Chess Items.

Otago Witness, Issue 2561, 6 May 1903, Page 59

Chess Items.

A chess match by telegraph between the Otago and Timaru Clubs will take place shcrtly. The Wellington Chess Club has 37 town members- and 10 country members. ~lt is rumoured that Mr J. A. Connell, the indefatigable and energetic secretary of the New Zealand Chess Association, will tender his resignation at an early date. At the annual meeting of the Oamaru Chess Club, held- recently, the following office-bearers ■were elected for the current year :— President, Mr C. Banks ; captain, Archdeacon Gould ; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr E. T. Earl; committee^ — Dr Garland, Messrs H. Mowbray, J. H. Rice; and executive officers^ The adjourned- meeting of the New Zealand Chess Association, held at Wellington on the 27th UK.*, was attended by only four dele1 gate 9. Mr J. A.- Connell (secretary) was also present. After waiting an hour to enable the other delegates to put in an appearance the meeting dispersed to re-assemble on Monday evening, 6th inst., when the annual meeting of the association was to have been held.

At the annual meeting- of the Wellington Ches3 Club, held on. 28th ult., the election of officers resulted as follows: - President, Mr C. W. Ban-bow (re-elected) ; vice-presidents, Messrs A. J. M'Tavish, A. I. Idttlejohn, W. F. Barraud, C. T. Richardson, E. W. Petherick, G. Wright; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr W. E. Mason (re-elected); committee — Messrs B. F. Smith, F. W. Collins, C. W. Tanner, O. Davies, and R. J. Barnes; delegates to New Zealand Chess Association's Council, Messrs -R. F. Smith and G. Wright (re-elected); auditor, Mr Gottschalk. Mr E. W. Petherick announced that he would donate a cup for competition during the coming season. It -never rains but it pours. A report has come to hand, giving an account of the Palmerston. North Chess Club's annual meeting. The following officers were elected: — President, Mr Turner; vice-president, Mr Friberg; treasurer, Mr George; secretary, Mr J Mason; committee — jjiessra Eliott, Lewis, Smith, and Eelf. Although the report states that the 1902 session of the club could not be described as having been eminently -successful, yet, mirabile dictu, it was decided to double the club's subscription to the New Zealand Chess Association ! , , Play in the fourth tourney for the championship of South Africa wa9 to begin at Johannesburg on Monday, April 13. The cost of the tourney was estimated at £300, subscriptions for about half of which amount had been obtained at tha middle of February. The procedicg championship tourney was held at Durr ban in 1899. The chief sensation during tho first round of th« Monte Carlo Tourney waa the success of Herr Mieses with the Danish Gambit. An attack which ha 3 brought about Ihe overthrow in little more than 20 moves of such players as Mr Marshall, Mr Pillsbury. and Heir Wolf is deserving of mora attention thar. it has hitherto received; and one outcome of the tourney that may be looked for ia the revival of the Danish Gambit. Two of Hen Mieses'a games are given in this column.