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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 54, 12 September 1928, Page 20

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club; championship of JNEW ZEALAND The annual telegraphic match between the Otago:'and AVellingtou Chess Clubs was concluded-, on Monday evening, the scores when piay ceased at 11 p.m. being: Wellington Chess Club 5% wins, Otago Chess Club Sl^.''' There are thus ten of the 19 games still to be accounted for. At board j 1 Mr! Fbuhy (AVellington) succeeded in j halting the onrush of Mr. Dunlop's pawns, and a draw was agreed to late in tho evening, neither player being able to force matters. Mi<. O. Balk (Otago Chess Club) scored a., meritorious win at board 3, through taking prompt advantage of a slip made by.;Kelling, who resigned at move 51, when .[the end of a long rear-guard action was,'ln sight. Some of the winner's chessy iu'Oves were greatly admired. Mr. G. P. Anderson, who was in fine form, scored strongly for AVellington at board 4, Mr. L;;D. Coombs (who is doing splendid work [ for the game as chess editor of the "Otago Witnessjf-j.-'-resigning at move 33. The (forceful wirr--scored by Mr. W. E. Mason' at board 5 on the first evening was referred to in our last week's notes. A tough struggle at board 7 between AY. Mackay, the local captain, and H. Cohen (Otago) ended in a draw being ottered and accepted at move 26. Game .No. 11 was played over tho board m Dunedin. Mr. W. H. Allen (Otago Chess Club), who won a pawn from Mr. H. G. Lee on the first evening, followed up his advantage steadily'and gradually .overcame a long rearguard action.' He scored Otago s second win 'shortly, ,'after the 60th move was reached..!: A^-Very stubbornly contested game at aboard 12 between G. D. Wright (Otago Chess Club) and H. Godtzchalk (Wellington Chess Club) ended .in a draw beinc agljeed to at move 24. At board 1^ Mr ErnEt E. Hicks .■(Wellington), who has been playing strongly in recent matches,, -quickly improved on tlio advantage gained on the first evening. He forced matters, ;and won from My. M- Tibbies at movei39. The bout at board 16 collapsed suddenly, Mr. AY. L. Hughes (Wellington) winning Dr. Merrington's queen for a knight) This very pronounced advantage enabled the local player to score at move 33.' Messrs. J. J. Mar low (Otago Chess Cnib) and J. C. M'Crea (Wellington Chess Club) are to play their game at board 10; over the board, in AVellington, when the former player.- passes .through, here en iroute from Auckland to Dunedin. The positions reached in the nine incomplete games are to be- looked.into by the local captain, after which offers will be made taUhe Otago executive. Any positions allbut which agreement cannot be reached 'ire to be submitted to the Auckland members of the New Zealand Adjudication Bbard. A somewhat hurried look at these' end-games before the positions were "dismantled" on Monday evening gave the1 impression that a very close finish may be- looked for, the chances being perhaps slightly in favour of the local club.