7 B to Kt5 Q to R5 ch 17 K to Kt2 P to Kt4 8 K to B B to B4 18 Kt takes P R takes Kt 9 Kt takes P Castles 19 Kt to R3 R to Kt3 10 B takes Kt P takes B 20 B to B4 B to K7

White           Black         White        Black
bird             Lee          bird          Lee
1 P to K3        P to K4     31 P to R3     R to KB2
2 P to QKt3      P to Q4     32 K to R2     Q to Q
3 B to Kt2       B to Q3     33 R to QB     P to QR4
4 Kt to KB3      Q to K2     34 R to KKt    P takes P
5 P to B4        P to QB3    35 P takes P   Q to K2
6 P takes P      P takes P   36 B to B5     Q to Q
7 Kt to B3       Kt to KB3   37 B to Q4     Q to K2
8 Kt to Kt5      Kt to B3    38 B to B3     B to R3
9 Kt takes B ch  Q takes Kt  39 Q to R3     B to K7
10 B to Kt5      P to K5     40 P to KKt5   bp takes P
11 Kt to K5      Castles     41 P takes P   P to Q5
12 B takes Kt    P takes B   42 B takes P   R takes B
13 R to QB       B to Kt2    43 P takes R   P takes P
14 Castles       Kt to Q2    44 R to B2     P to Kt5
15 P to B4       Kt takes Kt 45 Q to Kt3    B to B6
16 B takes Kt    Q to K2     46 R to QR     R takes P
17 B to Q4       KR to K     47 R to R8 ch  K to R2
18 Q to Kt4      P to B3     48 K to Kt     Q takes P
19 R to B5       P to QR3    49 Q to R4 ch  K to Kt3
20 KR to QB      QR to B     50 R to KR8    P to Kt6
21 P to B5       K to R      51 Q to R7 ch  K to B3
22 R to KB       R to B2     52 Q to R4 ch  K to Kt3
23 R to KB4      Q to B2     53 Q to R7 ch  K to B3
24 Q to R3       R to KB     54 Q to R4 ch  K to Kt3
25 P to KKt4     K to Kt     55 Q to R7 ch  K to B3
26 Q to Kt3      P to R3     56 Q to R4 ch  R to Kt4
27 P to Kt4      R to Q2     57 Q to B4 ch  K to Kt3
28 R to QB       R to QR     58 R takes B   P takes R
29 P to KR4      Q to K2     59 Q to K4 ch  R to B4
30 R to B5       R to KB     60 Q to K6 ch  R to B3

Lee for once in this Tournament worked his very hardest and his 41st move was of the highest order.  Bird’s attack seemed irresistible.

And the game was drawn after 73 moves.

The games in the amateur competitions for spirit and liveliness contrasted in many instances with some in the Masters’ Tournament, and we would gladly have given a larger selection of them had they reached us a little earlier.

The proceedings of the North of Ireland Congress and its play were worthy of a special work.

White           Black        White           Black
R. S. Gamble     R. Boyd    R. S. Gamble      R. Boyd
1 P to K4        P to K4    19 P to Q5        P to QB4
2 Kt to KB3      Kt to QB3  20 R to K4        P to B3
3 B to QKt5      B to B4    21 B to B4        QR to K square
4 P to QB3       Kt to KB3  22 QR to K square P to KKt4
5 P to Q4        P takes P  23 B to R2        K to R square
6 P to K5        Kt to KKt5 24 P to KKt4      Kt to R5
7 P takes P      B to QKt3  25 Kt takes Kt    P takes Kt