THE CHESS CONGRESS.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7748, 31 December 1890, Page 6

THE CHESS CONGRESS.

[?KKBS ASSOCIATION TKIQBABT WELLINGTON, Dccembf 30. : In the game Hookiiam {Uhifartorcfc} ; against Brown (Working Men's Ciuybotii ■ played with, the greatest caution. fcurUj after ten o'clocu Brown sacriflsd a kulght for a pawn, bat with no «*ms, i and at the nfty-slxih move Brdrtt w* signed. It was-iho longest gasfl je{ ; played in tbe Congrexs. : This moruiiiK, Mouat (Danedß hsSi flrat move ogtdusc Hookham Jiriaf church), Scotch Gambit boingglajfiJ, Mouat agaiu advanced hU p*tf* v«rf rapidly, and gatttng a splendlcMtek mated his redoubtable opponent sore ai 23. This is tfookham'a firat rove», Tlw winner decupled only tf? t-H" loser 1 h0ur,.17 mlaiUet. Tlieawebr t ween Ollivier and Littlejohii laircating .' great interest, the former being&e QitiJ player who ha» uot, yet suU'ored Aii pieaent, it looks as if Ollivtar catjoS s&t* a pawn. v ' Otlivler; (ChßMchurch) bailhe frtf move oealnet Littlcjohn who replied with Hit; iireuch dajuoe. At the luncheon adjournment *M lattef's position was good, bub he afcajftt*&feß away, OUivitr muting at moiiSij wises each player had tfhtid witliint tls&al&mt of two hours. Brown (Woititt JW< Club) hud the move agaittnt3l«&*?bs3 (Duuedin). At move 11 iho fate tmlfiued a bishop for a pawn, gei.(!jJasMoai| but only temporary attach, i'tbe 4TtSs move he resigned, his poaQa I»WJ hopeless. ,\* Sexton won the game with fifum, * Barnes beat Edwards, the after his adversary had forced%usaaaa« knight with a pawn. i 'Iho draw for the fifth dfyjkffi' morrow is:—Sexlon v Edwar|i s ß«rftl» 1 Brown, Siedeuerg v * Mouat, Llctlejohn v Boltou. W . , if Ollivier is the only uubefi# mm a m preisent. ':" ; [fboh our cobkkspoj«9?t<3 WSLLINGTON. Dfemfos* Mr Hookliam, the chain pioujbw ms^fesi with Air Mouac (Danedin). Sfe3t«§ f. gambit'woe the opening. Jjua6,«te4 g, npecittllty seems to be the i?W ae**ss« E ol his pawns, noon -" m_ the ttuperiorlty of poHitlon.fid t&iuAd f; the general surprise inegaa-lWitoiw » early termination in the cJ#3»«p?f ffi the champion at tho 23rd tiU. »f *• p M. Ollivier played Rgauißt JXlt&j** g 'ihe latter'- was eviaently i£:itt w form. He: adopted the £V«eb fesfess* M which ia very popular just of. Ke #» » a pawn early in the WjP*w fe least to have drawn the gu& mil K*S» 1| even to save it, and at tf .38t8 "tf? %g admitted defeat. Iv Mr ¥i iffi?* , ** m game agaiuet Mr Siedebcrj tbe *W« %4 opeiiiDß was otuplojed. |'| at hla best, being manJf<oy ' I with hie long aud sever! «tFB!P*, » - | the previous day against e i^£ AC the eleventh move h\g*s*s S * ; attack by taking a bishop fd S %, | the advantage proved . V! | resigned, at the l7th move^S«pMfe -,< ■If * position as desperate. '/■ 1 watu)and Boltoa (Workfnitfw* «*,l i ; begao at 2.30, and by the fcatig**"',. 't. Sexton had won a knight fd* " the4Bth move Sexton anm*(C«*M«£ : i in three moves. Edwarda.JtoTO? 1 ! 1 rt J and Barns < Wellington) ' Lopez game. At move 10 JTM .■».{£ ,J exchange of a rook for a ke&VCi*JS 1 2&rd move he forced a , s with a pawn, and Edward the 41th move. OlUvlor i leading, having won all Hookham, Barns, Mouat, ftfe««^eloae up, each having ~ The game Sextou v Kd^WjMy^ §layed to-night in -• I i exton had a kni«h6 \ I good. ■...- ■■ tiir , •; '!