Canterbury Chess Club v. Oamaru Chess Club).

Otago Witness, Issue 2274, 30 September 1897, Page 40

Canterbury Chess Club v. Oamaru Chess Club).

The results of the second night's play on Saturday, the 18tb, were favoui.ible to tbe Oamaru club The match was brought to an end on Saturday last, but the final score has not come to hand in time for publication in this issue.

The results of the second evening; are as under : At board 1 Mr Hookham, by a singuliroversight, at the 34th move left himself op-su to an obvious mate in one move The game was at the time rather in Mr Clapton's favour, but leaving- him a gond. deal shoit of au absolute win. Such oversights as that of Mr Hookham occur occasionally with even the most careful players, and are apparently due to temporary absence of mind. At barb >ar <2 Mr Andersen ha-s obtained a winning position, but the game was still unfinished. At board 3 the Rev. Canon Gould (Oaniaru), who bad gained a winning superiority in the first night, scored a win against Mr Searell. A t board 4 Air Milner won his game from Mr Lee. At board 5 Mr A. J. Smith, having gained a superiority on tbe first evening, has furr.her improved his position, but the game was unfinished. At board 6 the game between Messrs Cant and Bolton was perfectly even and unfinished. At board 7 Mr J. Y. L. Scobt has a winning position against Mr Skeet. , At board 8 Mr Jackman (Oamaiu) won on the first evening's pliy. At board 9 Mr Donald (Oamaru) has the advantage At board 10 the game is quite even and unfinished _ At board 11 Mr Clutten (Canterbury) won. At board 12 the game was drawn. At board 13 Mr Mowbray (Oamaru) has the advantage. At board 14 Mr Paterson (Oamaru) has the advantage. Tbe net result will probably be : — CANTERBURY. OAMARU. 1 Hookham ... 0 Clayton 1/ 2 Andersen ... 1 Banks Qu 3 Searell 0 Gould ... ... If 4 Milner ... „. 1 L-e , ... 0/ 5 Smith .„ ... 1 Skeet ... _. 0?t G C.*nt .« ... i Bolton Am 7 Scott 1 Earl 0k 8 BTaling 0 Jackman 1/ 9 Wigrara ... i Donald J w 10 Worsley ... J Burns ... ... hi 11 Clutten... ... 1 Garland 0/ 12 Rpiller .„ ... J Davm ... ... %f 13 Lane 0 Mowbray l w 14 Joyce ... .... 0 Pateison 1« 1 7 Note.-—/ signifies finished and « unfinished. The Oamaru Club may now fairly claim to have established its ri.-ht to rank on equal terms with both the Otago and Canterbury clubs.