CHESS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20282, 15 December 1927, Page 5

CHESS.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. A special council meeting of fh® N ew Zealand Chess Association was held m Wellington on Saturday evening, jh®n Mr W Mackay, the local vice-president, occupied the chair- Other delegates.pjj sent were: J- C. M Crea {Ot g J’ TT G Lee (Palmerston North U.G.), i?ouhv (AucklandiCl.o.). W. Tganrfh and A W. Giles (Wellington C.C.), H■• reselling and W. Wring (Wellineton W.M. Ciubl.E. E. Hicks (Ngaio C.C.), and G. W. Tanner (Napier' 0.C.), Mr A. _• O Davies, the present New Zealand champion, who was on a business visit to Wellington. also took part m the meeting. A letter was received trom his Excellency tho Governor-General (Sir Charles Fergusson) accepting the office of patron, and from the Rev. J. K- Archer, Mayor of Christchurch, accepting the ©flic© ot Pr The el Auckland and Palmerston North Chess Clubs wrote asking if anything had been done regarding the suggested visit from Richard Reti, one of th© worlds leading chess masters. It was decided to inform these clubs that the matter was not officially before the association, but. that it was hoped in due course to back up any efforts made by the Australian Chess Federation to bring about the proposed visit. „ „ T rr, V The- Hon. Secretary (Mr C. W. Tanner) reported having given Mr J. B. Dunlop, of Dunedin, a letter of introduction to the London Chess Club. It is hoped that Mr Dunlop, who has thrice won the New Zealand championship, will be able to take part in the tourney that is to be held at Tenby, in South Wales, m July next to decide the British championCorrespondenco was received relating to the system of notation for telegraphic matches. The English notation was tried out during the past season, and the clubs are therefore asked to advise their delegates in time for the meeting in March next whether they wish the system re- , tained, or whether they would prefer to return to the Kieseritzky-Koll method, commonly known as the numerical system. The Canterbury Club suggested that the trophy for the club championship of New Zealand bo called “ The Janion Trophy,” as the late Mr Charles Janion in 1866 organised the match Nelson C.C. v. Canterbur C.C., which is understood to be the first telegraphic match played in the southern hemisphere. Mr Janion, who died on November 12, 1912, aged 81, at various times did much for chess in Dunedin, Greyniouth, Nelson, and Wellington. The Canterbury Club’s suggestion will come up for consideration at the association’s meeting in March next, by which time the various clubs will, it is hoped, have instructed their delegates as desired in the official report of the last annual general meeting. It was decided heartily to congratulate th© Otago Chess Club on winning the club championship of the Dominion, this being the first time that the honour has' gone to the South Island. Of the five previous wins three have been scored by the Wellington Chess Club and two by the Auckland Chess Club. Mr Tanner reported having received the following 13 entries for the thirty-seventh tourney to decide the chess championsmp of New Zealand, which is scheduled m commence in Christchurch on Monday, 26th inst.:—Auckland C.C., A. W. 0. Davies (present champion) and H. N. Maddox (the club’s champion) ; Otago C.C., B. W. Stenhouse and R. M’Dermid; Canterbury C.C., W. H. Joyce and F. H. R. Neville, Christchurch, private entry), A. Summers; Nelson C.C., E. H. Sevcrne; Ngaio C.C., E. E. Hicks (Or subsitute); Wellington C.C., G. P. Anderson, and another, member who hopes to be able to take part; Wellington W.M. Club, P. K. Helling and W. J. Fairburn. As the entries are not so numerous is usual it will be possible, for the first time in five years, to have a tourney and to award the prizes on the “ Sieger ” system. It was unanimously decided to vote the annual grant of £2O for the congress, and to ask the Canterbury Chess Club if it desires the use of the association’s clocks for the impending tourney.