WADE THE WINNER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26659, 3 January 1948, Page 6

WADE THE WINNER

NEW ZEALAND CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP UNASSAILABLE POSITION R. G. Wade, of Wellington, will win .the 1947-48 New Zealand chess title. With the tenth of the 11 rounds of the championship played yesterday, Wade has an unassailable lead. T. Lepviikman, of Palmerston North, and formerly of Estonia and Wellington, is in third place, two and a-half points behind Wade. Lepviikman has held the title for the past two years, and Wade was the New Zealand champion for the two years before that. Wade is the present champion of the South-western States of America. The congress will conclude to-day, and the prizes will be presented this evening in the Burt Hall, King Edward Technical College, by the Mayor, Mr Cameron. Championship At the end of the tenth round in the championship the position of the players is:—R. G. Wade (Wellington) 9 points; H. McNabb (Nelson), 7 points; T. Lepviikman (Palmerston North), 64 points; D. I. Lynch (Hastings), W. M. Stewart (Christchurch) and R. O. Scott (Wellington), 6 points; A. E. Nield (Sydney) and J. F. Lang (Dunedin), 54 points; C. B. Newick (Auckland), 34 points; W. Lang (Dunedin), 24 points; G. E. Trundle (Auckland), 14 points; W. E. Moore (Christchurch) 1 point. Results of play yesterday were:— Ninth Round.—H. McNabb beat A. E. Nield. J. F. Lang beat W. E. Moore, W. M. Stewart beat W. Lang, R. O. Scott beat C. B. Newick, R. G. Wade drew with T. Lepviikman; G. E. Trundle drew with D. I. Lynch. Tenth Round.—Wade beat Newick, Stewart beat Scott, Trundle beat W. Lang, J, F. Lang beat Lynch, McNabb beat Moore, Lepviikman beat Nield. Major Open Tournament

The position of players at the end of the sixth round in the major open tournament is:—N. S. Henderson (Wellington), 5 points; W. Reindler (Wanganui), 4 points; R. E. Baeyertz (Auckland) and N. T. Fletcher (Wellington), 34 points; A. Kwok' (Dunedin) and H. A. McGilvary (Dunedin). 3 points; Miss A. R. Hollis (Auckland), 2 points; Mrs E. L. Short (Auckland), 0.

Play yesterday resulted:— , Fifth Round.—W. Reindler beat A. Kwok, Miss A. R. Hollis beat R. G. Baeyertz, N. T. Fletcher beat H. A. McGilvary, N. S. Henderson beat Mrs E. L. Short. Sixth Round.—Kwok beat Baeyertz, Reindler beat Fletcher, McGilvary beat Mrs Short, Henderson beat Miss Hollis. First Class Tournament The position of players in the first class tournament at the end of the seventh round is:—S. J. Webb (Dunedin), 6 points; H. Whitlock (Wanganui), 54 points; J. K. L. Webling (Dunedin), 34 points; W. A. Pearse (Timaru), R. Watt (Dunedin) and R. E. Williamson (Dunedin), 3 points; F. McNabb (Nelson) and J. Cusack (Dunedin), 24 points; J. W. Ross (Wellington), 0. " •££ Matches yesterday resulted:— Fifth Round.—R. Watt beat J. Cusack, R. E. Williamson beat J. W. Ross, S. J. Webb beat W. A. Pearse; F. McNabb drew with H. Whitlock. Sixth Round.—J. K. L. Webling beat Williamson, Webb beat Watt, Whitlock beat Ross, Pearse beat McNabb. Seventh Round.—Webb beat Cusack, Whitlock beat Webling; Watt beat McNabb, Pearse beat Ross. Second Class Tournament The position of the players at the end of the seventh round in the second class tournament is:—B. Hannagan (Dunedin) and A. S. Hollander (Christchurch) 5 points, D. Robertson (Rakaia) 44 points, L. Sim (Palmerston North) 4 points, A. Summers (Wellington and R. Woodfield (Rangataua) 24 points, E. Faulkner (Wellington) 2 points, S. Frew (Blenheim) 14 points, H. F. Pobar (Wellington) 1 point. Play yesterday resulted:— Fifth Round.—H. F. Pobar beat D. Robertson, B. Hannagan beat S. Frew, L. Sim beat A. Summers, R. Woodfield drew with E. Faulkner. Sixth Round. —Woodfield beat Frew, Summers beat Pobar, Sim beat Hannagan, A. S. Hollander drew with Robertson.

Seventh Round. Faulkner beat Frew, Hollander beat Summers, Sim beat Woodfxeld, Hannagan beat Pobar.