CHESS CONGRESS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18287, 4 January 1934, Page 7

CHESS CONGRESS

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS DUNLOP TAKES THE LEAD (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. The Dominion chess congress was continued yesterday with the following results. ROUND TEN. Dunlop v. Pihl.—Two knights defence. Dunlop early in the game gave up a pawn, which he soon recovoreu. Later he sacrificed a bishop for position. On the twenty-fourth move Dunlop recovered his sacrifice, breaking up Pihl’s defence, and he resigned on the thirty-first move. Smith v. Rolling.—Philidor defence. Smith launched his attack too soon uml this cost him the exchange at move 15. Rolling later gained another pawn and gradually forced Smith’s defeat at movo 35. Didsbury v. Hicks.—The forinei offered a queen’s gambit, which Hicks declined. After the middle game, both players had doubled rooks on the R. Kts. file, and a draw was agreed to at the thirty-sixth move. Watt v. Scott —Watt had the move. Scott played the Sicilian defence. Watt won the exchange, but through faking a pawn allowed Scott to force a draw, which was agreed to on the fifty-second move. Lc Petit v. Gyles.—Lo Petit opened with the queen’s gambit, which Gyles defended and followed up with an attack on the king’s side, which Lo Petit well defended. Gyles then diverted his attention to the queen’s side, and eventually won an exchange, and Lo Petit resigned on the fiftyseventh move. Soverno v. Jones. —Severne .had the move. .Tones adopted the Morphy defence Jones worked up a strong attack and queens were exchanged on vhc twenty-fifth move, resulting in a cramped game for Severne. Jones later gave up a rook for a bishop, but did r.ot gain the advantage expected. Severne won the exchange and a pawn, and forced .Tones’ resignation at the fifty-ninth move. Unfinished games completed resulted.—

ROUND EIGHT. Ivelling v. Scvcrno. —The latter gradually gained the upper hand in the mid-game, and won a pawn at move T.B. Ten moves later he won another pawn. Ivelling sacrificed a piece for a pawn in the hope of a draw, hut Scvernc played too carefully and accurately, and forced Ivelling’s resignation at move 7ii.

ROUND FIVE. Didsbury v. Jones. Nimzovitch opening. The game proceeded on the usual lines up to the forty-sixth move. Then there wore several exchanges. ,Scvernc then offered the sacrifice of a bishop, which Didsbury refused, but lost a pawn. The game developed into long-drawn-out manoeuvring, and ultimately, on the seventy-second move, a draw was agreed to. The positions at the close ol play were: Dunlop, 8; Gyles, 71; Scvcrno, 70 Xelling, til; Jones, (>; Watt, '5; ]>]},], a; llieks, .1; Seott, 4; Didsbury, Lc Petit, 2; Smith, 1.