During the Christmas recess the University won the twelfth annual intercollegiate chess tournament, in New York, with Yale second, Columbia third, and Princeton last. Of the twelve tournaments played since the present series of intercollegiate tournaments began, Harvard has now won 7, Columbia 4, and Yale 1. L. P. Carr '04, of Harvard, and U. B. Mather '06S., of Yale, were tied for the highest individual score, each having won all of their games. The second highest score was made by E. B. Adams '04D., of Yale, who won two games and tied and third. The teams played as scheduled, except that U. B. Mather took the place of E. B. Hull '07 of the Yale team and A. Lazinsk '05S., that of J. Tolchinsky '05 of the Columbia team.

The tournament was held at the Columbia Grammer School, New York, on December 28, 29, 30. In the first day of play, Harvard took the lead, defeating Columbia by a score of 3 1-2 to 1-2; and Yale and Princeton tied, each winning 2 games. At the close of play the score stood, Harvard 3 1-2, Yale 2, Princeton 2, Columbia 1-2.

In the second round Harvard maintained her lead by winning three games from Princeton. Yale defeated Columbia by a score of 3 to 0, the game between Palmer and Barshell being adjourned for adjudication. At the end of the second day, Harvard stood first, having won 6 1-2 games. Yale second, with 5 games, Princeton third with 3 games, and Columbia last, with 1-2 game.

In the final round, Harvard defeated Yale by a score of 2 1-2 to 1 1-2, thus winning the tournament. Columbia, by winning 3 1-2 points from Princeton, obtained third place, the Barshell-Palmer game having been adjudged a draw. The final score stood, Harvard 9, Yale 7, Columbia 4 1-2, Princeton 3 1-2.

The complete score of the tournament was as follows: HARVARD.   Won.  Lost. Bridgman,  2  1 Carr,  3  0 Brackett,  2  1 McClure,  2  1 Totals,  9  3 YALE. Adams,  2 1/2  1/2 Sandiford,  1  2 Palmer,  1/2  2 1/2 Mather,  3  0 Totals,  7  5 COLUMBIA. Tucker,  1 1/2  1 1/2 Schroeder,  1/2  2 1/2 Barshell,  1 1/2  1 1/2 Lazinsk,  1  2 Totals,  4 1/2  7 1/2 PRINCETON. Schoonmaker,  0  3 Mowry,  1 1/2  1 1/2 Brasher,  0  3 Ward,  2  1 Totals,  3 1/2  8 1/2

At the close of the third day of play Dr. E. E. Southard '97, former intercollegiate chess champion, and coach of this year's Harvard team, awarded the medals to the winning team.

At a meeting last Wednesday of the captains of the Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton teams, a provisional team was chosen to play in the international cable chess match for the Issac L. Rice trophy. This team was composed of L. P. Carr '04 and P. W. Bridgman '04 of Harvard, G. W. Tucker, Jr., '05 of Columbia, L. M. Schoonmaker of Princeton, and A. Sandiford '04 and E. B. Adams '04D of Yale. As Adams will be unable to play, the sixth position on the team is still open.

On December 30, the triangular chess league composed of Cornell, Brown and Pennsylvania, issued a challenge to the league composed of Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton for a team match to be played between the leagues by teams composed of six men. The challenge was accepted and the match was held at the Manhattan Chess Club on December 31. The quadrangular league was represented by Adams, Yale; Bridgman. Harvard; Tucker, Columbia; Carr, Harvard; Schoonmaker, Princeton; and Sandiford, Yale. Only one round was played, the triangular league winning by a score of 3 to 2. The sixth game, between Tucker of Columbia and Kirkpatrick of Pennsylvania, was adjourned for adjudication, and was adjudged a draw by the referee. An appeal was allowed, and the game is now pending adjudication. Should the game be awarded to the quadrangular league, the match will be a draw.

The score was as follows: TRIANGULAR.  QUADRANGULAR. Rand, Cor.,  1  Adams, Y.,  0 Mitchell, Cor.,  1  Bridgman, H.,  0 Kirkpatrick, Pa.,  -  Tucker, Col.,  - Faught, Pa.,  0  Carr, H.,  1 Waters, B.,  1  Schoonmaker, Pr.,  0 Price, B.,  0  Sandiford, Y.,  1 Totals,  3  2