CHESS CONGRESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21529, 29 December 1931, Page 8

CHESS CONGRESS

RESULTS’OF SECOND ROUND (Per United Press Association.) i NAPIER, December 28. The New Zealand Ghesa Championship was continued to-day. The results of the second round were as follows: — A. W. Gyles (Wellington, the holder), beat K S. Severne (Nelson). Queen’s gambit declined. After exchanges Gyles had an extra passed pawn which Severne could not prevent from queening. E. S. Rutherford (Taranaki) beat E. L Smith (Napier). Queen’s gambit declined (Slav defence), white won a pawn and after a later exchange black resigned on his thirty-eighth move. G. Gundersen (Victoria) beat d. C. Grierson (Auckland)., French defence. Black got a very difficult game and. had to make several hasty moves on acdount of clock trouble. The winner played remorselessly throughdut. F. K. Kelling (Wellington) drew with R. 0. Scott (Wanganui). Silician defence. Scott won an exchange and appeared at one stage to be likely ,to win, Kelling, however, maintained his reputation for end game play and a draw was agreed upon at the forty-seventh move. H. N. Maddox (Auckland) lost to 0. ,T. S. Purdv (New South Wales). Bird’s opening. This game caused considerable interest. At one stage Maddox with a pawn appeared to have a splendid game, and the opinion was freely expressed that he would win, Purdy, however, played with his customary care and with a passed pawn and a threatened exchange of greens, Maddox resigned on his fortythird move. J. A. Brskine (Southland) beat W. Fairbairn (Wellington). English opening, Erskine, whose clock registered 20 minutes before he arrived, soon outplayed his opponent and registered the first win of the round. The Rev. A. Miller (Westport) drew with K. O’Halloran (Napier). King’s gambit. Local interest ran high when O’Halloran, with an exchange and a commanding position, appeared to have a win in sight. Miller, however, outplayed him in the end game and secured a draw. The points after the second round are as follows: Gunderson .. 2 Miller .. .. i Gyles .. .« 2 Kelling .. ~ A Purdy .. .. 2 O’Halloran .. A Rutherford •• U Scott .. .. \ Erskine .. .. 1 Severne .. .. -J Fairburn .■ •• 1 Grierson .. .. 0 Maddox .. .. 1 Smith .. .. 0 Kelling and Grierson have each one unfinished game.