CHESS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2272, 5 October 1914, Page 9

CHESS

In the second romid of tho Wellington South Club's finals, Perrott (receiving tho odds of knight) won from Purchas after a long hard-fought struggle. Another well-contested game was that in which Weine received the odds of pawn and move from Lonoy. This was adjourned at 11 p.m., and will require a second sitting. Each player has a rook and four ' pawns; and the position has a very "drawish" appearance. The remaining fixture, viz., Allen v. Berry, had co be postponed owing to the lattor's absence. Perrott is now leading with two clear wins. The third round is scheduled- ( for decision on Friday evening, the drawing being as follows:—Allen v. Louey, Purchas' v.' Weine, and Berry v. Perrott. Last week's play in the annual handicap tourney of the Working Men's Club resulted as follows:—Burgess won from Coulter, Perry won from Gray, and Gray won from Burgess. . The best scores to date aro:—Fcatouby, OJ wins, 2i losses; Burgess, 9—4; Perry, S—3; J. Iteid, B—s; Key, 7—5; Mowtell, 6—4; and Coulter, 7—7. Featonby, who is leading, has three more games to play, the tourney consisting of 15 rounds. Archdeacon Gould, news of whose sudden death was received from Duncdin last Monday, was a well-known cheßS player. In telegraphic matches he was formerly an Oamaru representative, and latterly played for the , Otago Club. Archdeacon Gould was one of the' 20 competitors for the New Zealand chariipionship at the Christchurch congress of 1906-7, when he put up some fine performances, but did not succeed in qualifying for tho prize list. For many years past ho has been one of the South Island vice-pfe3idents of the New Zealand Ohess_ Association, which. body joins with its affiliated clubs in-mourn-, ing tho loss which tho cause of chess in this Dominion has sustained by his demise.

Tho annual tourney for the British' championship was' commenced at Chester on August 10. This decision is naturally welcomed by. Australasian enthusiasts, as Mr. W. S. Viner, the champion of Australia,. went to England on purpose to be a competitor. In the first round ho avon by default from C. Wardhaugh (Glasgow), and in the second round ho drew with W. H. Sparkes (Sheffield). News of his progress in the later stages is being awaited with much interest.