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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 January 1939, Page 7

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NEW ZEALAND TOURNAMENT. KEELING AND DUNLOP LEAD. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WANGANUI, January 4. The penultimate round in the New Zealand chess championship was played tonight, all games being completed, including the adjourned games of the previous rounds. J. B. Dunlop (Dunedin) and F. K. Kelling (Wellington) are leading with eight points each, D. I. Jones (Auckland), J. A. Erskine (Invercargill) and H. McNabb (Nelson) being next,, each with 7| points. Other leading scdres are: E. H. Severne (Wellington), 7; R. O. Scott (Wanganui), 64; E. Rutherfurd (Stratford), 6. The final round will be played tomorrow. Results of round 12; — F. K. Kelling (Wellington) v J. B. Dunlop (Dunedin); Ruy Lopez. Dunlop gave up a pawn for attack in opening but did not follow the strongest line of play. The game attracted much attention from many spectators. In the end game Kelling was a pawn up, but with bishops opposite colours a draw was inevitable, and this was agreed to on move 51. G. Cole (Nelson) v E. J. Dyer (Wellington); Queen’s pawn, Bofoljubow’s defence. Dyer was careful in opening strategy, and offered a pawn, which Cole accepted, but as time was pressing Cole had to make two quick moves, and lost a piece, resigning on move 24 when he was forced to give up his queen.

H. McNabb (Nelson) v C. J. Taylor (Auckland): Retis opening. Through an oversight in the middle game McNabb. instead of giving a rook and two pawns for two minor pieces, lost two pawns for no compensation. Taylor was then able to attack on the king’s side, and won a piece, McNabb resigning on move 29. E. Rutherfurd (Stratford) v D. I. Jones (Auckland): Nimzovitch defence. After an uneventful opening. Jones placed a rook on the seventh rank and followed this up by sacrificing it for a threatened mate, Rutherfurd resigning at move 27. D. Heenan (Hastings) v E. H. Severne (Wellington): Queen’s gambit declined Cambridge Springs variation. After a normal development Severne initiated an attack on Heenan’s castled king, sacrificing a knight for three pawns in the process. Heenan’s castled king was exposed and he resigned at move 28.

W. J. Fairburn (Wellington) v R. O. Scott (Wanganui): Queen’s pawn. King’s Indian defence. Major pieces were exchanged off early and pawns became interlocked, a draw being agreed to on move 45. J. A. Erskine (Invercargill) v D. Lynch (Hastings): Queen’s gambit declined, Pillsbury attack. Erskine had a passed pawn in the end game and Lynch resigned when the queening of this pawn could not be prevented. Adjourned games resulted: —Round eight: Rutherfurd won from Cole. Round nine: Taylor lost to Severne. Round ten: Heenan lost to Jones; Scott lost to Taylor.