CHESS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2157, 25 May 1914, Page 9

CHESS

CANTERBURY Y. WELLINGTON : MATCH. The ten-aaide lel&sjvapjik contest be-■i««-i! WoiilHgton Chess (Jlub and Canterbury ciiuss Cliili was coiumwiced oh aaiurtlrty orumiig, wimii a nruinnt start was effecled, thanks w tlio very e»m----p <:t<; prtiiminary SrrMigflsnivnfe iii o .ffe hv ..Messrs A. U. J-'ell (tt'ellinfiton) iwrf J5. Lovelt-hmith (Christchuro'U). The eperftlmg was iu the very oflicient haiiifs of Aleasivi. (;. \V. A. Clark (Wellington) anil .11. Bennett (Christch«reh), and the tuapircs were 3-lessj-s. 0, W. Tanner (for : Chnstchiu'cli) nud It A. Joseph {far neilmgton). -fho local scititiuwrs wore: Messrs. W. Uarmau, W. R. Bmk, H. .MacKonzjo, mi W. M'Carthy. Tho restilts of the eve-miig'_s play are as follow (Canterbury having tirst move at tlw otkl-niui.ibored hoards):— 0V.C.(..■.).— ftren fißiglits gam-c. being j.'Jayed over tho board. Will lw reeuaed jvhwi Mr. Svsver-no returns from Awkland. Looks tlyawish. X'. Nisjjjtingale (C.) Barnes (W.).— uuy .Lopes. Karites won a piece at, moro 24, and slitmld win ooijiftti-tablv, 3. J. g. Jienjifidy (0.) Still j\\ T '.).~ Kny Lopez. No advantago gaiiffid Ko iar oy orthM player. 4. H, Iveimeriy (U,) W. Macka.y (W,). —Kings Uarabit aoccptoci iiiother very oven game. 5. W. b; King «?.) Kcttlng (W.).-~ liny Lop!;?,, Positions and forees equal 6. Cmnb&wortli (C.) F o «by (W.),— avails Gambit accepted. .Foiiiiy lm eivcii tip a pawn for atteck anci pasitroii. A itiest inttsrosting giinii;. 7. F. Woedford (0.) W. J?.' fttfnwi ON.)—Frtai-di J)efence. A solid guniej neither player seems to hokl a-n atlvatitage. . 8.- Hawkins <C.) FpII (W.).-.QueeH ! s Oajßbit accepted. fell had to mates <jotno forced moves, but d)'c\v up to a level position, as. the evening word on 9. Joyoe (0.) S. Gyles I'fiVfH gauto (irregular). Gyles has gjveii up a piece i'or two. pawns and tho attack, ijnd a lively game is resulting,. 10. Lot-eH-Smitli (V.) W, C. Hill (\\\). ■*-ltuy Lopsß. Nearly all tlw. pieoes have Iweii changed oft, and tho en* game lias lieon iwached with seemingly equal jwosjects for either pkser. from tiiis it will bo mm' that tho nifitch l§ being in«st stiAbomif cfjutestcd, ai«.'l that the rfrsnH ffrpSEds oh nest Salarday's play, which somm<o.ncc& at 6.'-to p.m. sharp. *|.'he ftfii-sli promises to Ik an ■exc.eptkmalfy close ojie.

WELLINGTON SOTTB CLUB, la tho h<hkt match for fleckifi' piotisMp of this cltib Mr. Purclias (citak laiigei') scored' tho secoM game from Mr. B. ft. Aljen (defender), after an ojfcitiftg ooßtest. Tte third game stands ndjous'iwdj vritlj 1» apparent- Advantage 1-c either side, (lite first game was 'Jvawivas prtjrioßsily .reparteC) Tlvomneoo, wha mn the first ' js : ri?,;e in the club's .1913 hanfer;) fa.!ar»ey,.,sucreedcd in cap'teins run" e from M,r> %'. B. t*. I'ei'rott; The. iirsfc ganto. in the Blnnd v. Baoth match yielded * win to tfie fermcr. ' . Tlie first round of the Ngaio Chess Club's , winter tenditwip tourniuiic-iit was completed ctt Wwi-noEtky evertijifi, Tlie restrtts. were: Topp won Irojn B.'lliclts, .Eon.; wen front \V, tticks; Green won from BadcJiffe; Pi-kMy *nj.i fwffl T. , -Battles , ; Ntehtit'tfoii (rofn W, Barnes j €roxton, iv'bye. The flstiiro 1!J. B. Hicks v. B'roffim is incomplete. 'Hie members are Jooking fons-ard to their eponing i«ak-h witii the WoJlmgten Swtth Cliess Club. wMcli takes plaeo next v/eok, Fifteen, names have hoeia cmtefcd far the Woi-khig Men's Oioss Club's; .umiinl cliess totirney, ami a like iminbor ha\-o eignifed their intention of competing in , ■the draughts tuai'ney. As entries" do. 1 not «lose till May 3i, the <atj*ent- yea*': 'tournaments promise to Ire exceptional! , successful, 'fire entires for tlic? dni-agtl are ospectfid. to he *spcßi ally gM-tii'ving, <m account oif the pw pbsti] te prpvMo 4 i!;haDi.pioiisn.ip skid* to this «<jinpetitioiu