CHESS CONGRESS,

Evening Star, Issue 13013, 7 January 1907, Page 7

CHESS CONGRESS,

—-'...»■ ' ■ ■ The fifteenth, axmnd was begun at' Christchurch. on Saturday afternoon. , n lfavies v.'Edwards(Sfdliah Defence).-—_. Book lines. were ignored very early, Edwards rushing after,"the attack. v At move" twenty-five Davies won a pawn, and, making every use of this' advantage, pushed through with- three passed pawns, on© of which he promoted at the fifty-third move, Edwards then resigned a very quick game. B. Mason v. Sainsbury (Vienna .Open-ing).—-Sainsbury had the'best of the. opening)' but his . twelfth move considerably weakened his position, and Mason at once worked up a strong-attack, and winning a. pawn at the twenty-eighth move, he waßted no time in turning it into a queen. Sainsbury retired at the thirty-fourth : move. - .•'.*.■'.

.„, Kclling v. Grackenthorp (French Defence). —This game attracted a lot of attention* the opening being sparkling. Grackenthorp sacrificed the exchango and secured a deadly attack, but Kelling rose to the occasion and staved it off by giving up a knight. He now has two rooks, queen, and two pawns to queen, rook, knight, bishop, and three pawns.. An interesting finish is promised. James v. Gifford (French Defence). —An even game up to the .adjournment, twentyeight moves naving ensued. . J. Mason v. Forsyth (Zukcriort's Opening).—Mason exchanged a bishop and a knight for a rook and a pawn early in the game, and, going on, won two pawns. At the adjournment Mason had two minor pieces for a rook and a pawn. There is "a lot of play left, and an interesting finish should result. Gould v. Kummer (Scotch Game).—This was an even game up to tho nineteenth move. Several exchanges then resulted. Kummer, however, had the advantage of a pawn at the- adjournment. "'"Stewart v. Pleasants (Ruy Lopez). rStewart won the exchange early on this game, but got his queen completely out of play. Pleasants had time, and worked up such an attack that settled the matter. Barnes v. Griorson (Buy Lopez).—Grierson through a miscalculation lost on important pawn on his tenth move. Barnes, considerately evidently, made a weak twentieth move, and lost a pawn. Griersbn later won a pawn, and this was the condition of the game at the adjournment. •■■ Cunimings v. Sexton.—Sexton being indisposed,' this 'game was adjourned. ' The following were the scores at the end of the fourteenth round ;

.1 is ■t-i w S. Viner, Perth, W.A. ... 15 0 1 s. Crackenthorp, N.S.W. 11 3 0 K. J. Barnes, Wellington 9 4 0 B. Mason, Lower Hutt .... .. It4* 0 J. Mason, Wellington 7 5 0 A. W. 0. Davies, Wellington ?i 44 0 F. Kummer, Masterton ... ...74 14 0 J. C. Grierson, Auckland n 54 0 M S. Stewart, Canterbury .. 64 4 0 D. Forsyth, Otago 5i 4 0 A. Gifford, Westport 5* 64 0 E. L. Cummings, Canterbury 54 74 0 J. Kdwards, Otago *.. 5 7 0 B. Parker, Wellington 5 8 0 F. K. Kclling, Wellington .. 5 8 0 L. Ji, Sainsbury, Argentina .. 5 8 1 O. C. Pleasants, Rangitikei .. 4 8 0 T. Sexton, Waiouru ... .; 31 84 0 H. L. James, Wellington 24 94 0 Archdeacon Gould, Oamarn ... 4 1U 1