THE CHESS HANDICAP TOURNAMENT.

Kumara Times, Issue 1036, 26 January 1880, Page 2

THE CHESS HANDICAP TOURNAMENT.

The chess tournament seems to be drawing to a close. Foremost stand the scores of the Rev. E. A. Scott and Mr A. R. Petrie, who have scored re* spectively 19£ and 22, and lost only 3| and 4 games. Next comes Mr Janion, who has scored 19, losing 7 games. Mr Ball, however, who has made slow progress, shows a loss of only 2£ games, with 9£ won, so that it is possible:tor him ; to come,even to the front. Mr M. Bell alsohason)y.,lost 5 games, and must therefore be . con* sidered to have a chance of third place, as he is supposed to be lightly handb capped; and he is one of those com* petitors who have improved so much since the tournament commenced that he has become a difficult opponent for the givers of odds to beat. Mr Brooks having left the district, all his uu- '

flayed games score £ won -Atid £ lost to each player with whom he had net competed. Messrs Wyide and Gill have signified their intention of retiring* but will play any competitor who has a chance of winning a priAe. The following are the scores up to the present time:— Competitors. Won. Lost. No. class i. to play. ■Janion ... 19 7 2 Maimer ... 7 8 13 class ix. ; Scott ... 194 31 h Ball 9| 2| 16 Petrie ... 22~ 4” 2 Wiesner ... 104 74 10 fcent ... 94 64 ' 12 Gill 6 9 13 Ballantyne... 81 7£ 12 Holst ... 6“ 12 10 . CLASS 111. Wyide ... £ 5| 22 Horneman ... 10 12 6 Pierson ... li 7, 10 Connell ... 10J 12 •Johnson ... 10. 12 6 Rigby ... 84 8£ 11 •Morgan ... 11 10 7 CLASS IV. Kennedy ... 6 6 16 Thorne ... 8$ 8 Barnett ... *74 54 15 Hope ... | ll| 16 CLASS V. Brooks ... 2 -2 r* Bell 11 5 12 Everett ... 5.| 12| 10 CLASS VI. Dennett ... 34 204 4 M‘Kenzie ... 12* 144 1 Moss ... 74 111 9 Matheson ... 6| 154 6 Total played 257 257 * Retired, having left the district. All tmplayed or unfinished games score as drawn games, which count as 4 to each Competitor concerned, and are now included in the above totals of games won and lost.