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CHESS

_: _« : • .". PKOBLEM-SOLYING CONTEST." .■ Last' Saturday (George Washington's birthday) ''was the day' chosen by the Good Companion Chess Problem Club of America for holding its annual problemsolving competition all over the world. •The local contest was held in the •Y.M.C.A. rooms, there being thirteen competitors. Mr. C. W. Tanner, ,the local ' supervisor, briefly ' sketched the progress made by the Good Companion Club during tho six years of its existence, and the good work it has done to promote the study and composition /.' of problems,, mainly by publishing a monthly magazine and holding a world-wide solving contest annually. A year ago the world's biggest problem was being solved in Europe; the right solution had been found, and now a few final variations were being worked out. (Applause.) He was!pleased to see on increased number of compirfitors taking part this year, and he thought that in providing a lady competitor (Mrs. Gyles) Wellington had created an Australasian record. ■He hoped that she , would ■ prove successful. (Loud applause.) A cablegram had been received- from. America withdrawing problem No. 7, and the competitors would therefore only have to tackle eleven, twomove problems on this occasion. Mr. Tanner then handed the problem-sheets to the competitors, and declared the contest open, adding that two and a half, hours would be allowed for the ' solving. At the'end of that time lie collected the "result-sheets," and was able to make the award right away—having been sup T plied with the. eleven key-moves by Mr. F. A. L. Kuskop, of Wellington, New Zealand'; premier problemist, who, being blind, took.the positions down in Braille, memorising them, and then'solved them "Snusyoir." . . . ..

The first prize was'von by']?. K. Kell ing, who had ten correct solutions. Hi did not have any time in which to tackl' the Inst problem. The second prize goe to S. d?aulknor, whose' tally of nine solu tions is a meritorious advance on lii performance last year, when he cam fifth with fix solutions. Sir. G. P. An derson, the South Wellington chess cham pion, won the third prize with eight-cot red answers. He also made a bette showing than last year, when lie onl secured sixth place. Mr. B. S. Taylo v/as the runner-up, liis position, viz fourth on the list, being the same n that occupied by him last year. -Mr: Gyles and ■ Messrs. ,T. C., Andersen on .T. A. Glasgow .also made a good showin; Of the ten non-prize-winners only on handed ill a better card than' Mrs. Gyle: whose husband won the- Wellingto 'Club's "Petherick" .tourney a few yeai ago. Her two son? are also well-know players, Mr. Stanley Gyles, havin very successfully represented Wellingto in telegraphic matches, whilst Mr. 1 W. Gyles, has twice tied for the clian pionship of New Zealand. Mrs. Gyli is- nil. the, morn to be complimented c her. successful first appearance, becaw the' problem's,taken as a whole, wei more difficult than tho?e set last year. The-results from Auckland,. Chris church, and Dunodin are not yet avai able. Mr. L. D. Coombs, of Dunedi who is the New Zealand vicc-presidont the Good Companions, has presented trophy, for the highest "aggregate" mai by the eight leading solvers in any No Zealand centre. This trophy will, it expected, remain in Duuedin, whe problems are systematically studied 01 lectured upon from time io time.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 128, 24 February 1919, Page 3

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CHESS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 128, 24 February 1919, Page 3

CHESS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 128, 24 February 1919, Page 3

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