CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 30 December 1924, Page 7

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

CONTINUATION OF PLAY

The third round of the New Zealand Chess Championship tournament was continued yesterday, with the following results: —

, SECTION A. n THIRD ROUND I Stenhouse v. Purdy.—Purdy accepted I the King’s,Gambit offered .arid carefully 5 avoided any chance of heavy attack. I Later he sacrificed Knight to obtain a | strong attack. Stenhouse missed saving | move and Purdy’s bold play won for 1 him a. splendid game. | Anderson v. E. A .Hi?ks.—A French 3 Defence opening, in which Hicks set a | Well-known trap. Anderson obtained I g'pod attack and forced. Hicks to give I up Bishop for two pawns. Anderson I played well and forced Hicks to resign R on.’ 34th move. I ’ Ifulluck .v. Fairburn.—Another centre | game, on this occai'on Bullock obtained I a fine position. Fairburn in the middle I game broke up bis opponent’s attack | and, won a. pawn. A difficult end-gamo | resulted and the players agreed upon a Li draw. * I Moir v. G. F. Dodds.—A very even Queen’s Gambit opening, though Dodds’ 1 pawn position was somewhat broken. | Dodds opened bishop’s file for rook and 2 with queen strongly attacked. Moir | played carefully, leaving only a drawn jl end game. | SECTION B. | A’. Pilil.—Vaughan secured J gCH^u - attack in Queen’s Gambit game. | p Ipatev be won a pawn and left Pilil with j I isolated Queen’s pawn. Pihl was forced j [ to give up bishop for two pawns, Tbufc I blundered in the continuation and lost 3 a rook. He then resigned. j | ,Cole v. E. E. Hicks.—Cole played aj | Queen's pawn game and obtained the 3 better development. In the middle game j he won a piece and two,•pawns, wliere- | upon Hicks resigned a- hopeless game. 1 Gyles v. Kelling.—A Queen’s Gambit [ with even opening. In middle game' i Gyles lost pawn position for attack. | This he pushed in good style. Kelling j I played a careful defence, but was unI able to provide against a pawn wtyioh ! j Gvlqs was able to queen. Gyles’ on move 35 forced Kelling's resignation. Severne v. F. M. Dodds.—lluy Lopez game with very even opening. Severne ] won a pawn in the middle game and ex- j } changing queens and rooks left himself i j with tli'e opposition, and won an inter-.! fisting pawn end-game, j Position •of players at end of the j third round :

. TO-DAY’S PLAY Play was continued to-day:— FOURTH ROUND E. A. Hicks v. Moir.—The French Defence was offered by Moir, the king rook’s file being opened by exchange of bishop for knight. Hicks obtained strong attack winning material. A clever move by Moir placed Hicks on the defensive. Moir’s attack was sound, but 1 instead of pushing on to win ho acceptI ed a draw on Hicks’ suggestion. Anderson v. Slenhouso. —'Stenhouse adopted a Fianchetlo defence to Anderson s queen’s pawn opening. A sparkling middle game followed, but the exchanges left forces and position very equal, and a draw was agreed upon. j Bullock v. Purdy.—Purdy played the I Classical Defence" to the lluy Lopez, j Bullock attacking before developing j queen side. Purdy played.eound defence, and after exchange of queens won. i a bishop. Bullock’s advance of pawns was not strong enough, and Purdy won a good end game.

Fairburn v. G. F. Dodds.—A regular Queen’s Gambit gave a very even opening. Fairburn obtained good attack in middle game and Avon tAvo queen flank paAvns. He failed to make the best of this advantage, and Dodds, breaking tht-ough Avith rook and queen, sopn had Fairburn in difficulties. An error by Fairburn gave Dodds an easy Avin. Kelling v. Vaughan.—Vaughan played the Sicilian Defence ,and obtained a forAvard queen-side paAvn position. Kelling set up fine attack Avith queen and knights, Vaughan playing a stubboijf defence and exchanging queens. In the end game Kelling gave up a paAvn and aves unable to retake,,, hut despite this lie secured a draAv. , Cole A'. F. M. Dodds.—-Cole opened Avith Queen’s Gambit. Dodds replying with the Fianchetto Defence. Cole got the better pawn position 1 and changed off queens. This adA’antage gave him vie-, tory in a very hard-fought ganie. ' Gyles v. Severne and E. E. Hicks v. Pilil.—Unfinished. POSITION FOURTH ROUND

Wins. Draws. Losses. Pis. Vaughan 3 0 0 3 5 Gyles 2 1 0 2J, ’ Modi' 2 1 0 2>Hicks, E. A. 2 0 1 2 Kelliug 2 0 1 2 Purdy -2 0 1 2 Bullock 1 1 1 1J Dodds, G. F. 1 1 1 i; Cole 1 1 1 i| Pih I 1 1 1 ii Severne 1 1 1 if XrJ Fairbum 0 . 1 . 2 X 2 Hicks 0 0 3 6 Dodds, F. M. 0 0 3 0 S henhouse •o 0 3 0

Wins. Draws. Losses. Points. Vaughan .5 1 0 k Moii* 2 2 0 3 Purdy 3 0 1 3 Anderson 2 J. 1 21 Dodds, G. F. 2 1 1 2i Hicks, E. A. 2 1 1 2i Coie 2 1 1 2i Gvlos 2 .1 KelJing 2 1 1 3 iiullock 1 1 2 1JPihl '1 1 1 n Scvorne 1 • 1 1 l't Stcnhouso 0 1 3 JFairburn 0 1 3 % Dodds, F. M. 0 0 4 6 Hicks, E. E. .0 0 4 0