DUNLOP WINS AGAIN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 5 January 1940, Page 7

DUNLOP WINS AGAIN

SIXTH DOMINION TITLE CHESS CONGRESS CONCLUDES GYLES AND BURRY RUNNERS-UP [United Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. The New Zealand chess congress ■ finished in Wellington last night, the ' championship being won for the sixth ' time by J. B. Dunlop (Otago). His ! score was nine and a half points out of 1 a possible 13. He won seven games, drew five, and lost one. A. W. Gyles ! (Wellington), and I. Burry (Auckland), ‘ were runners-up, each scoring nine ; points. Next came R. O. Scott (Wanga- • nui), with 8 points. ! Other scores were:—P. Allerhand f (Wellington), K. Byer (Wellington), 7£; D. I. Jones (Auckland), H. McNabb ' (Nelson), 7; R. G. Wade (Wellington), ‘ 6J; E. H. Severne (Wellington), si; D. Lynch (Hastings), 5; Dr. E. W. Bennett ' (Otago). 4£; -F. Vincent (Wellington), j 4; F. K. Kellington (Wellington), 1. 1 In the Premier Reserves, R. A. Durham (Wellington), and W. J. Fairburn ; (Wellington), tied for first place, with nine points. Next came J. D. Steele (Wellington). 8£ points; R. G. C. Durham (Wellington), 8; J. L. Hardy (Wellington), 7; J. K. L. Webling (Wellington), 6: W. Dobson (Christchurch), 4|; W. Cole (Nelson), 4; H. P. Whitlock (Wanganui), 3£: A. S. Goldsmith (Wellington), 2J; J. Kirkwood (Wellington), 2s, C. Brunsden (Timaru), I£. Mrs T. G. Short (Auckland) won the women’s championship with 8 points. Next came Miss R. Burke (Christchurch), 4: Mrs F. Vincent (Wellington), 3»}; Mrs Wilson (Hutt), 21; and ! Mrs J. I. Goldsmith (Wellington), 2. Results of play yesterday are:— New Zealand Championship Round 13.—F. Vincent (Wellington), 0, K. Beyer (Wellington), 1; J. B. Dunlop (Otago), 1, R. O. Scott (Wanganui), 0. F. K. Kelling (Wellington), 0, R. G. Wade (Wellington), 1; E. H. Severne (Wellington), £, A. W. Gyles (Welling- ; ton), h; H. McNabb (Nelson), 0, I. Burry (Auckland), 1; Dr. El W. Bennett (Otago), 1, D. Lynch (Hastings), 0; D. I. Jones (Auckland), 0, P. Allerhand (Wellington), 1. Women’s Championship Round B.—Mrs T. G. Short (Auckland), 1, Mrs Wilson (Hutt), 0; Mrs F. Vincent (Wellington), 0, Miss R. Burke (Christchurch), 1. Premier Reserves Round 13. —C. Brunsden (Timaru), 0. J. L. Hardy (Wellington), 1; W. Dobson (Christchurch), 0, R. G. C. Durham (Wellington), 1: W. J. Fairburn (Wellington), A,‘ J. Kirkwood (Wellington). J, H. P. Whitlock (Wanganui), 0, J. D. Steele (Wellington), 1; R. A. Durham (Wellington), h, J. K. L. Webling (Wellington), $; W. Cole (Nelson), a bye; A. S. Goldsmith (Wellington), a bye. The play-off for first place resulted in a draw between Fairburn and R. A. Durham. Championship Games In the New Zealand Championship the two deciding games were between Severne and Gyles and Dunlop and Scott. In the game between the first two, Gyles played a Sicilian Defence. He developed his game very slowly, but managed to build up an attack which resulted in the winning of a pawn. Nervousness caused him to blunder toward the end and Severne obtained a stalemate. Scott employed the same defence against Dunlop as Gyles had against Severne, and came into the middle game with even prospects. Unsound sacrifices of material by Scott allowed Dunlop to force the win. Championship Roll 1879 H. Hookham Christchurch 1888- A. M. Ollivier Christchurch 1889- H. Hookham Christchurch 1890- R. J. Barnes Wellington 1891- F. Siedeberg Dunedin 1892- F. Siedeberg Dunedin 1893- J. Edwards Wellington 1894- W. Mackay Wellington 1895- W. Meldrum Rangitikei 1896- R. J. Barnes Wellington 1897- R. J. Barnes Wellington 1898- R. A. Cleland Dunedin 1900* W. E. Mason Wellington 1901* D. Forsyth Dunedin 1001 tR. J. Barnes Wellington 1902- J. C. Grierson Auckland 1903- W. E. Mason Wellington 1904- A. W. Davies Wellington 1906-07 W. S. Viner Perth (W.A.) 1903* A. W. Davies Wellington 1908- F. K. Kelling Wellington 1909- J. Mason Wellington 1910- W. E. Mason Wellington 1911- W. E. Mason Wellington 1912- J. C. Grierson Auckland 1913- W. E. Mason Wellington 1914- F. K. Kelling Wellington 1916-17-19 Title vacant owing to war 1919- W. E. Mason Wellington 1920- J. B. Dunlop Oamaru 1921- J. B. Dunlop Oamaru 1922- J. B. Dunlop Oamaru 1923- S. CrakanthorpSydney (N.S.W.) 1524-25 C. J. S. Purdy Sydney 1925- S. Crakanthorp Sydney 1926- A. W. Davies Auckland 1927- A W. Davies Auckland 1928- J. A. Erskine Melbourne (Vic.) ; 1929- G. Gunderson Melbourne (Vic.) ‘ 1930- A. W. Gyles Wellington 1931- G. Gunderson Melbourne (Vic.) ; 1932- M. Goldstein London 1933- J. B. Dunlop Dunedin < 1934- J. A. Efskine Invercargill 1935- A. W. Gyles Wellington 1936- H. R. Abbott Christchurch j 1937- S. Hindin Christchurch 1938- J. B. Dunlop Dunedin ; *Easter tChristmas <