CHESS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14124, 16 October 1916, Page 8

CHESS.

The Gisborne and Napier Clubs con- ' eluded their telegraphic chess match or Saturday evening, Gisborne securing fiv« wins, one game , being drawn, and twe are to ne sent for adjudication. T ; Gisborne secured 5^ points and Napier •_. The results are asjfollows: — No. 1 Board : White, Hicks (Napierj v.' Black, T)opr (Gisborne).; — This gaane is unfinished and has" been referred foi L arbitration. ' The position, is very everij but the advantage, if anything, lies with Napier. No. 2 Board: White, Schlichting (Gisborne) v. Black, Riddell (Napier). — A drawn .game, 7. v ;- 7 '. ? No. 3 Board : White,) -'Burt (Napier) v. i Black, G/D. Malcolm (Gfisborne).— Won by Gisborne. No. 4 Board : White^ F. S. Malcolm (Gisborne) v. Black, Fischer (Napier). — 1 Won. by Gisborne. ' No. 5 Board : White, Hosegood (Napier) v. Black J. W. Witty (Gis--1 borne).— .Won by "Gisborne. A particularly brilliant finish. Witty sacrificed a rook to. gain a commanding position, arid then oheck-riiated m two moves, leaving his queen en prise No. ; 6 Board : White, J." H. Bull (Gisborne) v. Black, Byatt (Napier) .^-Won by Gisborne. . ' ' " No. 7 Board : White, Staveley (Napier) v. Black, Blackburn (Gisborne).—Unfinished ; referred to arbitration ; the Gisborne player, has "a^ knight "to. the good. ? ■• ' •-.,•''-., ~ y ■'■''■ '...iy < ...N0.,8 Board: White, L. J. Carmine (Gisborne) v. Black, Evans , (Napier).-— Won by Gisborne. - J '-' -'*'" " -,