CHESS TOURNAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 183, 28 April 1908, Page 8

CHESS TOURNAMENT.

i ■ 7 ' ... .. 4 ~ : ' YESTERDAY'S PLAY. was continued, ycst .terday. ; The final , round has now /been eni tared, and riot much difficulty is expected in ' finishing the tournament to : night. Players ' will attend a dinner ; at the Hotel Windsor . at 6.30, p.m.,,, and., the distribution of prizes . farewell.. to „visitors will take place in i the same hotel at. 7.30. ; Messrs. W. , M'ackay, C. W. Tanner, and 1 A. ;G: :Fell wero the umpites yesterday. The . following are results of games:—, > NINTH ROUND. 11 The : game between James and the Rev! B.' G. Fox was continued and ended in a victory, for James.- ■; ■ V The game ..between Rutherfurd and Stewart, which'.was.'fairly..even when adjourned on Saturday night,'.was won by Stewart after an interesting struggle'. ; ' ■ "Dayies/i-bye. - ' V ■■'■■■ • '- " Barnes v. Conneil. In continuing this game" from ; Saturday, : Conneil commenced with a bishop and knight and pawn, gained for a rook. A few minutes, after starting Conneil'was forced,by a scvero headache to abandon play for half ah hour. Later on lio struggled through -to tho afternoon adjournment, with ■ the • loss of a pawn, and ■ the . game- was'again/.left unfinished. , " ,TENTH ROUND. Stewarfc"v. : - Da vies. ■ Ruy Lopez opening "led,-to a hard-fouglit'. game. Davies queened a pawn' about the" 60th move, Stevens resigning'three or four moves later. -:v./Rutherfiird. - Won by Free-, "man." — " '. . 'Tho"'gaino''Mason.' vT Kclling, after a close contest,''resulted'iri'a ; 'drafr. ... Stewart:;v.-- Davies." Won by Davies. -Rev:" B. G. Fox v. Kummer. Won by "Kummer. ! ;! 1 ■ 'James v. Rev.' B.' G. Fox. Miese's varia'tioir of We Vienna' opening. Rov. B. G. Fox ' played : weakly,. and soon lost a piece. Ho had. a losing'game at tho adjournment,'but decided.'to go on for another' sitting, and ' lost: ;,' ■■ ' ELEVENTH ROUND. '. ■ ConneUHv^':'Janjjg."' .Zukertort opening. ;After..a ; . , lively ; 'start'--'G!qnnell won. a ptiwn, 'which'ho., still re'tainsj had the' ad-, ■vantage.when ll the game'was• adjourned. : \ THE POSITION. ■ At a late'hour last night the position of tho.plaj-ers was as follows:— ■' ; . . Won. Lost. . • Davies ■ 8 1 " 'Keiliri'g - ... •... 6.V I Mason,; 5,1-...:',' ... 6. M ' v.! ■ v.'.'Jamos 4. 3' ; . -Stewart' • .:. • ... ... ,')>• 2J ' i - .Freeman ■ 3 . fit" • • Kummer ... .... 3} 3 Conneil .... . ... ...< 24 Barnes ... ... , .... 3 '4 ,i; ltutherfurd ... - ;.. 2 6 • • .Fox ' v..'.:' ..... ' ... 0 g