CHESS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12616, 29 November 1926, Page 3

CHESS

NGAIO v. SOUTH WELLINGTON The annual match between the above clubs was played in the Ngaio Town Hall on Saturday evening, and ended in a tie, as follows : Ngaio. ’ South Wellington. E. L. Hicks ....... 0 A. \\. Gyles ...... 1 I. J. Brooker 0 G. P. Anderson . 1 B. Troupe 1 H. J. Thompson . 0 W. .1. Hicks 0 G. Greig 1 H. Topp 1 ,1. Maigh 0 M. Princo 1 A. S. Green () A. T. Bailee 1 H. Easton 0 •I. A. Glasgow .... 0 <J. Glenday 1 W. l'ink 0 E. W. Ford 1 H. Stringer 1 C. P. Belton 0 Total 5 Total ~l ’the games at boards' l and 7 were unlinished when play ceased, and were adjudicated oil, as required by the mice of the. Wellington Chess League. The score at the first six boards was 3 all, and each club thus gains half a point for the league’s senior teams’ tourney. In the j unior _ teams’ competition the tally was G—o in favour of Ngaio. This included five wine by default, the visitors being short-handed, oiviDg to the wretched weather. At tho conclusion of the match Mr G. P. Anderson happily returned thanks for the kind hospitality extended to tho visitors'. THE WELLINGTON LEAGUE The Wellington Chess Club has won the senior and junior teams’ competitions of the Wellington Chess League, the match points being as follow: —Senior contest: Wellington Chess Club 3, South Wellington C.C. IJ, Working Men’s Club 1, and Ngaio C.C. 4- Junior conWellington C.C. 3, Working Men’s Club 11, Ngaio 1, and South Wellington CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS The two-round tourney between the four club champions now stands as fol- : lows:— To

THE NGAIO CLUB Mr W. J. Hicks is leading in the curtourney for the championship of the Ngaio Chess Club, his tally being 3 wins, 1 draw’, and 3 more games to piny. Others well to the fore are:—F. J. Brooker, 2£ ~I; E. E. Hicks, 2—l; and A. B. Topp —li- Mr Horeward Topp lias-a good lead for tho club’s junior championship with 5 wins, 1 draw, and 4 to play. The next best scores arc:—E. W.- Ford, 4s J. A. Glasgow, 31—2 J; H. Prince, 5 3; A. T. Hades. 4—3; W. Fink, 3J; C 3—3; and H, Stringer 3—3. There are l 4 competitors in the club’s annual handicap tourney, tho best performances to date being as follow :—C. Glenday, B—2; J. A. Glasgow, 5—2; W. J. Hicks, 4}—34; H. Topp, 6—4; R E. Hicks, 5—4; F. J. Brooker, 5—4; A. H. Gibson, 5—5; W. Fink 44—41, and A. T. Fades 4—4. Each competitor has to account for 13 games. CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND Mr S. Crnkanthorp, of Sydney, New’ South Wales, who is champion of Australia, and also of New Zealand. will not, unfortunately, be able to defend the latter title at the Auckland Congress next month. Thus information was contained in a letter received by a local enthusiast from the champion n few days ago. Messrs A. W. Gyles (Wellington South), Ernest E. Hicks (Ngaio), and Dirk Pihi (Canterbury 0.C.), will also be notable absentees. On the other hand Mr L. Pleasants, the WRng&nui champion, intends to bo a competitor on this occasion, and the entry li»st will probably include some of New Zealand’s enthusiasts who are at the moment labelled “doubtful.”

A. W. Gyles (South Weilington) 4 1 1 •R. J. Barnes (W.M. Club) 1 0 5 Ci. P. Anderson (WeiliuRton C.C.) 1 3 2 K. 1*’. Hicks (Ngaio U.c.) 1 3 2 The five outstanding names are fixtures of Mr R. J. Barnes, present on the sick list.