South Australian Championship 1949

Updated May 29th, 2022

Final Standings:

Pos NAME Pts | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ---------------------------------------------------- 1 Arlauskas 6.5 | * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Lidums 6 | ½ * 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 3 Berriman 4.5 | 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 1 4 Bowman 4 | 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 5 Hudson 2 | 0 ½ 0 0 * 0 1 ½ 6 Villman 2 | 0 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 ½ 7 Coombe 1.5 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 * ½ 8 Pedler 1.5 | 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ *

“The former Lithuanian master Romanas Arlauskas fully deserved his win of the South Australian championship,” writes editor Bowman in “S.A. Chess,” bulletin of the South Australian Chess Association. “His bare half-point margin did not fully represent his superiority. his draw with Lidums came in the last round; with two pawns plus he took things easily, lost some of his advantage, and finally accepted the draw when in slight clock trouble.” – Chess World,… p.290