THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.

Kumara Times, Issue 1150, 5 June 1880, Page 3

THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.

THE CLASS COMPETITION'. Last evening was played the final game, which declared the winner of the third class in the chess tournament. This proved to be Mr Bisdie, who is thus rewarded for his perseverance in undertaking, as he has done several times, a seven or eight-mile walk to meet the seven other competitors in his class. For a time Mr Pierson was regarded as likely to be the representative of the third class, with Messrs Smart and Morgan as the most dangerous opponents ; but his unexpected defeat by .Mr Horneman, who at the last seemed to play a pawn better, threw out his chance, unless indeed Mr Bisdie became defeated in-his last encounter, which was with 'Mt Connell, with won, 4| lost-. But Bisdie proved himself equal to the task, and, after a good contest of over two hours, he succeeded in winning his last class game, thus heading the list with 10J games won. The third is the largest class of the seven in the tournament, not one of the eight players could be said to be out of place, and so the struggle for supremacy has beCn very keen, the result being watched with great interest by all the competitors as well as by many of their friends. In the fourth elass, Mr Barnett having acquitted himself as no other competitor has done—not losing a single game out of ten he played) only permitting a draw’—has now won so many that bis score, 9|, cannot possibly be beaten, and therefore he becomes the representative of this class. THE PRIZE HANDICAP COMPETITION. iDuring the time that the struggle in the two large classes (3rd and 4th) has been going on, the five other representatives Of their respective classes have been diligently carrying on the final contest at their various odds, and the present score is— Won. Lost. Class I—Petrie... ... 4 2 ~ 2—Wiesner ... 3| 3| ), 3—Bisdie... ... )j 4—Barnett ... - - ~ s—M‘Kenzie ... 4 2 ~ 6—Bennett ... 1^ ~ 7 —Sutherland ... 0 4~ The three who win most games in the twelve each has to play (i.e., two with each representative) will be entitled to the throe prizes, and the defeated representatives are to receive book prizes as rewards for victory in their class. “ Book ” sends us the following tip : Petrie 1, M'Kenzie 2, Barnett 3.