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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 265, 29 July 1918, Page 3

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) $ i week's play for the Wellington ; Chess Club's championship resulted as ) follows:-W. B. Mason (1)" v. G. P. Ans, derson (0); Fouhy (1) v. AVard (0); Leo f (1) v. Clark (0); Rolling (1) v. W. } Uackay (0); and Barnes (1) v. Pnrchas , (0). Three games are incomplete, viz., * .Tames v. Tyer, .Tames v. Barnes, and 3 Godlschalk v. Purchas. Messi-s. Mason, 3 Davies, Barnes, Godtschalk, James, and Lee are now the only undefeated competitors. Two "ladder" matches were completed 3 last week. M'Hair failed to capture <l rung S from Godtschalk, who has now challenged Foully for rung 7. Hopkins regained rung 16 from S. Faulknor, and Blias now challenged C. W. Tanner for rung 15. Mr. A. W. 0. Davies is leading in the club's handicap tourney wiiti four wins-and no losses. The beat tallies to date in the Ngaio B Club's annual handicap tourney are as J follow:—H. L. James, 7 wins. 1 loss; Topp, 5—2; Burge, 3-0; Westbrooke, •I—2; Green, .4—t; and J. Lindsay, 2—2. s In connection with to-day's annual j match between Hie Wellington South and Working Men's Clubs it is interesting to recall Ihnt these teams have met on Iwelvc occasions. The Working Men's ;] (.'lnb has 'won 6ix (hues, the Wellington II South Club fire times! and the 1907 con- ? test ended in a tie,