CHESS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18594, 3 January 1935, Page 10

CHESS

DOMINION TOURNEY

YESTERDAY’S SURPRISES

(Per Press Association.)

CIIRISTCTLU R.CH, this day

The New Zealand chess championship entered the fourth final round yesterday. anJ at the end of the evening play two games m this round remained unfinished. In addition, one game in the sixth round and two in the seventh round were- played, the two latter being won by ,). 15. Dunlop, who heat L'. KIvelling, and L, d. Darwin, who beat. K. Beyer, who is lying' second on the rounds so far completed. He gained a further point by' beating E. Hicks in the other advance game. A feature cl the day’s play was the sensational deteat, of Kelting by 11. If. Abbot in lo moves. The positions of the leading players remain unchanged. Following are notes on the games, white names being mentioned first: —Third Final Hound — Darwin v. Lo Petit. —Queen’s gambit declined. The game proceeded on usual lines. From move 24 to 28 there was a series of exchanges of the. heavy pieces, leaving each side with six pawns and three minor pieces. At move 36, Le Petit had to sacrifice his bishop for two pawns. Darwin failed to make the best of flic end game, and Le Petit eventually queened a pawn, Darwin resigning.

—Fourth Final Round —

Ivelling v. Abbott.—Ponziani opening. A slip at the eighth move lost Ivelling a knight, but gave him a lively attack. Abbott defended successfully, however, and then instituted a strong counterattack which proved irresistible, enabling him to announce mate in two moves at move 18. liicks v. Dunlop.—ltuy Lopez opening, which Dunlop met with the Marshall defence. An interesting game developed, and Dunlop opened a strong attack with doubled rooks through the open knight’s file. In fending off the attack, Hicks lost liis queen and several pawns for two rooks, and resigned at move 40.

Beyer v. Darwin.—Beyer obtained a slight positional advantage as the opening moves proceeded, and after a series of exchanges Darwin’s pawn position was somewhat disordered. Beyer won. a pawn on. the queen side, And Darwin gave up another to push forward pawns ofi the king’s side. Beyer gave, up a queen’s side pawn to fix Darwin’s rook at El, to prevent a pawn queening. Eventually, the rook had to bo sacrificed for the pawn. Darwin’s king was then ready to attack the white pawn from behind, but Beyer was able to give up a rook for a pawn, being left in a winning position with one passed pawn. be. relit v. Scott.-—Queen's gambit declined. The game proceeded normally til) about the tenth move. At the twenty-second move, a series <>i . exchanges left the players with a knight and five pawns each. It was a very fine position, and as neither player could gain any advantage, a draw wiis agreed to at move 44.

—Advance Games— Dunlop v. Ivelling.—Trench defence. Dunlop enterprisingly gave up a pawn for a lively attack winch quickly gamed three pawns and dominated an ending which was very instructive. Ivelling resigned a- hopeless struggle at move c2. Hicks v. Beyer. —Ret! opening. Beyer replied with a Nimzowitch defence, which rather upset Hicks’ calculations. Beyer worked up a very strong attack, and Hicks defended well. At move U Beyer forced exchanges, winning a. ;) a\vn. A very bard end game followed. Beyer having a. knight and six pawns to Hicks’ knight and five pawns. Finally, Beyer threatened to queer? a pawn, and Hicks resigned at niove 48. Dunlop v. Darwin.—Darwin used the Sicilian defence, which developed in rather unorthodox Fashion. Dunlop gradually wore down Darwin’s defences, building’ up a. strong attack which Darwin could not resist. Darwin resigned at' move 30.

CAPABLANCA BEATEN AGAIN LONDON, Jau. 2. At the Hastings chess tournament, Lilienlhal (Hungary) beat Gapablunca in 26 moves.