THE CHESS CONGRESS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 3

THE CHESS CONGRESS.

GRIERSON LEADING. . TENTH ROUND CONCLUDED. (By Talon raph.—Pross Asßoclation.) Nelson, January 8. Tho tenth round of the ciicss championship tournament was concluded this evening. The- following are details of tho games:— Dodds v.-Grierson—Dodds had tho movo and Griorson played tho Sicilian Defence. Tho opening was played carefully, and Dodds exchanged a bishop for a Imight, opening Grierson's king's knight file. Tho next movo with tho queen removed support from a knight, which Griorson annexed. In tho 27th movo, Dodds again made an oversight, losing a knight for nothing, and he resigned. ' . Barnes v. Mauusell —Maunsell made the French Defence against Barnes's opening. He made an exchange of pieces, gaming a' pawn, and Barnes, letting the pawn go, .put iu a strong attack on Maunsoli's knight at queen's second. Ma-uusell had a sound defence, and later exchanged rooks. From • this Barnos seemed to have the stronger game, and when at move SG Maunsell was unable to save a piece ho resig'ned. , Sninsbury v. Severn©.—This was a Giuocri Piano game, in which Sainsbury sacrificed the queen's pawn to obtain an. attack. He also opened tho king's bishop's Mo for his rook. Pieces were quickly exchanged, Severne retaining tho extra pawn, but having tho pawns doubled on queen's knight hie. The pawn ending was very quickly conducted, Soverno winning on the 38th movo. Rolling- v. Gyles.—Gyles declined the Queen's Gambit offered by Kelling, and quickly advancing his queen side pawns, made these troublesome for Kelling. Kelt ing'endeavoured to cut them off, but had dilficulty in developing his queen's bishop. Gyles altered his plan of attack, and Kelling-, with a knight and bishop, hampered Gyles's rook piay, and with tho bishop Kelling won tho advanced pawns,-regain-ing those he had previously lost. Towards the end of the middle game Kelling got in among Gyles's pawns with his. bishop, but having captured ono ho lost ; the bishop, Gyles making a good counter attack on Killing's rook. A very interest ing end-game is still in progress. ■'. James v. Colo.—Cole played the garian Dofencc to James's quiet opening and James was forced to open tho kings bishop file James castled on tho queen's sido, and worked .up an overwhelming attack on the king's wing with pawns, rooks, bishops, and queen. Tho pawns forced open the way, ,and a .forced, exchange of queens and minor pieces left Coles a'rook down, and .with the sure loss of another piece, he [ thereupon resigned. ;' ' ■' ',-■,•'' Mason v. Hicks.—This opening was the queen's gambit declined, Kicks moving a bishop to king's fourth, exchanged .off a knight. In tho middle game neither player took 'any risks. Hicks made an attack upon the king's 6ide with his queen, and tho queens were each threatened and exchanged. • The knight's file boing. opened thereby,, Mason took.possession of this file with doubled rooks, but "soon after exchanged rooks, and an interesting end game, with six pawns each, and Hicks with a knight against a bishop, took place At ono stage matters were very critical, but care caused each to exchange off and. race with pawns for .queening. Each got & queen, but Hicks had a pawn up, and in the end gave. Mason a chance of stalemate, which makes the game-drawn. , :■ The, position of • tho players at the conclusion-of tho/tenth round was as follows:— '■■'.''■.- Won. Drawn. Lost. Points. Grierson ...: 7 ' 2 ■.'• 1 .8 Hicks ...'.-. G 3 -.'I. 71Giles ':'. G ■■•' 1 2 : G\ Bai'nes G 13 GJ Severpo .:' 5 -23 G Kelling .... .5 1-3 .-5J Mason. •'• 4 2 1 . 5 Cole .;. :...;. 3 1 G 31 Dodds'.... 3 1 . 6 •■..■31 . Sainsbury ...... 2 2 . G y3 . Maunsell. ........ 2 0 • 8 2 .'James .'. 1 2 7 2. The gamo-Kelling v. Gyles is. still unfinished. '' -■ :