CHESS CONGRESS
CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING HOLDER RETAINS LEAD (P.A.) PALMERSTON N„ Jan. 2. There is still an element of uncertainty in the championship position at the New Zealand Chess Congress. With two games to be played, the present championship holder, T. Lepviikmann (Wellington), is leading with 7 points. D. Steele (Wellington) follows closely with 6s. The nearest to the leaders are Beyer (Wellington), SJ, and C. Belton (Auckland), 5. New Zealand Championship Ninth Round.—Lepviikmann beat Christensen (Palmerston North); Scott (Wellington) and Beyer drew; Hardy (Wellington) and Fletcher (Wellington) drew; McGilvray (Dunedin) beat Lynch (Hastings); Cromarty (Wanganui) beat Belton (Auckland); Steele (Wellington) beat Cole (Nelson). Tenth Round.—Beyer (Wellington) beat Hardy (Wellington); Fletcher (Wellington) beat McGilvray (Dunedin), Christensen (Palmerston North) beat Cole (Nelson); Belton (Auckland) drew with Steele (Wellington) ; Lepviikmann (Wellington) drew with Scott (Wellington). Major Open
Ninth Round.—Sim (Palmerston North) beat Fairbairn (Wellington); Fuller (Wellington) beat Miss Hollis (Onehunga); Mrs Short (Auckland) lost to Pope (Wellington); Webb (Wellington) beat McClure (Wellington); Gneiss (Wellington) lost to Trundle (Auckland); Whitlock (Wanganui) lost to Henderson (Wellington). First Class Ninth Round.—Mrs Bearsley (Rangataua) lost to Pearce (Timaru); Eades (Rangataua) lost to Sharpe (Wellington); Faulkner (Wellington) lost to Woodfield (Rangataua); A. Short (Auckland) lost to Frost (Waipukurau); L. Cook (Waipukurau) beat Gatley (Palmerston North); Morris (Wellington) beat Bearsley (Rangataua) .
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26350, 3 January 1947, Page 6
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