CHESS CONGRESS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 84, 3 January 1920, Page 9

CHESS CONGRESS

o FURTHER RESULTS NINTH AND TENTH ROUNDS The Che.ss Congress ivas advanced a further stage yesterday, when u start was made on llio ninth round at 9.30 a.m. Interest centred ciliielly on , the game between Mason and Hicks, tho'"loimer once again proving too good for his opponent. Mason is playing jvith undiminished energy, and now 'seems an assured winner. The game between Andeivioii and Dodd.s proved it brilliant victory for the former. He is only a young congress player,, and his defeat of the Nelson and ex-New Zealand champion came as a surprise. Smith playerl weakly against Fouliy in the opening stages, and made an impossible move !at move 10. Strange to say, it was di.--covered by neitihor player 'until playing tho game over later. The consequent I loss of position to Smith, left him a bad game, which he resigned. Ewen adopted | the Danish Gambit against Wild, and won in 22 moves. Lindsay put up :i , good fight against his more' experienced I opponent, but lack of ability in the 1 "end" game destroyed Oris chance, Sev'erne winning on the forty-sixth move. Faulknor played a sterling' game against his club male, ICelling. The younj? player was congratulated on his "great fight. Ivelling won on. the sixty-third move. The outstanding gamo of the rdnnd, Crmjiell r. Barnes, has yet to bo played. Ihe tenth round was begun at 7.30 o'clock in the evening. The first game finished was that of Dodd.s v. Lindsay. Dodds won two pieces early in the game, and, pushing his attack ' home, caused Lindsay's resignation on the nineteenth move. Faulknor defeated Anderson rather and t)he game will be entered' for the brilliancy prize. Connell succumbed to Mason, on 'the thirty-third move after a very interesting game. The adjourned games will be played at ft later stage, as a start on the eleventh round in the morning has been decided on. The following are' some details of the day's play:— Round 9, .Ewen v Wild (Danish GanMj.-Wild (black) played .well up to a certain point but wrong interpretation led him to make several bad moves, Ewen ranting o 1 ? n twenty-second move, i -n'S 1 (Centre Counter Gambii)— Smith playing white soon deviated from book lines. He made a false tenth move, which gTeatly influenced the subsequent course of tho game, and resigned on i)he thirty-seventh, move Mason v. Kicks (French Dcfence).1 Ins game developed openly. Hicks (buck) at. an early stago madtf n sortie with his queen, which, however, proved I Iruitless. Mason launched a stronr at:™fk ,oii the ninteenth move, compelling biack's resignation on the twenty-seventh move. Anderson v. Dodds (Philidor's Defence) —Anderson played white, and tjie gam developed on took lines. Dodds plavc the m ddle game badly, his pieces lackin cohesion. White pressed a strong attaron the 19th move, and won tho ciueei ti io i n vart ' s ' Dodds resigned oi the 23rd move. ' Severno v. Lindsay (Centre Counte bam bit;.—Lindsay, nlaving black, put ni a good fight. On the 35th move ho los the exchange of rook for bishop, tho en Miing position forcing his resignation oi ths 45th move. ■ T' au " rll °i' (flukertort Open ing).— this game proceeded very evenii until I'Viulknor's IHith move, which eii fihlod Rolling to win u valuable support ing pawn, 1-rom then on a great, strug-frli eii.sued, but Faulknor was eventual! l overcome, resigning on the G3rd move." Round 10. ' Faulknor v. Anderson (Petrotf's De fence)-This Aame soon deviated fron took lines. Anderson played a weal 12th move, enabling Faulknor to forci the retirement of a supporting knigh or its loss. Anderson chose the in tie; course. At tho 20th move a seres o] exchanges took place which gave Faulk nor a line chance, Anderson resigning or tho 2-fth.move. Lindsay v. Dodds (Giuoco Piano).—Lind. say, conducting the while forces, was soon in difficulties, losing a piece in each of black's Bth and nth' moves. lie resigned on the 19th move. Conneli v. Mason (Euy Lope/,).—Connell played white and adopted the Ruy Lopez. The game.proceeded evenly until black s 101 h move, when Mason began series of exchanges, leaving him with the preferential position. An oversight on his 2Gth move lost him the exchange, and he resigned on the 33rd move. • .the following table shows the, position of the contestants at tile end of the ninth round:— To L r Won. Lost. plav. Mason ....: SV i '4 ICelling , ,j Severno 7* 2 -I Dodds G 3 4 'Barnes 6 1 fi 'Hicks 5 0 j Foully i] .4 Ewen :. 4 5" 4 Anderson 4. 5 '4 tConnell .1 5 5 Faulknor ■ 21 61 I Smith 2" f .( Wild 1 8 4 Lindsay 0 9 4 'Two games to nlay. +One game to nlar. Severne and Dodds each have two draws included with their losses. ■ To-day's Routine. T)m eleventh round will be plaved in (he Education Board's rooms'at fI.HO a.m. All piayers are reouested to be present. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon a bowling match will.be played 011 tho Wellington giwn 'between chess nlayers and bnwler=. The following are the teams:— Chess Players—Berry, Fanllcnor, TCnowles, Barnes (sA; Tanner. Blake. Dcdd.s. Connell (5.,1 Bowlers—Fyams. .T. \. Bennett, TTildn.'tli. Redge (s.):- G. piisscll, A. Phelps. Wiielan,. D. Jf'Laren (s.).