Crown Studios Photo. COMPETITORS AT NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS.—The New Zealand chess congress for 1935-36 concluded in Wellington on Monday. Above are the competitors in the open, minor, and women's championships. Back row, left, A. S. Goldsmith, R. Watt, winner of the minor tournament: R. Christensen, H. Christensen. E. Hutchings, J. C. Kirkwood, J. L. Hardy. Second I. Burry, R. E. Baeyertz, D. I. Jones, G. H. Brown, W. J. Fairburn, A. Stewart, R. O. Scott. Third row, E. S. Rutherfurd, G. A. Jones, umpire, E. H. Severne, K. Beyer, J. C. McCrea, secretary of the New Zealand Chess Association, H. R. Abbott, H. J. Armstrong, E. J. Dyer. Front row, C. J. S. Purdy, Australia, Mrs Goldsmith, Mrs Short, A. W. Gyles, winner of the championship, J. I. Goldsmith, chairman of the Wellington Chess League, J. A. Erskine, Mrs Abbott, winner of the ladies tournament, Mrs Thorpe, F. K. Kelling.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18908, 9 January 1936, Page 14
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151Crown Studios Photo. COMPETITORS AT NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS.—The New Zealand chess congress for 1935-36 concluded in Wellington on Monday. Above are the competitors in the open, minor, and women's championships. Back row, left, A. S. Goldsmith, R. Watt, winner of the minor tournament: R. Christensen, H. Christensen. E. Hutchings, J. C. Kirkwood, J. L. Hardy. Second I. Burry, R. E. Baeyertz, D. I. Jones, G. H. Brown, W. J. Fairburn, A. Stewart, R. O. Scott. Third row, E. S. Rutherfurd, G. A. Jones, umpire, E. H. Severne, K. Beyer, J. C. McCrea, secretary of the New Zealand Chess Association, H. R. Abbott, H. J. Armstrong, E. J. Dyer. Front row, C. J. S. Purdy, Australia, Mrs Goldsmith, Mrs Short, A. W. Gyles, winner of the championship, J. I. Goldsmith, chairman of the Wellington Chess League, J. A. Erskine, Mrs Abbott, winner of the ladies tournament, Mrs Thorpe, F. K. Kelling. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18908, 9 January 1936, Page 14
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