CHESS TOURNEY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 29, 5 January 1931, Page 2

CHESS TOURNEY

CONCLUSION OF TENTH ROUND. Per Press Association. ROTORUA, Jan. 4. The tenth round of the New Zealand chese touvney concluded to-day. Following are tho results : Severn© v. Kelling.—Kelling played tho French defence, but placed his knights badly. Seyerne, with pawn at king’s fifth, dominated the position. Queen rook and minor pieces were brought up to attack the castled king. Kelling gave up material to save, but without avail, and mate still being imminent, he resigned. Gyles v. Greenfield. —Queen’s Pawn game. Exchanges were made for control of the centres, Gyles’e pawn being strongly placed at queen’s fifth. Greenfield made a weak move and Gj'les was able to launch a great attack. He offered a sacrifice of a rook and threatened mate in about three moves, when Greenfield resigned. Miller v. Pleasants. —The King s Gambit was accepted, but with little brightness. Black replaced an attack soundly and the players entered the end game with equal forces. The position w r as drawish, but Miller outplayed his opponent and scored a win. Maddox v. Grierson—Grierson played the favourite Froras Gambit, _ and getting into difficulties gave up a knight for two pawns. He made a strong attack upon Maddox’s exposed king, but tho latter s defence was good. Grierson eager to fork two pieces with a pawn, left a rook to be captured, giving check. A bishop also having fallen cheaply, he resigned. Erskine v. Fairburn.—An English game in which Erskine soon dominated tho position with knight at king s sixth. Fairburn played will until Erskine won the double exchange after giving up two rooks for knights. Erskine won from the pawn position. _ Herbert v. Kummer. —An irregular opening. The game was stubbornly fought right into the middlo game. At an interesting stage Kummer exceeded his time limit and forfeited the game. The positions of players at the end of the tenth round are as follow:

Erskine Wins Draws. Losses. Pts. 7 2 18 Gyles 8 0 2 8 Maddox 4 1 7 Severne .... 4 1 7 Greenfield. 6 0 4 6 Kelling 6 0 4 6 Grierson 2 5 4 Pleasants 2 5 4 Miller 3 1 6 Fair burn 3 0 7 3 Kummer .... 2 1 7 2% Herbert 1 0 9