The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-21
CHESS TOURNAMENT
here TOMORROW
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CHESS
ENTHUSIASTS OF NORTH DA-
KoTA WILL BE HELD IN COM
MERciAL CLUB RooMs-MANY
EXPERTS WILL BE HERE.

The annual tournament of the North
Dakota Chess association will begin
about noon tomorrow at the rooms of
the Fargo Commercial club. The in
dications are that there will be a big
crowd of strong players and a number
of games of high class and brilliancy
will undoubtedly be recorded.
The class A players who have sent
in their acceptance up to this time are
the following: Atty. J. e. Robinson,
Il. G. Fleming, Rev. r. A. Beard, Geo.
Hoenck, L. 9. Lane. c. A. Ransom, DIR.
Tronnes, all of Fargo; Justice Il. I.
Burke OF Bismarck. DIR. H. l. Saylor of
Coggswell, Mr.. Richter, a student at
the A. c., William Widmeyer of Rolla,
Carl Nelson of Cando n r, b. Vies-
ftenz of Arthur. Besides these, two
strong players are expected from Man
dan n many others will very likely
come. Enough players in class b are
expected to make up a good tourna-
ment in that division.
All players are urged to be on hand
at the commercial club promptly at
$3.50 o'clock in order to organize and
get the preliminary arrangements out
of the way as quickly as possible, so
that the play may be proceeded with
before noon If possible. The larger the
attendance, the more urgent is the need
OF starting early. -
Since the organization Of the associ-
alton last year the interest in chess
has been keener han usual throughout
the state and h permanency Of the
organization is now well assured
Last years tournament was held in
this city on Washington's birthday.
Nine players were enrolled in the maj
or and nine in the minor contest. Atty.
IL H RnhInGnn uynD tho n inT III m
pionship, Mr.. Ransom was second,
while Messrs. Fleming, Beard, Burke
and Richter were tied for third place
with four wins n four losses. M. e.
Young won the minor tournament.
VIM. Wldmeyer of Rolla, who for
tseVeral years has been regarded as the
leading chess player of the state, fall
ed to attend the tournament last year
and consequently forfeited the title of
champion, but he will be here this year
to win back the championship, which
he Wrested from the brilliant Fried
lander ONE eight years ago.
The chess history OF North Dakota Is
q record of which all chess enthusiasts
have every reason to be proud. For
many years the championship was held
by the brilliant Fr%iedlander, the archi-
tect, who was then a resident of Far
go. About ten years & Friedlander
attended the Western Chess congress
at Lake Minnetonka, encountering the
strongest players from Chicago, st.
Louis, Minneapolis, Winnipeg and 9TH
er western cities. He took third prize
and also had the distinction of win
| ming his games from N. M. Mcleod of
| Chicago and E, C. Elliott of Minneapo-
lis, the first and second prize winners.
Both of these games were brilliantly
conducted and while Friedlander fell
just short of winning the western
| championship, he earned for himself
the title of The North Dakota Cyclone.
About sever years g Widmeyer,
who had been a pupil Of Friedlander,
won the state championship from his
former master in a challenge match.
Shortly afterward Friedlander removed
TO New York and was thus eliminated
from further participation in North
Dakota contests.
Mr.. Widmeyer has been a regular at
tendant at the western chess tourna-
ments and has always made a good
record against the leading players OF
the country. In every contest he has
won more games than he has lost.
The chess players are greatly pleas
ed with the prospect of meeting Mr..
Widmeyer. especially as it will give
them a line" on their own status as
players. compared with the experts of
| Widmeyer'S class,