New-York tribune., 1910-12-23
CHESS BATTLE BEGINS
Columbia and Harvard Take the
Lead in Big Tourney.
YALE LOSES THREE GAMES
Princeton Fares Even Worse
in First Round Against
Crimson Players.

ana f1dIFdEO LOOK tHS lcd0 II,
the nineteenth annual intercollegiate chess
tournament with Yale and Princeton, the
first round of which was played at the Wes'
Side Republican Club, in this city, yester-
day.
Columbia defeated Yale by a score of
games to 1, whereas Harvard took the
measure of the crippled Princeton team
to the tune Of 31s games to 11- The teams
will exchange opponents to-day, and the real
tug of war will come with the Columbia
Harvard match in the final round TO-
morrow. The defeat of Yale was an agree
able surprise TO the local collegians, mas
much as the recent match at New Haven
between the two resulted in an even break.
The winners were:
For Colurn bfa-C. ". Rsmsdell. Is Law,
New York; ]. r. Beadle, u s.. Washington.
D. @: S. H. Childs. II. New York
For Harvard-A. G. Johnson, Ii. Portland,
Ore; F. P. Byerly. II, Cambridge, Mass;
c. s. Hadley, II Law, Middleboro. VI
For Yale-H D. Hooker, jr., u, Brooklyn,
n. Y
The only drawn game recorded in the
round was between @. r. Kenyon. Prince
ton, IL. New York, and w. i. Harris,
Harvard. IS, Marion, o. Kenyon was on
the substitute list for Princeton, and the
only one to score for his side.
Ramsdell first board for Columbia, en-
toyed the distinction of lowering the coiors
of Chandler, the Yale crack, for the first
time
Princeton was weakened Unexpectedly by
the absence of j. W Alexander. her most
experienced player. and in fact the only
one of the quartet who had represented
Info that
was unable to attend reached the committee
at the last moment. Under the rules OF the
tournament, each OF the other three mem
hers of the Princeton team moved up
place and fourth position was given TO g.
r. Kenyon
The credit of scoring first blood was
earned for Harvard by the sterling play
Of Byerly, the veteran among the sixteen
contestants who overcame Van Vliet. OF
Princeton In a lively game lasting only
twenty-one moves.
Byerly followed what has come TO be
known as the simplfied variation of the
French defence. Instead Of the play De-
coming slow. however, interesting compli-
cations arose at an early stage. Van
Vliet erred in exchanging his knight for a
bishop. thereby opening a dangerous file
for the use Of the hostile rook.
Shortly before the adjournment for
luncheon, S. H. Childs, Of Columbia at the
fourth table scored for the Blue and
W hite against Stearns, of Yale. after a
hot fight lasting thirty-two moves. BY
developing his kings rook by way of K
square, Ks and KR3. the New Yorker
succeeded In working UP an attack
against the black king, which the Yale
nan was unable to stem.
The success of Childs, however. was Off
ret by the defeat of his team mate, at |
The second board. where e l.. Gluck sue
,umbed to the prowess of H. d. Hooker |
IT,. of Yale, the only Brooklyn player in |
his years tournament. The game lasted |
kirty moves.
Captain Beadle, Of Columbia, had a |
ong, tedious game with G. Burgess. of |
Garden City, Long Island. q son of /
Bishop Burgess, who represented Yale at /
he third board. which he finally won
lfter sixty-five moves Beadle obtained |
possession of an open file with both rocks
md won a piece the thirty-Second !
move. This was the beginning of the end,
,ut Burgess held on until the bitter end
1t took Ramsdell, OF Columbia. sixty
I've moves TO force Chandler to lower his |
olors at the first table. Their French !
'efence led UP to highly interesting posi-
ions IN the middle stage both players re-
raining from casting The outcome of
ONE exciting play was that Ramsdell won
piece for two pawns. Chandler. how
yer. made a brave fight and by advanc-
ng his pawns recovered the piece. The
ale player then had chance to draw by
erpetual check. but disdained IL. Rams
ell thereupon turned the tables upon his
dversary In fine style
johnson. of Harvard, outplayed Bament.
( Princeton. in a Queens gambit de-
lined after forty-six moves. Hadiey won
or Harvard against Shafer. of Princeton.
n a Double Ruy Lopez extending over
orty-three moves. The game at the
ighth board between Harris. of Harvard !
nd Kenyon. OF Princeton. resulted in
raw after forty-five moves.
Some Of the most interesting games fol-
wv In detail: