CHESS CHAMPIONS.
OPKNING OF 'J'OURNAMKNT. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Dec. 20. Ibe chess championship t •nanieut has , pel" il, fourteen competitors taking part. '| hey are: Davie, (Duiic'din), Dunlop (tlatnafii), Stevens iCliri>.;diiirch). Scverne (Nelson). Miller (We-lporll, Kclling, Gouueil. Dicks, Gyles (Wellingloii), Howard (f.-iuniiirunui), Gricr.-ou, Roberts, Bickelt, Iv.ai.- (Auckland). 'lhe lirsl round nienced with til" evening session and seven games were liu.'siicd al one silting". Howard v. Scverne. Howard, playing While, opened wiih the Bus Lope/, but p',;;c"d hi- piei as io enable Scverne i i c\eliaiige a bishop For a km' l hi on the 9th move and llm- double White s pawn-. Sever-ie then upon look up the attack and bv ,-, lurih.r exchange of pieces broke mi Howard's favourable position and left \\ bite i\ iug expo-eil lo i heck Com Sevei i,i 's ouceii. i toward, seeing the futility of continuing against Scverne's attach, which wa.- ihreal nine a double i|iteeii and Da-, is v. Steven-. D vis opened wiih the King's Ib. nihil, which Siccus ncceplcd on die „ri;ri:i:il posilioh. An exchange of pawn- ~i.i) look- leli both king:- open lo i.iiii k. I 'a- ies g;:\e up ;i knigiil for two pawn- ,'\>i\ won a third pawn. Ile (|iiickiy opecd nj) hi.- (|iieen's side, I'rei ing llie queen's rock. Stevens gave up a knighl lor i' paw ii. but the sacrifice failed lo ease his p -ilion. and D.n ie.-, promptly ex i ban 1 ing i|ueeii>, worked - | a siroiig' ;,l - la--!, and won, Sieveus ii-.-ig.uilig. Grier.-o:i v. Rnlieris. lioberls replied lo Grii ron's opening with the Pet roll' ileFence, 'I he openiuv, developed very evenly, oi.i an exclian e of a knight For a knight by Kobe: I-. playing Bl ick, gave Grief.- hi a very -irong pawn eel,! re. Tills lie suppoi led by his (|iieeii and a rook, and pushui on wo:, ;i pawn. Black attacked Gi ier son' ipii eu. which the hitler meed into a very stiong position Iroiu winch he won i|Uc:'l|s. (en I'son eoiilim etl the all ik. illlll Robe; Is inlei po: ilig piece- to cover ii died;. While prompily exchanged, leaving Rohe.-vs '.villi ~ hopeless value, winch he resigned.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3106, 27 December 1921, Page 7
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359CHESS CHAMPIONS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3106, 27 December 1921, Page 7
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