V.U.C. Wins Telegraphic Chess Match

On a memorable Saturday afternoon recently (April 6) eleven students gathered at the Wellington Chess Club Rooms wondering how a fine idea was going to turn out in practice. It was the occasion of the long-awaited Telegraphic Chess Match between V.U.C. and C.U.C.—probably the first inter-varsity telegraphic match in N.Z.

For most of us this was a completely novel experience of playing chess. But whatever misgivings we might have had, our enthusiasm soon warmed up. With [unclear: scrutineers] eagerly bringing moves hot off the line—the tense expectations of triumph or disaster—the drama was rather [unclear: incolsent] but it was certainly [unclear: engressing].

When the [unclear: cease-fire] came at 6.30, after four hours slogging. V.U.C. was [unclear: assured] of victory. But the result was more satisfying than the fun of following the play.

The V.U.C. Club thanks very much the Wellington Chess Club for the use of their rooms, their operator, Mr. Kennedy, their scrutineers and [unclear: oganisers] Messers, [unclear: Godtsechalk] and Kurta, the C.U.C. Chess Club without whom there would have been no match, and Jim Fowler who, as Secretary last year, sweated blood to bring this match off and who never even got a game!

—A.J.