CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20691, 29 December 1938, Page 7

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

PLAY IN AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALANDER LOSES FORGOT TO STOP CLOCK (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) SYDNEY, Dec. 28 Competing in the first round of the Australian chess championship to-day the New Zeala..der A. W. Gyles lost to G. Koshnitsky through forgetting to stop his clock alter a critical move. Koshnitsky defended a Buy Lopez against Gyles, who for some time appeared to be in a superior position. The New’ Zealander cleverly sacrificed a pawn and obtained a very -dangerous attack, which culminated in a threat of mate, against which there appeared to he no defence. However, Koshnitsky, who is the New South Wales champion, found an ingenious way out by sacrificing a knight. Gyles forgot to stop his clock at the critical stage, which fact was noticed when the flag fell, and the game was awarded to Koshnitsky, who claimed that he was in a winning position at the time. Gyles held the Western Australian M. Goldstein to a draw in the second i round. The latter was never able to ■ break through the New Zealander’s ! solid defence. PLAY IN THIRD ROUND GROWL DEFEATS GYLES (United Press Assn.—tlec. Tel. Copyright) Received Dec. 29. t 1.10 a.m. SYDNEY. Dec. 29 In the third round of the chess championship K. A. Growl New South Wales, defeated A. W. Gyles. (New Zealand , who resigned on the 36th move-