CHESS TOURNEY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 28, 3 January 1931, Page 2

CHESS TOURNEY

DESCRIPTION OF GAMES.

Per Press Association

ROTORUA, Jan. 2

The New Zealand chess tourney was continued to-day. Results are as follow: EIGHTH ROUND.

Pleasants v. Fairbum. —Fairburn played the double franchetto defence to the king’s pawn opening. A very even middle game resulted. In the end game Pleasants gave up a knight to gain an extra passed pawn. This he was able to queen ana Fairburn resigned. Miller v. Greenfield. —A caro kann defence, in which Miller appeared to get the advantage of position. He left an attacked rook without support, and later made a weak move. Greenfield took advantage of it and aoon pressed on to victory. Gyles v. Kelling.—A queen’s pawn game. Gyles obtained a fine position, and won a pawn interposed to cover a threatened mate, and a sparkling duel took place in Kelling’s repulse of Gyles’s attack, but with the exchanges Kelling was left with a weaker pawn position, and was outplayed in the end game. Erskine v. Rummer. —A queens paw r n game. Erskine soon pushed forward an attack on king’s wing, won a bishop for a pawn, and prevented Rummer’s castling. Erskine held Kummer’s pieces, defending a weak position, and with a free queen harried Kummer’s king. Finding his forces further weakened Rummer resigned Herbert v. Maddox.—Maddox played an irregular defence in which queens and minor pieces were exchanged early. He made good use of his bishops. Herbert moved a knight, to be taken,- forgetting that the supporting pawn was pinned, and was soon outplayed by Maddox. Grierson v. Severne. —A wellplayed Ruy Lopez, with sound development in the later exchanges. Severne won a pawn, but with queens and rooks off, a hard struggle took place. Grierson was able to change off pieces, so that the players were left with bishops of opposite colours, and forced a drawing position. NINTH ROUND. Greenfield v. Erskine. —A Sicilian defence, in which queens were early changed off. Erskine castled on the queen side and advanced king side pawns. Greenfield also castled on queen side to a position exposed to bishop attack. Erskine threatened to win a knight, but was able to win knight, pawn and bishop, whereupon Greenfield resigned. Fairburn v. Miller.—A queen s pawn game. In the opening exchanges Fairburn won two pawns and obtained command of open bishop’s file. Attacking through this with queen and rooks he nominated the position, forcing the exchange of rooks and winning a third pawn. Miller checked with queen on the eighth rank, wasting queen strength to pin a bishop. Fairburn won. Ivelling v. Herbert. —Herbert played an irregular defence which soon gave Kelling a dominating position. Filing up the attack, Kelling caused Herbert to draw upon every reserve, breaking through on the queen side. Kelling suddenly struck at the centre, checking with queen, winning a bishop and threatening to win queen for rook. Herbert resigned. The Grierson v. Pleasants, Rummer v. Gyles, and Maddox v. Severne games are unfinished.