The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31
HARVARD STRONG gHESS
SHE SHOWS HER kIrE IN
THE OOLLE6< tNEY.

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son's Represef - Carter Substituted
for ~pana-YodAS shevs Piaehy Piay.
Harvard again demonstrated her marked
superiority over her rivals in the Intercollegiate
chess tournament at the Columbia Grammar
School, OF which the fourth game was played
yesterday afternoon. Both. OF the Crimson's
representatives oame out with flying colors,
soutbard defeating Meyer Of Columbia, while
Hewips polished of the other Columbian. Sew
ard. When play was called ut 2 o'clock Dana of
Princeton had not arrived. His substitute.
Carter. happened 10 DO present and tho latter
was allowed to take Dana's board. although by
the strict letter OF the rules the sudden substitu-
ton was not permissible. The feature Of the
day was the quick developments Of the games on
all boards. All were practically over before 0
O'Clock, the time for adjournment. Meyers
stubborn fight against Southland and Young's
escape out OF a difficult position with Cook were
especially noteworthy.
Southland opened with q Giuoco Piano against
Meyer and turned tho contest into a regular
Evans Gambit. It cannot be said that black
adopted the correct defence. for white had his
mar we'll oornerod through the opening and
part Of the middle game. Meyer would have
got a much quicker release BY playing H.. PIP.
instead of Or 5. Having omitted to simplify
matters no subjected himself to another on.
slaught. because he went in for pawn grabbing.
He ought to have developed his pieces instead.
Southland proceeded with q beautifully con.
ceived combination. and when mate was threat
ening Meyer resigned. Twenty-eight moves
Seward relied upon the Counter Centre Gam
table. Both men played the book moves until
the middle stage Of the game, BY degrees, how-
ever, and without Seward making any grave Err
rors of Judgment, Hewins got a commanding
position, Al his nineteenth move the Harvard
man exhibited some pretty play. He gave up .
rock for a pawn In order to regain that piece o
few moves later, but he had broken up his adj
T SsrSsa T0so defence completely: At bis twenty
ened TO proceed with a winning attack. Seward
resigned at this stage Of tho game.
Cook played the French Defence against
the. opening moves were made Cook had free
action on. his open queens file and he also
managed to make q double pawn on his adver.
sary's queens rocks file. Young compromised
two passed pawns on the queens and queens
bishops files. There was, however, one great
difficulty to be overcome by Cook. The players
seemed difficult to force a win under these cir.
cumstances. After thirty-seven moves the
position still looked in favor of black. Shortly
before the adjournment Cook Numbered, and on
Young playing correctly he won tho game after
forty-one moves.
Carter tried a Danish Gambit against Murdoch
on the fourth board. During the opening moves
good form. His play was weak. and Murdoch
had matters pretty much his own way. In the
middle game the Yale man had won q piece and
two pawns. and 1t became now only a matter Of
time to secure q victory. Carter fought on up
to the twenty-sixth move, when he resigned.
The scores follow: