THE CHESS CARNIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1634, 28 December 1912, Page 5

THE CHESS CARNIVAL.

NELSON-SECOND DAY. j POSITIONS OF COMPETITOES. | (By MegTa.pl>.—Press Association.) | Nelson, December 27.' I iiie New Zealand chess championship j tourney , was continued to-day, the second, flu Tounds being got under way, ; liio completed games'with the results aro \ as follow;-- _> Second Round, ! Gyles v. Dodds.—The opening—a Guioco' i linno—soon developed into a lorn of the ' i i,. P"®' a vel 7 ev en position being established up to the twentieth move ' through Blacks king-sido pieces being sadly undeveloped. Au advance of White's ' ■'! Jung-side pawns left his bishop, pinned i \m -!; 011 i n ? noiv . unsupported .queen, -j Uhite, to improve his pawn position, cx- i changed queens, and quickly brought his ! rooks and knights into play,-but Black, j staved off the attack, and, with his dan- ; geroiis extra bishop, still further weaken- ; ed the game for White, who' therefore re- ! signed. Mason'v. .Tames—The champion opened i with Quers Bishop's Gambit* which James ' declined. The game then developed oh I well-known lines -until, through the mediunr of a pawn exchanged by Black ' about the tenth movo, White's central -! pawns became well, posted with the bish- ■! ops, at long range, bearing upon ! kings position. White moved' his queen to king's knights fourth, .establishing at ■ strong position to the twenty-second move, 1 White forced tho exchange of .bishops j Black's que?n, in retaking, being placed i out of touch with his defence. White fol- ! lowed up liis advantage, but Black con. ! trived to strengthen his position. He could not, however, prevent a ' pretty I checkmate, and resigned. ■ ■ " 1 • ] Maunsell v. Severne.—Maunsell opened ' with tho Scotch Gambit, ' and ' making the correct replies, was able to \ retain the Galnbit pawn after an ex- '■' > change, of minor pieces. In the . early ! middle game, Black forced on opening ini . the king's bishop's file. White, by a ..! weak move, gavo Black an opportunity of [ winning a knight, and, with this advohv ::'i tage* he obtained an attack upon White's-' { king's position, forcing the exchange of A queens. On tho twenty-eighth 'move Black further improved his advantage, j White being unable, during the succeed- 'I ing moves, to gain any of his lost ground, j and therefore resigned tho game. . . j Cole v. Sainsbury.—The game adopted ] was the Zuketort game, but, by the rapid advance of the pawns on the queen's side,and the ensuing exchange, it assumed ths form of tho queen's bishop's gambit. He attempted to exchange, to open ■ White's kings knights file, which quickly, transferred liis rooks to the kings' side, and set up a strong attack to save tha ': position. Black skilfully forced the exchange of queens, but White continued his attack, and Black, losing a knight on the 44th move, capitulated to the superior force. ' .

The games Selling v. Barnes, and Grier--con v. Hicks were unfinished at ths close of tho sessions, aid were allotted to the second round.

Positions of Players. The position of the players at the enij of the second Toundwere as follow:— Unfinv Won. Drawn. Lost, Mason 2 0 0 0 Barnes 0 .00 1 Severne 2 0 0 2 Dodds 10 0 1 Colo • 1 0 0 1 Gyles .............1 0 2 0 Hicks .0. 1 0 2 . Kelling 0 1 .01 Sainsbury ...... 0 1 '1 0 Grierson ...... 0 0 0 2 James 0 0" 2 0 Mauiisell 0 0 2 0