CHESS TOURNAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 6

CHESS TOURNAMENT.

: ; TIE BETWEEN GRIERSON'AMB- * ;:;"frt!Ais6N. ;- : '. "-;V ■ : TO;:BE;PLACED OFF; TO-DAY.: \ : (By. TeleeraphVPress'.. Association.) - ■ V ; Auckland,- January 6.. , The- final stagejof the chess: championship tourney.-was'.reached; this, afternoon,' when Grierson and Mason tied for ftret honours with];a score'of 8i wins.and.2J losses each,..pavies., taking third place, and Barnes fourth.: James and Miles divide the fifth prize; and the brilliancy prize has yet. to be awarded. The play.' off.. for;.;the'.,championship ■ will "be 'com9a.ni. to-morrow..:

; The.following is a description '-.-. of: tho morning's play, (final.round):—;. ; ;>: .'.

Barnes v.-Grierson (Buy-',Lopez).—When, the game resumed;'Grierson had only ■to avoid errors to win. Barnes resigned'six moves' later;"".' " ■-.-,". -■'-.'.- " : .±.\;- "'"

; : Miles v. Ma"6on (Queen's" Gambit Declined).—After two and a half houra'play all the pieces were'off. Mason'won on the58th move. ;;.--■,',•■'' '■';',-■■'■'■::■■

- Davies ' r. ' Eutherf urd ' (Buy ; Lopez).—A win for Davies. ; '.:.'.:;,

James:.v. : Freeman; (Gluocb Piano).— Freeman resigned on the 52hdmove.' ' ; ' Severne v. Hicks (Guioco Piano).—Nothing.but a. blunder could have' precipitated the,,' game -..on .-'either.. side : in - a blocked/pawn position, .'and a:draw.'wag ' agreed' on.V."-':.'."."■'" ■;?':>• ■•' :''•;-.- , Adjourned - games ) ninth ■'. found.—Enthi' orford-.v.,.Miles:':A;draw was,' agreed -'on •■- without - resuming ..play. :.'•;;.:.' • -'; ; The~ following games were',played-in the - -afternoon:— ' ."-'■;-;-:vr'.- ■••:' .'.■•■~ : ■-\ ■•■- . _Mas6n'v. Davies (Two Knights- Defence): Davies, sealed;, move'-' was :a: strong "one, and. for' a few moves : , it" looked as 'af- he "i ;was going to'score:'a win, but he allowed : - Mason's" queen- to; get-behind his - pawns, - : .threatening'. perpetual check:.' Instead: of forcing: the-exchange .of queens '" and 'win- ■ ning -. with ■ his: superior - pawn - position,', a' - draw, was agreed '.upon.-\*... : : '..-,-' .-.'.' v. 'Hicks (French 1 -, Defence):;* With passed pawn ■ to the; good, Grierson soon: secured -' another, and had' the ; gaihe • actually won-when- he v blundered badly ; and the fpassed-'pawn to^ ( :fall.' : Even then;he • might have'i'v '■ though-the^championship': at: this point depended-'on.. himv-Beounr^ ':'.&, win; h«-drifted-badly, and agreed--to", draw;';';-:.■-.• ;■■ The following are final- scores:—',:' '-

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