New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-24
CHESS LEADERS PAIR,
Harvard Plays Yale, Columbia
Princeton, in the Second Round.

When play In the second round of the thirteenth
annual intercollegiate chess tournament was re-
sumed at the Republican Club yesterday afternoon
there was a large attendance OF local chess dew
otees who seemed TO follow the progress OF the
various games with considerable interest Accord
ing to the pairing OF the players. II had been ar
ranged that the Columbia players had to face the
Princeton men. while Harvard had to tackle Yale.
1t thus happened that the two leading teams were
engaged in the fight and the two tailenders. ac-
cording the results of the first round. The pair
ing in detail follows:
First bOardTucker columbia> Nelson CrincetOn,,
Second board-T2lIns (Coumbia) vs. MONTY prnoetOn).
Fourth board-Lazinsk (Columbie) Williams prnce-
tom.
Fifth board-Bridgman Harvardl VS. Woodbury. CYale).
Seventh 6oaTdTMcClurs g:arvard) vs. Jameson .Yaso.
The first game decided recorded the first
board Nelson played Kings Bishops Gambit'
against Tucker, and had at first the better game.
In the middle OF the game the Princeton man pro-
ceeded rather weak lines. and lost piece by
combination. He fought to the thirty-first
move when Tucker won. Wolff selected a bad de-
fence the third board against the Kings Bishops
Gambit adopted by Ward. The latter. after having
registered only seven moves. announced mate In
moves, and Wolff resigned after thirteen
moves.
On the seventh board Jameson selected the
Sicilan Defence in his game against Mcclure Up
TO the twentieth move the game was fought pretty
evenly; then Mcclure surprised his adversary by a
fine Bishops move. which netted the Harvard man
the exchange and after thirtysix moves, the game.
Shortly before the adjournment another Harvard
man. Bracket added win 10 the total or the
Harvard score by beating Owen of Yale, on the
eighth board The latter selected Queens Pawn
opening and d very slow development ensued.
Later things became livelier. pieces freely
exchanged and when the end game stage was
reached Owen had succeeded in establishing a
passed Pawn However. later on he allowed his
adversary imprison his knight. which Bracket
finally for Il Pawn, and after sixty moves
Owen resigned.
The game on the fifth board, between Bridgman
and Woodbury., was a Ruy Lopez, adopted by the
according TO book. on the eighteenth move Wood
bury lost piece for a pawn, and he now
adjournment. In the evening session Black
tnued TO show stubborn resistance but after forty
eight moves he resigned.
On the board kimball entertained Rowland
with 4 Scotch Gambit, which evenly con-
tested throughout the opening and the middle game.
Later on Rowland got into low waters, but man
sumed in the evening session. matters looked equal
In the end game. however. the Harvard man out
after sixty moves, and Harvard won four games
straight yesterday On the second board, Tolins
At first things went pretty evenly, but later in the
middle stage of the game. Tolins might have won
in short order. Adopting however. wrong con
tnuation. he gave Mowry a chance. and IN the
evening sitting it looked like honors easy This
result was recorded after ifty-two moves.
IaZinsk offered q Queens Gambit to Williams.
who declined TO accept the gambit pawn on the
fourth board. After the nineteenth move White
had slight advantage, but 1t seemed doubtful at
would suffice to win At the evening session no
additional Roadway could be made either side
The game between Rowland and Mowry. adjourned
in the first round adjudcated draw by the
referee yesterday.
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