Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
CHESS LEAGUE TEAMS
IN CLOSE CONTESTS
Interior and War-Navy Lead
in A Observation-Disclosures
First in B Division.


Last weeks team matches in Division
4 of the Departmental Chess League
brought out Agriculture against the
champion Interiors. while War-Navy con-
tested against Government Printing Office
The latter match is still unfinished, but
War-Navy has safe lead. having won
the two games already completed.
Some fine chess was exhibited on board
| of this match, where Sournin continued
10 show his class by winning from McCor-
mick. He had however. by no means an
easy task, as the Printing Office player
was in good form and gave him a hard
tu-sle. Sournin chose the two-knights de-
Tense. and long and complicated game
finally came to a pawn ending with the
District champion a passed pawn ahead'
which Mccormick could not stop.
Col Harvey has succeeded in recruiting
n very strong player for his team In DR..
Adair we'll known in New York chess cir
cIes The doctor had for his opponent
Arends. the latter defending a Spanish
opening In good style. The game was
we'll advanced before Adair got a slight
advantage, which he later on Increased
sufficiently to score win.
Interior Beat Agriculture.
The unbeaten Interiors improved their
score nv winning easily from Agriculture.
The game on board had to be postponed,
owing to the inability of Napoleon to at
tend. Huntington (Agriculture) and
Pratt Gnterior) were the contestants on
hoard y the former offering the two
knights defense, debut which Pratt Is
specially familiar with. Huntington en-
countered trouble very early in the game
losing a piece and Pratt never gave MN
an opportunity to recover, eventuahy
scoring the first win for interior.
Boykin and Roberts had it out on board
:: the former defending queen gamph.
Roberts could get nothing on his oppo-
nent and when the game was Wen aa-
vanced overlooked the loss OF the eA
change After this the play was away
in favor of Boykin, who won cleVerlS-
4 correctly played Giuoco piano was
engaged in by Hitchcock and Byler on
board g. Both players exercised great
caution and an even game ensueo which
at a late hour was abandoned as Draw
Division B Teams.
The competitors in Division b were
Agriculture against Interior and govern
ment Printing Office against Bureau En-
craving For the third time IN success
sion the Agriculture quartet showed
clean pair of heels TO its opponents, win
ming all four games. The PRINTING u
flee team made a fine start against the
Bureaus. taking the first two games In
good style, but it was handicapped
by having to forfeit the game on noard
four, and as it subsequently ioSt ON
board ; the match ended in Ora" OF
points each.
The winners for Printing Office were
Lund and Schneider on boards 1 ana z.
respectively. Owing to the absence Oh
Entrikin and the necessity of playing ms
game the following evening, Team capt:
Prender transferred himself from board
l to board 3, so it developed upon MN
10 win this game In order to save ms
side from defeat He proved equal to
the occasion by means of Ruy Lopez.
Sherman received forfeit on board 4.
Agriculture Beats Interior.
Board / of Agriculture against Interior
furnished a fine example Of the Evans
Rambt, with Stephenson handling the
attack. In spite of LovelPs clever de-
fense the Agriculture player worked up
a very strong position, and the ending
was one of the prettiest of the season.
Thus Stephenson pinned his opponents
queen with an unsupported bishop, II,
however. the queen captured the bishop,
then a frontal attack with queen ana
upon Lowell resigned. The remaining
Agriculture players, Murray, Parks and
Rutter were all in excellent form and
won handily from Landers, Colley and
Spencer, respectively.
Sournin Defeats Walker.
The adjourned game between Sournin
tWar-Navy) and Walker, Qnterior), ma
turally caused a great amount of excite
ment owing TO the chess standing of tne
participants. Both these players have
won the title of chess champion of the
District of Columbia in set matches,
Sournin being the present holder. The
last named had the attack and proved
10 be in brilliant form. He offered the
queens gaulbit. which Walker declined,
and the opening developed strictly &C
xurding to book. The middle game was
productive of high-class strategy ON the
part of both payers, but no superiority
could DE gained until Sournin finally
him 4 pawn. This slight advantage was
nurspd with great skill, and, always
pressing, he gradually concentrated his
forces on the black king until the attack
could not be beaten Oft, and Walker re-
signed.
The summary, team standing aid IN
uiyidual scores of 100 per cent and above
10 date are as follows:
Summary.