CHESS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144297, 12 January 1914, Page 7

CHESS.

FOURTEENTH ROUND. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Jan. 11. The fourteenth round of the chess championship was completed yesterday. The scores arc now as follows: —Mason and Davies 10. Barnes and Gyles 0, Kelling and Miles Bj, Dodds and Stewart 7, Grierson and Sevcrne 6. Myers 5, Wingfield and James 4, Hicks and Moore 2. THE FINAL ROUND. AUCKLAND. Jan. 12. The final round of the chess championship commenced this morning. Tito pairing and openings were;—Davies v. Dodd, Ruy Lopez: Grierson v. Moore, Ruy. Lopez; Miles v. Hicks, centre counter gambit; Myers v. Mason, Ruy Lopez; Severne v. Gyles, three knights game; Stewart v. Kelling. centre counter gambit; Wingfield v. Barnes, king’s bishop opening; James a bye. At the mid-day adjournment the games all appeared perfectly level with one exception. Wingfield has lost a pawn, and all . the others have Cqnal pieces and pawns, reckoning a knight as cqnal to a bishop. The greatest interest lies in the games between Myers y. Mason and Davies y. Dodds. In the former caclt has a rook and five pawns, and the position looks very drawish. In the latter, besides the queen, two rooks and seven pawns each. Davies has two knights, while Dodds has a bishop and a knight. Neithei> side appears to have any advantage.