CHESS CONGRESS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1322, 28 December 1911, Page 6

CHESS CONGRESS.

(Br Teleeranh.-Press Association.! Napier, December 27. Play hi the fir.st round of the Chess Congress resulted as follows:— .Mason beat James, Grier.-on beat Miles. Council beat Jourdain. Gyles be-it Sninsliiiry. Sovorius beat Jones. The gauic between Hicks and Rolling was unlim'shod when the second draw was made, and was adjourned-till b'elur'dny. The, following aro life authorised comments on the, respective games.:— Gricrson v. Miles.—Grierson played tho Buy Lopez, which proceeded on book lines for the imt few moves. After tho first adjournment Miles established a Mimcwhut troublesome-looking attack with his two bishops.' which- were rather stroiiEW , tlmn Gricrson's bishop. . and knight, but tho advance of liis king's bishop's pawn was badly timed, loading to a dangerous fork of qnecii with knight. This resuHed in Gricrson winning the exchange. Milus' being short of time, then nuulo a liasty move, with ono of his bishops, leaving himself open to mate on the move with tho queen. Gyles v. Sainsbury.—This gamo was a French defence, which proceeded on orthodox lines to tin; sixth move. Sainsbury then made, a weak move, allowing, Gyl'es to get his kniirht at Q. G. Gyles kept the advantage'till the twenty-fourth move, when Sainsbury resigned.' •■ Jones v. Severne.—ln this'game; tho opening was the l!uy Lopez. Sovernoadopting tlie Morphy defence. The game proceeded on the ordinary line* (ill the iiint h move, when Sevcrne, departing from the usual defence, made n weak move, losing a kuicht and getting into an awkward position. A series, of oxchajitfcs luok place after tho 17th move, which placed Black's game in a more ' favourable position, and although not following up his advantage to tho best en'«ct, lilaek was enabled lo win the exchange. Pressing his attack, he won. a bishop on the yoth move. Other exchanges left White's position ho|wloss,' end; on.'the ast l> move lie resigned. ■ ' ■ , Hicks v. Kelliug.: Tho Ponziani opening. This !>lubbornly-contesljMl ■ game is the only one oiirstiiuding from the first round. ' Mr. Jliek? playptl the bolter middle-game, and .won a pawn,, which advantage be carries forward to the third sitting on Saturday afternuou, with tho preferable, position. Connc.ll •v. Jourdain: Council opened with the l?uy Lopez, and tho ganio. proceeded nu book lines for some linic. On tho '25th move, Wliito gave up a pawn, which resulted in his winning the exchange on (ho '.SUi move. Black, resigned ou (ho 36th move. W. K. Atnson v. H. L. James. .Tiimes adopted the Sicilian defence. Mason won a pawn on the lath' move. Jones incautiously captured a pawn on ■ his 22nd move, leaving his king open to an immediate and fatal; attack by the ci mbjned rook and bishop. He at once resigned. Second Round. firierson boat Sainsbury. Gvles beat Connell. The following games wero unfinished when the ermine'session closed:—.Tames v, ICollinc, Mason v. Hicks, Miles v. Sevcrne, Jourdain v. Jones.