CHESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 306, 27 December 1928, Page 14

CHESS.

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP

TOURNEY AT WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The games of the first round of the Jsew Zealand chess championship, which commenced to-*dav, resulted as follows: E. E. Hicks v. Fairburn.—Hicks played the Reti game in defending uniil he iva? able to build *p a strong position. Exchanges resulted in Fairburn weakening his position. Hicks thereafter conducted the end game in line style, winning the first game finished in the tournament.

Scott v. Miller.—This was a queen pawn game, evenly developed until Miller in the exchanges left Scott with a very strong attack on the king's side. Over-cautious play by Scott caused him to miss a fine line of play, which promised to bring about Miller's downfall. The latter, however, built up a very fine defence, but Scott's doubled rooks on the bishop's file again gave liini a strong game. Miller was forced to exchange queens, but Scott failed to make the best of hi 3 attack, and allowed Miller to win the exchange. Miller was able to force a win on the 73rd move.

McCrea v. Gyles.—Bird's opening was played' in this game, with a very even development of pieces. Gyles eventually outmanoeuvred McCrea in the end game, forcing a win on the 46th move. Kelling v. Severne. —The Ruv Lopez opening was adopted, and very even positions resulted. Kelling pushed forward his queen side pawns, forcing Severne to retreat his knight. The. middle gam© exchanges left the game very even, but Kelling, in attrnpting to force his pawns through on the king's wing, gave Severne a chance to win a pawn. A draw agreed upon at the 55th.. move. ». __