CHESS TOURNEY

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 1, 2 January 1931, Page 7

CHESS TOURNEY

SIXTH AND SEVENTH ROUNDS

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ROTORUA, This Day. At the end of the sixth round of thai New Zealand chess tourney the position of the. players was as follows:—

Erskine and Maddox had one game unfinished. The following were the games in th<s sixth round: — j Fairburn v. Greenfield.—A queen's pawn game, in which I'airburn. exchanged a knight for a bishop, opening Greenfield's rook file. Fairbucn set up, a fine attack with doubled rooks on the king's file,! forcing Greenfield's uncastled king to the, knight's square. He failed to continue strongly, and Greenfield, by judicious exchanges, obtained the bettor pawn position. Fairburn resigned when Greenfield forced a pawn to queen. Miller v. Kelling.—A Centre game in which Kelling won the exchange and a pawn, with an open bishop's file. Miller counter-attacked, but was unable to sava the position, and inadvertently left his king to be checkmated on the Rook* square. Pleasants v. Kummer. —The Ruy Lopez, with an early exchange of knights, white winning a pawn. > Kummer got a bad pawn position, but set tip a fine attack. He missed winning a piece, and Pleasants was able to force several exchanges, leaving himself with a winning pawn position. Kummer fought carefully, but could not save the game. Severne v. Gyles.—A Queen's Pawn game of great interest. Severne early gave up, a'pawn to castle his king, to safety. Gyles played carefully and strengthened his queen side pawns. A; great contest for position, filled the middle game, and this was in Gylcs's favour. Severne plaj^ ed skilfully to stop the advance of Gyles's passed pawns, and had to let a pawn fall. At the right moment Gyles gave up a knight for, a pawn, and was able to force a win. Herbert v. Grierson.—An interesting Sicilian game. Herbert hadi the disadvantage in the opening, but-exchanges on the queen's side gave him the better pawn position. He mismanaged the advance of these pawns, and Grierson was able tv set to win a bishop. However, "he"cooped up his own king for a checkmate, and had to release the pinned bishop, to save the game. A pawn at queen's seventh gave him the victory. Erskine v. Maddox.—Unfinished, i

SEVENTH ROUND.

After the seventh round the position o£ the players was:—

Fairburn v. Grierson.—This was the Queen's Gambit Declined, in -which Fairburn secured the open bishop's file for tha. queen and doubled rooks. In the exchanges Fairburn captured with rook instead o£ pawn, separating the pawn and allowing Grierson to qaeen a pawn, and gain the victory. l Kelling v. Erwkine. —A somewhat free Sicilian game. Ko'iing soon got a good attack. A very changeful and sparkling game resulted from this, and Kelling was able to win three pawns. ■Erskiiw.- failed to avoid a trap set by Kelling ..for "changing off queens, and thereafter,Kelling held the upper hand, and he scored a wellearned win. . Severne v. Herbert.—The- Caro Kanu Defence was played, and the positions seemed even till Severne built up an attack along the king's open file. Herberts- rooks were badly placed for defer.be; and Severne threatened to pin the queen with a rook. Herbert was unable to provide an adequate defence and resigned; •' Greenfield v. Pleasauts—An irregular opening was played, in which Greenfield Seemed to ge a more mobile combination, Pleasants, by frequent- exchanges, prevented the setting up of any extensive attack. Pleasants's weaker pawn position allowed Greenfield to use queen and rooks, and Pleasants resigned. Maddox v. Gyles.—This was a Zukertorfc game, in the opening of whicli Gyles mado a week move from a threatened mate. Maddox was able to fork queen and- bishop, capturing the minor piece for nothing. By a rapid advance «f the bishop's pawn Maddox broke up Gyles's position completely, and won the exchange. Maddox continued brilliantly, and by threatening further exchanges, forced Gyles's resignation. Summer v. Miller.—The French game was played, unique pawn diagonals resulting, with the kfngs castled on 'opposite sides. Miller pushed forward a king side pawn, supported by rooks. He :failed to find the right continuation, and Summer; launched an attack that turned the tabloi. The end was hastened by Miller eUowinjJ a discovered check to win his^oofc, ±

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