New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-23
YALE LEADER AT CHESS.
Harvard, Columbia and Princeton
FOllotU litter DAMS PLAY.

The thirteenth annual intercollegiate chess tour
nnment, contested by four players each from Co
lunlbla Harvard, Yale and Princeton, was begun
in the assembly rooms of the West Side Republican
Chess Club yesterday. The second round will be
played to-day and the third and final contest will
take place tomorrow At the end of the days play
the score Of games won stood: Yale. 2l2; Harvard.
2: Columbia, IL; Princeton l.
The men had to face each other follows: First
board-Tucker (Coumbia) VS.. Woodbury. (Yalel:
second boaTd-Kimball Vae) VS. Tolins (Columbia);
third board-Wolf (Columbia) jameson (Yale);
fourth board-Owen CYale) VS.. Lazinsk (Columbia):
fifth board-Nelson Q2rinceton) VS. Brdgman (Har-
vard); sixth board-Howland (Harvard) VS.. Mowry
Prnceton); seventh board-Ward QTinceton VS..
Mcclure (1arvard); eighth board-Brackett (Har-
vard) Williams (Princeton).
On the first board Woodbury. managed to win two
pieces and pawn for rock in Dutch game.
which was treated rather originally by Woodbury..
When ii thought that the fight was a hopeless
for the Columbia man. the latter put up a
strong resistance until he could prevent the
change of the queens Then Woodbury. had mat
tiers all his own way and he after ffty-three
moves.
A Scotch Gambt on the second board between
Kimball and Tolins played correctly on both
sides up to the tenth move Then White made
mistake, thereby losing a pawn. Finally Tons
established two passed pawns and forced win after
thrty-four moves.
Sicilian Defence the third board between
Wolff and Jameson was evenly contested through
session things remained even for long time After
ffty-two moves the players agreed to draw.
owen ard Laznsk discussed Queens Pawn
Opening the fourth board. The latter committed
a bluuder lost piece and. after thirty-stx moves,
the game.
Brdgman defended Vienna opening on the fifth
board. offered by Nelson. The variation selected
by the Harvard man was rather peculiar. He lost
the exchange later Nelson had clear Rock
the god and after thirty moves Brdgman gave
on The sixth board lively Vienna game
discussed by How.and and Mowry. Both players
INDUCED in fancy tactics; stn, the game remained
right up until the end game stage reached.
The players made little progress in the evening sit
ting, and tne game had finally to be adjourned,
be adjudicated by the referee. Fiity-tour moves
registered.
Ward essayed a Kings Gambit the seventh
board against Mcclure. The latter Won two pawns
IN the opening and after he succeeded in neutraliz
ing the attack he third pawn. After thirty
five moves Ward resigned
On the eighth board Bracket and Williams
tertainCd each other with GiuocO Piano. which
run at first in favor of Black Later on, however.
Williams made few careless moves, lost rock
by wrong combination, and SO Bracket won after
hfty-eieht moves.
The second round will be played in the following
order to-day:
Tucker (Columbia) vs., Nelson Grinceton). Toins
(ColUTabla) Mowry PrinCetonl, Wolf (ColUBlbial
Ward (PTlucotOn). LaZinsk CCOlumbia) VS. Will
Jams (PrincetonD. Brdgman CIiarVaTdl Wood
bury Qael, HCWland (HarVard) vs.. Kinball (Yale)
Bracket (1arVard) VS.. Jameson (Yale) and Mcclure
HarVard) VS.. Owen (iarvard).