THE CHESS TOURNEY.
BARNES AGAIN CHAMPION.
P«r Press Association,
AUCKLAND, January 5. Barnes compelled Mason to mate on tbe thirty-second move, and won tbe chess championship for the filth tima. The position of the players at the conclusion of tbe final round was as follows: — Won. Lost. Barnes 9 3 Mason 8 4 James 7$ 3J Davis 7 A MUes 64 4i Grierson 6 5 Edwards 5£ 5$ Kummer 4 7 Freeman 3J 7$ Killing 3| 7| Rutherford 34 7| Jowitt 3 8
At the social in connection with t2;c Chess Congress, prizes wer» distributed a* follows:—Third price, Mr James; fourth prute, Mr Dairies; fifth prise, Mr Miles; prixe for the largest number of games against prize-winners, Mr Edwards; prize for the quickest player, Mr Davies. Mr Dav-ies played seven games, and was only two games behind the champion. A silver match-box has been presented to Mr Edwards', the sole representative of t£e South Island.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12872, 6 January 1906, Page 5
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155THE CHESS TOURNEY. Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12872, 6 January 1906, Page 5
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