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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11246, 26 June 1922, Page 9

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TELEGRAPHIC MATCH. OTAGO r. WELLINGTON. 9 Play in the above telegraphic match was resumed punctually at- 6 p.m. on Saturday, and concluded at 11 p.m. There was once more a gratifying ah. sehce of clerical errors, and tho services of the operators and working bees mentioned in our last week’s report again left nothing to be desired. The match was, therefore, got off under the most favourable conditions, but the play was so stubbornly contested that only .seven of the twenty games were finished. The results to date are as follows: Board 2. —Dunlop (Otago), the pres, ent New Zealand champion, won the exchange from W. E. Mason (cxeliampion), and followed up his attack so strongly that Mason resigned at move 33. 1 Board 4.—E. A. Hicks (W.), with his seventeenth move, initiated an attack that was greatly admired bj r a large number of spectators. It gained him the exchange and brought Mr Balk’s ; resignation at move 42. The game was finely played by Mr Hicks, who is in great form. Board 7. —G. P. Anderson. (W.) gave up a minor piece for two pawns, a most interesting struggle resulting until late in the evening, when Mr Hamel (0.) brought off a neat win, declaring mate in three moves. Board 12. —S. Faulknor (W.) forced this'game with some “chessy” play, and scored Wellington’s fii'6t win at 7 p.m., Mr Marlow (O.) resigning at move 29. Board I(3.—W. Wring (W.), who had previously lost the exchange to W. H. Allen (0.), made a fine recovery, and finally succeeded in drawing the game shortly before 9 pan. at the doth move. Board 17. —A. Young; (O.), who had previously gained a minor piece with a powerful attack, forced the game on resuming, and obtained A. E. Jessup’s resignation early in tho evening, the Otago team thus scoring first blood. Board 19.—T. A. Fletcher (W.) v. A. Warman (O.) The local player was two pawns to the good, but could do no more than draw the game, owing to his bishop being of opposite colour to that of his opponent. Tlie tally is, therefore, at present 4-3, in iavour of Otago. The two captains are .Jo look into the thirteen outstanding games with a view to disposing of them by negotiation, thus avoiding the delay inseparable from a reference to the New Zealand Adjudication poard. Moantime it may he said that the two teams are very well mate-heel. and that an exceptionally close finish may he looked for.