New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
SURPRISES AT CHESS
YALE BEATS H4RT4RD.
Columbia Bo7cS TO Princeton in
intercollegiate Tourney.

70 the surprise ~ tire critics. Yale and Princeton
defeated Harvard and Columbia respectively. in
re first round Of the seventeenth annual in,erool-
1ssiste chess tournament ct the West Side Repub-
riosr club No 29g7 Broadway. yesterday. In each
Instance the winning SCORE was 2lt IL
Vale sccomplished the feat the expense OF Hsr-
s-d IN the face Of the one-sded by which the
crimson u'on the annual team match against Yale
6 short time ago Columbia. winner for the last
~. wears had submit the good play Of the
PRINCETON PLAYERS. who had undergone vigorous
raining FOR the last month. with Charles Curt
+hei- coach
t-olrr7bls's $ team underwent q slight change az
re Isst moment in consequence OF the sudden
death q few dsvs Of Or Samuel C3lueck of this
-1y whose son. = I. Glueck fourth player
or :he Blre and whits team r R Elsasser took
n. place Of Glueck and made excellent showing
i- RS first Esne
-re o=fest Of Il. RiumherE. Of Columbia. VINO
rs5 record Of eight victories OF nine games
r-,sve5 f0 three tournaments. at the hands OF L
X Stephens. of Princeton. the sensation OF
10 CAV This victory the top board decided the
.ss7e IN favor Of Princeton The three remaining
games Of mis- match were all drawn.
N tf7e match between Yale and Harvard. =
r--Eess- son or Bishop Burgess, Of Long Island.
---- his game 81 the sixth table, and his brother
-,s6e draw the hfth- !. r Chandler also won
~ vsle - The lssr board. and W u. Parshley
s-~-eF Fsr-srd only victory.
- board !. Stephens. Of Princeton. resorted 70
-re Fhridor Defence and the game de-
-a.7red IN quite unusual lines. The former
o-eer's sidA pazrs were advanced at early
sag. and did not look particularly strong. Never
r-eless- by advancing the pawn 70 . against
re white Bishop h- opened diagonal for the
--e-k Il the Queen. which won him the exchange
F'r-rne-g Won several pawns in return, but was
---sble 70 protect his ouu from capture. In the
e7d stephens wore his nan down and scored after
+s---fEe
-fexsuder. q Princeton playing the white pieces
En- : Queens Pawn opening. obtained the upper
hand by means Of well directed kings side at
tax hut later missed his way and found his
s5rzn-zEe dvindling. His position slightly the
mora preferable IN the ending, but he had 10 be
ss-fz4e4 with 2 draw after siEty-tWTo moves
-7e-7zn of Princeton, defended with the French
against C7r7stock and in the course Of the middle
hz-5 but feared the advance Of q passed pa avn Of
his ..-7onenr Lsboring under misappre ehension,
re agreed 10 I draw after thirty--nine moves
-sssse~ Won the exchange for pawn against
F-s-e- Al the fourth board. and this was the only
rz-7e 70 - ad5udicared. Il was declared drawn oy
Tie referee.
.<-e- winning piece cleveTiy IN his game with
,----e-f-z Of Harvard at the fifth board. f Bur
ress failed 70 take advantage Of his superiority
nd agreed draw
-a<ra-=or ~ Yale, outQayed ny Parsley IN a
--erv specimen Of the Quers tIaTnbit declined al
---o,E7 .,- the kings side with well directed at
-zrt zn5 his opponent resigned after thirty-one
--e-zS
- Burgess Hrd johnson Of Harvard. reached an
.--- ending as the result Of their Queens Ganolt
declined tr+ in ending Burgess managed -
-r-~ pawn. which gave him the victory sf'eF
--s--v-zv moves
-Ae eighth board Chardler Of Yale. lost piece
-r----. s<re- emerging from the opening double
INV Torez e16 Byerlv. ~ Princeton, experienced
30 ---,,hle 81 placing the game. ir the Tigers col