CHESS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17825, 6 January 1920, Page 5

CHESS.

DOMINION: TOURNAMENT. (Peb United Pkkss Association.) WELLINGTON, January 5. In the eloventh round Barnes beat 12wen, Mason beat Smith, Dodds beat Wild, Anderson drew with Hicks, Severne beat Keying, and Connoll drew with Faulknor. In round 12 tho games resulted as follow : — Kwon Y. Foully.—Fouhy adopted tho eentro oounter reply, a very open game resulting. With an open rook's iilo dominated by tho rook ho sought to bring a strong attack upon Ewen. The latter,'however, by a series of exchanges brought Fouhy's attack to nothing. With 'the exchango of queens a pawn end resulted in a draw. Dodds v. Kelling.—Dodds made tho attack against Rolling's I'liilidor's defonco. Playing boldly, Dodda mado a strong advance of four king's side pawns, ultimately breaking through and placing a pawn on bishop six. Kolling was iu a tight corner, but IJxxlds missed the lino of play to foroo the win, and later, losing a knight through a blunder, Dodds resigned. Lindsay v. llioks.—Hic!>s for (Jo third timo adopted tho centre counter game. Book moves were early departed from, and Lindsay lost a knight in. playing to win a piece. A stubborn middle gamo ensued, but Hicks gradually woro Lindsay down, and received lii& resignation on tho thirty-fifth move.

Faulknor v. Smith. —Faulknor played the Guioco l'iano, but, pawn capturing' on tho fifth move, he gave Smith a chanco to opon a dashing attack. Ono weak move in the combination caused Bnjith's brilliancy to fail, and, having lost a piece and got into an unfavourable position, he resigned. Anderson v. Connell. —Connell met Anderson with the French Defence. Anderson, castling on tho queen side, throw forward his king- side pawns, exposing Council's king to attack. So persistent was Anderson's advanco that Connell could not withstand it, and Anderson Ixrought about a proHy inato in two. Wild v. Mason. —Wild played tho Ruy Lopez, and Mason, steadilv warding off the attack, changed off queens and pushed on his king side pawns. To increaso liis advantage ho exchanged pieces to double Wild's pawns. With tho minor pieces oft, a great pawn ending was played by Wild, ho earning a well-deserved draw from the prospective champion. A gamo in round 9, Connell .v. Barnes, was flayed Barnes declined tho Qr.cen's Gambit offered by ConneJl, book moves being adopted into the middle game. Here exchanges left Connell with a pawn advantage. Barnes sought by strategy to even up the position, tut tho exchanges resulting loft Canned with still a pawn advantage In tho end gams Connell failed to hold his superiority, and in oxchnigiVg rooks left Barnes with a winning position. Connell thereupon resigned. - The position of players after tho twelfth round is: 5 2 J3 § » « .5 ■ * t2 o j* o O £ 0 to h Mason 10 0 2 .11 1 Barnes 0 1 1 2 Podds 8 22 9 1 Severn© 8 1 2 0 3 Kelling 8 3 1 8$ 1 Hicks 0 2 4 8 1 Anderson fi 6 1 6 J 1 Ti'auU:nor 4 fi 2 f» l Fouhy 4 6 2 5 2 Ewen ... 4 7 1 1 Connell 2 10 0 2 1 Wild 1 10 1 I*l Lindsay 0 10 0 0 2