CHESS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 65, 14 September 1925, Page 15

CHESS

THE WELLINGTON CLUB

■Good progress continues to be made in the current tourney for the championship of the Wellington Cbjess Club. Two further rounds have been' disposed of since our last progress report appeared, and the position of the leaders is how as, follows : A. W, Gyles, 9 wins, no losses; G. P. Anderson, 7i— \; :W. E. Mason, %— lis F- K. Selling, 6£—2£-; E., A. Hicksi--6—3; S. Faulknor, st^i; i; Gi. Wigham; s^-3i; .and^ H. Godtachalk, 3j— sk: The other competitors have not, at present, scored 50 per cent, of their games. Each competitor: has to play '15 games. A. W. Gyles; the leader, has a slight advantage in his > two unfinished games, being a pqwn up-; against W. E. Mason und also against. (5. Wigham. Each of these two plavera will no doubt fight a strong' rearguard action in the hope of getting a drawn 1 game. Messrs. ,R. J. Barnes & and W. Mackay, two-of the club's ex-champions; are not taking part-in this year's contest. ' : - Messrs. "J. ..A.'G. 'Barnes, H. J. Thompson,, and Gyles, sen., are leading in'the club's "intermediate" tourney. . , the best scores to date in the club's junior championship contest 'are : Wf R. Bock, 4—l; W. Toomath, 3—2; W.-A. Dornbusch,. 3—2; E. J. Browne, 2—2;' and A. P. Clapehaw, I—l. . ■ . There are' sixteen competitors-in the annual "Petherick" (handicap) tourney, in which Mr. F. Grady , 'is leading, (6^— i), closely followed by G. P. Anderson (3£—A)/and E. S. 'Taylor (2^—i). Others to the fore are : J. W. Simpson, 3j—lzi N- Doneghue, 4— 2; J, A. C. Barnes, 4-3;, D., Wild, 3^-3^; L. K. Doherty,' 13£^3£; and A:: L.. Lawson, 3-3.' •■••■./.• .••-'■■.■■'.:.' ■''■*:'■■:-',■':.■■ .■■■ ;

WOEKING MEN'S CLUB,

A good finish is promised in, this club's annual handicap tourney, the leaders at present being :< 5.. ; iFaulknor, 7 wins, 1 loss; J. .Burgess, ;B^-—l^;W. Wring; 13—3; G. Walker, &-4;: J. Martin, 9—£; J. M'Ewan/,10—6; H.-E. Long, 4—3; B.: Wiiliamsj'; Bf-8£:;' arid W. Bosher, 4j—4&... ' , ;-. ' •..-.•'-•-:.'. \ '••'■ ' ,;.

There are, eleven, competitors in :the '■' 'Eosenberg" tourney,} in which the two highest classes are, barredr The highest scorers, to date in jthis contest are as follow: T. Nolan, 4r winsj no losses ;■ J. Martin, 7—2; : , J. Coulter, 2—l; G. Walker, 3-^-3; and: H. /Anderson, U~r2. Members' are_ looking forward with pleasurable anticipation to' hSxt Saturday's , annual match with the Wellington Chess Club. This fixture' dates back to tho year_lßßß,';wheh the games of chess and draughts were put on an organised basis' by the executive of the Working Men's , Club. .The earlier • matches were all won ,by the; Wellington Chess ;Clubi and it waaj not until _19Ql, that the re-, pres?ntatives -of the ■'-. Working . Men|s Club' scored 'their first: triumph (15J— =■ 9^). That memorable 'match :-was'played in the old Trocadero in'Willis, street, shortly before that building (which was situated hear.-;, the premises of '■''■:■ John Duthie' and- Co:) was burnt down. -This fire destroyed much' of : the Wellington Chess Club's plant, and 'damaged some of; its photographs; Fresh material was obtained with the proceeds/from the, club's ''fire" policy. It should be added that, next Saturday's' coptest: is under the auspices of the Wellington • Chess League. , -• The,^,Wellington Chess-: Club will 'therefore-not''be.at .full 'strengthy as it will' be;without -the\services of those tnembeiis'Who alsb: belong to other local clubs, ■•-y-.fri-v-'-» i-V'j 1 ... i:"i