AMarch 04 1953
The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Wednesday, March 04, 1953
Chess Team Tops Virginia
The Carolina chess team defeated the University of Virginia Sunday afternoon by a score of 31.
Winning players for Carolina were Kit Crittenden, Doug Kahn, Bob Hubbard, and T. V. Ramachandran.
The Tar Heel team, which won the Southern Intercollegiate championship from Virginia last year, will defend the title in the upcoming tournament at Randolph Macon College.
March 17 1953
The Durham Sun, Durham, North Carolina, Tuesday, March 17, 1953
U.N.C. Chess Team Leaves On Trip North
CHAPEL HILL - The University of North Carolina's crack chess team leaves this week for a wing through the northern part of the Southern Conference area facing William and Mary College Navy and the Southern Intercollegiate championships at Randolph Macon College.
The Tarheels are the defending southern champions having won the title from Virginia last year. The only defeat suffered by the Tarheels last season came at the hands of Columbia University, the national championship team.
Kit Crittenden, State and Southern champion, plays first board for the Tarheels and has a record of 9-1 in intercollegiate play. His only defeat came in the Columbia match to the national titleholder.
Holding down second board is Douglas Kahn with a perfect record in eight matches. Returning to action will be Bob Hubbard and a new addition is T. V. Narayana who won his first start earlier in the year in a match with Virginia.
The Charlotte News, Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday, March 17, 1953
NORTH Carolina had a wobbly football season and after a whirlwind start its cagers slowed to ease into the Southern Conference tournament without acceleration. The Tar Heels actually have their real silent strength at chess.
This week the chessmen wing through the northern part of the Conference to face William & Mary Navy and the Southern intercollegiate championships at Randolph Macon College. Defending champs of the competition, the only defeat suffered last season by Kit Crittenden and crew was a loss to national king Columbia.
Take heart Ye Alumni and do not pawn the cheering section. It may be of use yet.
March 22 1953
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, Sunday, March 22, 1953
UNC Chess Team Blanks Opponents
The University of North Carolina scored 15 of 16 possible points to win the Southern Intercollegiate Chess Association championship in a two-day tournament which wound up yesterday at Randolph-Macon College.
The Carolinians suffered no losses in the round-robin affair, in which the University of Virginia gained second place. Other four-man teams were entered by the University of Richmond, William and Mary and Randolph-Macon.
Kit Crittenden, of North Carolina, new chairman of the association and Phil Koolvoord, of Virginia, tied for individual honors by drawing in their own match and besting all other competition.
Contestants included four foreign students—two from Latvia and one each from India and Singapore.
Next year's tournament will be held in February at Chapel Hill, N.C.
March 23 1953
The Herald-Sun, Durham, North Carolina, Monday, March 23, 1953
Tarheel Chess Team Wins Southern Title
Ashland, Va., March 22 (AP)—The University of North Carolina scored 15 of 16 possible points to win the Southern Intercollegiate Chess Association Championship here yesterday.
The two-day tourney was held at Randolph-Macon College.
The Carolina team suffered no losses in the round-robin affair, in which the University of Virginia gained second place. Other teams entering were University of Virginia, William and Mary and Randolph-Macon.
Kit Crittenden, of North Carolina, and Phil Koolvoord of Virginia, tied for individual honors by drawing in their match and besting all other competition.
Next year's tournament was awarded to the University of North Carolina.
March 26 1953
The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Thursday, March 26, 1953
Chess Team Retains Southern Intercollegiate Championship
Carolina's chess team successfully defended its Southern Intercollegiate championship at Randolph Macon College over spring vacation.
The Tar Heels defeated William and Mary, Randolph Macon, and the University of Richmond by 4-0 scores and the University of Virginia, 3-1, to retain the title without too much trouble.
The Carolina team also defeated the Naval Academy and William and Mary in dual meets. Carolina team members are Kit Crittenden, Doug Kahn, T. V. Narayama, and Bob Hubbard. Hubbard and Narayama won all of their games while Crittenden and Kahn drew once each while winning all of the others. In all the team won 22 and tied two on the trip.
April 22 1953
The Durham Sun, Durham, North Carolina, Wednesday, April 22, 1953
U.N.C. Captures Dixie Chess Title
CHAPEL HILL—Led by Southern Intercollegiate champion Kit Crittenden, the University of North Carolina's chess team has won its second straight Southern Intercollegiate Chess Association championship.
The Tarheels recently won the title at Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va., sweeping to victory by disposing of Virginia, Richmond, William and Mary, and Randolph-Macon in the tournament, allowing only one point in the entire meet.
The Tarheel team has won the championship both years they have had a team. Crittenden received the brilliancy award for his play in the tournament with Dwane Hockersmith of William and Mary.
Crittenden has lost only one match in two years and that to James Sherwin of Columbia University, national champion. The Lions are national team champions and are the only team to hold a win over the Tarheels in two years.
Playing second board for the Tarheels is Doug Kahn, third board T. Va., Narayana and fourth board is Bob Hubbard.
During the current year the Tarheel quartet also defeated the Naval Academy's strong team.
April 24 1953
The Durham Sun, Durham, North Carolina, Friday, April 24, 1953
Gunter Lends Local Tourney — State Chess Meet In Durham May 1-2-3
Dr. G. C. Harwell president of the North Carolina Chess Association made the announcement at the local chess club's meeting last night that the Durham Chess Club will be host club for the annual North Carolina Chess Championship Tournament this year.
The tourney will be held May 1-2-3 at the Lyceum Building on Trinity Avenue. It will be a five-round Swiss system event, the first round scheduled at 7 p.m. next Friday evening.
The tournament is open to all chess players who are residents of North Carolina, students in schools of this state and military personnel who are at present stationed in this State.
Prizes will he awarded to the winners of the first through fifth places.
Last year's winner, Kit Crittenden, at present in school at the University of North Carolina, will attempt to hold the title. Other players from Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Wilmington, Raleigh, Smithfield, New Bern and Southport, have given notice of their desire to wrest the title from Crittenden.
The match for the leadership in the current Centenary Chess tournament resulted in a win for Dr. J. U. Gunter over W. J. Peters The final round of the tourney will be played next Thursday evening.
May 05 1953
The Greensboro Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 05, 1953
Tar Heels Win Second Straight Chess Title
CHAPEL HILL, May 5.—(AP)-Led by Southern Intercollegiate champion Kit Crittenden, the University of North Carolina's chess team has won its second straight Southern Intercollegiate Chess Association championship.
The Tar Heels recently won the title at Randolph-Macon College.
May 05 1953
The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Friday, August 07, 1953
Chess Champion In Action—Kit Crittenden, of Raleigh, North and South Carolina chess champion, played a simultaneous chess exhibition in New Bern with 10 members of the New Bern Chess Club, winning nine and tying one game with President Dr. Nat Baxter. In the photo (left to right) are Kit, Ted Baxter, Dr. Nat Baxter, J. K. Watson and Bob King. (Photo by Billy Benners.)
August 10 1953
Howard Ohman vs Charles C Crittenden
54th US Open (1953), Milwaukee, WI USA, rd 1, Aug-10
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation. Symmetrical Line (D14) 0-1
August 15 1953
Arthur Bisguier vs Charles C Crittenden
54th US Open (1953), Milwaukee, WI USA, rd 6, Aug-15
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Variation (D61) 1-0
August 21 1953
Charles C Crittenden vs Robert Schmidt
54th US Open (1953), Milwaukee, WI USA, rd 13, Aug-21
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense. Alekhine System (D28) 1-0
Gerald Rutz vs Charles C Crittenden
54th US Open (1953), Milwaukee, WI USA, Aug-??
Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System. Szabo Variation (D44)
August 27 1953
Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, North Carolina, Thursday, August 27, 1953
Chess Exhibition Planned At YMCA
Kit Crittenden, of Raleigh, North Carolina State Chess Champion, will give an exhibition at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Central YMCA on Woodfin St.
Crittenden, a 19-year-old student at the University of North Carolina, is said to be the first to win the North Carolina title at 14, which placed him just short of master rating.
The exhibition will be open to the public.
November 17 1953
The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Tuesday, November 17, 1953
Chess Players Defeat Raleigh
The UNC chess team beat a team from Raleigh last Friday night by a count of 5½ to ½.
Doug Kahn, Kit Crittenden, Robert Henderson, Pete Henderson, and Malcolm Clark chalked up easy wins while Dr. John Wilson was held to a draw in the best Raleigh effort.
UNC will meet Durham Thursday in a home and home series and will need only an even split to win the state championship trophy.
