CHESS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2284, 19 October 1914, Page 9

CHESS

CLUB GAMES "AND NOTES,

Tho fourth round of the Wellington I South Club's finals was contested on Friday evening, when Loney won from Berry, Perrott from Weine, and Purchas from Allen. Perrott and Loney are now leading, each having throe wins and a. game in arrear to finish. The final round is scheduled for Friday evening, the drawing being as follows:—Allen v. Woine, Borry v. Purchas, and Loney v. Perrott. Six games wero disposed of last week in tho annual handicap tourney of the Working Mens Club, wins being scored by Messrs. Perry, J. Reid, Jensen, Key, and Rutherford (2). The games played by W. H. Smith have been cancelled, he having left Wellington before completing half his fixtures. Before the seven prize-winners can be announced the 17 outstanding games will require to be accounted for. The scores of the leaders are how as follow: —

Won. Lost. To play Featonby 9J 2J 2 J. E. Perry 9 3 2 Burgess ■ 9 4 1 J. Reid 9 . 4 1 Key 8 ■ 4 2 Gray 7 5 2 Mowtell 6 4 4 The handicap'pers have evidently been successful in their efforts to bring about a close finish.

Tho three prizes in tho Ngaio Chess Club's handicap tourney have been won as follow.—First, A. B. Topp (Class 2), 11 wins, no losses; second, E. E. Hicks (Class i), 9 wins, 2 losses; and third, H. V. Croxton (Class 1), 1h wins, 3i losses. The club held its half-yearly meeting on Monday last, when the president, Mr. A. B. Topp, was complimented on his fine performance. In acknowledging the tribute, Mr. Topp expressed pleasure at the great strides made by Mr. E. E. Hicke. one of , the "colts," and also made reference to the good score put up by the club champion, Mr. Croiton, from tho scratch mark.

Tho Canterbury Chess Club • recently held its forty-eighth annual meeting, when a very satisfactory report was presented. The club's membership now stands at 45. The Summer Tourney and also the Major Tourney wore won by Mr. E. H. Severno, the club ohampion. Two "'lightning 1 ' tourneys were held, and were won by Messrs. Woodford and Lovell-Smith respectively. The club failed to win its telegraphic matches with Wellington and Oamara. Thanks are tendered to Mr. S. S. Blackburne, who has donated 20 books to the club's library, and to Mr. A. G. Fell, of Wellington, for representing the club on the Council of the New Zealand Chess Association. Mr. R. A. Joseph succeeds Mr. E. H. Soverno as president. The committee is making all necessary preliminary arrangements for the Now Zealand Championship Congress, which commences m Christcburch on or about Boxing Day. According to English papers which came to hand last week Mr. Viner, the Australian champion, won exactly half his games in the tourney for tho British Championship, scoring three wins, three losses, and four draws. When play commenced Mr. Viner was far from "fit," having suffered from insomnia for a week. When the last mail left England, Mr. Viner was endeavouring to arrange a match with Mr. Yates, tho British champion. No hitch was being experienced in the negotiations, and wo should thus shortly have a very good indication as to what the Australian "crack" is actually capablo of.