CHESS CONGRESS

Evening Star, Issue 19443, 29 December 1926, Page 1

CHESS CONGRESS

[Per United Press Ausocutiok.] AUCKLAND, December 28. On the resumption of play in the first round, Pleasants, Davies, and Erskine won their games, while Moir drew with Gyles, and Severne with Roberts. ! ' —Second Round.— Severne v. Davies.—A- four knights game. A long game, in which Davies won two pawns, and after the_ exchanges had no difficulty in winning. Fouhy v. Roberts.—A queen’s pawn game. ’A stubborn game, lasting fiftyfour moves, when Fouhy resigned. Hughes v. Bullock.—Queen’s pawn game. A steady game for a while, until Hughes won an advantage, but resigned the game and further play in the tournament on the grounds of indisposition. Miller v. Burry.—liny Lopez. Burry made a faulty move, giving Miller an advantage, wliich he carried to a wccessful conclusion. Gyles v. Rolling.—Rny Lopess._ Exchanges left Gyles with two bishops against a bishop and a knight. Gyles pressed an attack which gave him a clear piece, and eventually the win. Fenwick v. Jones.—Fenwick gained a bishop for two pawns, but got into difficulties and gave up his queen for two minor pieces. Jones won. Fairbhurn v. Pleasants.—Queen’s pawn game, even up to the fourteenth move, when Fairburn forced matters to a stranglehold, and Pleasants resigned a hopeless game. Erskine v. Dunlop.—Queen’s pawn game. Erskine castled on the queen side and Dunlop on the king side. An interesting encounter ensued, in which Erskine won a pawn which, however, Dunlop regained. Later Erskine had a. winning end game, hut allowed t draw to be brought about. Moir had a bye.