CHESS ANNUAL MEETING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19625, 9 May 1938, Page 6

CHESS ANNUAL MEETING

SOME MATTERS DEFERRED N.S.AV. CHAMPION’S TOUR GISBORNE WANTS VISIT A request to the New Zealand Chess Association to include Gisborne in the itinerary of Mr. George Koshnitsky, present champion of New South Wales and ex-champicn of Australia, when he makes his tour of New Zealand was made on Saturday evening at the annual meeting of the Gisborne Chess Club. There were present Messrs. F. T. Venning, president, P. Fischbach, C. A. Lawn, L C. Meredith, M. Pore, and E. E. Somervell. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs. H. M. Ritchie. F. Ousley. C. Blackburn, M. McMahon, C. P. Belton, and R. JThompson. In connection with the request to the Now Zealand association, it was stated that the club would provide the necessary guarantee. Mr. Koshnitsky will arrive in Auckland in seven weeks and is a pleasing lectui ci. and very good at simultaneous play. The election of officers was deferred for a week and consideration of the proposal to reduce the subscription also was postponed. judge H. Carr was enthusiastically elected a life member in recognition of his handsome services to the club. It was thought that the 1938 club tournament would be started on Saturday as it would not take many minutes to deal with the deferred business. Correspondence was received from Napier asking for the support of the Gisborne club in the claim of Napier as the venue of the 1938 congress. It was decided to favour the proposal and co-operate as much as practicable.