Word: chess
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Hastings, Sussex, where William the Conqueror defeated England's Harold, is now a sleepy shore resort where the Norman horns are echoed only by the snorings of retired British colonels. Nonetheless, Hastings acknowledges its past with an appropriate tradition. There, every winter, the chess masters of the world face each other across their tiny polished armies in England's most important tournament. By last week, each of the ten masters invited to Hastings had played nine matches, one against each opponent, and the tournament was over. Like Harold, England's hope, Sir George Thomas had been defeated...
John L. Foster of San Diego, California, was elected temporary captain of the Freshman Chess team at a meeting in Lowell 0-35 last night. A permanent leader will be chosen at the conclusion of the Round Robin tournament now in progress...
...Harvard Chess Club opened its season with a simultaneous exhibition at the Union last night. Sidney S. Coggan 1L, treasurer of the club and Intercollegiate Chess Champion of the United States, played ten games simultaneously against Freshman opponents...
...conclusion of these matches, Freshmen will be admitted to the Chess Club, and the best four will form a second team. Elections of this year's officers will take place during the second week in October...
Last year's chess team was one of the most successful in the club's history...