NZ chess championship

THE final encounter between J.B. Dunlop (Oamaru) and A.W.O. Davies (Dunedin), which resulted in the Oamaru player winning the championship at the fiftieth move, brought the Chess Congress toa close yesterday. Mr Dunlop is 54 years of age, was born in Scotland, and was brought to New Zealand when an infant.

He learned chess in London when about 20 years of age, and returned to New Zealand in 1906. He was a member of the Otago Chess club in 1907, and he won the junior championship in 1909 and the senior championship in 1910. As a member of the Otago Chess Club Mr Dunlop competed for the championship at Timaru in 191011, when he tied for fourth place. He joined the Oamaru Chess Club in 1912, and gets very little good practice.