TELEGRAPHIC CHESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 152, 29 June 1926, Page 8

TELEGRAPHIC CHESS.

AUCKLAND V. OTAGO. This match was resumed last night. Twenty-two boards were played and ten were finished, the results being three wins tor Auckland, one for Otago, and "six draws. The other twelve boards go to adjudication. Two games were played on the table, viz., boards 5 and 22, and at board 4 half the game was played telegraphically last week, and the other half was played on the table A resume of the games is appended, the Auckland players' names written first. Auckland had white on the odd numbered boards. Board I.—Davies v. Stenhouse, jun., (Queen's pawn game) : Both sides played safely, and after an interesting middle game Otago exchanged judiciously and secured a draw.

Board 2.—Grierson v. Pihl (Albion counter gambit) : Black missed an early opportunity to exchange queens, and so disorganise white's pawns for the end game When the exchange did occur, the only advantage black got was the isolation of white's king's pawn. The game goes to adjudication with king and six pawns each. Board 3.—Jones v Stenbouse (Queen's gambit declined) : An orthodox game working on to an end game of rook and six pawns each, white's better arranged. Jones made full use ot this advantage and after tbe exchange of rooks was left with two pawns upon the queen's side, both passed. Stenhouse made a final desperate effort to break through on the king's side, but when Jones ignored this and went to queen his queen's knight's pawn, Stenhouse resigned. Board 4.—Arapoff v. Coombs (Benoni counter gambit) : Black gave up a pawn for the attack, which white staved off, and after exchanging tried to force the game on his pawn lead. Arapoff, however, established a blocked position, and a draw was agreed to.

Board s.—Fotheringbi-m v. Hamill (French defence) : White blundered in the opening and subjected himself to a hot but premature attack, which only resulted In exchange, and a promise from black to secure an advantage for the end game. This did not materialise, and the game was abandoned as a draw.

Board 6.—Roberts v. Cohen (Sicilian defence) : White won a pawn on the queen's side, and was playing to develop an attack on the king's side, when tbe game had to be abandoned prematurely and reserved for adjudication. Board 7.—Smith v. Myers (Giuoco pianissimo) : Black won a pawn, and exchanging secured an end game with his spare pawn passed but too far advanced to be supported. Smith recovered it making further exchanges in doing so. and the game was abandoned as drawn, with nothing but even pawns on either side.

Board 8. —Earl v. Wright (Giuoco piano) : White obtained a hot attack by sacrificing a bishop, but" dogged resistance on black's part prevented him from doing more than recovering his piece. The game goes to adjudication. with no material advantage, but with white still having the opportunity to do the pressing. Board o.—Coyne v. Tibbies (centre counter gambit) : Coyne won a pawn and secured a strong hold on the king's file, but miscalculating a mate sacrificed the exchange. An end game resulted, in which he has had all he can do to resist black's attack. Gone to adjudication.

Board 10.—Willis v. Gregg (Giuoco piano) : Willis set the attack quite early, and won a pawn. Still pressing he gave up this advantage and won the exchange instead. In this condition tbe game goes to adjudication.

Board 11.—iladdox v. Barclay (irregular) : Maddox developed a pretty attack with bishops and knights, which huddled black's pieces together, and at move •20 won the exchange. Barclay then broke away and developed a counter attack, which at the adjournment was being beaten back. Gone to adjudication.

Board 12.—Adklns v. Marlow (four knights): Black castled on to an open queen's rook file. White attacked there accordingly, but black brought off a coun-ter-attack in the centre, and giving np his queen for a rook forced a -mating position. Marlow then resigned.

Board J3.—Lees v. Allen (irregular*: Auckland pressed at ' first, but by surrendering a piece Otago retrieved the situation and recovered what he had lost. His attack, however, did not get home, and the game goes to adjudication, with even material, and Allen somewhat disorganised.

Board 14.—Baker, jun. v. Ward (Scotch game) : The opening was played regularly, and black came out with the better position, but by transposing moves lost the exchange. Gone to adjudication.

Board 15.—Barker v. Merrington (Ruy Lopez) : White attacked strongly, won a pawn.- exposed black's king, kept up the attack and forced a resignation at move 28, when checkmate was inevitable in three moves. * i

Board 16.—Sim v. Macdiarmid (French defence) : Black early got his centre pawn doubled, but got more freedom of position, and was still maintaining his pressure when the game went to adjudication. Board 17.—Lockley v. McCaskill (queen's gambit declined) : Lockley's .pressure won a pawn, and was- maintained to the .second game, when white-got one of his pawns passed. In this position- the game goes to adjudication.

Board 18.—Ruusam v. Watt (trench defence) : Black played for a locked pawn same, but only got a cramped position. Eventually white broke throujrh,' and the game had to go to adjudication at the pomt when black had to exert all his ingenuity to avoid crumpling up. Board 19.—Hastie v. Harming (Ruv Lopez) : By exchanges white trebled blacks pawns, and then won one of the three. Maintaining his pursuit, he won another pawn on the other side, and the frame goes to adjudication with white two pawns up both passed and supporting one another in the second game. But the bishops are of opposite colours. Board 20.—Osmond v. Gale (irregular) : A locked pawn position resulted early, and after various shuttings out of the leading hnTh 8 , , r ° m the Play ' osmoDd won a paw' adUnM~° °f; p " t0 make use of this advantage. A draw was eventually agreed

knf,h a t 'l. 2 R;~ Putm^ n v - Herbert (three KnijrlUS) . By an early oversight white lost a minor piece. He maintained a stout S rucgle.asainst these odds, but gradual* whit MS ' cad and ***&& jgSffi?) : jffifc. was an ovemsrhf. Fulton losing a rook After resi n ? ned: mptS t0 retrie ™ he