CHESS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2230, 17 August 1914, Page 9

CHESS.

• Fair progress was made with local tournaments last week.-;In the Wellington Chess Club's- annual "Petherick" tournament Mr. White (Glass \ r ). by defeating Mr. Still (Class I)," brought his score-up'to 5 wins:'ahd no losses,- thus retaining the leading position, >The next best' scorers' to'- date • 'are:—Still;' 2—l; Hill, 2-1; : Cornwall," 1-0 j C. Gyles, .1-1; Boeky I—l.""Messrs.' Barne3, Bairaudi Kerry, and Ciniino, who entered to'prevetit'the'' -.1914-'• -tourney '■from' falling have not' yet' niadb'a start with their 'fixtures.' : ' ' - "'- v '* ■ ••' ■;-.'■■ "■'' ■In the Working Men's Club's annual handicap Tourney, Featonby is |till leading, with 6"wins and'-I''loss. "The nest best scores are: 1 'Berry, 6—2; Gray, 5-2; Burgess, '■ J. 'Rcid, 7—5; Mowtell, 4-3j C. Eeid,' 4-3; W: H. ; Smith, 3F-IJ. In the Wellington,' South Chess Club's annual handicap tourney Clark won from Loney and lost to Harper. -A'four hours' contest between Allen 'and Purchos (the two scratch players) ended in a draw. The leaders in Section A are now-.-Pur-clias, 64-4; Allen, 4J-2J •■■ Perrbtt, 4—2; Douglas, 4-3; and in Section B: Barry, 4—l; Loney, 3!—H; Laughton, 3—2; Woine,- 2i-fll : .:' When..' tho: outstanding game's havo 'been: disposed of the'- tliree highest scorers "in ©och section 'aro' to. play off- in a final : tourney 'of six for: the threo" prizes offered; '••''.''''•' "/''', DRAUGHTS. ' v Last week's piny in the' Working Men's Club's annual'handicap tourney resulted as follows:—Ericksonr 3 ; points, v. '■"»•. Eeid, 1; C. Eeid, 4,.v. Wright,'o; Coulter, 4, v. Johnston, 0; Manson, 2, v. Hudson, '2; Coulter, 2},- v. Warren,' 1}; Hudson, 4,r. Milesi, 0. The' best tallies to date (apart from sealed handicap) are as follow ~Briokson,'39p4JY-Jv'H«idr 31 -13; Burgess, 191-81; Manson, 201-111; C. Reid, 181—131; Wallace', 21-19/ It is' expected that when the sealed handi•cap is"bpehe"d"at 'the erid'of-tlie tourney ' the result' will, as on' many previous ooI casiohs be a very' close one.