CHESS CONGRESS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3, 3 January 1903, Page 2

CHESS CONGRESS.

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BUNBDIN, Friday,

The ninth round ojt tut cv*»» tourney was played thia uwrulug, aud re»uit*a sa .juoiws;— , _ iiames v. Edwards: Another Ruy LoBarnes ho.\. $ <£* ypuwiug- un lUa «wu iyuwarus a weaii pawn Hu>ve. ue move resjuuta jn Barn.cs gettins *uct su-ous anacit tuat W« oppfciAejit r*. i 6 nea on tiis iiiii wove, alter an oouft

\vciling v. Warsaw: Kelling opened wlllj . weaii variatiuo of -Clie liuwoo .fiaiw, t>y .vi.iuu auuruy wwn a pa-ww. At . .uiter W*t«*w ov*riooiica a '-pm," u*t;+<?fc>y 4 w»«op iv r nuuttM*. *ui4 l u»«» i>«ui uio\e ue resigned. wttfsueu v. iiaii.; Uitsueu ypened, and piayeil tMfc biei4aw delete. A most iutui-ebuus game luuowed. -dLilera good ' ux ftttacii and counter-jM-tacis ca»uefl xAcrsea \»um iwt> ruotfs, a wugui, and .aec yawua.as itgaiust JtJaiks queeu a*d ~wo pawns. eveutuaiiy on v. jWlies: Mason played Zuker.oi t, s tue gume very _.6ijy UU we totP move, woea *A«e Wi--iateu a t>rU4eJac aptacli on tiie kuig, §ivug a P u bisuop on tne B«H mgye. Mues -uouja l)»ve won immeaiaieiy, Dut tailed .o-" carry out the auacii in ttie most ad>. v aatageops manner- On the 53rd , move viiies won a pawn, and again the game to nave a successful issue In .is tavour, but tUrougii wasUng a move .vi'th his lung Miles avowed his opponent to force the positon by wluch tie oguM secure a etalemite. The game was a*. ..aaingly a draw. Grierßpn v. Foisytn: Griersgn a well known variation of the Ruy Lopez, <md got a strong centre with his pawwj, isoJating two of Forsyte's pawns and winning them eventually- After the 4ue§n§ «»a most Of the minor pieces had ueen exchanged the advance of Grier3on s centre pawns got Forsyth into oilfl' cuities, and led: to his resignation at the b6th move, after a stubborn defence -with a rook, bishop, and three pawns, agaipst ijrierson's rook, bishop, and five pawns. Messrs Forsytfo and Grierson are the champions of Otago and Auckland clubs respectively, J. C Grierson, of Auckland, is leading, with 6£ wins and li losses. The positions oi the other competitors are:—Forsytti (Otago), 6 wins, 2 losswi Balk (Qtago), Mason (Palmerston North) and Kelltng (Wellington), equal, with 6 wins, 3 losses each; Barnes (Wellington), 4 wins, 4 losses; Miles (Auckland), 3 wins, 5 losses; Cashen (Auckland)j 2i wins, &J losses; Edwards (Otago) and Warsaw (Otago), U wins and 6J losses each. The final will be played to-morrow.