A large number of chess enthusiasts and interested onlookers watched the first round of the all-Shanghai qualification tournaments in which seventy local players contested 35 matches at the International Chess Club on Wednesday.
In the first category, where with a few exceptions Shanghai's top players took part, interest centred in the game between Lapiken and Sienkevich. Lapiken secured the advantage early in the game and by clever attacking play was able to score an important point after thirty moves. Williams completely outplayed Wagner in the opening, sacrificed a piece for two pawns and could have won easily, but after Local Soccer Results At a Glance Results of matches played league soccer in Shanghai yesterday were:
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