CHESS CONGRESS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4, 5 January 1903, Page 3

CHESS CONGRESS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

GRIERSON WINS CHAMPIONSHIP.

DUNEDIN, Saturday

The chess championship tournament concluded to-day, the final round requiting a fellows:—

Balk v. Miles: This was the first and only Evans' gambit of the tourney. Milts replied with a compromised defence. Baih obtained a strong attack, ami forced a "in on the 41st move. Forsyth v. Mason: Mason decl'ned «ngs gambit, and played Falkiner s counts gambit. Forsy.h made a w>.*k inn meve, and his op.-vie.ii devilling an overwhelming attach, Forsyth resigned on the 26th move, and made the chalnpionship a certainty for .Grierson. Grierson v. Kelling: Grierson opened with the Ruy Lopez. After the 18th move Kelling initiated an attack on his-oppo-nent's queen, and after an exchange of a majority of the pieces Grierson's position was hopeless, and he resigned on the oOth move.

Barnes v. Warsaw: After some play Warsaw suggested a draw, but Barnes "wight it a good practice to play out, Ml lad to resign on the COth move. Mwards v. Cashen: The latter played a frencn defence, and scored a somewflat lijcky win after the 08th move.

r, . Wins. Losses. Grierson 51 ' L \ Forsyth '. r % Balk ..."".;;;;;■ X ?, Mason ""' c q Keuiag ::::::::::::::: I \ Barnes 4 5 Cashen '" « «. Miles ;; f f Warsaw ""."" <n R x Edward* i| S X'n F ° TS ? th - Kelling,"and Mason "tied 3L5? nd place - Mr Justice Denniston's ~° n wa s made flfth prl*«. and they accordingly divide £21 v equally.

(Special to "Star.")

DUNEDIN,'this day. Bin fl«? rSC l n ' this year ' s chess cham " S *"t at an association conh« «„„ ears ago at Christchurch.when he n i y ti one game out of ten, though tiJ f es held good Positions in and then made mistakes. The louowing year at Auckland he came out 0f 2i and last year, also at taMTf ' - made the sam e score. This «A fEn h « try for the championship, STghJE? Ume he has secured a place. £S s , 011 w taught chess when a sionaliv w y hlf L father ' and played occawhen 20 vf° re h 1 came t0 New Zealand cheTter A n « the nel Shbourhood of ManW farmt* < co ™ in Z to the colony he jSS % the , Walkat °> and for 13 moved to-a ,? layed a game - He then w2d h* P? land J and in a y ear °r two KafflL P ? nSO S. by Club - m then ho "P, the book. Prior to this won tH p h Studied the same. In 1895 he ?.- year he also won the aistZ Ihip.1 hip . 'nltiated icr Auckland nnd KS? 155 game s out of 19. The Club he .. oa Pturea the Auckland ?' a ™ P l onshl P. and in 1897 was c^«ou t^ same tourney. In 1898 he Wand at the Auckland meetto one of ti?,« ,n 1899 ' 1900 ' IWI - and "V °«t tr a nfti year ?, Wlnnin s m games WAer^L 6^, 6116 " 1 cluh record - to fc noVSS hl ndlco 1 ps coulcl b0 added - KrJoUip 656^3 Win in the