CHESS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 40, 17 February 1930, Page 4

CHESS

CHAMPIONSHIP. CONGRESS

SPECIAL PRIZES

In with the tourney held in AVanganui during the Christmas holidays to decide Ihc chess championship of New Zealand, a special, prize oE £2 2s jvas donated by Mr. Paul Kummer, of Kurameratcin,. Mastcrl'on, who is a North Island: yiCe r president of the New Zealand Chess lAssoCiatidn. This amount could be/applied "eithdr. as a Brilliancy or an Elegance,. Prize,, according to the preference- of the ■ three adjudicators, Messrs. S. B. Dunlop, 0. Balk, and L. D. Coombs. .(These three gentlemen belong to Duu'e'dhV.a" centre.that did not'contribute a competitor.)' : Their, report is now available They award the Elegance Prize to Mr K. Bey«r;.'of the Wellington .Working Men's • Club ■ and ' Literary Institute, for the game -that ,he;■■ = won .from Mr■• Hereward Topp (Ngaio C.C.) in round 12. The game that Mi\ Beyer won from Mr. Elliot Rutherfurd, of. Stratford, m round 10 was also very favourably reported upon by the judges. Mr. Beyer's success is very popular with his acquaintances, as he is a very unassuming and gentlemanly young player. Before leaving Den-, mark a year ago he had some useful practice in'the Aalb.org. and Copenhagen Chess Clubs, including some, games _witn \ Niemzowitsch, the well-known European great-master. He has also improved his play by having 'made- a close study ot various Danish and German books on "the royal game." BRILLIANCY PRIZES. From a perusal of old files it: would ap-. pear that the first Brilliancy- Prize at New Zealand's Chess Congresses was that donated 35 years ago by Mr: E. Samuell, a former well-known problem enthusiast. .According to the association's records the list of Brilliancy winners is as follows:— a3S95—Dr. H. R. Hatherly ■ ( Wanganui). 1896—John Mouat (Dunedin). 1904—John Mason (Timaru, now Napier). 1905— F. K. Kelling (Wellington). 1906-John Mason (Hutt, now Napier). 1907—5. Crak.inthqrp (Sydney, N.S.W.). 1908—A. W. O. Davies (Wellington). 1909_(J. P. Dodds (Dunedin, now Nelson) 1910— H. L. James (Wellington). 1911—Rev. C. E. Fox (Solomon Islands/ 1912r-H. L. James (Wellington). 1913— E. A. Hicks (Wellington). 1914— G. F. Dodds (Nelson). 1915-F. K. Kelling (Wellington). 1920— R. J. Barnes (Wellington). 1921— J. B. Dunlop (Oamaru). 1922—A. W. Gyles (Wellington). 1923—Rev. A. Miller (Westport). 1924— F. L. Vaughan (Auckland). 1925— F. K. Kelling (Wellington). 1927— J. A. Moir (Auckland). 1928—A. W. O. Davies (Auckland). 1929— A. W. Gyles (Wellington).

BEST RECOVERY PRIZE. —I his- prize, which is sometimes called the "Best Save" prize, owes its inception to Eev; N. Friberg, of Christchurch, who was the donor onthe first two occasions. The winners of this special prize are as follow:— ..,.■; 1021— J. B. Dunlop (Oaniaru). 1923— F. K. -Kelling (Wellington). 1924— F. K. 'Kelling (Wellington). 1925— J. A. Moir (Auckland). 1927—A. W. Gyles (Wellington). 1929— F. K. Kelling (Wellington).

OTHER SPECIAL PRIZES. Other special prizes offered at New Zealand congresses have been won as follows:— 1894— (Best defence) J. W. Mellor (Dun-

edin). 1894—(Highest unplaced) W. Brown (Wellington). 1906—(Highest unplaced) E. J. Miles (Auckland). 190(^-(Best score v. prize-winners) J. -,-. Edwards (Duuedin). ' jgOe-^Most rapid play) A. W. O. Davies (Wellington). .. • r ■■■■{■ i 1920— (Best end game) J. A. Connell (Gisborne, now Wellington). 1921— (Best score v. prize-winners) F. '•;■' : Fouhy ( Wellington). 1922—(Best score v. prize-winners) A. ■■■ Picketfc (Auckland). ■1924—(Consolation prizes): First, E. A. Hicks (Wellington); second, Rev. A. Miller (Westport); third, H, Kennedy (Christchurch). 19215—(Consolation) F. M. Dodds (Nelson). 1925—Consolation, (tie), C. Piirdy (Sydney, N.S.W.) and Rev. A. Miller (Westport). 1930-(Elegancc) K. Beyer (Wellington). Some of the special prizes enumerated above were given by affiliated clubs, but v very, welcome encouragement lias come from many other quarters. ,The donors

include the late Mr. Justice Dennistou, of Christchurch, the late Hon. J. A. Miller (Dunedin), the late Mr. F. Kummer (Masterton), Dr. Fitchctt (Wellington), Rev N. Friberg (Christchurch), Captain C. Little (Auckland), the "LytteUou Times" Company, Mr. Jacobs (Dunedin), and Messrs. P. Kummer (Masterton), Dirk Pihl (Christchurch), E. Samuell (Wellington), R. Skipage (Napier), B. Trathcu (Nelson), W. E. Granthnm (Lower Hutt), F. H. Smith (Stanley Brook), C. Spencer (Auckland), C. 11. Osmond (Auckland), E. Rutherfurd (Stratford), E. Gibbard (Dannevirke), G. A. Troup (Mayor of Wellington), W. Mackay (Wellington), A. AY. Gyles (Wellington), and F. K. Kelling (Wellington).