CHESS.
DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP,
TITLE RETAINED BY DAVIES. The Dominion chess championship was concluded yesterday, and by winning the play-off against F. K. Selling (Wellington), A W. O. Davies (Auckland) retained the title. The congress, which lasted eight days, was plaved under the auspices of tlie i>evv Zealand Chess Association. The tropuj i, won for 12 months, thus goes bach to Auckland. The Game. Davies v. Kelling-aieti's ppening). The game went on on modern im<es •into' the middle game, which decidedly interesting. , K ? ,"*? an centre pawn, but , 1 pensation in position, {T* had to play carefully. , an indifferent move, which, r ,' was not taken full advantage of, and, to relievo the pressure Kell.ng challenged queens. After the exchange. ot queens, the latter was rather . P . bavins his kin B verv much out o A little later. Ivelling allowed Dav.es to win the isolated centre pawn, which gave the latter two strong passed pawnin the centre of the board Kell.ng was unable to stem the tide of these yawns and resigned after a hard tought battle. The game lasted o~ moves.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19200, 5 January 1928, Page 9
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