CHESS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8456, 16 June 1913, Page 9

CHESS

WELLINGTON CLUB. Eighteen players took part in the Wellington Chess Club’s match Smokers v. Non-smokers, on Saturday evening. The former team, as was expected, regained some lost laurels. The scores were as follows: Smokers. Non-smokers. Barnes 1 Kelling 0 Mason W. E. ... 4 James 5 Still 1 Eouhy «... 0 Gyles, senr. 0 Mackay, S. I Bock 4 Carman Eawnsley 1 Hill 0 Braddock 0 Mackenzie 1 Kerry 1 McCarthy 0 Kohn 1 Kidd ............... 0 Totals 6 8 In the Pethericfc tourney games, played on Wednesday evening, Barnes won from S. Gyles /and Kerry fro mMcCarthy. The Carman v. Hill_ game stands adjourned at an interesting stage. The second ladder game for rung 2 was concluded on Wednesday, W. E. Mason (defender) won a pawn soon after resuming. Several exchanges followed, and in the end-game W. Mackay (challenger) succeeded tin obbainin -ga draw. As draws do not count in ladder matches the score is at present I—o in favour of Mackay. WELLINGTON SOUTH CLUB. This club’s second simultaneous match was held on Friday evening, Messrs B. B. Allen and Kelling taking the rounds alternately against thirteen all-comers. Many of the games were very stubbornly contested, and at the finish the two single players had notched five wins (from Messrs Topp, Weine, Berry, Loney and Jenkins), five draws (Messrs Purchan, Welton, Bland, Chatfield and Harper), and three defeats (losing to Messrs Thompson. Clark and Booth). The club’s annual handicap tourney, which commences on Friday evening, has attracted a larger "field” than usual, the following sixteen players having entered: —Messrs Allen, Purchas, Welton, Armstrong, Loney, Clark, Weine. Thompson. Bland. Berry, Booth, Perrott, Chatneld, Vase, Miller and Laughton. This tourney should provide splendid practice for all taking part in it. and some very close and exciting finishes are looked for. WORKING MEN’S CLUB. This club opened its 1913 handicap chess tourney last week,' when Barnes won from Coulter and also from Key. Wild and Milesi also opened with two wins each, the former scoring from Featonby and Arden, and the latter from Rutherford and Coulter. Arden won from Coulter, and the other games of the first round are outstanding. A few games have also been played in the draughts tourney, of which we propose to give occasional reports later on.