CHESS TOURNAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1327, 3 January 1912, Page 6

CHESS TOURNAMENT.

fßy TeleKraDh.-Pres! Asseela.tlon.l Napier, January 2. The contest for tho chess championship, of New Zealand was continued, to-' day, the seventh round being completed at tho luncheon adjournment, andT the eighth commenced immediately ; afterwards. Unfinished games will be played to-morrow forenoon.. The ninth round will Iμ started at 2.30 p.m. Two more rounds will follow. There are twelve competitors, and each having to play all the' others, it is probable that tho congross will be brought Io a close-and tho vein's championship decided on ThursSEVENTH ROUND! In [ho seventh round, James beat Gyles, Jourdnin. beat Mason, Hicks beat Grierson, Miles beat Jones, and Sainsbury beat. Council, Severne and Kelling playing a, draw. ■ Gyles (white) v. James (black).—Soon after resuming yesterday morning Gyles missed his chance of securing a draw at least, and James, by sacrificing the exchange, was able to qiieeu a. pawn. With two queens against; queen and rook ho won easily, Gyles resigniug on the' 35th lnor?. . . . . ■•■::.

Jourdain (white) v. Mason (black).— On resuming, black made in a series o£ exchauges, in which'white emerged with a piecc"up for three pawns. After a. long struggle black resigned on the BSth move.

Gnerson (whitelv. Hicks (black).—Centre Counter Gambit. After an interesting opening, both castled on the queen's tide. Grkrson instituted a good attack, winning three pawns, hut a hasty movo left him or.eu to a check by Hicks, which lost him his bishop. Black played the niiish very strongly, making tfie 'most of wlnles somewhat weak pawns. Mate or tho loss of the queen being threatened on the 39tli move, -Grierson resigned an interesting game. It is an. adage of chess players that.there is nothing more diffieult than to .win a, won game, and this was an exemplification of the sayiii" Miles, (white) v. .Tones (black).—Miles played tho Itiiy Lopez attack, which Jones delended with the Berlin defence On the iifth.movc..Miles advanced liis pawn to queens four, ,-md Jones captured queens knight, and this, led him into a cramped game. For some considerable time Miles was able to toko" possession of .the queens .file with his rooks, and this.prevented Jones from bringing his queens rook and bishop into action, thus greatly hampering, his game. On the twen v-secoml move Jliles won a pawn, and the following move played his rook (o queens eight, for-the. lime Ijein" locking up Jones s forces on the queens , ?idp. -\ lew .moves later .Innes. made a , serious onslaught in playing, bishop to knights two, which allowed Miles to win queen and bishop.lor rook. Seeing that furIher play was uwle-s, Jones resigned. Salisbury (white) v. <.: o ,inell (black).Atk'i- the «djouru«ienr, Sainsbufv-Avon lira,pinvns -in- and followed. Ins up by .curing his opponent's queen or a rook. Ihe, odd* thus, becoming too heavy to struggle against, Council resigned on his. fortieth move. ' : 'The-position-(it Ihc-'close of to-night's play is as.follows:— ■ ■ . ■ . . Games. . played. Won. Lost. Drawn. Pts. Hicks. ...... S 5 . 1 2 G Jourdnin ... 8 4 2 ~ 2 5 Grierson ...7 4- 1' '' 2' f> Gyles 8 i 2 i". .jj. Mason 7 . 3 1 , l. 2 -i.V KainsKiiry ... S' n' .1, a , '- ■ ■I^ James - S 2 .:| ".; .1 ;. .I', Miles ...;.. 8 • 2 ' ,1 ',1* ■ ;ij "Severne '.'.. 7 1 "'■ I f Kellin? . .!. 6 "■' 2J. .o; ', i :i Jones ...... 8 l' 5 2 2 Council ...'• 7 • 1 6" 0 1

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