The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-23
CHESS PLAYERS HOLD
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Members of Minnesota Asso-
citation Meet in St. Paul
Club Rooms.

The eleventh annual convention Of
the Minnesota Chess association open
ed yesterday morning at the rooms Of
the st. Paul Chees and Whist club.
The business meeting was first held
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: President,
John w. Clark, Minneapolis; vice pres
ident, w. e. Hill, Staples; second vice
president, M. Edwards, Breckenridge;
secretary, George B. Spencer, ST Paul;
treasurer, George Sommers, st. Paul.
1t was early apparent that there
would be a representative tourney, as
the following were present:
st. Paul-George B. Spencer, ]. I.
Jellett, w. Chaplin, DR.. A. T. Bigelow.
I. j. Buford, w. o. HilIman, w. j.
Macleod, H. K. Davis, P. H. Tferney, A
Sturley.
Minneapolis. P. Elliott, j. w.
Clark, J. H. Clark, J. S. Parsons, w. j.
Shaw, H. K. McClelland, o. p. L. Plan
tin, e. Beispartk, A. S. Dowdan, DR..
Huxmann, N. Cohen, F. s. Lewis, G.. A.
Gould.
Owatonna-Guy Thompson, George
Thompson
Breckenridge-M Edwards
StapIes-W. E. Hill.
NorthfieId-Dr. Lynde
The contestants in the major tourney
We're drawn as follows
White. Black
Hiiiman. AK. Lewis.
MeClelland. 80. Jellett, X.
Elliott. % x. Macleod.
Buford. 80. Huxmann, X.
Bigelow, 81 x. Guy Thompson.
Plantin, "a. Taylor, X
]. w. Clark, AZ x. George Thompson.
Cohen, 80 x. Chaplin.
Spencer, 80 X. HILL
Lynde, Al X Davis.
In the minor tourney the pairing was
as follows:
White. Black.
Gould, "a X. Sturley.
]. II. Clark. IS x. Shaw.
Note: x won. d drawn.
McCIeIland opened with great thought
and caution against his willy oppo-
nent. G.. Lewis adopted his usual ir-
regular and pawn-pushing tactics, not
casting, while HelIman held his forces
well in hand and early got his king I'M
der cover.
Macleod defended strongly against Ell
liott's fierce attack, though at the thir-
teenth move his game was practically
lost; Elliott had passed pawn in the
center to the good, an advantage he
was not the one to abandon.
The BfgeIow- Thompson game was
even, good, steady chess from the start.
both men playing faster than their
wont, yet not losing quality thereby.
Taylor defended very well against
Plantin, considering his lack of prac-
hce. Chaplin gave the deep thought
needed to repel Cohen's attacks and
their game was the sIowest of the tour
ney.
The Buford- Huxn1ann game was rap
idly conducted without any noteworthy
0Hs,-w IL
Clark gave up a bishop for two
pawns. getting the entire kings wing
pawns passed at the eighteenth move,
with the following position against
George Thompson: White-K K, r K
r, r Q, S Q B 8; pawns at @ r 2, @ s
2, 4 3, X b 4, K 2. Black-K Z 2,
r K B, r @ r, B Q S 2, S X B 8;
pawns at @ r 2, Q S 8, Q B 2, @ A. This
looked like sure win in the presidents
hands, he being a good pawn player,
though Thompson did not make the
best of his game.
The Speneer-Hill game was con-
tinuous exhibition Of very good, steady
chess, without advantage at the TWEEN
ty-ffrst move.
AT the thirty seventh move Huxmann
had decided advantage with passed
pawn we'll supported on each wing.
McClelland's game against JeIlett
was very creditable, and after he had
blunderingly lost q piece for pawn
his defense was very good, though
hopeless.