CHESS NOTES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2885, 25 September 1916, Page 4

CHESS NOTES

• J WELLINGTON CLUB. The current telegraphic match between the Otago and Wellington Clubs was advanced a further stage on Wednesday evening, when'J. J. • Marlow (who oame up from Dunodin to attend a bowling conference) finished his game at .board 8 with Godtschalk. A draw was agreed to at move 66, each player having 3 pawns and a bishop of opiwsite oolour to that of his opponent. When play ceased at midnight on Saturday week there was no time to go frilly into the position at i hoard 9 (Ooombs v. S. Gyles). A leisurely survey of this unfinished game was, howover, inade on. Monday last, and as it was apparent that Coombs could force a win, this game will not require adjudication. The present position is, therefore, sis follows:—Otago, 5 wins; Wellington, i wins; and 5 games niifin|ished (to be adjudicated by the Auckland members of tho New Zealand Adjudication. Board). Mr. W. C." White is leading in the club's annual handicap tourney with the fine score of 7 wins, no losses. The next best tallies are: Barnes 5—2, Purchas 5—3, Tanner 4—2, Ward sJ—4l, Dornbuscli 3> —25, S: Mackay 4—4, and Bock 3—2. WORKINGMEN'S OLUB. Messrs. Featonby and Douglas are leading in this club's current handicap tourney, each with 9 wins 2 losses, and 2 games to play. The next best scores are: Peako 7—3. E. E. Hicks 7—3, Larking B|—3. 1 -, Wild 6—4, and C Keid 3-2. The club's draughts players are lookins; forward to their telegraphic match with the Otago Draughts Club, provisionaKy .fixed for October 7 and 14, and to their return Shield match with the local Wateysiders' Club. WELLINGTON SOUTH CLUB. The final-round : .of the, Wellington South Club's 1916 handicap tourney was contested oh- Thursday evening. There are somo half dozen outstanding games to bo disposed of, but Mr.' Purchas, tho club champion, is assured of first prize, the position of the leadr ing players being as follows: —Purchas, Class I, won 75, lost 2J, none to play; Berrv, Class 111. won s', lost 3i, 1 to play: A. Clark, Class 11, wonoJ,-, lost 31, 1 to play: Perrott, Class 111, won ii. ' lost 3i, 2 to play; Harper, Clays 11, won 0.. lost 3, 2 to play; 'Douglas,: Class lII,' won s{-, lost 4-'j none to nlay. Mr. Purchas, who had previously, scored six seconds and one third prize, received a number of congratulations .011 "'going one better" this year._ Mr.-Arin'stTon't, the club's president, recently entertained a largo number of members at his fine residence in Berliampore. A number of games were enjoyed, chess naturally looming largest. Sides were chosen by tho president and a vice-president (F. K. Kell.Ui£).,..tJ,e..!atWs .team, winning by the. nafiw-'iliar'giii'flfv one game;,. Before th'n members dispersed Mr. Kelling voiced their thanks to Mr. Armstrong fo'- his kind hospitality. Tin- club's lion, secretary, Mr. Perrott, is busy-with the preliminaries of tho club's impending 12-aside tele-' cranhic match with tlys Mastorton. Club. It is hoped to commence play on Saturday next. , •THE NGAIO CLUB. - The first prize in this club's 1916 handicap tourney goes to A. B. Topp (tho president), and the second to ,1. Lindsay. Messrs. P. Banks, .15. E. Hicks, and W; Carman will tio for tho third prize, provided Carman scores his outstanding fixture with Hicks, son. Two special prizes were offered for the best scorers below the highest class, thb first being won by P. Banks and the second by L. A. Browne. Tho tourney winners in this dub have been ■as follow:—1913. F. V. Croxton: 19.14, A. B. Topp; 1915, D. Wild; and 1916, A. B. ToW KELSON Y. CHPJSTCHURCH. The first match by telegraph in Now Zealand was that played between tho above clubs, in 1866. To mark the jubilee of .telegraphic matches in New Zealand a match is to bo played between thesn centres .011 October 7 and 8. The Nelson team -will include three Congress players, viz., Dodds, Sainshury, and Cole, also Angus (ox-Otago), Lictlcjolm and Trathen (ex-Welling-. ton), Chilton and Cresswell (ex-Christ-vhm-cli). Allnorfc (Stoke), : and Ellis ('•'"■xhiil). Tho two consultation games "hived in 18G6 were both won hy Canterbury, but it may be added that they extended over a 'iieriod of some three months, during which time two of Nelson's best players had to be absent in Wellington. According to the "Col.onisfc" of September 11, 18C6, it was during the absence of. these. ,"guns" that Nelson "made, a foolish attack that was. fatal" (in the Kny Lopez game that had previously boon in Nelson's favour), Tt is such a long time [ since the Nelson players have beon "under .fire" that considerable interest naturally attaches to the impending contest.