New-York tribune., 1909-12-23
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TIGERS IN DEFEAT
GO DOHN At CHESS.
Columbia and Yale Lead IN Bic
TOurRcH.

columbia aud Nale earned OF tre honors
iu the hrst round ~ the eighteenth annual
i.te~ronegistc chess tournament 81 the
rooms ~ the Mcs, Side Republican club
i1 tus o.iy sestcfday afternoon and even
mg.
Tsc NeV Workers succeeded in Wrestling
airiurv from fheir old-tinss .f,ais OF Hsr-
asrd ht score - "a Esmes 20 1fs. thanks
to Cspisin Rsnlsdci snd J. ". Readle. who
von thoir Esn'es end draw ny : a.
,rHds. Naie defeate1 the champion Prince
ton resm rv tho same to,sls = T. Chan
f'er had the distinction ~ lowering the
co'c-s of captain STEPHENS - Princeton m
tlr tor beard and on tho neNt table q Bur
sss- - Garden cts. Long Islena. son of
Fs1op rarSess. outpolntsd J. w AleNan-
o. s GrsN D, -. D. Parsons ~ the fourth
hoard of this match save Yale The odd
point.
T'a~ hsgsn - o'clock 81 which tim.
T1r ard a. Caswel. Yale IS. the originator
cf fhese toarnsments snd secretary Of tie
alumni committee. opened the, proceedings
En- r Black artsd - the dirc tor of play
glurk. of Dolunlbis. Was tho rrst victim
81 the da.. although he outplayed Ryeriy.
tre Harvard captain. who had resortee 70
trf Steinitz variation In tho Ruy Lopez, IN
tlf early stage Energetic play enabled tie
Sew Yorker 40 put the black kins 10 rout
an6 plu several pawns. hut no induiged in
q r0ubinaticu. quite needlessly which left
o. Io0phole through which Byerly could
crawl The latter vas not SLOW 90 avsn
himself ~ the oupcrtuuitv ana won his op-
ponerts queen. After thirty-nine moves
GIlok resigned.
Burgess. ~ Yale playing the black side
~ % queens pawn opening. scored against
Alexander ~ Princeton. after forty-seven
moves despite tho fact that no lost the o.
change on the twentieth turn. Through an
over, .Sllt. Alexander allowed his king and
Queen o. remain on the same file. exposed
to tre ATTACK - a black rook. The Prince
tor.au paid tho usual penslty.
TorEer Of Princeton. had narrow
escape a. tho hands Of Parsons. OF Yale.
end Grew only because OF the lstter's
failure % pick out the winning move.
Throughout tho greater part Of the game.
however. tho players appeared 10 be evenly
matched. After forty-eight moves. Julius
Firu. tho referee was asked 70 adjudicste.
and hs declared the game draw.
CE..ds, of Columbia. PLAYED tho French
To enoc against Priest 81 Harvard. and
acquired tv-o pavns IN thc course Of play.
prcs made things 50 hot for his opponent
that Cliids returned the extra pawns. and
sr~c-d 60 = draw after 3 lengthy struggle
Issuing sixty eight moves.
one az the best games OF the round was
won ty Bcadle. OF Columbia. from Mitch
o. of Harvard. the former playing tie
siclau Defence and winning a pawn on
frs twenty second move. Fifteen moves
latcr. DE- forced the exchange and won
a. same an forty moves.
Tfcmsuu. Of Princeton. was the next 10
to-e at the expense of jefferson, OF Yale.
a. fo-t. nine moves winning pawn after
Tsvr. un,l finally he was four pawns
Ercal. Chandler, % Yale. won a pawn
from stephens. OF Princeton, on the
tpeuJy sixth move. 10 ~hich advantage he
sdhe-cd tenaciously until he forced his op-
TouCuts resignation after sixty-siN moves
The last game 10 be finished was tha;
between captain RaTnsdel Of Columbia,
and Hadlc,, OF Harvard, the New Yorker
having the white pieces IN a Queens Gam
tf declined. sud winning pawn on the
tl-l-th move. Pieces we're exchanged
and after forty-hye moves IL was agreed
ra have tho game sdjudicatcd. Mr.. Helms.
one or tho referees. decided the position in
iaro. of Ramsdell.
Tr The second round this afternoon and
evening. columbia win be pitted against
Yale and Harvard against Princeton.
Two of the most Interesting games fol-
BOW .u detail.