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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18267, 29 December 1924, Page 5

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DOMINION TOURNAMENT. (PRISS ASSOCIATION TEr^GEAM.) NELSON, December -". The first round in sectional play of tllC Now Zealand Chess Tournament whs concluded ou Saturday. Results: - Section A.-E. A. Hicks beat Fairburn, Bullock beat Anderson, Purely beat Dodds. Section 8.-Kelling beat Hicks, Yaughan beat Scvcrne, Cole and Eylcs drew, l'ihl, a bye. The second round resu'.tcd as follows: SECTION A. Purdyv. Moir.—This was a. Queen's Pawn game. In tho opening Moir obtained a strong position. The middle game exchanges gave Moir a much 6trorger queen sicic pawn position. Purdy established a strong pawn centro, though hi 3 queen's pawn was weak. Moir won this pawn neatly and played a careful end game, seeming a well-earned victory. G. P. Dodds v. Stcnhoußc—Tho latter played the Indian Defence to the Queen a pawn game, and obtained a fino position. Dodds, in breaking Stenhouse's attack, gave him passed pawn at queen's fifth. Further exchanges weakened Stenhouse's king's position. A strong advance cf well-supported pawns gave Dodds a well-deserved victory. Fairburn v. Anderson.—Fairburn obtained a singular pawn development. Anderson castled queen's side and opened king side files and with rooks and queen launched an attack that brought a- checkmate of Fairburn's king. E. A. Hicks v. Bullock.—An interesting French defence game evenly and keenly contested. Exchangos left Bullock with doubled pawns on king's file. Hicks later captured tho advanced pawn, and playing faultlessly. won the game. SECTION B. E.E. Hicks v. Gyles.—A Ruy Lopez opening. Hicks early gave up a bishop for a knight. Gyles opened bishop's file for rook and with queen and bishop added made i» formidable attack upon Hicks's castled king. Hicks's pieces were cramped and he could not make an adequate defence, Gylcs's double rooks to support queen bringing abolit the complete downfall of Hicks. Kelling v. Cole. —Cole obtained a fine position in a Sicilian game by exchanges. Kelling spoilt the force 'of Cole's attack and broke Cole's kingside pawn position. Cole advanced kingside pawns with great effect but omitted the crowning move. Kelling; seized the opportunity, and with tho rook and queen mated Cole in five moves. P. M. Dodds v. Vaughan.—Yaughan soon took over the The Ponziani game was adopted by Dodds, and in the middle game he won a minor piece. Later ho forced an exchange of queens, and with superior material forced Dodds to resign. Pihl v. Severne. —Pihl built up a strong 1 attack from his Zukertort game and established his knight at queen's fifth. He failed to make the best of hi 3 position, and Severne was enabled to improve his chances and gain more freedom. The game had still much interesting play left, but the players decided upon a draw.