Word: chess
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...third and final game for the chess championship of the college was played yesterday afternoon between S. W. Sturgis '90, and F. W. Nicolls '92, at the rooms of the latter. The first move fell by lot to Sturgis, who opened with the "Scotch Gambit" in which the first player sacrifices a pawn for the sake of a strong attack. By the eighth move Sturgis had recovered the pawn, but their positions were nearly equal. For the next few moves each party slowly brought out his pieces, and Nicolls developed a slight attack, which was strengthened by a mistake...
...CAUSEY, Secretary.HARVARD CHESS AND WHIST CLUB.- There will be a meeting tonight in the rooms of the club in the old Pudding building...
...contest for the chess championship of the college between S. W. Sturgis, winner of last year's tournament, and F. W. Nicolls, winner of the tournament this year, has been characterized by remarkable evenness of play. Each has won a game. More than seventy moves were required to decide each of these games. The final game will be played next Wednesday evening...
...village of Strobeck, Russia, the pupils in the highest grade in the schools are obliged to pass a yearly examination in chess...