Chess

In the !Christmas Term, owing to the flu' during the early part of the term, only two matches were arranged, and, owing to their many activities at the end of that term, Archbishop Holgate's asked to postpone the match till the Lent Term. Thus we only played St. John's College before Christmas, and were handsomely defeated. However, early in the Lent Term we entertained Archbishop Holgate's, and, though we were again defeated, it was not overwhelmingly. Welbeck, whom we visited along with the hockey teams, gave us a draw, but Worksop College declined to play us as they asserted that "too many of their players were playing hockey".

York Chess Club gave us a good game, beating us quite well, and Bootham gave us a final defeat.

Though, as the results show, the year seems hardly to have achieved much, it must be remembered that, in two years' time, the team will be almost unchanged, and by that time, we hope, the members of the team will have enough experience to carry all before them. It is interesting to note, too, that most of our wins this year have been on the lower boards, a fact that bodes well for the future.

Turning to the House matches, which were played during the Lent Term, the results can be seen in the table below. It must be said that School House would probably have done much better in the final against Rise had F. C. Beaumont not been ill in hospital.

SCHOOL FIXTURES. 22nd Nov. St. John's College (Home), Lost, 9-1. 30th Jan. Archbishop Holgate's (Home), Lost, 7-3. 5th Feb. Welbeck College (Away), Drawn, 3-3. 24th Mar. York Chess Club (Home), Lost, 6-1_31. 26th Mar. Bootham School (Away), Lost, 7-3. HOUSE MATCHES. Grove Manor Grove School House School House (3-2) ( .1

Rise I Rise (1- 1) Temple / Queen's Queen's Rise (5-0)

The following played in the School team :-

D. J. Cook, P. S. H. Jesper, F. C. Beaumont, R. L. Evans, J. W. S.

Gale, A. Gomersall, J. N. Hanson, R. A. Martin, E. M. H. Ranson, A.

Hardman, B. D. Shearsmith, C. W. Gough, D. Kirby, G. Gildener, M. J.

Kershaw, E. S. Bolton, W. Gibson.

Finally it must be stated that the raising of the number of boards from 8 to 10 in matches seems to have inspired some more junior members of the School. We wish, too, to record our thanks to Mr. Wiseman for his considerable help and to Mr. Herring, 0.P., at present resident at Cambridge University, who has offered his services as "coach" for a while at the beginning of next Christmas Term. His knowledge and experience will be much appreciated. D.J.C. 50