Chess Items.

Otago Witness, Issue 2686, 6 September 1905, Page 70

Chess Items.

Chess {remarks a contemporary) is a republic in whioh. su peasant holds a letter of introduction to a king, and a roue may have innocent and dignified intercourse with a pope. Mr Arthur Wiffen, one of the players in the chesjj match by telegraph between the Marlborough and Wellington Working Men's Chess Clubs, sustained a severe .monetary loss on the 29th ult., by a disastrous fire which broke' out in Ms malting store at Blenheim. It is not known how the fire originated, but a< Press Association telegram states that 3000 sacks of • barley held in storage for- Mr Wiffen's clients were either destroyed or ruined. The stock was insured- -foij £4W9, but in addition to the barley there were 2000 sacks of wheat and Mr ■ Wiffen's loss is- stated to be considerable. The final "round.in fhe Masters' International Tourney at Ostend has been reached, but this did not conclude the struggle, as six unfinished adjourned games had to be played off when, the mail left England. The following was the destination of the prizes: —First prize, 5000fr, Maroozyjß second prize, 3000fr, and third prize, 20tfMr, Janowski and; Tarrasch bra-cketed; fourth ( prize, 1200fr, Schleahter; fifth prize, 900fr, and sixth prize, 700fr, Marco and Teichmann, bracketed. A further sum of 2000fr is to divided pro rata amongst the eight non-prize winners. Brilliancy prizes valued at 1150fr were awarded to Janowski for his game against Tarrasch and to Blackburne for his game against Marshall. ;