CHESS CONGRESS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 3 January 1940, Page 2

CHESS CONGRESS

NEW ZEALAND TITLES ! PLAY CONTINUES AT WELLINGTON j RESULTS OF WEEK-END GAMES I [United Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. j i The Mew Zealand Chess Congress was I continued in Wellington during the j i week-end, play resulting as follows: — NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP Round 7: P. Allerhand (Wellington) 0, R. Scott (Wanganui) 1; Dr E. W. Bennett (Otago) 1, F. K. Kelling (Wellington) 0; K. Beyer (Wellington) 1, R. G. Wade (Wellington) 0; A. W. Gyles (Wellington) v. I. 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) £, H. McNabb (Nelson) Round 8: Wade J, Allerhand £; Burry h, Severne i; Dunlop 1, Kelling 0; Scott I. Gyles McNabb 1, Vincent 0; Beyer v. Bennett, adjourned; Lynch v. Jones, adjourned. Round 9: Allerhand v. Beyer adjourned; Jones v. Burry, adjourned; Gyles 1, Wade 0; Dunlop 1, Bennett 0; Vincent I, Lynch 0; Kelling 0, McNabb 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 (Wellington) 1, H. P. Whitlock (Wanganui) 0; W. J. Fairbairn (Wellington) 1, R. G. C. Durham (Wellington) 0; J. Kirkwood (Wellington) 0, J. L. K. Webling (Wellington) 1. Round 8: C. Brunsden (Timaru) 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. YESTERDAY’S PLAY Yesterday’s play resulted as follows: New Zealand Championship Round 10: I. Burry (Auckland) $, F. 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; K. Beyer : (Wellington) 1. A. W. Gyles (Welling- j ton) 0; P. Allerhand (Wellington) 1, Dr E. W. Bennett (Otago) 0; R. O. Scott (Wanganui) 4, D. I. Jones (Auckland) ' h PREMIER RESERVES Round 10: C. Brunsden (Timaru) 0, J. K. L. Webling (Wellington) 1; W. Dobson (Christchurch) 0, J. D. Steele (Wellington) 1; R. G. C. Durham (Wei- 1 lington) 1, A. S. Goldsmith (Wellington) I 0; J. L. Hardy (Wellington) v. J. Kirkwood (Wellington) adjoined. Women’s Championship Mrs T. G. Short (Auckland) 1. Mrs j F. Vincent (Wellington) 0; Miss R. ; Burke (Christchurch) 1, Mrs J. I. Gold- ; smith (Wellington) 0; Mrs Wilson (Hutt Valley), a bye. 1 Minor Tournament N. T. Fletcher (Wellington) 0, P. Johansen (Wellington) 1. , Progress Results • New Zealand Championship: Gyles, 7£ ; out of 10; Burry, 7 out of 10; Dunlop, | 6 out of 9. Premier Reserves: R. A. Durham, 7£ out of 9; Steele, 64 out of 8; Fairburn, SJ out of 8. 5 Women’s Championship: Mrs Short, 7 out of 7. 1