CHESS

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 75, 29 March 1934, Page 16

CHESS

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING

A quarterly council meeting of the NewZealand Chess Association was held ou Wednesday evening. Mr. P. J. Brookcr (Cauterbury.C.C.) occupied the chair,-and the other delegates present were Messrs. T. Fouhy (AucU.land C.C.), J. C. McCrea (Hamilton C.C. and Otago C.C.). H. Douglas (Otago C.C), A. E. Jessup (Wanganui C.C), W.-Kemble Welch (Palmerston North C.C), R. A. GodUclulk (Dannc-vii-ke C.C;, V. K. Kclling (Rotoma C.C and Southland C.C), A. W. Gyles and R. C. Sim (Wellingtou C.C), H. M. Rosenberg and K. Beyer (Wellington W.M. Club and Literary Institute), K. _. Hicks (Ngaio C.C), R. U. Didsbury (Nelson C.C), and J. L. Hardy (Wellington South Chess Club). An apology nas received from Mr. W. Toomath (Napier C.C), and in his absence Mr. McC'rca acted as lion, secretary. A cordial welcome was extended by the chairman, to the two new delegates, Mr. K. Beyer (elected in place of Mr. W. J. Fairburn, who has left Wellington) and Mr. Sim (elected in place of Dr. D. F. Myerc, -who did not seek reelection at the Wellington Club's recent annual-general meeting). The correspondence related solely to the 43rd: tournament to decide the chess championship of New Zealand, which was very successfully held in Dunediu during the Christmas holidays, when there was a very representative entry, and an exciting finish. The tie for . rst place between Messrs. J. B. DuuloQ (Otago C.C.) and A W. "Gyles (Wellington- U.C.) is to be played off in Christchurch ou Easter Saturday. . This arrangement-has been made to suit the convenience of both vlaycrs. The report presented by Mr. 1\ K. Kelling, the association's honorary reporter, who was present m Dunedin, shows that the congress was splendidly organised and carried out, the various arrangements reflecting the greatest credit on tljo Oldgo Chess Club's management committee. A-copy of the oflicial international laws of cliess has-been supplied to the hon. secretary of the Ganterbury Chess Club in response' to his request. It was decided to import a supply of these rule books, the English price of which is sixpence per copj'. Each affiliated club is requested to notify the association as _oon as possible how many of these rule books it -n ishes to order. During the meeting it was stated that several of the games played in the, recent congress at Duuedin ■were incorrcetly recorded, and that the official scores also contained many ambiguous moves. Even games handed in for special pii.es -wore not correctly set down, and gave the adjudicators some annoyance. After a discussion on. this very unsatisfactory feature, Mr. Kelling suggested that the association should revive a practice that obtained many years ago by appointing a games revision committee for each congress and refusing to enter the result of a game ou the official tournament schedule until the correct score, of it has been handed iv. Mr. Kclling's formal motion to this effect was c'airie'd. It was unanimously decided to make a refund to the four major clubs of the amounts, contributed by them to the trophy fund.of the New Zealand club championship competition, for -which the Governor-General has given the muchprized Bledisloc Cup. The meeting concluded with a reference to the death of Mr Ldwin Agnotv Hicks, which occuned in the Wellington Public Hospital on Sunday last (Mai eh 2o) Mr Hicks who i\as m his 50th jeai, was bom m Duncehn, and learnt the gamr while a pupil of the Sunnier Deaf and Dumb Institute. Ou leaving school he joined the Wellington Chess Club, and quicUv iosl to the senior Ri"ulc>, despite the handicap of deafness He was <i gifted iiU\p_ who very cftcctijcly combined onginahty and dash with ingenuity and resource. His phcnonunal tun of .uctcss in telegiaphu matches did much to enhance the splendid match record of the Wellington Club, the championship of which ho won on two' occasions (1026 and 1933). Ho could show 11 prizes for his 13 New Zealand Congressps. His best bid for the New Zealand championship title was made in the fiist Nel&on Cougiesa (1912-13), when he tied -with two. othci competitor foi first place: He lost in the play-off, but had the satisfaction of winning the bulhaiiti puze of that tomney The delcg ites stood in silence as a tribute; to the memory of a gieat and \eiy popular playei A \ote of thinks to Mi liiookei foi presiding terminated the niectinsr