AFebruary 03 1908
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Monday, February 03, 1908
CHESS NOTES.
At the conclusion of the simultaneous exhibition given by Jose Capablanca at the Brooklyn Chess Club Saturday night the Columbia University crack had won against twenty-four of the twenty-six opponents drawn with C. Curt and lost only one to H. Blumberg, who played second board for Columbia in the last Intercollegiate tournament. Blumberg is a Brooklyn boy and a graduate of the Boys High School. He forced the victory with Capablanca in brilliant fashion, sacrificing his queen and announcing a mate in three moves. The performance of the young Cuban prodigy was one of the finest ever witnessed at the local club and has not been surpassed by any of the masters who have played here. The seance lasted a little over three hours.
