CHESS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 235, 30 June 1919, Page 6

CHESS

CANTER-BURY V. WELLINGTON

The Otago members of the\New Zealand. Adjudication Board (Messrs. B. .A. Cleland and 0. Balk) have given thenawards on unfinished games o the above match, which were referred to them under mottoes. X win is awarded to S. Gyles (Wellington) and to D. Pihl (Canterbury), while the other two positions are prononnced draws. The result of the match is thus a win for Wellington, the scores being as follows

. Wellington. ■ Canterbury. Da'vies f Severne Barnes 1 Andersen, H. ' Mason, W. E. ... 1 Kennedy, H. ... Mackay, W 0 King, W. S. ... ' Kelling 0 Hawkins Still 1 Twyford James, H. L 1 Lovell-Siuith .. Lee, H. G 1 • Woodford Godtschalk 1 Joyce .' . Gyles, S 1 Gourlay Taylor, E. ,S. ... >1 Bruton M'Nair 0 Dirk Pihl B'rooker .... 0 Darwin Eaulknor, S 1 Wilson, E. L.

Total . : 8 Total 6 Thirteen matches have now been played between these clubs, of which Wellington has won .six, Canterbury four, and three have ended in a tie, as follow:

1879—a tie, each side scoring six points. 1883—Wellington won by B games to 1. 1881—Wellington won by 5J games to 1887—Canterbury won by 8| games to 31. 1892—a tie, each side scoring 7J points. 1891—Wellington won by 8J games to 6L 1913—Wellington won by CJ games to 3|. 1914—Wellington won by 7S gnmes to 2.V. 1915—Canterbury won by 7 games to 5. 1916. —a tie, each side scoring G points. 1917—Canterbury won by 7 games to 5. 1918—Canterbury won by 74 gantc3 to Gi. 1919—Wellington won by 8 games to G. A summnry of the above results 6bows that 158 games have been contested, ofwhich A Wellington Ims scored Bl£ and Canterbury 76i- I'h* S a P of nineteen years from 1894 to 1913 is duo to tho "fact that'chess was at a very low ebb in Clu'istchurch for nearly two decades. -The two 6ides have be*n splendidly matched ever 6inco 1914, a welcomo return to tho earlier traditions of this fixture. On the present- occasion Wellington had ex-champions of New Zea'iand at the first five boards, but they could only add li points to the score between tliem. Tile local side dearly ow« their present win to the fine play of "the solid five" (boards six to ten inclusive). A word of praise is also due to Mr. S. Fau.lknor, who scored a forceful win in this his first representative match. '