New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31
WIN AND LOSE At CHESS
c. C. N. Y. Players Defeat Brown
but Yield to QuakerS.
THREE-MEN TEAMS CONTEST
SEE, the Chinese Expert, Adds to
His Laurels - Whitaker
Maneuvres Cleverly.

City College teams figured in two matches
with Pennsylvania and Brown, respective
". at the rooms Of the Brooklyn CHESS
Club Yesterday, and thereby brought to
close the last week Of the annual INTERIOR
egiate holiday chess season Pennsyi-
yania's team, which had shared the TIL
collegiate honors with Cornell on friuay'
reinforced by Norman I. Whitaker
worsted the senior team OF City Coliese
on three boards by the score OF 2l2 points
TO n. A similar match was played between
City College and Brown University, the
latter being helped by w. A. Weidmanh'
~. member of Brown glee club. the
New Workers reversed the result OF the
match with Pennsylvania. and defeated
Brown by 2h points to H. In the two
matches City College used five players
1. ID. Rosowsky. a former Brooklyn Hlgh
School champion. undertaking 10 pay III
both and splitting even.
Whitaker, who is one Of the well known
players Of the country, met A. Eolis, OF
City College, at the first board playing
the black side of Queens Pawn opening
He allowed his opponent to capture MS
rocks pawn with a check, and by TINS
ruse was enabled to capture bishop IN
return for three pawns. One of these ne
won back soon. Eolis castled on the
queens side of the board. The latter was
again outwitted when he tried to pin
piece attacking his queen. clever inter
position resulted in the loss of the Whlte
queen, and after twenty-eight moves
Whitaker announced a mate in two.
Rudolph SEE, the Chinese player first
board on the Quaker varsity team, figured
at board No. against City College, and
defeated Rosowsky IN thirty-two moves
The mild-mannered youth from Shanghai
had White, In a Queens Gambit Declined,
and play proceeded evenly until the thir-
teenth move, when Sac was guilty or MS
first oversight Of the week. In further de-
veloplng his kings knight at K > the Orl-
entail left place for the entrance OF the
hostile knight Rosowsky won the eX-
change at a cost OF pawn. The position
then became similar 10 the Whitaker Eolis
match, but Rogowsky did not see fit to
hem in the bishop as the combination
would have yielded his adversary three
pawns for the place. leaving the Black King
dangerously exposed. Rosowsky held his
own well until the thirty-second move, when
This ended the game abruptly.
NJ 7 Teltelbaum declined the kings gam
bit offered him by A. D. ST. John, OF city
College. and. after an eventtdl struggle
the game ended in a draw. 1t lasted thirty
one moves.
The summary follows:
BIDS Pennsylyenna.. Gil, CITY college
. p Go L. b Rosovsky..
IN. ]. Teitelbaum = a. d. St. john. =
Total ......... pa Total .......... n
pennsvIvania had the White pieces on
Board . The openings: Board /. Queen
Pawr. % moves: 2, Queen Gamnlt dS-
clined. g moves; 3. Kings Gambt declined
81 moves.
W. A. Weldmann, the additional member
of Browns chess team, was alone able TO
draw against city College, which won the
match by 21-2 to H. Weidmann was
pitted against L. Goldman az the second
board. and drew a spirited game after
twenty-nne moves. f. G. Durfee had
hard fight on his hands with Rcsowsky. and
the game opened by the latter with Giuoco
Piano went TO forty-six moves before Dur
Zee resigned
Joseph T. Shipley. manager of the city
College team. had the most interesting en-
counter a Four knights opening. with w.
J. Emmons, of Brown. After thirty-fiVe
moves all the pieces had been exchanged
hui Shipley was left with the superior po-
sition. Upon adjudication by the referees
q. J. Schwietzer and " T. Whitaker, the
game was awarded 10 Shpley.
The summary follows:
PROWN. CITY COLLEGE.
Boards
1-E G. Durfee ....... l.. D. ttosowsky. l
" 4 Wcidmann. y l.. Goldman. Z
Nv. J. EmmOns..... j. I. SIMPLIFY.
Total ............ y Total ......... "a
CITY College PLAYED white on Boards and 3.
The openines: Board l. Giuoco Piano 46 moves;
Board . Sician Defence 20 moves; Board. 3,
Four Knights. ~ moves.
Scores Of the games follow:
-FOUR KNIGHTS OPENING.