CHESS CONGRESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9222, 29 April 1908, Page 4

CHESS CONGRESS.

[Pir Prkss Association.) WELLINGTON, April 28. The Chess championship was won b A. W. O. Davies, of the Wellington WorkingMen's Club, the runner-up being A. E. K.lling, of Wellington. Davie3 has lost but one , game during Uie congress. He is considered ( by competent players to have no equal in the dominion for an attractive combination of dash and daring. He won the champion-hip at Oamaru in 1905 and also the prize for most rapid play at the Auckland congress of 1906. Davies 1 is a native of Wales, and soon after arrival' in New Zealand some four or five years ago he created a sensation among players by his rapid and dashing play xhe brilliancy prize has to be adjudicated on la.er. .L'-ie prizes were presented at a social gathering this evening. The following shows the positions occupied j by the various competitors at tho close of i the competition: — , • Won. Lost J A. W 0. Davies (Wellington) .9 l F. K. Rolling (Wellington W.M.) 7J 2$ ii. L. James (Wellington) . . 7 3 ' li. Mason (Auckland) . . . GJ 3* M. S. Stewart (Canterbury) . .SJ -4J F. Kummer (Masterton) ... 5 5 ■ M. Freeman (Auckland W.M.) .4 6 ' J. A. Connell (Wairoa) . . 3J 6V K. J. Barnes (Wellington W.M.) 3 7" Butherfurd (Wanganui) . . .3 7 _ ■ R.v_?ox (Tinwald) . - ' . , 1 . ,