CHESS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9999, 17 June 1918, Page 3

CHESS

CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON

, hdnv in tho annual telegraphic mutch between, the above clubs was concluded on tutumay evening, when nm;e a largo number of visitors at tho Y.M.O.A. rooms to witness the various finishes. . prompt start was effected and good progress was made, thalms to vho efficient work of tho officials referred to in our last week’s report. Mr Barnns teer[s from the Canterbury champion at board 1. tho latter resigning ot move 44 when the loss ot a further pawn was inovitable. A draw was agreed to af- board z. the southern player being unable to make his one-nawa advantage toll. T \}r tieldod a win to Canterbury, tho VV elhngtonian losing two pawns, bp. sidns misreading a move and thereby losing a rook. Mr Woodford scored tor canterbury at board 7 through Hie medium of a prettv combination! offering a oueen that could not be taken. A b eien game at beard 8 ended in a draw. At board 10 Mr McNair played a pawn ending with fine judgment and scored for the local club late in the evening. At board 11 the local player, who had previously lost a piece through misreading a move, fought a gallant rearguard action, on t. had to lower his Colours at move 38. Beard 12 viewed Wellington a win, qns already reported. MrC’W Tapmn- at board 12 played a difficult ending faultlessly and scored for the lofal club at move 10. The remaining fiva games are marked incomplete, and "f® to he adjudicated on. At present the local team is on© point ahead a-nd the result of the match therefore ctepciwls on the -(-.ho »rs. An exceptionally , c lo( e match mav be looked for. The following table gives the results to date at a olance— ’

CANTERBURY. Kennedy, H q Andersen, If. L i Hawkins • ■Nightingale x King, W. S • Lovell-Smitb • Woodford x Gourlay ' i Black • Dirk, Pihl * q Joyce ’’ x Gant o Shillito .* • W’ilson. E. L q WELLINGTON. Barnes x Mason, W. E 1 i Davies * At a okay, W 0 Kelliug • stiii . James q Leo 1 GocltsoUalk • McNair " j Bruton o Taylor, B. .3 1 Ward, H. A • Tanner, G. W I •These games are incomplete, and are being referred to one of the New Zealand Chess Association’s Adjudication Boards.

NGAIO v. WELLINGTON SOUTH

first of this year’s “homo and home matches between the above clubs was play ad at Ngaio on Monday evening. when the home team scored a meritorious win, this being their first success in the annual fixture that was inaugurated four years ago. The visitors wore most hospitably entertained, and the match was greatly enjoyed. The score is as follows : WELLINGTON SOUTH. Anderson. G. P x ■ Wclton II 1 Clark, A I Harper, W. J q Thompson, H. J q Dougins, 11 x Eno. W q Bosher, W x Total NGAIO. James, 11. L. q Brookor, E. J i Topp, A. B. j Carman W 1 Green, A. S j Prince, H q Appleton, W X Glasgow, J. A i Total Ij