CHESS TOURNEY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10610, 8 June 1920, Page 6

CHESS TOURNEY

TELEGRAPHIC MATCH WELLINGTON HEATS CANTEEBUR'i BIT 11 GAMES TO B. 9 The annual telegraphic match between the above clubs was concluded on Saturday evening. Thanks to a very prompt start and the excellent services of tho various officials mentioned in last week As report, record progress ■ was made, Pot a single game being marked incomplete when play ceased shortly after 11 p.ni. A number of visitors dropped in to see the play, including Mr H. D. Brown, lion, secretary Auckland Chess Club, and Mr A. vVhitakor, hon. secretary Palmerston North Chosa Club.

The five games previously accounted for had given Wellington a lead of one game Shortly after resunun« Paulknor scored for Wellington at Board 14, his opponent- resigning at move 3t. A-draw at Board 7 came next (A. W■ Gyles J-v. Cant J), after which Messrs H. G. Leo and Srau. Gyles each score-il a fine win for the local side, the tally being then GJ- —21 in favour of Welling ■ toil, James, playing well, -regained hka lost pawn, and ultimately drew his bond at Brand G. A draw was also agreed to at Board 5, ns Ml Still, who had just previously won a pawn, was taken i|l and had to ho sent home in a taxi. Tim Canterbury captain sent a sympathetic message on learning of Mr Still’s indisposition. Board 12 yielded another! - draw. Godtschalk <W.) was a pawn up, but there was bo much play left that he offered a draw, which his opponent accepted. Board 15 looked like adding to the local score, but a clerical error by Mr Brooker cost him a picric, and ho "had to be content with a draw. Then came a draw at Board 16 by perpetual check, which Mr While resoridd to. as ho wished to catch the train tot Petonc. The next incident was a finelyplayed ending by Fouhy IW.i, which enabled him to score at move 45. The tally was now 10—5 in favour of Wellington. At Board 17 Jessup, who had won knight, endeavoured to force the endgame, but tho premature capture of a pawn cost him his queen, and ho resigned at move 42. There then only remained a most interesting end-game 3-t Board 9. where G. P. Anderson, tli s South Wellington export, had knight and two advanced pawns against knign.t and one backward pawn. By skill ul manoeuvring he landed a win at more 61. A most enjoyable match thus endl. cd,in a comfortable win for the Wellington team by eleven games to six, the full score of the match being as foillows : i

Canterbury. Wellington. Severno 1 Mason, W. El. .... [ 0 Andersen, H. ... 0 Barnes ’ 1 Kennedy, H 4 Mackay, W I Hawkins 0 .Rolling 1 Twyford 4 Still ... ; , 4 IVoodford 4 James 4 Cant 4 Gyles, A. W. ... I Lovell-Smith 0 Fouhy 1 Darwin 0 tnderson, G. P. 1 Stevens, J. El ... 0 Lee. H. G 1 Pihl 4 Taylor, Et. S. ... 4 Neville I. | Godtschalk 4 Joyce, W. H. ... 0 Gyles, S 1 Shillito, E- S. ... 0 Faulkner, S 3 Clark, A 4 Brooker. F. J. ... 4 Wilson, Et L. ... 4 White, W. 4 Dalton, E 1 Jessup, H 0 Total 6 Total ' 33 INTERESTING RECORD. Fourteen matches have now been played between these clubs, of which Wellington lias won seven, Canterbury four, and three have ended in a tie, as follows: 3879—A tie, each side scoring 6 points. 1883—Wellington i«n by 6 games to 4.. 1684—Wellington vhim by 54 games tQ 14- ■ . 1887 —Canterbury won by 84 games to 3*. 189c —A tie, each side scoring 74 points. 1894—Wellington won by 84 games to 6>. 1913 Wellington won by G.j games to 34. 1914 Wellington won by 74 games to--24. 1915 — won by 7 games to 5. \ 1916 A tie, each side scoring 6 'points. 1917 — Canterbury won by 7 games to 5. 1918— Canterbury won by 74 games to 64 3019 Wellington won by 8 games to 6. 1900—Wellington won by 11 games to 0. On summarising tho above results it will bo found that 175 games have been, contested, of which Wellington has won 994 and Canterbury 824. The gap of nineteen years, from 1894 to 1913, is accounted for by the fact that for nearly two decades chess was at a low ebb in Christchurch, the “red and blacks” having had a long string of lean years to contend with.