CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 395, 2 January 1909, Page 7

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

(BT TELEGEAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) .. ■' Dunsdln, January 1. Tho sixth round of the Cllcss Champion- • ■ ship, played to-day, resulted as follows:— Cos and Edwards (Sicilian ; defence).—Up to the-18th move Cos attaoked rigorously. Edwards replied with' a counter attack; and offered a rook for nothing whioh . was de- >.- clined. I A lively game followed, • and was ; : terminated by-ijdwards-announcing mate in threo oji the 26th movo. Barnes t. Gricrson (Sicilian, defence).— Barnps offectpd a novel'variation by moving P—Q 2 B 3 on tho fourth movo instead, or taking a' pawn; Gricrson lost a pawonthe loth movo and later "a rook and resigned on tho 26th movo. Kelling v. Forsyth (Queen's Gambit der . clined),—Forsyth should . won,l • but, being pressed for'timo,. had to movo: hurthus giving Kolling tho-opportunity ' ;of * rubbing'in a succession of .checks . by. which lie gained, a knight and tho game .on the 34th move. • Dodds v.. Mason (Hungarian • defence).— Dodds, departing early from- -, book ,- lines, ■ initiated a King's sido attaok, whioh Mason successfully, parried. • : Eventually, the gamo - f ■ resolved itself: into an: ending of a rook and six pawns on Mason's side, versus Dodds's . rook and four pawns.. Dodds resigned on the: . 46th move. ' , Davies had a byo. . Dames and Fox.—Barnes opened with tho , Evan's Gambit. -Fox lost a knight on- tho i 14th movo and - a bishop on tho_ 19th, and resigned on tho 28th, ' The following are tho positions of the .lompotitors--- ; . 'Wins, . I/owes. Draws. Davies 3 — 2 Kelling ... 3 ■ > —. - .- 2 Barnes 4 2 1 Mason 3 2 li Edwards ... 3 2 — , Dodds 2 i — 'v ; ■ Gricrson -1 y3 v 1 Forsyth ... , I 3 1 Fox ... 1 5 0