Chess for Charleys

Are you a Charley? All chess players are Charleys, and all Charleys ought to be chess players. And nearly all students are Charleys. What is a Charley? you ask. A Charley is a person whose chief characteristics are conceitedness, bad manners, and so on—in short, a chess player. But enough of this nonsense. . . . The purpose of this blurb is to blow our own trumpet, as no-one seems inclined to blow it for us, and make you aware of the existence of the Vic. Chess Club.

Last year we sent a team down to Tournament in Christchurcli, whore we were unfortunate enough to be placed only first equal (the Canterbury team who tied with us of course had the advantage of playing on their home ground—though we feel it necessary to point out at this stage that chess is usually played on a board). In addition, we entered teams in the Wellington Chess League's inter-club teams tournament (in both A and R grades) and despite the fact that this was the first time we had had a team in the A grade we succeeded in winning both (well, to be truthful, we think that we had a pretty fair chance of winning both, hut in fact, no-one seems to be quite sure just who won what, so while some other hapless Individual sorts out the confusion, we like to think we are the best club in Wellington).

Anyway, the Vic. Chess Club meets every Monday night at 7.30 in C4 (under the main stairs in the Arts Block). All queries, letters of complaint, libels, and other slanderous documents of a relevant nature should be directed to Roger Chapman, 189 The Terrace, or phone 45-564.