New-York tribune., 1905-12-24
HARVARD THE VICTOR.
Wins Intercollegiate Chess Iom'na-
ment, zcith Yale Second.

Harvard the fourteenth annual intercollegi-
ate chess tournament between teams of four men
each from Columbia. Harvard, Yale and Princeton
at the West Side Republican Club last evening.
Yale second, Columbia third and Princeton
last
The pairing yesterday in the third round of the
tournament, which begun on Thursday was
arranged in such way to match Columbia with
Yale and Princeton with Harvard. Columbia and
Princeton were beaten by Yale and Harvard. re-
spectvely The exact pairing follows:
Woodbury. CYae) Schroeder (Colurnbla) Wolif
(Columbia) y. Jameson (Yale) Brown (Coiumbia)
VS.. Heedley (Yale). Burgess CYale) VS.. Blumberg
(Columbia) Ward (Princeton) VS. Bridgman (Har-
vard). Bracket qIarvard) VS. Williams prince
ton), Mcclure (Harvard) Greenland CPrincetom
and Kinds (Princeton) against Cogswen (Harvard)-
1t was announced that the game left unfinished
by Jameson and Williams on Friday evening was
win for Jameson
The first game decided the between
Mcclure and Greenland the seventh board.
where the former had to contend against Pc
troff Defence adopted by Greenland. The game
was at first pretty regularly contested. but later
on the Harvard player evolved clever combina-
ton and announced a mate in four moves, where
upon Greenland resigned Only eighteen moves
were recorded
The next game decided was on the eighth board,
where Hinds entertained Cogswen with a Queen 9
Gambit, which the latter. is generally done.
declined. and the game continued well known
book lines. In the middle stage of the game.
which by the way, rather rapidly contested,
black managed to get the pull in position, winning
the exchange, although at tins of the game
he a pawn behind. Eventually Cogswell Sc
cured two passed pawns, which gave him a well
earned victory after forty-one moves.
Meanwhile, the players the third board agreed
TO draw, after forty-six moves had been recorded
This game, also a Queens Gambit Declined ard
opened by Brown. Of Columbia. was we'll contested
throughout, neither player being able to make any
pGC1Oy bic.
Bracket, of Harvard, next registered a victory
against Williams. of Princeton, the sixth board.
They entertained each other with the intricaces OF
a Gluoco Piano, in the course Of which White won
the exchange and later on nearly every pawn of
his adversary. Still the latter fought BameJy
UP to the ffftieth move when he resigned
On the fourth board the Columbia player. Blum
berg, defended Queens Gambit Declined against
Burgess with fine Judgment, winning at first a
pawn and later on two pieces When forty-rhree
moves had been recorded Burgess had enough, and
resigned.
In the evening session three games had still to be
concluded, that between Woodbury. and Schroeder,
the one between Wolf and Jameson and lastly the
game between Ward and Bridgman Schroeder re-
He'd upon French Defence against Woodbury., and
selected old fashioned defence, which led to an
interesting game. Eventually Woodbury. managed
to get a strong attack, and in order to prevent
speedy loss Of ths game Schroeder had to sacrifice
a pawn. Only a few moves were made in the even
ing, when Schroeder resigned. Thrty-eight moves
were recorded.
Wolff was treated to siclian Defence by his
adversary, jameson. in course of which the Column
bia player succeeded in winning a pawn When an
adjournment was taken he still pawn to the
good, but, on the other hand. Jameson had two
vel advanced pawns on the board. After forty
five moves draw agreed upon
regular Queens Gambit Declined was played
between Ward and Bridgnan, the former outplay-
ing his adversary in the middle game stage, winning
q piece, after repelling Whites attack In the
victory after
The Complete record of the Tournament follows.