CHESS CONGRESS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 156, 30 December 1925, Page 5

CHESS CONGRESS

FIFTH BOUND GAMES,

(tt ritWtAPB.—MtU 4MOCIA>>O«.) DUNEDIN, This Day. The fifth round of games in the Now Zealand Chess Congress commencedl this morning. * - Section A. Miller v. Barnes.—rQucen's Pawn opening. , Rapid < reducoJ the material considerably, and at'tliu adjournment the game was greatly in Miller's favour. Severne v. Crakanthorp.—Kars Cann Defence. The position adjourned with Crakanthorp a piece to the good. Moir v, Dunlcp.—Queen's' Pawn Game. An interesting and' complicated position arose through Dunlop making a v,ery spectacular move by off;ring his queen for nothing. Gyles v. Fenwick.—Buy Lopez. Fenwick lias doubled pawns, and Gyles is pressing the attack. ' Section B. Purdy'v. Davis.—Davies missed iis best line and is now a pawn down. Falrbairn v. Pihl.—Queen's Gambit Declined. A very hard,f.gh* was slightly in favour of Pihl at the adjournment.

Kelling v. Anderson.—Ruy Lop^z. An exceeding}}' interesting contest, with the chances about even. .

E. A. Hicks v. Erskine.—Queen 7s Gambit Declined. Erskine came out of the opening a bishop for two pawns, and should win.

E. E. Hicks and Stenhouae have byes in their respective rounds.