THE CHESS CONGRESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16923, 23 December 1922, Page 9

THE CHESS CONGRESS.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. J COMMENCES IN CHRISTCHURCH ON i TUESDAY. The thirty-second championship tournai irent of the New Zealand Chess Associ- | ation will be commenced in the Canterbury Chess Club’s room, Inglis Buildings, jon Tuesday. Following are players, with j a few particulars concerning their chess ! records:— F. K. Selling, Wellington Workingmen’s Chess Club.—N.Z. champion 1909 and 1915. j A. W. Gyles, Wellington South Chess 1 Club.—Drew with the champion but lost in play-off in 1912 and 1913; also runner-up i in 1914. j E. A. Hicks, Wellington Chess Club.— ! Drew with Gyles aril Grierson in 1913 for ; championship but lost in pi a s'-off. Won | the brilliancy prize in 1913. ■ W. Mackay. Wellington Chess Club.— New Zealand champion in 1895. Won I championship Wellington Chess Club 1922 ! R. J. Barnes, Wellington Workingmen's | Chess Club.—Five times New Zealand champion, eight times second place, j E. H. Severne. Nelson Chess Club.— j Runner-up in 3.920 and 1922. Ex-cham-pion of Canterbury, where his oiub record | was six firsts and two seconds out of eight \ tourneys. j H. L. Andersen, Canterbury Chess Club.— ! Present champion of Canterbury. First I won' Canterbury championship in 1896, beating the late Henry Hookliam for that position when a lad of sixteen. Tied for fifth place in 1896 and 1897 championships. Has not played in New Zealand championship since January, 1897. Rev N. Freyberg, Canterbury Chess Club. —Canterbury’s second string. Played board 3 for Canterbury in seven telegraph matches, winning four games and losing five. Dirk Pihl. Canterbury Chess Club.—Tied j for third place in Canterbury champion- : Ehip, Andersen 1, Lovell .Smith 2, Hawkins and Pihl 3. J. E. Stevens, Canterbury Chess Club.— Played in 1322 championship, his most notable wins being against Grierson and Pickett, both of Auckland. Rev A. Miller. Westport Chess Club. - Played in the 1922 championship at Auckland, his most notable wins being against A. W. O. Davies, of Dunedin, and J. C. Grierson, of Auckland. I J. Boyd Dunlop, Oamaru Chess Club.— [ j Ex-champion of Otago 1910, and present i New Zealand champion, which he has held j for two years. One of the strongest play- J • : ers the Dominion lias ever had. Is ! thirty-six years of ago. . i L. D. Coombs, Otago Chess Club.—Won l . ! Otago championship in 3 918 and 1913. j | A. Ellis, Otago Chess Club, and J. C. 1 • M’Crea, Otago Chess Club.—Have not lost any telegraphic chess games this year. , \ J. Buchan, Otago Chess Club.—The dark ! : horse. A very strong ex-Victorian player. ! ; C. Roberts, Auckland Chess Club.—Has , a good record in telegraph and club i ; games. Played in last year’s champiou- . ; ship. 1 Twenty-two players originally entered ’ i for the championship, J. A. Jloir (Auck- ' : land champion). W. E. Mason 'Wellington i ; Chess Club), A. W. O. Davies (Otago Chess ) : Club) and H. J. Armstrong (Canterbury i Chess Club) withdrawing. • > In the event of more than fourteen ! players taking part in the championship 1 | rules have been drawn up for playing the , | tourney in two seotions. the four leading ! players of each, section playing m the 1 j ohampiouahip final, while the remaining - - players will play in a minor section final. > ; A committee will be sot up at. the pre--1 congress meeting of competitors to divide . the players in two sections, so that the i playing strength will bo as even as possible. If fourteen or fewer players com--3 \ pete the tourney will be played in one* • group, in the usual manner. The rate of 1 ! play will bo eighteen moves per hour. *me , f 1 game per day. The tourney must be finished in thirteen days.