CHESS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2183, 23 June 1914, Page 7

CHESS

THE WELLINGTON CLUB. The Wellington Chess Club had a successful "housowarming" at its new rooms in the Y.M.C.A. Building on Wednesday evening. Twenty-eight players were present. 11l liis opening remarks, Mr. W. F. Earraud (president) mentioned that the club, which completes 38 years' oxist- ' once on July 1, has had to change its I habitat many times. Sometimes it has temporarily had luxurious quarters, bur., ■ at others, it has had to makeshift with cheerless and uninviting rooms. He hoped that they would henceforth experience the happy medium and that they would enjoy many a contest in their new surroundings. Tho presidpnt's remarks were greeted with applause, Which was renewed when he read a telegram from Mr. F. Harvey, an officer of tho Auckland Chess Club, conveying best wishes for a propitious housewarming and success ill the now quarters. Sides wero then chosen by Messrs. Barnes and Still, the latter's team winning by a small margin. The scores were as follows:— Still's Team. Barnes's Tertm. Still 0 Barnes 1 Kelling 1 fiariaud ... 0 Godtsclinlk i S. Gyles .... } Hill 0 Collins 1 Feake ....... 1 Armstrong... 0 Carman .... 1 Louey 0 Welton • 1 S. Mackny ... 0 Pcrrott ...,, () (ivies, snr. ... 1 R.awnsloy, sr. 0 Thompson ... 1 Mackenzie ... 1 Dock 0 White 0 Wcine 0 Braddbck ... 1 M'Carthy ... 0 Coulter ...;. i Rawnsley, jr. J Hopkins ... 1 Hennessey 0 Total ... ,8 Total G WORKING' MEN'S CLUB. Three games in the- Working Men's Club handicap tourney wcrt> disposed of last week) Larking winning from C. Reid; and also from Moutell, while Burgess beat Rutherford; [May was more active in the hartdicap draught's tourney, tho results being as follow: —Burgoss -J, v. Larking, 0; Mauson 3£, y. Colville 1; Mansoil 3, v. Johnston i; Colvillc) 3i, v. Coulter -}; J. Reid 3, v. Johiisten 1; Wright 21, t. Roberts n. WELLINGTON SOUTH. The Wellington SotJth Club's , annual handicap tourney was commenced on Friday evening, the sixteen entrants being divined into two sections, in section A, Allen wort froiii Welton, Douglas from. Murray, and Fen'ott from Booth, the fixture, Bktnd v. Ptirehas," was postponed. 11l Sedtioii B, *Weihe won from Armstrong, aiid Lausjhtoli from. Harper. Lptiey is n pawn to tho good in ah unfinished ganio against A. Clark. The fixture, Berry v." Thompson is outstanding, as the former was unable to attend. Members''arc looking forward to their fixture with the Wairrtrapii touring teaiii, which is scheduled for July 3. NGAIO CLUB. Best scores to date In the Ngaio Cltlb's handicap tourney are as follow: Topp aiid E. E. Hicks, each 4 wins, no losses; Green, 3-=-l; Priddy, 2-4; CrdxtOri, 2-4 j Hicks, sen., 1—1; Nichol, I—l. There, are eight more rounds to bo contested. This club lias changed itsiiight of meeting from Wednesday to Monday.