CHESS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18589, 27 December 1934, Page 7

CHESS

DOMINION TOURNEY

FIRST DAY’S RESULTS

(Per Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, this day,

The New Zealand chess congress was opened in Christchurch yesterday by the aepucy-Mayor, the Rev. J. K. Archer, Who welcomed the visitors. lhere are ltfj entries. In cue lust round Friberg drew with Abbott; iveiling neat Gray; Severne drew with Beyer;,. Watt beat Hicks; Uyles beat Fairburn; Dunlop beat Dyer; Armstrong "drew with' Le Petit. ine games net ween .Erskine and Scott and uetween Hardy and Darwin were adjourned. ( Frinerg v. Abbott.—Friberg opened with the queen s'pawn (Cplle system). Half-way through’ the game, Friberg developed a strong attack against Abbott s castled position, but Abbott beat off the attack, gaining control of the queen’s hie. Alter vanning a pawn, Abbott was forced to exchange, Friberg offering strong defence, and the game being drawn. Keliing v. Gray. —The game opened with the French defence. Gray lost a pawn at move 19 in an effort to protect iiis castled king. ' Heavy exchanges later left Keliing with a knight and six pawns to a- bishop and live pawns, and pressing home this slight advantage he overcame a good defence, taking the game at move 52. Severne v, Beyer.—Ftench defence. The game developed normally, both players castling on the king’s side. Play was corrct and careful, and there were very few exchanges, and a _ draw was agreed to after Beyer’s thirtieth move. Watt v. Kicks. —I’hilidors’ defence. Watt early won a pawn, which gave him superior development on the queen’s side. At move 29, Hicks made a premature attack with his queen, throwing that piece temporarily out of play. Watt forced exchanges, eventually winding the queen for a rook. Hicks resigned from a hopeless position at move 33.

Armstrong v. Le Petit. —Queen’s gambit declined. The game proceeded normally, but Armstrong failed to develop his queen’s bishop, who later hampered his position. In the , middle game, a series of exchanges left fairly even forces. Later, Le Petit surrendered a rook to promote two passed pawns, one of which he queened, but as Armstrong had an excellent defence ho mate could be forced, and a draw was agreed upon. Dyerv, Dunlop.—Queen’s pawn. The game developed on unusual lines. The early exchanges gave Dunlop an indifferent position, as he had doubled and isolated pawns. At move 34, however, he freed his game by sacrificing an exchange, which gave him a very strong pawii centre, which carried all before it. Dyer resigned a hopeless struggle at move 53.

Hardv v. Darwiq,—Dutch defence. Hardy lost a pawn at the fortieth move, and the game was adjourned at the fifty-fifth move. Erskine v. Scott.---English opening. The game was adjourned at the fiftyeighth move, Erskine having a knight and three pawns to Scott’s bishop and two pawns. There was a considerable amount of play still' in the game. Gvles v. Fairburn.—Queen’s gambit declined (orthodox). Fairburn got short of time, Gyles complicating the game, but Fairburn defended well, and Gyles’ position was compromised. Eventually, Gyles worked up an attack and won a pawn. Gyles maintained the pawn, which enabled him to win at the eightieth move.

CENTENARY TOUKNLY

MELBOURNE, Dec. 26,

The centenary chess congress has opened with 88 entries for four events. The results in the first round of the Australian championship were: Watson defeated Martin Green; Purdy defeated London;. Hastings defeated Fiillian; Koshnitz defeated Thierjung; Crowl defeated Hynd; Lamparter defeated .Leoultas; Goldstein defeated Greenfield.