CHESS TOURNAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19833, 31 December 1927, Page 10

CHESS TOURNAMENT.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP DA VIES' STRONG POSITION. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Among the spectators at the Canterbury , Chess Club rooms this afternoon to wit- > ness the sixth round in the Dominion chess championship was Brigadier-General Meldrum, who won the New Zealand i championship when tho congress was held t in Wanganui. Results to-day were Fisher v. Summers (Queen's Gambit accepted).—Early in the middle game ; Fisher, with a pawn forked queen and knight, winning the minor piece. Sum- , mors then instituted a hot attack, which was repulsed after Summers had regained portion of his loss in pawns. Fisher then countered and won rook and knight, and although Summers had a mate in • two ho missed it. Fisher gave no further chance, and won shortly after. Severno v. Fairburn (Sicilian defence). —After a rather unorthodox opening Fairburn's centre position was weak. Severne took every advantage of this and shortly afterwards won an exchange. His attack was too strong for Fairburn, who resigned on the 32nd move. Davies v. Neville (Retis opening).— Neville opened irregularly, and obtained an inferior opening, losing a pawn, as well as position, Davies obtaining a strong pawn centre. These pawns were well forward and gave Neville a cramped game. However, he played safely and parried continual threats until the 35th move when he unwisely captured an advanced centre pawn. This allowed Davies to sacrifice a rook for a bishop to gain position. Neville resigned. McDermid v. Joyce (Queen's Gambit declined). —Joyce put up a solid defence until the middle game, when he allowed McDermid to press an attack which gained a rook. After a series of exchanges, McDermid won a knight, and Joyce, having no further resource, resigned. It was an instructive which went to 48 moves. Kelling v. Friberg (French dofence).--The latter gave up a couple of pawns to gain freedom and a lively attack which should probably have won had he found the right continuation in an interesting and highly complicated position. Kelling finally emerged from a tight corner, and was able to work exchanges which broke the attack and left him with a superior force. Friberg resigned at move 38. Tho position of the players at the end of tho sixth round was:—

Fisher has a back game with Friberg, and Xelling's game with Severno is unfinished.

Won. Lest. Kelling r.-a I.V r.v 4* \ Davies .-.1 r.'.l r, .• G 0 McDerniid r. -> r. .■ 4 2 Severne r.-a .V.1 t..- 3* 3 i Fribcrg .v.r.a . :i SSI 2 Neville r.-.i r.v 3} Fisher >. .1 i,v i.v 2 ;? 5 Fairburn [..• -1 Summers .31 r.. 1 5 Joyce •.. i 51