THE CHESS CONGRESS!

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1637, 2 January 1913, Page 5

THE CHESS CONGRESS!

0 seventh round played. hicksTeading. ' (By Telegraph—Press : Nolson, January 1. Tho Now Zealand chess championship oongrcss was continued to-day, whan, tho eovonthround', was concluded," and tho eighth game commenced. 'Tho dotailß of tho games are as follow:—; :■ ,:' . Sainsbury v. James.—James in this gamo replied .with tho two. knighhs' : doand quickly opened up the bishops file for his rook. This piece; bccaino blocked, and Sainsbury won tho exchange At niovo 24 Sainsbury offered tha 'OSchange.of queens, fames moved l up a pawn, so as to entrap Sainsbur/e queen, but. the trap had a flaw, for Sutiisbury, fronVhis good position/ was onablod, by a rapid exchange of pieces, to bring; about James's downfall. ' - Gyles v. Sovorne.—Gyles •, played tho gambit form of tho Vienna opening! Soyorone changed off minor pieces cany, and gave Gyles a very open gniiio. The latter attacked 6troußly, making good use of the opon knights file. Ho forced the oxohango of quoons.i;and of a bishop for a knigut, Winning two queen's sido pawns, Pushing the attack with his works, Gyles , won a bishop, and after a desultory hunting of his king, Severno resigned. Colo v. Hicks.—Cole opened with the queens pawn game, and. both players obtained a free, open' position. The exchanges of tho middle gamo woro of no hdvantagq to cither sido. .Hicks, however, later took a pawn with his queen, which, owing to a threatening mate, could not bo taken. Hicks exchanged queens, and won tho rooks pawn opposing his queen 6ido pawns. A few wovw later tooks were exchanged, and Colo, being powerless to prevent ,the opposing bawns quconing, resigned. ''■■■■ Dbdds v. Barnes.—Barnes made the Morphv dofenco to DoddsVllily Lopest. Ancvo'n gamo was played up to move 23, when Dodds threatened to win a pawn. Barnes attacked tho opposing queen.thua biieaking up tho attack .upon his position. The exchanges bringing* in the end gamo,left both players with shattered pawns and Barne.s with a,knight against Dodds's bishop. Dodds had a chanto of lrinnling ft pawn, but his queen would have been out of play; He exchanged tho queen. Barnes rapidly advanced a pawn, and shut off Dbdds's support, and the latter, eeolng that ho must lose 'hig pawns, resigned,

EIGHTH HOUND. ■ Mnson boat Coles Rolling boal.Mimnsell. Tho position of tlio players n't tho cud of tho seventh round is (is follows:— Won. Drawn. Lost. Pis. JTicks 5 2 . 0 6 Griorson ...' 4 1.. 1 Gylra «..»• •>»•>• 4- 1 2 ■ 4j Sfivevno 3 2 ,2. ' 4 Bnrnes ..........I....... 4 0 3 4 Mason 3 1 2 31 Rolling, 3 ■ 1 2 , 31 Colo 3 h 3 SI Jlodds. ;3.: o ' 4 .1 SninifWry 2 14 lj .Tnnms 1 0 2 5 . 1 Mmmsoll ■ 0 0 0 0: Tho games. MtiunsoII v, Mnson and Grieraon r. Rollins, aw unfinished.