ERSKINE MAY WIN

Taranaki Daily News, 4 January 1935, Page 7

ERSKINE MAY WIN

DOMINION CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. LEADERS STILL WELL BUNCHED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. With the approach of the last round of the finals of the New Zealand chess championships it would be difficult to pick the winner with any certainty, but it would appear that J. A. Erskine, with seven points and three games yet to be decided, is the most probable. J. B. Dunlop, who won the championship at the last congress, has completed all his games and has a final total of points. K. Beyer, who has still one game to play, has also a total of 7J points. It is impossible to make an accurate comparison of the players’ positions at. the present stage owing to several games having been played in advance. The outstanding game to-day was that between R. O. Scott and H. R. Abbott, in which Abbott suffered his second defeat. A. W. Gyles played very soundly to beat Beyer, this being the first game to be lost by the latter player. Results of games played to-day are:— Fourth final round: Erskine beat Watt Fifth final round: Erskine drew with Dunlop, Abbott drew with Darwin, Kelling beat Watt, Gyles beat Le Petit, Beyer beat Scott, Seveme beat Hicks. Sixth final round: Dunlop beat Kelling, Darwin beat Watt, Le Petit beat Hicks, Gyles beat Beyer, Scott beat Abbott, Erskine v. Severne (unfinished). Eighth final round: Dunlop beat Scott AUSTRALIAN PLAY CONTINUED. POSITION OF THE CONTESTANTS.. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Melbourne, Jan. 3. The chess championship was continued with the following results: Hastings defeated Crowle, Watson defeated Greenfield, Purdy defeated Goldstein, Koshnifzsky drew with Hynd, Coultas defeated Fillian, Coudon defeated Lamparter, Green defeated Thierjung. Positions are as follows: Purdy 6J, Koshnitzsky 6, Goldstein s}, Hastings 5.