CHESS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 231, 30 August 1939, Page 15

CHESS

WIN FOR WELLINGTON. The fourth annual chess: match between players representing Wellington City and a combined “Rest of the Province” team was held in Palmerston North on Saturday. It was a great success in every way, thanks to the organising work ot the two secretaries, Messrs it. N. Yorke (Palmerston North) and J. L. Hardy (Wellington). Extending a welcome to . the visitors, Mr Pi. Christensen, the president, expressed pleasure at the manner in which chess was thriving in Wellington’s colleges. The first round, which was played during the afternoon, gave the city a useful lead, which tliey increased at the evening session, the gross totals being City 44, •Rest of "Province 16. Extra games were played at boards 6 and 9 to balance the sides. Each side has won two of the lour matches played to date. Following are scores in Saturday’s match, Wanganui players being indicated by W., Palmerston North by P.N., Hastings by H., Woodvilie by Wo., Dannevirke by D., and Masterton by M. (City players mentioned first): A. W. Gyles 1 v. It. 0. Scott (W.), 1 ; J. C. MeCrea J v. N. Cromarty (W.) i; A. Walker 0 v. N. Cromarty (W.) 1; E. E. Hicks H v. It. H. Christensen (P.N.) i‘ P. Allerhand 2 v. C. Clemas (M.) 0; It. G. Wade 2 v. A. I. Harper (P.N.) 0; J. C. McCrea 1 v. A. Stevenson (H.) 0; A. S. Goldsmith 2 v. A. Stevenson (H.) 0; A. Walker 0 v. A. Stevenson (H.) 1; A. T. Craven 1 v. It. It. Williams (P.N.) 1; 11.I 1 . K. Ivelling 2 v. H. Christensen (P.N.) 0; W. J. Eairburn 1* v. I. lteifer (P.N.) -j; J. L. Hardy 1 v. 1. Heifer (P.N.) I; E. Vincent 2 v. G. McLachlan (P.N.) 0; W. White 2v. It. N. Yorke (P.N.) 0; H. N. Itobic If v. O. C. Morris (Wo.) 4; E. Gallichan ov. A. Summers (D.) 2; It. G.-Sim 1 v. C. P. Collins (P.N.) 0; A. S. Goldsmith 0 v. C. P. Collins (P.N.) 1; Mrs Goldsmith If- v. L. Christensen (P.N.) | ; H. SD. Jamieson 2 v. L. Burton (P.N.) 0; J. H. Elisor 2 v. A. C. Hevder (M.) 0; It. Crawford 2 v. T, Fowler (H.) 0; W. J. Emery 0 v. C. O. Brill (P.N.) 1; W. J. Eniorv 1 v. H. Klein (P.N.) 0; H. P. Yarrell 0 v. L. Cook (Wo.) 2; C. S. 8.. Lambert 1 v. T. S. It. Schaw (Wo.) 1; J). Stephens If v. J. Griggs (P.N.) >; J. Low 2 v. Miss P. Christensen (P.N.) 0; H. Eleisclmiann 2 ,v. A. D. Bennett (P.N.) 0; J. D. Steele 2 .v., C. Howlands (P.N.) 0; V. C. Minenkoff 2 v. H. E. G. Perkins (P.N.) 0; J. It. Gyles 2 v. B. Klein (P.N.) 0; J. A. Glasgow 1 v. H. Klein (P.N.) 1. Totals: City 41. Itest of Province 16.