Alfred William Gyles
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Alfred William Gyles was New Zealand chess champion
on two occasions—1930/31 and 1935/36.
Gyles was born in Wellington, New Zealand and died in Levin
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New Zealand Chess Championship
The New Zealand Chess Championship was first conducted in 1879.Note: Up until 1934 foreign players were eligible for the title. The eligibility rules were changed in 1935 to preclude this; John Angus Erskine was born in Invercargill and was therefore eligible although he was domiciled in...
on two occasions—1930/31 and 1935/36.
Gyles was born in Wellington, New Zealand and died in Levin
Levin, New Zealand
Levin is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand, and is the largest town in the Horowhenua district. It is 90 kilometres north of Wellington, 50 kilometres south of Palmerston North, and two kilometres to the east of Lake Horowhenua....
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Further reading
- 30th Congress of the New Zealand Chess Association
- Who's Who in New Zealand
- 7th ed., 1961, p. 145
- 8th ed., 1964, p. 146
- 9th ed., 1968, p. 355