CHESS CONTESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21250, 2 August 1932, Page 12

CHESS CONTESTS

AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON ! ■ COMPLETION OF MATCH |j| PROGRESS OF WINTER TOURNEYS S The telegraphic chess match betwe«»iß Auckland and Wellington, has concluded Five or six good Auckland players were unSl| able to play, but the Wellington team also was weakened'by the absence o£ several of 3 its best plojers. The score will hot be*' known until the Otago Club adjudicates - ' on the unfinished games, but the position 1 : indicatcs a win for Wellington by one game's- - Auckland captain. Mr. Madaox, jg agfc. ing for & win on adjudication at boards ljflfc 12, 14 and 10, and concedes a win to Weill I 1: ington at boaxd3 9 and 13. If the adjudication committee agrees to this Auckland 2 will hava five wins, board 17 being already a win for Auckland, an Wellington resigned I? to Wellington's six wins, the remaining ■! games being drawn. In telegraphic play a draw or .-resigns s| tion is more frequsnt than in "ordinary play, because by this means the work of the adjudication committee i 3 lessened. Pol. lowing is a li»t of the players with a note of the position in each case, the even num. bers having played white for Auckland and the odd numbers black. Auckland players art mentioned first. The list is:—l, I). I. Jones v. A. W. Gyles, adjudication, likely win Jones played his usual strong game, and being a pawn up should win. 2, 11. Gon)d v. Anderson, lost. This gr.me was played in Wellington, Gould is a recent arrival from America. After a game of GO moves during which Gould refused a draw. Ji 9 finally lost to Anderson. This game was ths longest in the match as it was not play®! by telegraph, aiid it no doubt proved tha hardest contest. 3, lan Burry v. F. K. Killing, lost. Burry lost a piece early in th« game and resigned. 4. J. C. Grierson * E. A. Hicks, drawn. 5. Addis v. W. ij* - Fairburn, drawn. 6. H. N. Maddox v* Craven, drawn. 7. G. Sale v. J. C. McCrgj' drawn. 8. J. Sullivan v, J. Otto, draws* 9, E. Pickett v. E. E. Hicks, likely loss! 10, H. Leea v. R. C. Sim. drawn, l], C. P. Belton v. W. White, lost. Although Belton lias done lemarkably well in open handicap, he fell into a clever traa against Wellington when offered a rook for a knight. He took it and mate in two fol. lowed. 12, C.. G. Lennard v. A, B. Jessuo. likely win. 13, C. Bailey v. J. L. Hardy, likely loss. Auckland is two pawn 3 dowii with the game Hearing .completion. 14. J. W. Smith v. H. J. Thompson, likely win. 15, R. Barker v. R. A. Gottschalt, drawn* 16, H. A. Ward v. F. Grady, likely.win. Auckland has a piece for three pawiit, 17, R. E. Baeyertz v. H. E. Ashby, won. Auckland scored the only decisive win at this board, Wellington resigning. Welling, ton played his queen's bishop to B 4, when it was left to be trapped by the advance of the Q and K B pawns, while Welling, ton made a wasted check- with the cceea on black's castled king. 18, P, F, Thompson v. C. B. Kline, lost. 19, H. Roskilly v. Dr. D. F. Myers, lost. 20. H. Oakley Browne v. C. S. Lambert, drawn. WINTER TOURNEYS Considerable interest is being shown fa the tourneys being held by the Auckland Chess Club this year and .entries are good. The first round is nearing completion. The scores in tlie tonrneys are as follows: Championship Level, classes 1 and 2. Maddox, 6 wins, 1 loss; Leea, 3, 2 (1 • drawn); Roberts. 3, 5: Sale. 3. 1 (2 drawn): Jeffreys, 1, 4; Pickett. Z\, 1 (1 drawn): H. H. Smith, It. 5 (1 drawn); Adams. 3. 7; Wingfield, 4. 3 (2 drawn); Miliar. 3. 5; Addiß, 7, 1 (4 drawn); Belton. I}. 4 (1 drawn); D. I. Jones, 9. 1; Sullivan, 4}. 0j Baily, 3, 6 (5! drawn games shown as 1 win). Intermediate Level, classes 3 _ and 4. Browne, 2 -s-ins, 4 losses: Roskilly, 1. 5; Gale. 6. 2; Pudney, IK 5; Edwards. ,2. 3; Drott, 7, 3; Baeyertz, 5, 4; Thompson, 51, 3J. Minor Level, -classes 5 and 6. —Linruard. 3 wins, 6 losses; Halliday, 3, 5; Stnbbs. 2, 4; Lawson, 2, 5; Aylett, 3, 4; Turner. 4, 3; R. Joijes, 9, 0. Open Handicap, each class giving the odds of pawn and move, pawn and two moves, queen's knight, queen's rook, queen. —Aylett, 3$ wins. 1 loss; Baeyertx, 4, 3; Browne. 1, 1; Barker, li. 3; Belton. ?. 0: Edwards, 2J, -3; Halljday. 1, 6; R. Jones. 3, 6; F. Stubbe, 2, 5: Lawson, 0, 6: Linguard, 3, 6; Pudney, 2. 3; Roberts. 51. 4: Sale, B}, 3; Thomson, 51. 1; Turner. 3. 5. The luinual chess congress will be held in Auckland this Christmas. Although the field is open io all players and aeversl from Australia played last year, it is understood there will not be any entries from overseas on this occasion. . .. •