CHESS CONGRESS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 29, 3 January 1940, Page 9

CHESS CONGRESS

RESULTS OF WEEK-END PLAY. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 2, The New Zealand Chess Congress was continued in Wellington during tile week-end, play resulting as follows : —- NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. Hound 7. —P. Allerhand (Wellington) 0, R. Scott (Wanganui) i ; Dr. E. W. Bennett (Otago) 1, E. K. Kelling (Wellington) 0; lv. Beyer (Wellington) 1, It. G. Wade (Wellington) 0; A. W. Gyles (Wellington) v. 1. Burry (Auckland), adjourned ; F. Vincent (Wellington) 0, J. B. Dunlop (Otago) 1; E. H. Severne (Wellington) v. D. Lynch (Hastings), adjourned; D. I. Jones (Auckland) 4, 11. McNabb (Nelson) Round S. —Wade J, Allerhand -J ; Burry i, Severne ; Dunlop 1, Kelling 0; Scott i, Gyles i ; McNabb 1, Vincent 0; Beyer v. Bennett, adjourned; Lvnch v. Jones adjourned. ‘Round 9.—Allerhand v. Boyer, adjourned ; Jones v. Burry, adjourned; Gyles 1, Wade 0; Dunlop 1, Bennett 0; Vincent 1, Lynch 0; Kelling 0, McNab 1 ; Severne 1. Scott 0. PREMIER RESERVE. Round 7.—J. D. Steele (Wellington) 1 W Cole (Nelson) 0; W. Dobson (Christchurch) 1. A. S. Goldsmith (Wellington) 0; R. A. Durham (AA ellington) 1, H. P. 'Whitlock (Wanganui) 0; W. J. Eairburn (Wellington) I. R. G. C. Durham (Wellington) 0; J. Kirkwood (Wellington) 0, J. L. K. Webling (Wellington) 1. Round B.—C. Brunsden (limaru) 0, R. A. Durham 1; Cole 0. Kirkwood 1; Dobson 0, J. L. Hardy (Wellington) 1 ; R. G. C. Durham 1, Whitlock 0; Fairburn 1. Webling 0. Round !).—R. 0. C. Durham v. Brunsden, adjourned : Eairburn 1, Cole 0: Goldsmith 0, R. A. Durham 1; Steele v. Hardy, adjourned; Webling 1, Whitlock 0. To-dav ! s pfav resulted as follows: NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. Round 10.—T. Burry (Auckland) i, E. Vincent (Wellington) F. K. Kelling (Wellington) v. D. Lynch (Hastings), adjourned; R. G. Wade (Wellington) v. E. H. Severne (Wellington), adjourned ; H. McNabb (Nelson) v. J. B. Dunlop (Otago), adjourned; T\. Boyer (Wellington) I. A. W. Gyles (Wellington) 0( P. Allerhand (Wellington) 1. Dr. E. AV. Bennett (Otago) 0: R O Scott (Wanganui) i, 11. I. Jones (Auckland) 1. PREMIER RESERVE.

Round 10.- —C. Bransden (Timoru) 0. J. K. L. Welding (Wellington) 1; AY. Dobson (Christchurch) 0. J. D. Steele (AA’cdlington) 1 ; R. G. C. Durham (Wellington) l, A. S. Goldsmith (AA cllington) 0: J. L. Ilardv (AA’ellington) v. J. Kirkwood (AA’ellington), adjourned. AVOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

Mrs T. G. Short (Auckland) 1. Mrs F. Auncent (AA’ellington) 0; Miss R. Burke (Christchurch) 1, Mrs J. I. Goldsmith (AA’ellington) Op Mrs AA ilson (Hutt Valley) a bye. Ml NO R TOUR N A MENT.

N. T. Fletcher (Wellington) 0, P Johansen (AA’ellington) 1.

PROGRESS RESULTS. New Zealand Championship.—Gyles 7i out oi 10; Burry, 7 out ot 10; Dunlop, 0 out of 9. Premier Reserves. —R. A. Durham, 71 out of 9: Steele, 6.1 out of 8; Eairhurn. 01 out of 8. AA'omen’s Championship. —Airs Short, 7 out of 7.