CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1932, Page 3

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

GUNDERSEN LEADING

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

NAPIER, 4th. January. The tenth round of the Dominion chess championship was played to-day.

Rutherford lost to G. Gundersen. Queen's Gambit declined. Gundersen earlyassumed a commanding position', and-of-fered ;i rook, a sacrifice which was declined. White resigned on the 62nd move. Grierson lost tcrPurdy.- Sicilian. Purdy played.. a. steady; 'game; .and gradually gained the supremacy. , Smith- lost--to- Fairb'urnl French defence^ Fairburn proved, himself the more experienced, player: ■ Severne lost to-Ersk'ine, French. Severne missed a, chance. of -TV-inning' on at> exchange, and later exchanged three pieces for his opponent's' Queen.' Both players were short of time, and Erskine secured a white Queen for a piece. Mate shortly followed.

Gyles beat Kelling. Queen's Gambit declined. Gyles won a pawn; and Kelting got a somewhat cramped, position. He resigned. , . '- Rev. Miller lost to Maddoi." French. Miller captured a pawn early, but a premature attempt to force ' his advantage brought about his downfall.

Scott beat O'Hallorari. ■ Nimzowitch. O'Halloran gained a pawn, and hid a drawn game immediately after the ndjournment, but took the wrong road, and lost "a 'piece, and the game.

■ Scores after the tenth round are as follows:— ■ : ■

Miller lost to Gundcrsen. Queen's Pawn game. Gunderson developed a fierce attack and (finished with an unusual mate. Grierson r- lost to Erskine, who, taking advantage of .an' oversight on Grierson's sixteenth, move, finished with a pretty mate on the twenty-first move.

W.- D. L. TI. Gundersen 8 I 1 8J6 Krskine ...;V?.. 8 0 2 8 Gyles 8 0 2 8 Purely ...;.».;... B 0 ~2 8 Kelling .,ii.V;.. 5 2' 3 6 Scott ....:..'..... 5' 1 4 5>4 Severne ...^.A.. 3 4 3 3 Maddox '4 . 2 4 5 Fairbum ....,.< 4 * 1 5 4% Rutherfuid 2 17 3 Grierson ........ 2 2 6 3' Miller .......... 2 17 2% O'Halloran' ...;.'. 118 1% Smith 118 VA Some games were completed in the first session' of. the- eleventh round.