CHESS TOURNAMENT.D

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17978, 31 December 1921, Page 10

CHESS TOURNAMENT.D

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP.

PLAY" IN SIXTH ROUND. DUNLOP AND SEVERNE LEAD The competitors in the New Zealand chess championship were very industriouj yesterday not only completins? the sixth round, but' also working off moat of the arrears; these latter resulting ;-Kelline beat Gyles (second round). Gyles drew with Hicks (third round), and Grierson beat Pickett (third found). FIFTH ROUND. Evans v. Kelling.-This was an Evans Gambit, which Selling declined. Evans pushed on knight's pawn, forcing away support from centre pawn. This Evans captured. Helling getting the knight«. pawn in exchanging minor pieces. Evans exchanged queens and in the middle game got two dangerous advanced pawns. 'lb> stop these from queening, Selling had to give up a rook. A struggle now took place to stop Kelling's advanced pawn, Evans just managing to retain force enough to win. SIXTH ROUND. Hicks v- Howard.—The latter adopted the French defence, Hicks changing off centre pawns and opening king and bishop files. Howard commanded the open file, but on moving rook to king square he met a strong attack on the king's rook's pawn.. The result was that Hicks came out with three pawns up, and after the exchange of .aueens and rooks he was able to force Howard to resign on the 80th move. Grierson v. Miller.—This was the French defence, and pawns ware pushed weE forward. Miller opened the queen's knight file and then set up an attack upon Grierson's rook's pawn. All the forces were missed in the queen's aide, and in the exchanges Grierson failed to make the best of his l position, with the result that he was a piece down, and subsequently resigned. Stevens v. ConnelL—Vienna Gambit, Connell giving up the gambit pawn. A very even middle game followed, Stevens, exchanging queens. From this onwards Connell's pawn position went to pieces, and Stevens gave up rook foe bishop to enable him to get his pawns through. . He ultimately queened, and Connell resigned. Severne v. Roberts.—Roberta played the Petroff defence, which developed, into the three knights game. Severne early developed for attack on king's side, but Roberts , changed off both of Severne's bishops, giving him two sets of doubled pawns but also two open files, which he commanded by rook. Severne brought knights forward threaten? ingly, but Roberts changed off tile dangerous knight. In the late middle-game exchanges Severne won a. pawn and the exchange, whereupon Roberts resigned. I Gyles v. Evans.—Evans adopted the 1 Petroff defence, Gyles continuing with the i pawn to queen's fourth variation. Gyles threatened to exchange knights, winning: a pawn, and Evans retreating knight got into a cramped position. Gyles eS changed queens aid worked up a threatening' combination, which Evans- met fairly well. • Later Evans allowed his position to break-up ; i and lost two pieces in quick succession, whereupon he resigned. Dunlop v. Pickett.—The latter adopted; the Sicilian defence;, bringing about anv early exchange of knights and. pawns. Dnnlop's development seemed; the better, but by exchange of queen side pawns Pickett improved ms position, and later; threatened to win Dunlop's- centre pawn, causing : some critical exchangee in the middle game. A very comnlicated position arose toward the finish, Dunlop by the sealed move at adjournment eivinr away a piece; Picketfe did not take advantage of the offer., and. being.; outplayed by Dunlop later, resigned a hopeless srame. Kellin? v. Davies.—Davies adopted the French defence- TTellinf tpok UP a- defensive position., allowing. Davie* to work no an fttackinn combination. Felling in oxrhang,ins knights gave Davies the chance of win- ' ning king rook's nawn with a check. From ;. t-hj* point Davie*' combination of doubled 1 rooks on rooks' file- with, queen and' Wshop: on diagonal' became very strop*. Relline's queen was endangered, and he had to give dp a minor niece to save the queen. Davies .then secured a ins king porition with rook land queen, and Kellin* resigned. The scor«! sheet at the end of th« sixth round credits D»nlno osd. Severne with, fiue, wins each and D*vjes four and si half! The Wfr. however, hag an nifinifh(rf game; which, may giv«-huii the lend by half a. point. , Mr. R. IT. Abbott, president of th«r Ni»w - Zealand Chew AssocintionY haw invited: the ; competitor* and members qf the managing- j. : 'executive to a motor drive on Sundnv nwrnr 'ing. Th« nnrfv will leave His Majesty's-- ; Arcade at. 10.30 a.m.