White Black White Black
BLACKBURNE MASON BLACKBURNE MASON
1 P to K4 P to K4 11 QKt to B4 B to R3 ch
2 Kt to QB3 Kt to KB3 12 P to Q3 QR to K square
3 P to B4 P to Q4 13 P to KKt3 Q to Kt5
4 BP takes P Kt takes P 14 K to Kt2 R takes P
5 Q to B3 P to KB4 15 P takes Kt Q takes Q ch
6 Kt to R3 Kt to QB3 16 K takes Q P takes P ch
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.

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