CHESS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 22, 21 October 1918, Page 7

CHESS

MASTERTON V. "WELLINGTON SOI'TH. Tlio committee of the Wellington South Chess Club lias Uiaclo complete arrangements'-for the impending visit of the Masterton Club's team. lhc visitors arrive on Saturday afternoon, playing tlio first round on the same evening, and tlic return round on the Monday forenoon (Labour Day), returninjr homo by the afternoon train.; Both clubs avo iooking forward to a most enjoyable contest. It ■is interesting to briefly' review past contests between Wellington ami Wairarapa teams. The first "clash was in June, 1906, when a Wellington team of twenty-three players journeyed to Masterton and 'contested a tworound match with twenty-three Waiiarapa. representatives. After an exciting finish the latter won by ■ one game C2M to 225). Several congress players and tourney winners participated in this match, which is generally regarded as being, the latest and most important gathering of che.ssists e\e held in the Wairarapa. In September, 1910, a South "Wellington team journeyed to Masterton, and defeated iho local cluli by three games (121- to o,\). '.111110, 1011, -marked the first appearmee of a "Wairarapa chess team m Wellington. The. side was greatly weakened hv "eleventh hour defections," and consequently lost the four matches that it played m Week," viz.. to Working Men s Club, Wellington Club, Kilbirnie Club (now defunct), and South Wellington Chi>. In October, 1 !)!!>: the South Wellington team again visited .Masterton t.ie latter" winning by four games (11* to 7 1 ,-) and handsomely regaining cue ashes." Tlie Masterton Club scut a team to Wellington in July, 1914) fliul again experienced disappointment through some strong-players at.the last U'nnient' finding themselves unable --o make the trip. Thus handicapped, the visitors lost, to the Working Men s Club, and also to the South Wellington Club-but only by small margins: A telegraphic.' match was played in lJlb, Sci:th W-'i'iigton scoring 7J- wins to Masterton's 31. Tlio 1917 matchplaved in Masterton a year ago—ended'ill favour of the visitors by 101 games to 7.V. For next Saturday s fixture the Masterton Committee is hopeful of manning sixteen boards. THTC WELLINGTON CLUB. • This eluh's championship tourney was to lave been finished last week, nut owing- to various causes only 95 games out of a total of 120 have been accounted far. Efforts are being made to get the twenty-five outstanding games disposed.of as quickly as possible. Last week's results are as follow:—James 1 v. h'ouhy 0; Mackay L v. James 0; and Uarnes 1 v. Still 0. The game Clark v. James requires -a third sitting, the former having force majeure. The best tallies areas follow :-\V. E. Mason, 1,1-1 (complete); Davies, .13—1.; Barnes. 81—2\ : Goltsciialk, o—3; Kcliing, '9}-3}; James, 0-1; W. Mackay, Gi—oi ; Still, 5-5; and I'urehas, o.J —51.