The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-23
COLLEGE CHESS PLAY OPENS
T0Et NINA AND ~ iRI tRD THg
ufNAING gEtHS
Local Player surprise ENprrts d, Defeat.
Ing Vale q Marrhr, tn Q Princeton
scores Only Hair a Point Against
Harvard rs rri, succeeds tf,lIsssIs

scores Only Hair a Point Against
Harvard Hyrri, succeeds tfiis-sI ~
Column hia and HAIRY ard had winn ng teams
in tn. nn"t 'au'H annual intercollegiate
chess tournament with Yale and Princeton
respectively. IN" ar>' 70 End 81 whirh WAS
begun at tho Mes, SIDE Republican CIlb N
this city Yesterday morning. Columbia de-.
fea,rd iala by the s"or" Of : To- l. whIl.
Harvard took IN" measure 81 the crippled
Princeton team to the tIn" Of A., tn
To-day the victorious teams will merely
exchange opponents, and the real tag ut
war will come With the columbia Harvard
match in tn" Anal round tomorrow The
defeat Of Old III hv tn" Blu" and White
was an agreeable surprise. InaSmuch A. ia.
recent match at New Maven had resulted IN
an even bnenk The winners we're.
For Columbia e II Ilarr,dcn II Law. New
Nork J II ncaIc. - = MASKING TIN. u I,
SD Ghiis, ~. New lrrS
For Harvard \ & johnson n Portland.
ORE =. q rSrriS II. 'aThrdsr Mas 4 )
Hsdiey. y L. MiddlcbU-y. VI
For Vale u u honArr. ir, -. Bruok yn. y y.
The only drawn gam. recorded IN the
round was h~tWcsn -. u k.nyon Prince
ton. n New York and " II Harris
Harvard. ~. Marion. Ohio kenyon was
on tn. substitute list for Princeton and the
only one TO score for his side Rnmsdell
arSt board for Columbia. en- owed the dis
tinction OF lowering the colors Of Chandler
the Yale crack. for the first time.
Princeton was Weakened IN. y psctetily by
the absence OF ! ". Alexander her most
experienced PLAYER and In fact tho only
one Of the quartet who had represented OH
Nassau before. Information that he was
snahl" to attend reached the committee at
the last moment Under the rules of th,
tournament each 81 the other thrr, mem
bers OF IN" Princeton team moved M "A
place and fourth position was given To
@. r. kenyon. II. the first reserve on the
Tigers list
Promptly at o o'clock Louis Helm Of m.
Rice Chess Club and director Of the tourna
ment opened the proceedings with a brief
speech The clocks We're -oon started
a-ticking. following the announcement ut
the pairings which together with tn.
Openings adopted nv each. we're a. follows
Board &c. u RAmsd-ll Columbia. - n
Chandler. Yale. French defcncr handler playiGs
board - l. Gmck CpIur,bt, - " u
heokeT Jr. Yale: Kuy Lopez GIucA playlng
:. Boar; J n Beadlc. Columbia vs. G Burgess.
Yse. queens ganoIE decane,i Burgess r!Hying
Board IS. n. Childs. Columbia. - T =
Boeri ~ q Johnson. Harvard. -. !. "
pamen,. Princeton queens Samoii declined.
'f Bosrl eNf'hf T nyerly. Harvard v.pr y,,
VIE. Princeton. french defence Bycrly playing
Board L. : H.dlry. harvard. " ,. n
shaf.r. prine-'on. double Ray Lopez shafer
Bnari Nv II Har-t. Harvard y, O r.
Kenyon Princeton. French defence Harris play
ing white
tournament of lot" was earned for Harvard
by the sterling play OF Fyerly. tho veteran
S sa% me Ihrr NV, '9 n,i" Sho over.
game lasting only twcnty-onr moves
Byerly followed what has come 10 be known
as th" siInTlifed variation Of The French
defenre Instead "f tho play becoming
SLOW. however, interesting complication.
aro.. at an early stage Van VIiet erred in
opening dangerous ~" for the use Of the
hostile rock old NasSau's representa-
nin. thrre pawn IN return for a knight. b
ordinarily iaIr "NchanI" with fair pros
with the superior development Of M. 'S Hd,
verSary. however. and By srly with queen
rcok. BISHOP and knIght all bearing upon
the capitalization Of Van Nli.t after twenty
one moves had been recorded
lunck""a y ii Chilis Of toiumbis a, The
fourth ,hle scored for the Blue and WhI,s
ssain- ,t"arns OF Yale after a no, fsh;
81. 'kins.. rook by way Of K SQUARE nN"p'khs r.
An1 kEI. IA. New lorEer succeeded In
king which the Yale man "as unable 70
stem.
ne success OF ,hilis. hD gv~sr, vas 81 set
BY N. defeat OF his team. nae A. the second /
board. where + l. GIuck -Iocurn bed 10 ihe
proves OF II T.. Hooker, Jr OF ale, Ike
only Brooslyn player ia thi. year'- tourr.a. I
men, The, HamY lasted thirty moves
8luck owed ki- defeat TO n spirit Ui adj
venture which led him - place Lila might
m ho5tai" territory. where FOR time. ~ men
need iii-'niei. but from vh-aCs T. was
anat To -srap- Hooker proved very
n the capture III the Invading kntgL,
duck fought on desperately. but ev.utIlIiv
vas forced 10 Civ. in
,ap, h"ndi- 81 Columbia hnd. long.
-lty: 1. I. son Of Bishop Bur..-- Yhn
epr,-' ni"d Val" ut the third boa I'd which
Z" inliy won after siNty-hv- moves
$40 one oDeiih"" possession OF an open nIc
YIN both ro"S- and won piece. on me
h!rty second move Tll- wa. tho h,.rin-
ling Of the. end
IL took Rsmsd-lI 81 Columbia six,~.rv.
noSS- 10 Tore" { handler 10 lower his Colors
u the first tahl" Their French defence.
I'd up 10 highly Interesting positions In IN.
hidd" ige. both player. r"fraining from
as'Iins Ia" ou'fp ON" Of some exciting
"A wns handler. huw"v~r. mad. bra '"
,ght hud by advancing his pawn recovered
j" piece. Tn" iRl" pla yer then had n
hanc- 20 draw BY -" rr"tlnl check. but dis
aimed II. Fam@d"lI 'h"r-upon turned his.
nbl.s upon hts adversary IA I'm. styl.
johnson 81 Harvard outpa we'd ia rrsnt
y PRINCETON IN pu""n'~ Rambit declined
i'er forty-siN mov"- Hadley won Tor
oubia kuy L22p"z extending over forty.
o. tween Harris Of H. rvard md KENYON OF
'rin, ton resulted ia draw after forty
We moves .
The - mes follow
rtHSr Bo.RD FRENCH pypy.cy
hand'F Hamsteil Chandler Rsm.i.r =
lIr tplf y bAA laIs .I ?, ,