CHESS TOURNAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 706, 4 January 1910, Page 4

CHESS TOURNAMENT.

itPOSITION OF THE PLAYERS. ;.</:, ;: : :;i;-SEyENTH;iEptTND.;;:v ,i;;.-;r -.-« --;■;■ (By/ Telegrapli.-4>rees\ : , Q ,S; '' :; '"/'::.'- , ;: .Auckland,: January -8. >■■ i round of 'the; New Zealand. y';Chess Championship was commenced" t<>- '.V7>., ' day, the. following.being the. results ■ :■ ■'•' ■■-'.'--; ..Barnes,y;v. : Seyerne' ■ (Uuyy; Lopez).— , : /, |Seyerne developed his forces into; the of king's;, fianchettoj 'with: all, his"pieces';!,'';■"'> except bishops, and .knights-:inert.-up' :(d, ;■■; ' the. twelfth --move, -where; Bdimes/Kadi'pb-i'/-;' , -/ ■ tained a< freo', development.■. This.-. posi- "t 77 '-■ tional advantage ;Barnes iw'as : not .slojf- .- :; : . toVturn toVood account.,and.a rapididis--,'..■■:■.". integration of Severrie's defence: resulted V; : ; in his resignation oh the nineteenth mbve.'jr-.--'/..Dories ; v.. Jaiiies (Ruy "OLopez).— The:■'■'.-'"■■', game ■ proceedediaccordirig to ;the; books to.'- V ■•. "r the eighth. mb-je.:;.Here: James.;begaa : to/:■/■ ; . falter,, and allowed his queen, to 'fall'- :■ into>a palpable- trap': on :'the'.eleventh ; ---"' niove,,where his resignation was promptly,V:; 1 tendered.. '.;■' '•;,■.'• .Vf' 5 ' : .\''-'y.O"\.[r .Freeman, v... Mason: ; (Qiuoco ■ Kano)l— : ' The game stands ; adjourned; with- Mason "■'.':' two. pawns up; , • -' •■■:,"<■■■.'■'■■■■ ■:■■■.-. :'.:;■..■ ■■'■:»'{■■■:■.■[: -.v;'. Griersbti: (Sicilian defence).— v 1 Gnerson's favourite defence with E—QB 4- - evidently disconcerting' Kelline.'. ■He lost -' ; a piece for pawn- early,- still., he kept- ; - : -- Gnerson's,.king side inoperative' for >a "-.'.i-. : time, -but-.advantage:;ia . tale; and Kolling: resigned -.on the twehtT-.'-"- 1, -; ■ eighth ..nioye.- •■■'■■.• .-,-. '.v.i'ff-'^Vi'iV'.vS'i'-^^.j-.'.'C,'®. , ■'.Rutherford t;: Sainsbury'; nit)-—A' perfcctly:evon';'gamevddvanced.'tov..y;.: the/middle; stages, ;where-Rutherford ; 'se->:J.'i-' : i ■cured the: attack on' ; QBP,' which iwas : quite'. this-; stopped: furtheriprogress.!;;".:•-'i :/ v","•-'' V i Hicks ; vy :.Miles ! L ; (King's VBishopJs '•: gain-, '?i /•; ; ' bit).—Miles,accepted:.gambit."-.Hicks; quite;; }.-,^ ! excelled-himsea in\:his;nianip'ulatioh ; bf:' : !:; j .; '.- the hazardous.intricaciesofjaccepted gam-.V;.. bit. , 'At ;the" adjourament.fc'.had/Eecured,';:?-'; a. -most ■interesting■:• attack;..thej'reply",to ; ;S :": which; Miles has eealed.: v;/:s :: ';i : '''-"."i'^*''■*■■-;''■■.'>■;': UThe:Seventh':round of;thci:championship ;/ '■■'>' chess; tourney".was-■ concluded; this'. , ,after- ,/■.■.,■'■ .nobn,'.' )yith-, Barnes:.:and; Grierson!.i still i ''.'■•■'!".i l .leading with equal '-scores. 'The- surprise-i 1 ,.? of-the day;w^,the'itoproved v form.shbwhi.:..'-; 1 : /pyer.-BarnM;-inJtheyeyening''KvM',.Qnersbii'*'.-. , '' ;; ' i ;-' a-, high ..chance:, to -■. sThe;,'.. ..\J: altered : form'shown:by .some'of i the ;playr,',''iK;' ers, tends'.to make .the ;:swriig-board- a ,-:h;, ! greater;:object of'interesjt'-and:discussion.'ii/';.: ..^■an;it.ihw:Mttert6/,bien', : l and-. : tlie.".™lti-- :; . : ;.v- :; ; : cannot yet^be ; .named 1 -with\;: : -..v,' .degree of, ' J '''l:i:-:?"■'-''':■ ■:■': I'reeman : ;--v. Masons (Giuoco; : -:Piano).-r.H •■ v. : '.'Mason-;defeidedyon:.'lip.lm'4wes',':and::]ftee-'.'i : .' : ''."', is 'jUsuallyVcareless'-^pf;:-;Mβ:';;'■;.;■ 'pawns ..when he thinks/her can'gain:posi- ii/.- ; tion;for''the:;lossof ; theni, let;:one' : 'g6;for-:;;■.:' that:object;, : ;and then; another.';-A-.series"?; ': v ': ; the','game,.: leaving.-the•;^^result"- ; play, ''. with.Vknighc^against / bishop:;;.'.Two'T--;" of Mason's;six pawns were isolated■on'ffieSi-X ; wings '. and; the'king's. pawn.;dqul>led; Jwhile ;. '?\:*T : four.'advanced, in l feos: abreast''«>■;. Msfson'- advanced /his; . ■ ing Freeman tq'.Sesign',on";th'o' 50th \ move.'-i':?!:''' .'-..'. Rutherfurd r~. iKainsbUry (Queen's',Gam-'-:-f ■ \bit)'iPOn'''resuipafr''-'SM^ :the:.threatened'attack,': but .conldlgain'fnp:'/,,';, ;further';';advantage;. and.fi; ;parrying': in , .:■"a'"Vp.psitipii , .;iJwh!ere"''. i '-neither/.■:'••;.>:.". 'thought it"; safe, to'lattacfeafdrawiwas i'.'v: - 'agreed; ,upo.n;V-.: , :";: ; - ; ';^.:- :: ':.,:.'''ii?;;st'>'i'f , . : d :K; ;'v: •-fHicks 'v-'Miles.;(King's; Bishbpfs: garnivfi'T :bit).—MilesVhadi.nott'anticipated^Hicks'e.'•-;,.. i : last', mby'e "bofore thej adjournment,-: which' ■ f ; ';..! ,wal ;■ aK crushirVi |cley?rly^;ijptenned.'JS;BteiJ.;-;; ; ; Teplied';i with;. 'k '■■. counter;;v attack;csbut: •iif-l'fA: •: ■■■ :did. not; 6aye:hiin,. : and'oheV'oi^'ithe^bestV./, I '-; games:'played 1 in I : : the:; ; tourney;:;wasVwpn:i.y: : - by/Hicks:prfthe' tlii.Tty-fourth'move, ; J : .'-for ',, the: b'rilliancy : jpri^^; : : ; ;, ;" ;'.7MMpn';T.■■D"a^M■(Twp^.^jgn^:PetMlcey^J^;.; : .■.'■ —This/game.prpceeded ;'tp"-;.the^atljourn-;;; , .; : -/ it;'stands''in v a very;even',p6sitipn;vv« : K:BsiJ:;; V : : •;« Miles % vVv Barnes' v(liuy ■> Lppoz);—Miles;;;- v■: "playingV'.upVtoihis : attack .with'a:gobji' development .and.withrv;. :.;■. but'loss'of'■;time) s6; thati at; the itwenfyr iv.:i- : :first ■■ movey:the ;; result';was^alnibst^'ui;;;;', view. ; ":'.-Barnes- here:.';put-;up;':a (splendid{;.:..: : fight- /under?'. difficnlties;V:and :;the;-result : ■; T^":; .ant : :!changesi-in;:position.; i werej;npti , .6n ' interesting-:but>curious.\o ; It/isja./nippt ■•;.; ,-; ■point .whether'Milea.continuedjon-thejb'est,.;.'.;- ( ilineV frohV." inpyei .but jjiis '• V,-''-. ;oyerwhelming ; 'Wfeck;gainedfhiin)the;yifo tbryiT^;':.'~;:' : :i : , y- l-'''v' ; .v.:;V. ! .v "v,;--:ii;;ft'; :^';-V '.■•'■■ ; '.'-. , - -. -■Grierson-v.-'Eutherfiad (Queens gain-, ;> ;bil;/'declined).—Grierson" played' his;:usual ; ,v>.;. 'careful fgame,': andVbyCthe; adjournment.' ■■.;;;/ hour ; had :: securediian',extya,' -pawn : at. pre-; ,7;.;' : : 'sent;unobstructed.':S.;V:'-':^v:-.:-^; : v''-Y-'v^?-U"^:':; ; A ''!James :, v. Sainsbury.• (French-; defonce).r-r ,;..■,■ Sainsbury:; played- a .gbpd' : gained '"and'; got ;■;;;-. his"■:opponent; into'difficulties in',the; early;-: ;•■; stages '-with i*even;-'forces; Jardes,-;hb>-.-;;:•;,; ever^byiVreal; good ; :play ■"has;" slacltened; : >;,.. the":pressure sbmewhat,-and' ; victory;is-yet- : '.;;;;; ! doubts."'; . ! : . ■: ■:-<!:...:::^ , :V--<s£i:?>£';£-'SYi:% '.'. '.-Kelling ;v. : : Severnei;(Ruy :Lopez).-bey.;-.;..;: /erne, evidently.-profiting,;.by. ; : former periences; , 'de'velopedvearly... and; wuhbet-.: .;>. f ■■■ter'- , .'.combination;.' than; in »\.nis ■_, : ; games.--K4Uhg ! disregarded'ithat'goldeii-:./.:,'; -rule:ofbhess, : :and:.when the/attack:.came;ny.:., l on-he>lbst'a-piece,'and the'.gameon^thei'. ■■■;<; j twenty-fifth' move;:; KelUng's,.play :up ; :to:y ; i;;,, ihis!point'has-been.much, below. Jiis;.stan-,; n dafd^a;fa i ctfpr,.which:te;;c^ot;hunEelf j;? j,v, -:.: Hicks'-y.iFreeman;(Kiiig's .Bishp'p's^gamy;;; V; b'it).—Freeman's ,mpve;;was-aymifr..;.,,:; : take;^that:is,;in v accepting;.the-gamtat i )n':-,-,; viewyof/what'had 6ccurred;earlier;in;thfly:;:;; :day'when Miles:succumbed)to;.;Hicks,wuh;::;,; i: -/Hicks'-,again;-,played^;;;;.■"- , strong.attack-with-(the■.;,;■,:■, : d6ubio" exohange. '■ and.;a' pawn.* Preeman:v:•';.;',,; •fpUowed'upyhiS',':initial■ mistake-by.;two' :,;.| y 'involving ;the -loss:-.ofi/his ; queea-"; v::; ■and-'irook ' for': insufficient compensation,';:.,', yy ; and^he; ,; resigned- ',onj : they;twenty;«ighth;-y,;: : H.' The? scores; : atw theycbnclusdpn; of;^the^y. V", seventh rpiindystand;,,thus.:— ■ yy;i ; *'.:., ;y i)i Jy/..:y ?;ix ßarnes : '.^. f^••••^•••••:^" :;; G y '-&?' .';'} l<'-.-. >;.r.Griersoii!-;.i.«.«~«"-v ; . " J ; -; L !' "■'.* :.;:?/i.:';:iy- >'■■■ *i:}"\'. -,'.■. -';•;•: • : ;v' Rutherfurd:"-™"""" 0^^^ " : -''l\> IS : - ! : h .■■■~:'Davies"i;rV..,»......~~..™.;/'3i : :v-;;.:.St;;:;■>::/,:;.--. ;■-■ •'.'■ Milesi~~;.ii;~i.V.;^.-V-;;3■; y;. -.".■ i-:'■' ;■ y-: :">- '■ * : S James ■;.' 1 "...".V»;.'..-..»V;.iig/S i ;: - :Jo^''s : . •- 7- - ■■; : ''".,'-I , reemaiif-:.^-«.;«i"""i'' 2 r ":y} ;'-n . V-V ■■•;' -: 7; : ;Severne'-;;.»..:..-;.».v"': 2 i; ' :, |'. ; -:fl 'y--;'* 7;v v>Sainshury- ;...J..;-^.;;-.Zi*-/'-v'.':.*i;yj- '":•;■; ;S : ;Kellih^y»---~^-^-'--:-U7 L ';;^.^yyy77yr