CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17979, 3 January 1922, Page 3

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

NEW ZEALAND CONTEST. CONTINUATION OF PLAY. Play in tho New Zealand chess champion-; ship was continued at the Workingmen's 1 Club on Saturday and yesterday. At the end of the eighth round Dunlop and Oviosj ; had 6J wins. Davios and Soverne 6. they j having an unfinished game. j SEVENTH ROUND. Gyles v. Griereon.—Sicilian. Gyles had; the better opening, and Boon won a. pawn. Later he miscalculated and emerged with, rook and six pawns agamH two looks and four pawns. lie played the end gimo well, j and, queening, won I Connell v. Pickett.—Sicilian. Gonnell j 1 won the centre jjawn and got a strong : r attack, and. playing cleverly, won. I Hicks v. Evans.—The second player replied i with'the Petroff. which Hicks changed to! tho bcotch. Evans sacrificed a knight and I • got a lively attack which, being repelled, weight of material told and he resigned. r Miller v. Davies.—Queen'b Gambit dei clined. After oxchange of minor pieces Davies' queen's pawn fell, and Miller, playa ing vigorously, got queen for rook and wen easily. Howftrd v. Roberta.—Queen's Gambit declined. Tho game was carefully opened, both playors developing defensively. Roberts gave up queen for two rooks, and his opponent t shortly afterwards made a "threesome" repetition, whereupon Roberta claimed a draw, which was allowod. Kelling v. Ihinlop.—Kelling oSered the - Queen's Gambit, which Dunlop doc lined, keoping his game open. With two pieces t down on the 18th move Kelling resigned--1 Severne v. Stevens.—Ruy Lopez- Severno ; developed quickly and capturing two centre , pawns mado a etrong attack, ultimately winning easily. EIGHTH ROUND. j Davies v. Grierson.—Sicilian defence which moved rapidly to an end game. With even ' pieces a draw was agreed to at move 36. Pickett v, Gyles—This was tho English game, but it devoloped irregidarly. Pickett . failed to provide against a strong attack and ; Gyles announced mate in two. Roberts v. Stevens.—Queen Bishop GambH declined. An even opening which passed without much incident to an end gamer Roberts had a pawn to the good but failed to utiliso his advantage and Severne forwd ! a draw. Evans T - Howard.—Evans with a Giocoo Piano got a good attack marred by prerinitate eichangra, Howard played a forceible end game and won on 61st move. Miller v. Connell.—Connell onened the Charlick Counter Gambit, which was declined. Miller emerged from the end game with the advantage, but gave Connell a chance to draw by perpetual check. Dunlop v. Hicks.—Hicks played Yates' defence to the Queen's Bishop Gambit offered by Dunjop and got much the better of the openin.?- Later he won a pawn and lost the exchange but succeeded in forcing a draw. Kelling v. Severne.—Ruy Lopez. This game, which is unfinished, appears to bo slightly in favour of the second player. j NINTH ROUND. I- Dunlop v. Grierson.—Centre Counter Oam- ,. bit. white sacrificing pawn at Knight's fourth, obtaining a very open same and developing II a strong attack, to maintain which he opened - piece after piece. He shortly announced mate s in two and Gri»rson resigned. a Howard v. Connell.—Connell played the Centre Counter defence and obtained a good 2 opening position. He lost a piece for a pawn and never recovered, and resigned a >. brightly played same.