RADIO CHESS MATCH

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22586, 15 March 1948, Page 6

RADIO CHESS MATCH

AUSTRALIA V. N.Z. EMPIRE CONTEST MOOTED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, March 13. The council of the New Zealand Chess Association approved of the proposed radio match with Australia on April 10, subject to negotiations oyer rates being satisfactory. The following eight have been chosen to represent New Zealand with Wellington ns the New Zealand centre for the match:: J. A. Moir, Auckland; T. Lepviikman, Palmerston North: H. McNabb, Nelson; H. R Abbott, Christchurch: K. Beyer, A. W. Gvles. J. D. Steele, R. G. Wade, Wellington, with R. O. Scott, Wellington, emergency. It was decided to ask Australia to increase the match to 10 boards aside. The 1948-4!) chess congress was allocated to Wanganui. _ A proposal to write to Britain, Canada. South Africa and Australia inviting them to send a representative each to take part in a British Empire chess championship in New Zealand in June, 1949. the holding country to be entitled to two representatives, was_ referred to the management committee for further investigation. As the Australian champion, Lajos Sterner, would be taking part in _ a regional tourney in connection with the world championship, it was reported that he would be unable to tour New Zealand this year.