CHESS TOURNEY

Feilding Star, Volume 4, Issue 676, 7 January 1926, Page 6

CHESS TOURNEY

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP

WON BY CRAKAN THORP

Press Association. Dunedin, Jan. C. The Chess Congress concluded today,' with, the following results: — ROUND 3. • Barnes v. S ten house. —This unnishod game went to a hundred moves and Stenhouse resigned . Anderson v. Crakanthorp (French defence). —Crakanthorp needing only a draw played with extra caution and obtained his end. Erskine v. Moir.---This unfinished game developed into a complicated game and was won by Moir. Pihl v. Barnes.—Barnes, with his material advantage, succeeded in winning. The final position of the players is: Crakantliorpe .6 Barnes pi Dunlop d Moir :.J 4 Stenhouse 3 Erskine H Pill] 1} Anderson lj

CO NSOLATIU N SECTION. In the finals, Davies defeated Purdy, Miller defeated Hicks, Kell in g, defeated Fairburn. The unfinished game. Miller v. Davies, was not completed when the time for the presentation. of the prizes arrived and Davies resigned. The final position of the players is as under: —• Purdy I Miller 4 Davies .• 3i H icks 1 Fairburn i