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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16854, 7 June 1920, Page 4

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CANTEEBUEY V. WELLINGTON. The Wellington and Canterbury Clubs continued their play on Saturday evening,- when all the games were finished or an agreement come to by 11.30 p.m. The games at boards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 11 were finished the previous' Saturday, Wellington leading by on? point. Canterbury commenced badly an uphill fight, losing at beards 11, 13, and 10 in quick .succession.

• Board 5 (Twyford—Still)—After the slipper adjournment. Mr Still (Wellington) Incoming suddenly ine'dspo-sed, "liad to go homo. Ho. had a iJRwn up, but as the game was in tho middle stage a draw was agreed to. Board 6 (Woodford—James)—This game, whers Woodford retained tho gambit pnwn from tho previous evening, was stubbornly contested. A draw resulted, each player harins king and pawn. Beard 7 (Cant—Giles)—Caut, with the disadvantage of a rawn down and under a heavy attack, by clever play .staved oil the attack and captur&d his opponent's extra pawn. Since a block then ensued a draw v.-as agreed to. Board 8 (Smith—b'ouhy)—The latter improved his ga.ine and forced a win' toon after the adjournment. Board i), (Darwin—Anderson)—This was a •long game and the last to b? finished. Darwin captured a pawn, but later on lost his advantage, and at 11.30, seeing that liis adversary's pawn must oneen, he resigned. Board 10 (Stevens—Lee) —Lej quickly pushed on his advantage from the first evening's play and forced Stevens to capitulate. Board 12 (Neville—Godtschalk)—Seville retained his two bishop l ! against his oppo- j neat's two knights, but as he had no ii'.rtlier advantage and little prospect of gain-i;!'_-.aur, a draw war, agreed to. Board .13 (Joyce—G-yles)—Joyce, who hed a pawn up the previous evening, allowed his opponent to cain the exchange and a little later tho victory. Bc,ard 11 (Shillito—Faulkner)—Faulkner, with a reok r/p. quickly brought his game to n termination. Bcnrd lo (Clark—Brosker)—This game v.-as drawn. Clark evened up his kssss by capturing a rook of his adversary's who had made a- wrong move on his bciTd. Board 16 (Wilson—"VWiite)—X drawn game by rr-pr t; t ion of l!!o\'cr. "Board 17 (Daltoiv—Josson)—The local player, with a bishop down, held raant'ui.'y on to hi= guns, but h:.s iittls- force ruickly diminishsd. and his opponent' 3 proportionately increased. When the end was in tight the unexpected happened. Dalton captured his opponent's cattle and -following move ]i:3 ouccn. Then "I re-sign" came over the wire. ; Appended is the tabulated result, Wellington winning by five points:— j Canterbury. Wellington. | 1. Severn 3 .. 1 Mason .. 0 1 2. Andersen .. n iia-rnea .. 1 ; 3. Kennedy .. J Mackav ... j ; 4. Hawkins . -. •' lulling , .. i | 5. Twyford •• J Suil _ ... h G. Wocdtord .. i J amcs .. * I 7. Cant .. i .. > ! S. Lovell-Smith .. 0 J.-onhy .. 1 j Dai-win .. 0 Anderson' .. 1 , ! 10. Sieve us (> * ..1 11. Pihl .. :■ Taylor , £ 1 12. KcnUc .. -■ Godtschalk .. J l:;. Jove; .. ij Gyles .. 1 14. Shiilito .. 0 i-culknor -• 1 13. Clerk .. I Brookev „ J Hi. Wilson .. i White .. \ I 1". Dultau .. 1 J'-fon .. 0 I G 11 1 1 | 1 The Canterbury Club tries conclusions with tie DuuEcliu Ciub next Saturday evening. ________