New-York tribune., 1901-12-27

CHESS.
IN THE FIRST ROUND PRINCETON
LEADS WITH THREE GAMES WON.

The first round OF intercollegiate chess tourna
ment was played according to schedule at Ihe
Columbia Grammar School in this city yesterday
afternoon and evening. The students showed I'M
proved form to that seen in previous years. Four
students each from Columbia. Harvard. Yale and
Princeton contested in the following order; Frank
H Sewall. Columbia. against James F. Sawin, 1ale;
Edward B. Adams. Yale, against Howard A Keeler.
Columbia: Benjamin r. Won Sholly Columbia,
against Charles \. Roberts Yale; Henry c. Russ,
Yale. against George ". Tucker. ir.. Columbia:
James B. Hunt. Princeton, against Claude T. Rice.
Harvard; George E. Hyde, Harvard. against J. H.
Hankinson. Princeton A. Julian Pilgram. Prince
ton against ". Catchings. Harvard. and L. P Carr
Harvard. against Jasper H. Dodd, Princeton.
Four games were finished in the afternoon. while
the rest of the games were ended in the evening
Princeton three games. Columbia two and one
half. Yale one and one-half and Harvard one
The first game decided that between SewaI
and Sawin The latter defended with the French
exchanging pawns the third move Eventually
both players castled on the queens side and for
short time 1t seemed if black would obtain a
powerful attack but after the exchange of some
minor pieces and the queens the game reverted in
favor of white, which ultima tey isolated hostile
kings pawn, which it and thereby the game
Forty-one moves were made in this game.
Russ the next to The game. although
opened irregularly became a queens pawn open
ing. in the course of which Tucker blocked the
queens side and thereby gave his adversary
chance to obtain superiority in position. Black
pieces, CROWDED IN a nedp, were III the way " O4lC
another and in order TO prevent smothered mate
he finally obliged to give up the queen. Twenty
seven moves were made in this game.
Soon after the close Of the Russ-Tucker game
Hyde scored against Hankinson. The Princeton
player had made combination. given up both
knights for roOk and two pawnS, but later ne
lost pawn and beaten after forty-twO moves
A most interesting game was carried on by Carr
and Dodd- Both pushed the attack on different cor
ners of the board. but whites aggressive move
ments came TO a standstilI. whereupon black en-
tered the eneny's camp with his queen and most
remarkable position ensued white con-
fronted with the loss of rook by check without
any means to prevent it. Dodd resigned on the
thirty-seventh move
The game between Adams and Keeler on the sec
ond board. irregulary opened by both sides led to
white won pawn by clever combina ton. After
ward Keeler played finely and succeeded in getting
a draw position. This resulted after over fifty
Roberts relied upon the French Defence in his
ga me on the third board against Won Sholly. At
first II went even but il. the middle stage black
upon white pinned bishop and that piece
on his next move. After over fifty moves Sholly
Rice, in an irregular opening made a .blunder
early in the game and lost piece. He made,
however, stubborn resistance afterward. but
being unable to recover the lost material the game
was finally called a victory for Hunt Forty-hve
moves were made.
Catchings tried the Sfcilfan Defence against Pill
gram Roth played carefully, and, after a series
of exchanges, q draw position obtained. Later
on Pflgram steadily gained ground. and the time
of recess CatChingss case seemed hopeless. In the
evening Pigram won a pawn, and. after ex-
in winning Fifty-one made.
The second round will be played to-day, when the
order will be follows:
Hunt against Sewall, Keeler against HankinSon.
Pilgram against ShOlly. Tucker against Dodd. Rice
against Sawn, Adams against Hyde, Catchings
against Roberts and Russ against Carr.