TELEGRAPHIC CHESS

Evening Star, Issue 18334, 23 July 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC CHESS

OTAGO v. AUCKLAND. The postponed telegraphic match between Otago and Auckland -was started on Saturday night at the club's rooms, and the position of the games at the end of tho session was as under (Otago players first): 1. Davies v. Moir. —Auckland opened' with tho fashionable Queen’s Pawn opening, and: tha game proceeded on well-known book lines. Moir castled, on tho king’s side, amt the Otago player on the queen s side. Moir •advanced his queen’s side pawns for an attack on Davies's castled position. Tbs latter is counter-attacking on the opposite side, Late in the evening the local piayor offered tho loss of a knight for a pawn, and the game now stands adjourned in a very intricate and interesting position. 2. \V. G, Stenhouse -v. Coulthard.—The Otago player played tho Buy Lopez, ami on the tenth move exchanged a knight for one. of black’s bishops, but on tha fifteenth move gave up his bishop for a knight. White scaled on the nineteenth move, material being even. 3. Coombs v. Grierson (captain).—Tha Auckland captain elected to play tho Queen’s Gambit, which was declined by Coombs,..who adopted the usual defence. It is now apparently an even game, white’s attack having fizzled out. 4-. Balk v. Miles.—Balk opened with the Giuoco Piano game, which proceeded along usual lines, no major pieces having been exchanged, and after eighteen; moves white scaled.

5. M'Orca v. Vaughan.—The Auckland player played the Queen’s Gambit, which was declined. The game has progrcsscdi along orthodox lines, and at the adjournment the game was fairly even. 6. Hamel v, Evans.—This was another Queen’s Gambit opening, which was declined by Evans, and has advanced along book lines, with the exception that both players have refrained from castling. Auckland has two isolated pawns, but otherwise the game is even.

7. Myers v. Fothcringham.—This was a Ponziano opening, attacking black on unusual lines. Pieces were even when Myers sealed on tho seventeenth move. 8. Henderson v. Roberts.—Sicilian Defence. After fourteen moves no advantage lies with either side, the Auckland player scaling his move. 9. Allen v, James.—This was a Huy Lopez opening, tho Otago player losing his king's pawn early in the game. At, the eighteenth move white had exchanged his bishop and, knight for black’s two knights, and the game is now well developed and entering into an interesting stage. 10. Moody v. Ogle—Giuoco Piano opening. This game has progressed very slowly, only twelve moves having been playedBlack is playing a strong defensive game and at present the pieces are even. 11. Ward v. Arapolt.—Arapoff played the Queen’s Gambit, which was declined. Play has proceeded along sound lines, and at the seveni.ceenth move black has sealed, material and position being even. 12. Penroso v. Maddox.—The Otago player elected to play tho Ring’s Bishop opening. On tho eighteenth move queens were exchanged, and at tho adjournment Penroso is two pawns down, black scaling on tho twentieth move.

At. the supper adjournment, Auckland expressed sympathy with the Otago Club through the loss sustained by the _ death of Mr E. A. Cle.la.nd, the message being received in an appropriate manner by tho members standing in silence.