CHESS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10688, 7 September 1920, Page 8

CHESS

THE CLUB^

This club's current ohampionship tourney has been advanced a further stage, as follows:—Barnes 1 v. Faulknor 0, Jessup j, v. ■ Mason -j, Mason 1 v. Fonhy 0, A. W Gyles 1 v. Fouhy .0, and Purchas 1 v. Barnes 0. The games Lee v. Keiling and Jessup v. Killing are incomplete. W. E.. Mason is now leading with 5 wins ind 2 draws (6—l), the .next best scores being A. W. Gyles. &-2, Purchas fr—B, Barnes *t>2J, S. Gyles 2i —J, and H. G. Lee 3J-3J. The leaders at present in the olub'e annual '-Petherick" Tourney (handicap) •ire: Jessup 74—i, Barnes. 7J--31,- Eev. Braddock 7—3, Faulknor .5—3, W. C. White 7—5, Gyles sen. 6—5, Wring 6—5, •ind E. S. Taylor Si-aj.. •WOEiaNG MEN'S CLUB. The leaders in this club's annual ban(Ucap chess tourney are now as follow ; Burgess 7 wins 1 loss, Costollo 7—3, I'aulknor sj—2i, Bitosai 6J — it, Edmunds si—»i, White 4J—3J. H.' M. Rosenbery; 0-C, Bosher 6-4. Jl. E. Long a—2, aAu Uatejka 4 — L Members are looking forward to this week's return match with Ngnio. The first match, plav e d at Ngaio in April last, was won by the home team ■ ■ THE NGAIO CLUD. "ThJa best talliew to oat© in tl.is c:uh*s current handicap tomney j-.re as Mlowt Won. hcet. To Piay. Stevens, E. W. ......... 6 l 5

A very clf*e 6pwK i» looked for. Nine momibers have enteitii for the club's annual championship tourney, which this year . consists of two iu'i. rounds.. A farewell presentation was made on Monday evening to i\lr A. *■> Green, who is leaving the district to take up. a farm in the King Cbuntiy. In handing Mr Green a pair of rm:e'and some tobacco Mr Brooker (president) eulogised tho good work done fo; the club bv their guest during tho four years that ha was their hon, secretary. Mr Green,, who feelingly thanked his comrades for their gift, hopes to start s olub at Te Kuiti. . VARIOUS MATCHES.

The recent tolegraphic niai-ch, Nelson r. Canterbury, resulted in an easy win for Canterbury, who scored nine frames to Nelson's four. One incomplete fraiae is to be adjudicated on. There was a keen struggle at board 1 between B. it. Severne (Nelson) and H. L. Anderson (Canterbury). This game, which was ■played over the board in Christchurch, required a, third • sittinsr. Mr Severne ultimately winning, and tnerobv iurthei enhancing hie splendid matoh' record. ■ The Auckland v. Otaeo telegraphic match ended in a handsome win lor the former side, the final tally being Auckland 6, OtaßO 0, and drawn 2. The remaining four (fames are'marked incomplete, but of course they cannot affect the result. At board IMrJ. C. Griorson. (Auckland) won from Mr A. W. 0. Da vies (Dunodui). , The telegraphic majtch, Masterton v. Napier, ended in'ari easv win for the former team by 8 (fumes to'l. J. Mason (New Zf&land champion in 1910) scored from his old Congress r, opponent, F. Kummer at board 1." ~. - On Thtirsdav eveninjr North Wairarapa defeated South Wairaro.pa at Greytown by 6J frames to 31. F. Kummepfasfcerton) scored from- J. A. Camell (Carterton) at- board 1. Votes of thanks wpre accorded to the ladies, who provided refreshments, and to the Masterton enthusiasts the trip possible.

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