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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16721, 2 January 1920, Page 8

CHESS.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. (rUESS ASSOCIATION TELEGHAM.)

"HTELLINGTOSr, January 1. At the dice 3 Championship tournament, further guinea in tho eighth round rcarulted as follow 3: — Kclling v. Smith—A unique situation an*© from tho Ponziani opening adopted by Rolling, quoono being exchanged, kings anu quoen's pawn off, and no minor piece doveloped. Howovcr, Smith's doubled isolated pawns veer© to bo his downfall. A great struggle took place for these pawns, and Kellinjf captured them. A pretty end game followed, in v/hicli Helling proved tho vicioT, he giving up a knight to push a pawn to the eighth rank. Hicks v. Faulkner—A Guioco Piano game waa played, tho queen bishop's pawn being advanced. Tho development wna very even until Hicks, pushing forward his ecntre pawns, was cblo to win the exchange. From this point Hicks played ono of hia brightly conccrvcd linos of play, and forcing neat exchanges, won tio game in rather pretty style. Tho afternoon wu devoted to finishing up games that stood adjourned from previous rounds. The results wore: —

Mason v. Severne—Maaon adopted tho Ruy Zinpcz, t which Severne played correctly until ho got a pawn in danger. Tho pawn having to fall, he used it to double pawns on SlaeonV queen bishop's file. In the encounter following tho middle game, Eeverno's knight was in danger, and l!a«on took the opportunity of freeing his pawns. A protracted end game, laMin? to tho SOth move, was ultimately won by Mason. Soverno v. Fonhy—Fonhv tidopled the centre-counter game, and obtained a very even position with kinc rcadv to cattle on either hand. Towards the end of the middlo game Fouhv moved up h:a aiiecn's bishop's pawn, enabling Severne to placo his bishoo oueen siTth. This so hampered Fonhy'n devo'opment that h« t'niWe to withstand the attack, which Severne launched. A weak move of Fouhy's later on liaatcnoi hi* downfall.