CHESS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 74, 28 March 1931, Page 6

CHESS

CHAMPIONSHIP CONGRESS

SPECIAL PRIZES

Two siiociiil prizes were offered in connection with the tourney hold in Hotorun during the Christinas holidays to decide the chess championships of New Zealand. A brilliancy prize of £2 2s was donated by Mr. Paul Kuimrier, who is a North Island vice-president of the New Zealand Chess Association, and a "Best ."Recovery" pi'izo of £1. Is was given by tlio "liotoviiii Cliess Club. As none of the competitors came from Chi-istehuvch, the competing games were sent under mottoes to that centre, so that they could be adjudicated on by Messrs. Jl. Anderson, H. Kennedy, and W. S. King, the Canterbury members of the New Zealand Adjudication Board. Their report is now available. I'or the Brilliancy Prize they place the game marked "Arawa" first, and •'liotoehu" second; while the Best Recovery Prize is won by the game labelled "Mokoia." This means that the Brilliancy Prize has been won by Mr. W. J. Greenfield, of Sydney, New South Wales, for the very "chessy" game that he scored from Mr. W. Herbert (Otago Chess Club), while the Best Hecovery Prize goes to Mr. F. K. ' Kelling for the way in which he regained the ground lost in the .early stages of his bout with Mr. J. C. Grierson (who has held the New Zealand championship, twice, and the Auckland championship twelve times). It is a coincidence that the two winners, Messrs. Greenfield and Kelling, 'divided the fourth prize of the congress with Mr. H. _.N. Maddox; the present Auckland champion. Mr. Greenfield, who was the youngest of the twelve ■ competitors, was a great favourite with his fellow chessists.^ He has a fine match record (including a fourth for the championship of New South Wales), and is expected to enhance it in the coming years. The game, .which was placed second by the judges, viz., "Rotoehu," was the fine win scored trom Mr Greenfield by Mr.. A. W. Gyles, of Wellington (New Zealand's present champion). As Mr. Kelling has'won four of the seven best recovery prizes offered to date it has been drily suggested'-that his study of the end-game has frequently extricated him from "tight corners. The following summary of the association s special prizes will be of interest at tins juncture. BRILLIANCY PRIZES. From a perusal of, old files it would appear that the first Brilliancy Prize ut New Zealand's chess congresses was that donated 36 years ago by Mr. E. Samuell, a former well-known problem enthusiast. According to the association's records the list of Brilliancy winners is as follows:— 1895—Dr. H. R. Hathcrly (Wanganui). 180li—John Mouat . (Dunedin). _ 1004—John Mason (Tiinaru, now Napier).1005—K K. Kelling (Wellington)., ISJoo—John Mason (Hutt, now Napier). ]907— S. Crakanthorp (Sydney, N.S.W.). • 1008—A. W. O. -Davies (Wellington). . 2909 Gr F. Dodds (Dunediu, now Nelson). 1010— H. L. James (Wellington). 1011—Rev-. C. E. Cox (Solomon Islands). 1912—1f. L, James (Wellington). ' 1913— E. A. Hicks (Wellington). JOM—G." I<\ Dodds' (Nelson). - 19l5_"l!\ K. Kelling (Wellington). . 1020— R. J. Barnes (Wellington). ■ M2l—J. B. Dunlop (Oainaru). .-. 1022—A. W. Gyles (Wellington). 3923—Rev. A. Miller (Wcstport). 1924—1?. L. Vaughau (Auckland). I!)2s—]?. K. Kelling (Wellington). 1927— J. A. 'Moir (Auckland). 1028—A W. O. Davies (Auckland). ID2O-A-.1 W. Gyles (Wellington). ..1931_W."J..Greenfickl (Sydney, N.S.WJ ', BEST RECOVERY PRIZE. This prize,. which is 'sometimes called the "Best Save" prize, owea its inception to- the Rev. N. Priberg, of Christchurch, who was the donor on-tho first two occa-. sions. Tlio winners of this special .prize are as follows: — ; , 1921— J. B. Dunlpp (bum am). W23-]f.; K. Kelling (Wellington). , •.Jo24—]?.-K; Kelliug" (Wellington;. . -.'■ -.- :-IP2S—J. A. Moiv (Auckland)., . ;., ' ir)97_i\. W. Gyles (Wellington). I ]!)29—K K. Kelling"(Wellington).1 , I 1031—p. K. Kelling (Wellington), j OTHER SPECIAL PRIZES. Other special prizes offered at: New Zealand'congresses have been won as. fpilows: — ' ■''',■ 1894—(Best defence),. J.^ W. Mellor (Dun--189-1— (Highest unplaced), W. Brown . " (Wellington). . 1900— (Highest unplaced), ■ h, J. Miles. (Auckland). ... _ IDOO— (Best score v. prize-wmncrsj, 0. QCdwards (Dunedin). «■,-,■•' 1006-(Most rapid play) A. W. O. Davjcs (Wellington). 1920— (Best end game), J. A. Conncll lL.iaborne, now Wellington). . 1921—(Best score y. prize-winners), H. Fouhy (Wellington).' A 1922—(Best score v. prize-winners) A. ■ . I'ickett (Auckland), „ , 1924— (Consolation prizes): I'irst, Ji. A. Hicks (Wellington); second; Rev. A. Miller (Wcstport); third, 11. Ivcn-j ncdy (Christchurch). • ! 3925—(Consolation) JVM. Dodds (Nelson), j 192G—Consolation (tie), C. l'urdy (ky<J'lc y» | N.S.W.) and Rev. A. Miller (West1030—(Elegance) K. Beyer (Wellington), j Some of the special prizes enumerated i above were given by affiliated clubs, but very welcome encouragement has come I from many other quarters. The doiiws j include the late Mr. Justice Deumston,j of Chvistclnirch, the late Hon. J- A. Miller (Dunediu), the late Mr. Il'. Kummer, (Masterton), Dr. Pitchett (Wellington), Rev N. Friberg (Christehurch), Captain C Little (Auckland), the "Lyttelton j Times" Company, Mr. Jacobs (Dunedm), and Messrs. P. Kummer (Masterton), Dirk Khl (Christchureh), E. Samuell (Wellington), R. Skipage (Napier), B. Trathen (Nelson), W. E: Granthani .(Lower Hutt), | P; H. Smith (Stanley Brook), C. Spencer (Auckland), C. H. Osmond (Auckland), E Rutherford (Stratford), E. Gibbard (Dannevirke), G. A. Troup (Mayor ot Wellington), W. Mackay. (Wellington), A. W. Gyles (AYcllington), and it. K. Kelling (Wellington). i