CHESS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12455, 25 May 1926, Page 3

CHESS

NGAIO v. WADESTOWN AN ENJOYABLE MATCH. A most enjoyable chess match was played between the above sides at Ngaio on evening. After extending a coruiai welcome to the visitors from Wadestown, Mr F. J. Brooker (president) mentioned that Mr G. A. Jones, one of the Ngaio Club's patrons, hah recently lost Ins father, who died a few days earlier, as the result of an accident at Island* Bay. A motion of condolence was carried, all present standing. After referring with regret to the resignation of Mr J. Lindsay, who has been champion of the club for the past four years, Mr Brooker presented the prizes won last year, as follow :—Senior championship: E. E. Hicks holds the Watts challenge cup for a year, and received a replica of same donated by Mr W. J. Carman. Junior championship: Hereward Top. Club handicap: J±. Stringer; 2 and 3 divided by J. Lindsay and E. E. Hicks. Most improved player : H. Stringer (a handsome Silvermounted pipe, also donated by Mr Watts). Three hearty cheers were given for Mr Watts, one of the club's patrons and a life member, it being mainly through his kindness that the club possesses very valuable trophies. The keen Tuterest Taken by Mr Watts in the club's welfare is greatly appreciated by members. After Mr Watts-had acknowledged the compliment in a happy speech, the pairing was announced, and the 10 games were soon under way. The match was stubbornly contest, and it was not till late in the evening that Ngaio secured the victory by a margin of two games (6 to 4). Of the three matches played to date, Ngaio has won two, and Wadestown one. The full score of Tuesday's match is as follows :

Ngaio. Wadestown. E. E. Hicks $ H. Godtsclialk.. £ A. JL Topp i J. Morton j F. J. Brooker... 1 J. Hay 0 W. J. Hicks .... 1 S. Hay 0 W. J. Carman... 1 G. Greig 0 H. Topp 0 E. G. Benjamin 1 H. Prince 1 C. H. Beggs 0 J. A. Glasgow ... 0 H. K. Simmons. 1 A. T. Eades 1 R. Battersby ... 0 E- W. Ford 0 P. Ornberg 1

Total G Total 4 THE WELLINCTON CLUB The jubilco of the Wellington Chess Club is to be celebrated next month, the club having been founded on June 16th, 187 G. On this occasion members will be found looking back with much pleasure on a happy and successful past, and also looking forward to the future with hope. A special general meeting is being held this week to finalise the programme tentatively drawn up by the committee. At this meeting members will also be asked to consider the new club and ladder rules that it is proposed to issue in booklet form, ns the club's rules have been out of print for some years. The most notable change that is suggested in the ladder rules is the provision made for widening the area of challenge. It is proposed to allow a member to challenge the lowest of the live players above him that is disengaged! If this remit be adopted a member will be able to challenge the player five rungs higher than himself if the intervening four players have matches pending or in progress. It is hoped that in this way the present gratifying popularity of ladder matches will be still further increased.