (Wellington), but otherwise agreed with tho above, suggestions. The Otago proposals'were," however, a -'globo" offer, i.e., they were made on condition that they were all accepted. As the result: of the match did not depend on the issue of the game at board 12, and the rejection of ' the fDanedin offer would have meant sending four or five games to the■ Adjudication Board, the local captain accented' the Sllobo offer rather than wait several: weeks' for-the final result. The Wellington. Club is not ; one of those ; that: offers ■ a prize* for the member making the> best score -in telegraphic matches; and it is thus-able jto do a little more "give" andI'"take" when1 negotiations of this description: are iii progress. . Tho ecore»of-the match (which counts for the club championship: of Kw Zealand) is as follows :— ' ■ OTA,GO: WELLINGTON, 1 Balk; 0. ... 0 Mason, W-. Ei' 1 < '2 Davies, A: . %- Gyles. A: ... 4 3 Coombs, L. 0 Anderson, G. I 1 4 Stenhouse- i Mackay, W: %■ 5. I-lamel1, J. 0 Barnes, R. J. l' 6 Stenhouse, B. 1 Kelling, F. K. 0 1 7 Marlow,. J. 01,- Hicks; E. A; 1 . . 8 Cave 0 Fouhy, F. ... 1. 9 Myers,l S. S: \ Lee, H: G. '... i 10 Wright, G-. -i Craven, A. T. I 11.Henderson i- Taylor, E.: SI i.-.-12!AIlen, ■ W." { Wigham, G, . 1--13 Barclay, N, \ ' iffiCrea, J. -C. i" 14 Grigg, L. D. 0 Godtachalk, H. 1 15 Lawson, J: •\ ■ Hicks; E. E: A. 16-Watson, C. 0 .Jessup, H. ... li 17 Buchan, A. 0.: Fairburn; W.: li 18 Moody, 'T. f. Jessupj A. E; \- ■ . Total ........ 54- • Tdtal- 124. - Twelve matches-have'now been-played : between these clubs,: with the. following, results':— '"■....-'.

. Mr." R. J; Barnes,' the. present "allWellington", champion, .has -only ■ missed .one/of these' twelve contests," viz., that. 4ield in 1921, when he. was: too. unwell 'to play. ■ In this inter-club' fixture he, has put up the good record of, six:-wins, four draws, and only one loss. : '•' WELLINGTON7 CHESS-LEAGUE: :.-;. The;teams' tourney of the-Wellington Chess League was continued on Saturday evening,-. at the rooms-of the; Wbrictmg: Men's: Club; when; the- representa- - jtives" of that-: institution were- pitted' .'against the B teams .of the Wellington ; Cbes9- Club: The-senior ■ contest waswon by the Working Men's- Club,'the. .scores-'being-as-follow:— . : ■' W.M. Club.' Wellington B::■•■-'' ;. Barnes, R. J: ,1 White, W■ " o'1 F! E. . * M'Crea,. J. 0 *- ' Simpson, J. W. 1 -Taylor, E.S. 0" ■Faulknor,, S; i Jessup,' H. ... i r Bui'gess; |. Goldtschalk, H; A Rosenberg,. H. 1 Laweon, Ay L. 0 ■ Total to date 4: Total to-date T *This- interesting-, game is' unfinished, but it cannot affect:the result:-. , . ' The junioi- teams' match; was-won-'byi 'the1- visitors, as follows :— ■ Wellington B. W.M1. Club l ■Barnes, Jun. ... 1 Wring, W. . 0'" Bennett, H. J. Il' MateTka, F. 0 „ Gradyi-F. ... 1 Nftlan, T. ... 0 HirteiyE. V Williams,- R. 0 ' ,Bock, W. R. ... 0. M'Lean,. J.. ... 1 :Anderson; H. 0} Lockerbie, R. 1' Total' ...... 4- Total ....... ~2

• ■ Wins. ' Wins; ■1893 Otago .... 4if Wellington .... 74 •1896.Otdgo^ 3J;Wellington .... 841. 1909 Otago ..... ,5.- Wellington-.... 7: 1916 Ofcago- ...... -64 Wellington; 74 1917 Otago. :-3.; Wellington-.-... 11-" 1918 Otago 5•-' Wellington :..:. 9-" .1919 Otago 44.. Wellington 104. 1920 Otago 54> Wellington ..... 84 1921' Otago■..... 64- Wellington ..: 10V1922 Otago ..... 10 Wellington .... 10 1 1923 Otago ;...... 94; Wellington•,.... 104•••1924 Otago.:....-" 5j Wellington .... 124:.