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Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1933, Page 3

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new ZEALAND CHAMP-ON3IIIP. THREE ROUNDS • NOW COMPLETI (Per Press Association, Copyright)

DUNEDIN, December 28. Play was resumed in the thiid round of the Neiv Zealand Chess Championship thi s morning, and the afternoon was devoted to unfinished grmes, the fourth round being started at the evening session. It was announced that two special prizes had been given by competitors. Y r Ke.ling having made a. donation of £2 2s for a brilliancy prize, and Mr PiW a similar amount for the best ipco\ ery prize. The first three rounds are now completed. Round One. —Gyles heat Hicks. GJ’le , who had a. move, chose a Buy Lopez opening, and Hicks defended ui.h t e Heinit" defence. Opportunities were missed by both players, and Hicks eventually forked a bishop and ioo< with a knight. Gyles withdrew WN rook, leaving the bishop unsupported Hicks took the bishop, which resulted in lost position.

Round Two.—Jones v. Gyles (Queen- s Pawn opening): —Jones had the nune. Gyles defended with the Indian defence Although not a. spectacular g me, it was followed by the onlookers wi-b keen interest. It became ,ve.r.y com-pji-eaied, and .finally a ; draw was agreed upon on the s ; xty-Seventh move. Watt v. Kelling (French Kelling,. who had the move, missed a chance /of gaining, two minor pieces for a rook in the middle o ihe game. Several exchanges followed, and, resulting in an end game, -it looked like a draw. when. Kelling made an unsound sacr'fice, losing a rook foi a pawn, which entailed his resignation at move 37.

Third Round.— Dnnl p v. Jones :—An Alekihine defence was transposed in-o a Vienna opening. Dunlop had the move. A couple of moves after an exchange of pawns and knights, and queens • were exchanged, leaving Dunlop in a strong centre position, and on the fifteenth move he captured an isolated pawn. Dunlop developed his attack. Jones resigned on the forty-sixth move. Le Petit v. Severne (Queen’s Pawn game) :—Le Petit had a move. Severne defended the opening wi h a Qambridge Springs defence, but omitted one of the attacking moves in opening. This allowed his opponent to -break up the attach,' and obtain rather a better game. After exchanges, each player was left with two rooks and six pawns, and a draw was agreed upon on the thirty-eighth move. Gyles v. Scott-.—Scot,- h d a move, and played the Sow variation of the Paiy Lopez. He sacrificed a pawn for a strong attack, during .which fic/iast a further pawn. Gyles set up a blockade, and. weathered Scot/s" ..atbcic with e.vtra pawns, and : wpn • on 1 the fifty-second move, after a-, . very complicated game, in which Gy.es’ st’atpgy undoubtedly gave him ,an advantage.

Hicks v. Pihl: —A Zukert.ort opening, Hicks .h'vi.rg-’the 1 move; /iftcr-iin exchange of' knights arid pawns on the nineteenth move, Pihl, tnrough a ■ •-reless move, lest his other knight. Eventually Hicks threatened to queen a pawn, and as Pihl was unable to stop it, he resigned on the sixty-fourth move.

Kel ling v. Didsbury:—The opening was Queen’s Gambit Declined. Didsbury had the move. .The game was level until the thirty T seventh move, when Didsbury, who was pushed; for time, lost an exchange. Playing with good judgment he -secured compensation in position, and a long battle ensued. Selling, found the right move in several difficult and indicate positions, and just' managed to .land a. win at move 67.

Fourth Round:—The following wr»* the draw for the four.h .round: .Smith v. Didsbury, Jones vr Gyles v. Dunlop, Kelling. v. Le ARttit, Beverne v. Hicks, Pihl v. Scott. Jones v. Watt (Queen’s Gambit Declined) :—Jones had the move. The game proceeded on j:regular lines and after-a normal number of exchmges, Wrt: had. if anything,, the better position.. He rcade -a bad mistake in taking a queen’s pawn, the result being that he, in order'to avoid mate, would have to sacrifice his queen, so he resigned on the twenty-fi.fr h move. The scores t-o date - are a s follows: Pihl 3. Jones 2-1, Gyles 21, Dunlop 2, Watt 2, iSeverne 2, Kelling 2. ‘Scott 11, Hicks 1-1, Le Petit G Didsbury 1, Smith 0.