CHESS CONGRESS

Grey River Argus, 2 January 1935, Page 5

CHESS CONGRESS

THE FINAL BOUNDS. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 1. The first three final rounds of the N.Z. Chess Championships were played during the last two days. At the end. of the third final round, J. A. Erskine (Southland) is leading with 54 points, K. Beyer (Wellington) being next with 44 points. H. R. Abbott, the young Canterbury player, and A. W. Gyles (Wellington) have each four points. Abbott met Erskine to-day and suffered, his first defeat. Results were as follows:— First final round.—Gyles beat Darwin, Erskine beat Le Petit, Scott drew with Severne, Beyer beat Watt, Abbott beat Dunlop, Kelling beat Hicks. Second final round.—Gyles beat Scott, Le Petit beat Kelling, Beyer drew with Erskine, Severne drew with Abbott, Hicks beat Darwin, Dunlop beat Watt. Third final round.—Beyer beat Kelling, Erskine beat Abbott, Scott beat Hicks, Dunlop beat Gyles. Watt drew with Severne, and Le Petit versus Darwin was not finished. AUSTRALIAN RESULTS. MELBOURNE, Januar v 1. At the Australian chess championship in the fourth round, Watson defeated Thierjung, Condon defeated Hastings, Hynd drew with Goldstein, Green beat Coultas, Koshnitzky dei feated Greenfield, Purdy defeated r Crowl. Lamparter defeated Fillian. The only undefeated competitors are Koshnitzky and Goldstein with four each, Purdy with 34 and Lamparter with three.