THE CHESS CONGRESS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1955, 12 January 1914, Page 6

THE CHESS CONGRESS.

s FOURTEENTH ROUND. MASON & DAVIES LEADING. (By Telegraph.—Fross Association.) Auckland, January 10. The fourteenth round of tho chess championship was completed yesterday. Mason v. Wingheld (Pctroff). Wingfield soon began to got into difficulties, and threw away a bishop by an unaccountable blunder on the 13th move. Mason pressed his advantage and Wingfield resigned on the 23rd move. Mooro v. Davies (Ruy Lopez). Moore played a good game, getting up a strong attack, and Davies was on the defensivo for a long time. At move 25 Mooro played to win a pawn but overlooked tho loss of exchange. This material advantage gavo Davies tho better game, and ho obtained Moore's resignation on tho fifty-seventh move, Kelling v. Miles (Q.G.D.). Tho latter built up a fine attack, but owing to the strain of long-continued play, ho missed tho right continuation and shortly afterwards lost tho exchange. Rolling then forced the play and obtained his opponent's - resignation at move 40.

Barnes v. Stewart (French Defence). Tho gamo developed as a queen'B feanchetto defeneo. Stewar.t sealed his twentieth move. " When tho umpire opened tho envelope at tho evening session it was found that tho move stated was an impossible move. Stewart had written Bxß. No doubt ho intended B x ICT for there was no "B" which lie could take. Even so tho move was ambiguous as two knights were on priso to two bishops. According to the rule dealing with cases of this kind Barnes had the option of ordering tho offender to move his king and he duly exacted the penalty. Stewart's gamo was compromised by this and he never recovered. Ho resigned at move 56. Tho tourney had so far been singularly free from slips and this contretemps is to be regretted.

James v. Myers (Q.G.D.). Tho game, was level until the twenty-third move, when James made a weak move which allowed Myers to get a pawn strongly entrenched at R6. James resigned at his thirty-fourth move- when this pawn was threatening to queen. An interesting finish. flicks v. Grierson (Giuoeo Piano). Grierson evaded Hicks's favourite max lauge attack by playing P.Q.3 on his fourth move. A steady game resulted. Hicks advanced his ' pawns on tho queen's side, Grierson fully, after the exchange of rooks and minor pieces, leaving Hicks with Q and knight against Q and B, tho pawns being equal. Grierson won two pawns by neat play. Queens were then exchanged and Grierson forced the win, Hicks resigning on the fifty-third move. An interesting game. ■ The scores are now as follow:— Mason .' 16 Davies 10 Barnes 9 Gyles 9 Kelling 8i Miles S> Dodds 7 . Stewart '. 7 Grierson ~ 0 Sevcrne 6 Myers 5 Wingficld 4 James '. 4 Hicks 2 Moore 2