AFebruary 27 1956
The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Monday, February 27, 1956
University Team Winner In Chess
The University of North Carolina chess team blanked the Pullen Park team 4 to 0 Friday night in league competition.
Representing Pullen Park were Jack Wardlaw, Paul Newton, Bill Turner, and O. N. Ritch. C. C. Crittenden III of Raleigh was one of the University players.
On the previous night competition continued in the Ralegh chess championships. Dr. A. M. Jenkins, William C. Turner and E. Solkoff are leading with four wins and no losses.
March 04 1956
The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Sunday, March 04, 1956
Tar Heel Chess Team Is Winner
The traveling Log Cabin Chess Club was defeated by the North Carolina chess team 4 to 3 Friday night in a match held at the Rufus King Hotel in Clinton.
However the best Tar Heel players were unable to defeat two [illegible] players with the visiting club. Twelve-year-old Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, N. Y., defeated Dr. Albert M. Jenkins of Raleigh, the current state champion, and Norman Whitaker, a veteran chessmaster from Washington, D. C., defeated Kit Crittenden of Chapel Hill, former North Carolina titleholder.
In league competition last night Wilmington and Chapel Hill tied 2 to 2, and Raleigh defeated Clinton 3 to 1.
March 16 1956
The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Friday, March 16, 1956
Chess Championship Contest Set Here
The “Play of Champions” will be staged here in the YMCA, beginning tonight at 8 o'clock, when the N. C. Chess Association sponsors its first invitational tournament whose entrants will consist solely of top-rated players in the State who have won prizes in recent tournaments.
The public is invited to attend the matches as spectators.
The contestants will include three present and former State champions—Chris Crittenden of Raleigh; Don Burdick of Duke University, Durham; and Dr. A. M. Jenkins of Raleigh.
Other contestants are Dr. N. M. Hornstein of Southport; Paul Newton of Raleigh; and Pete Henderson of Chapel Hill.
June 04 1956
The Sentinel, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Monday, June 04, 1956
Crittenden Wins Chess Tournament
Wilmington—C. C. Crittenden of Chapel Hill won the North Carolina chess open tournament here yesterday.
The winner captured five and a half games to take first place over 30 players from eight states. Don Burdick of West Virginia was second and Pete Henderson of Chapel Hill was third.
The Asheville Times, Asheville, North Carolina, Monday, June 04, 1956
Crittenden Wins N.C. Chess Title
Wilmington, N.C. (AP)—C. C. Crittenden of Chapel Hill took 5½ games to win the North Carolina Open Chess Tournament here yesterday over 30 players from eight states.
Second was Don Burdick of West Virginia and third was Pete Henderson of Chapel Hill.
June 06 1956
The News and Advance, Lynchburg, Virginia, Wednesday, June 06, 1956
Pete Henderson In Third Place At Chess Meet
Pete Henderson, a student at the University of North Carolina and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Henderson, 2426 Summerville St., won third place in the annual North Carolina Open Chess Tournament held last weekend in Wilmington, N. C.
Six other players tied with Henderson with the same number of wins but he was declared to have faced the tougher players and was given third place.
Sam Sloan, 11-year-old son of Dr. Marjorie Sloan, psychiatrist-director of the Lynchburg Guidance Center, and L. B. Sloan of Lynchburg Office of Internal Revenue, won two games during the tournament.
First place winner was C. C. Crittenden of Chapel Hill. Thirty players from eight states participated in the tournament.
June 08 1956
The Herald-Sun, Durham, North Carolina, Friday, June 08, 1956
New Chess Champ
Southern Pines, June 7.—Christopher C. Crittenden, Jr., of Raleigh and Chapel Hill is the new North Carolina chess champion, according to W. E. Cox Jr., publicity director of the North Carolina Chess Assn.
The 1956 champion was determined at a three-day open tournament held recently at Wilmington, and received a trophy and a $50 prize.
Donald Burdick of West Virginia won second place, and Peter Henderson of Chapel Hill third, in a field of 30 players.
September 04 1956
The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 04, 1956
Raleigh Man New State Chess Champ
Christopher Crittenden of Raleigh, a University of North Carolina student, is new State Chess champion.
He scored five and a half points of a possible six to unseat Dr. A. M. Jenkins of Raleigh.
The three-day tournament ended here last night around 8 o'clock.
Dr. Jenkins placed second. Third place winner was William Chapman of Durham.
The junior prize was won by Jan Pinney, 17, of Chapel Hill.
July 17 1956
Charles C Crittenden vs Anthony Santasiere
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 2, Jul-17
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense. Main Line (D07) 1/2-1/2
July 18 1956
Henry Gross vs Charles C Crittenden
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 3, Jul-18
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Mackenzie Variation (C77) 0-1
July 19 1956
Ivan Romanenko vs Charles C Crittenden
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 4, Jul-19
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Center Attack (C84) 1/2-1/2
July 20 1956
Charles C Crittenden vs Arthur Bisguier
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 5, Jul-20
Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense. Gusev Countergambit (D06) 0-1
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, Sunday, November 04, 1956
Queen's Gambit Declined
(a) The champion wants a fight!
(b) Taking the Queen would give White a great positional advantage.
(c) Prefer 7. P-K4 here.
(d) After 11. QxNP QxQ; 12. NxQ BxR; 13. NxBP B-R4; 15. NxKR B-N2 and White is lost. Now Black starts a rolling.
(e) Waste of time, but he is hard up for good moves.
(f) A persistent bishop.
(g) Leads to a quick loss. Why not try 18. NxPch BxN; 19. NxKP BxB; 20. NxN?
(h) After 21. KxB NxN; 22. BxN Q-Q6ch, etc.
July 22 1956
Charles C Crittenden vs Edgar McCormick
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 6, Jul-22
Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Classical System (D18) 1-0
July 23 1956
Joaquin Camarena vs Charles C Crittenden
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 7, Jul-23
Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A04) 0-1
July 24 1956
Charles C Crittenden vs Derwin Kerr
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 8, Jul-24
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Bernstein Defense (E59) 0-1
July 25 1956
John Hudson vs Charles C Crittenden
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 9, Jul-25
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Morphy Attack (C78) 1/2-1/2
July 26 1956
Charles C Crittenden vs Glenn E Hartleb
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 10, Jul-26
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. General (D60) 1/2-1/2
July 27 1956
Jose Joaquin Araiza Munoz vs Charles C Crittenden
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 11, Jul-27
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1
July 28 1956
Charles C Crittenden vs Jack O'Keefe
57th US Open (1956), Oklahoma City, OK USA, rd 12, Jul-28
English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation Spielmann Defense (A32) 1/2-1/2
December 19 1956
The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Wednesday, December 19, 1956
The Raleigh Chess Club will hold a “Rapid Transit Tournament” at Pullen Park Recreation Center Thursday at 8 p. m.-the club's regular meeting night. Kit Crittenden, State champion will attend. All chess players are invited.
