NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13095, 21 April 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION.

CONGRESS.

(rKESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM ) f Sv WELLINGTON. April 20 The Chess Congress, under the a,\&. ! ' : pices of the New Zealand Chess ciation, commenced in Wellington today. The proceedings were formally 'OS opened by the Mayor, the Hon. T. W- 7 Hislop. Tho following aro particutani H; of tho play, the competitor mentioned first in each case, playing white, and taking first move:— ..■'..-..--"■/,,v^i R. J. Baioes (Wellington Mw?. : ' : >? : CluW. OpemiTg QuoenVs Gambit ta«t&££ -S- '- Play proceeded on brisk Hues dozen uu/vce, when U*nwe tried iT^^ ;:J '' knight to pavies, but it ned instead of resulting I>avjes won the excfc&age K»k forijSSS V " Btack-s pley henceforth wee-» »troortte r •• ■ eventually Bar&es roeigeed Oβ the ao& V i mate in, threo moves Wcg. t --"'' J J. A. Connoll (Waiw* CW ClntW IL*^^ wH played tie Kny Lope opanue wd v ~sp£ eenes ot ensued, .wiuiitWere farrt apparently agamat tfe> Wain* pkw ■«#! but m development b> won two vans &•■?&s tho exchange. Thu» U» attack the pawn, which ww farced to tl»'pM seventh square, but aevar promoted. li^-"§* proved a most in-tererfiuj, baird-fougbt mm. .. >fe aiul resulted in * drew on the Itth, Sort : Con Mil eefttuod to haw the *&»ot»g« «t or* period, but upon analysis H proved to be • 1. draw position. ' H. lx James (Wellington Gbew C&di) v » F. K. Selling (Wellington O«w «nb) Jto V F Centre Counter opening >« adopted, wd £ Tery careful play w« tte coder for ti» fits* two tours, both players taking ihght tdvwv **" tage of the new rule giving » jjta,, «££ 7 time. At the oamtmenoemeat of the tbtfd * hour J stems sacrificed a biehep ux! two 4 pawne from Kelling, who wae, however, eb'« to extrioate himeeif from the ettock, and A emerge with the stronger game, ompeUiw -\ his oppoaent'e resirnetioa oq &c 48tii more. B. ilnson (Anokiand) v, Erewaaa (Aack- -fe Vnd> Opearns, v Qu«en'a Geaabrt dechned. "> Tie defence wee am Jinee. bet Sia *$ weak eighth move allowed Maeoa to win % 4 pawn and seouro a etnmg atkwk. Fiteimn iHi : vnae five prawns to the bad on the Mth nsoTt J|' omd ho ootild mot retrieve the poeitwa, •igaung on the Slst nuwe. t ~^" Kumaujr (Mestertoa), v , . E. Eatlveriocd *M (Wenganui). Opettiny Queen's Gambit de- 1 » clic«sd Play wae on orthodox Ws. slightly in Wlite'e f«rour, until by OTOtj?«& cautious pLay Kunxmer Allowed Itothexfccjf|lf to obtain a Tery dangerous attack, in the loss of an. importaM pawn, but th»||yj? gean of materiel rosultod in loss of end KununcT r despite being; greatly for time, forced a rather deoieive wia oo tinlgPls. , 30i3i move. •_ , 'l^is ! ? Ibe -Rev. A. Fox (TumaW) was *