CHESS CONGRESS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5469, 29 August 1879, Page 3

CHESS CONGRESS.

,'.:.,-.;■■■ , -.-"■■ ' ' ■ ■♦ ,■■ — r^-[i~'-'-'r !'.it: ' (ffROU OTJ* BEKCIAL COKKESPOHDINT.) "■•—■'■ CHEisTGHnEOH, Wednesday Morning. "Within the last few days there hare bten •ome yerr fin* games played. .The players have now got over the feeling- of being strange, both as'regards the placers' and plac*, aad they •re buckling to their work with thorough determination. This is just the critical timb with several ...0f... them,' aod r a game one; .way,; or! the othefcmakei all the difference whether.they will be priz(-winn»r« or; not. -The principal j scores to date axe:—Hay-won'- two of Janion,. on» of Bray, Jacabseu,' and V«el, and drew one gams v/ith Hookham and Anh; total, ; won six\»nd lost %w.6j >bavinis ■ lost: ona -.to. &ay; -. drawn games co'unticg one-half.- Mrllay has: been singularly unfortunate in one respect, viz.:; the game hs lost to Bray should hava bs«ri hii,, us he had an«a>y wittning' position ;but onacj count of iis first games i being extra long pnai,' he had scarcely aDy elesp the first few nights, and he got thoroughly tired and - exhausttd' in' consequence, and made a slip which lost him t'< piece, and ultimately the game. / : :.:' ':;' .. • ; ~ J The game'with the ReV. Mr., Ash lasted from j 3 o'clook on Saturday until five minuttW- to 12 o'clook, with two''.h'enn'-intermission, and was; their not; finished,- though on.- Monday; they', agreed to draw it without playing 'another 'Tnbve. M At'half-pist 11o'clock Mr; Hay.''had; ijuite.an easy.,win; but, bdug completqly tired. ■ and*Dxious.t6 finieb it that night, he,moved his king to tha wrong equare, which enabled his opponent to gain a" valuable pawn and draw' the game. The onlookers < quite sympathised: with Mr Hay in both canes, because they could; see that games were ■fvp;n"'pa:.;their.i^eritsi and lost through want o£ reßt..-.,.The itraiu opi ■the: players is much greater than was isnticipiiteaj and they are all of opinion that it would1 have been much better to have played during tha day. 1 Should thara.eyer b^npttier congress, ■ i.thia wJlli,undp^btedlyrbX.d6ri,e, l l,;Mr;;Jacob'ien; has won two games of Ash and Hookhom,; and one of Janion and Bray, and lest one; tb Janion, Bray, and. Hay. r * Total^Six! won, three .105t.,. Hookham 'has ; won one of.. A»h r 'Van'd'".';Newman,.'. and"' i ''.two''j^of: Janion," and" lost two" to.-Jacbbaenr and drawn] one with Hay.; .Total:won,"4J; 16st,:2J.f -Brayi has won one of Hay, Jacobsen, Janion, Ash. and drawn'onV with 'Janiqh,!!a'nd: loßt to Jacobsen and Hay.. Total, sVvron and; 2Jlosti,•;Janiori;his 16st7^ibiit t pFvio: games.; Ash bas won 5| out ol 11 games. Newman has! played seven games »nd succeaded in loßinjc all.' Vfl h«» wbhthre»'andil6st:'thr«e;Jf It -will'be; sseh.that the contoat ia very cldan between the leadißg' players','" "A.'few^jniora1 game's, will soph: decids , thsir r«l»tire;pa3itoins. Each, player : has;to ;play.rl4. games',.-; being"?two; with every; othtr,' bo there is -no saying .what tha ultimate; ■sopre may be. i^The groat oeritre! of attraction! ■ lat't' '"-night!"wd3""- the 'gam's'1 :.betw l eeni-''3ile3si{j; Jacobten and .Hay, as .theiei/itwo. had/ney*er : been drawn together, and had each lost only •two games. '.- The- jplayera^ themselves.!.yittaaniious that they should be balloted: together that -night,; "Ba rboth- felt themselves" freah: and Vfn ;good';tiirn.i: (Thel fates decided' that it should be so, ..and Mr Jacobsen havirjg the first ~mov?,. was met by Mr Hay playing the'French'defehba.' For" about the.; first;, 15 moves, the.game. was, evenon both sides, an. the players showed that' they were familiar "with the latest authority,, and played ftccordingly. About -.this, time: - Jacobsen aJvMiced bi-i king's biahop_ pawn two; squares, and Hay immediately sat hia heart on capturing it;' for'if he'succeade'd it -would matlrially, weaken White's,.■„gams. : By skilful: manoeuvring of hia knight, be took prisoner, p the muoh-oove ted jpaw.n, \ and with ,thia -l^yjac b«; -graduallyi .forced the game *bysexchanging, quetns, and thereby gaining other two pawns.; atill,"White?.played aa up-hill game uncom-; monly: well; but as this waa a most important1 : one to scorejißlack; gathered 'himself tagether,' and sotopkj advantage of his favourable posi-. tion tha# ha''at;lß3t placeds White in such a poeitioa.^hat he laustoU.hor loose a rook or be checkmate^ right off. .Saaing this, Mr Jacob'seib^racefctllj resigned ttia'game, which lasted nktil 12 o'cledkj fr*m half-past 7,' with';halfyani [ihout'a.intcrvaV'':.'!,':'".'1" t:"." .. ",\'•!''.. •V-V.'.'- '..',■'.'%,; -Yv:'-Vi ;!:'':' "-'■■■'.': !■ :'.-.■■■■ ;i! :Tmir»iJay,.-2a.in;:' ; :;-'Mt. Hay playei hisKaacond game'withMr Jacobsen la3t night, and won, after ft very hard 'fight. ■ ' ;,; ! ;.:':"' ' '; '■*-1^ .'-■ - v .