AMarch 01 1926
The Guardian, London, Greater London, England, Monday, March 01, 1926
Chess.
Cambridge on Saturday beat a combined team of the Northern Universities. Results:— A. Wilson v. P. S. Milner-Barry, Trinity, 1
March 17 1926
Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Wednesday, March 17, 1926
CHESS
THE VARSITIES FIFTIETH CONTEST.
The Oxford v. Cambridge match will he played at the City of London Chess Club on March 19th. It will be noteworthy not only from the unusual strength of both teams but also because of the fact that it is the fiftieth match between the Universities. It is interesting to note that of the fourteen players four are Lancashire men. The Cambridge president, Mr. A. R. B. Thomas learnt his chess at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby; while the Oxford third board, Mr. G. Abrahams comes from the Liverpool Collegiate School. The brothers Herrick, who both play high up on the Cambridge team, are old boys of Manchester Grammar School.
The championship of Cambridge University has been won by Mr. A. R. B. Thomas for the third year in succession a feat previously performed only by Mr. A. E. Atkins, the present British champion, and Mr. C. E. C. Tattersall, the well-known writer on Chess End Games. Mr. Thomas only won by half a point from Mr. Milner-Barry, who won the Public Schools Championship two years ago. The following was the decisive game:—
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?
Philip Stuart Milner-Barry (white) vs. A. R. B. Thomas (black)
July 10 1926
Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Saturday, July 10, 1926
Firsts at Cambridge.—In the Tripos Lists issued at Cambridge curing the week-end were the following in the first class:—Natural Sciences (Part II.), P. I. Dee, Sidney Sussex College and formerly of Marling School, Stroud; Classical Tripos (Part I.), E. A. Cadle, Pembroke College and formerly of Crypt School, Gloucester, and P. S. Milner-Barry, Trinity College and formerly of Cheltenham College.
July 10 1926
Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Friday, December 31, 1926
Hastings Chess Tourney.
Slow Play in Third Round.
From a Special Correspondent.
The pairing and play of the third round, started this morning, was as follows:—Sergeant v. Colle—queen opening. Colle gained a pawn, but lost it again, and an even position resulted.
Mitchell v. Tartakower—four knights opening, proceeded in a slow and ponderous manner. Tartakover, in accordance with his usual tactics, reduced the game to an even ending, which he then tried to win.
Thomas v. Yates—a so-called Reti opening— 1. N-KB3, resulted in an even position with two rooks, bishop, and six pawns each for the ending.
Teller v. Reti—queens. This was an exciting game. Teller first of all obtained two pieces for the rook, but was finally left with a bishop for two pawns.
Buerger v. Norman—queen's opening, led to an ending in which there were bishops of opposite colours, and even pawns, but Buerger had two passed pawns.
Slow Progress.
Following the slow progress of previous rounds, this round exceeded all the others as not a single game was brought to a conclusion after four hours' play, and all the adjourned games of yesterday's round were also unfinished. Of the adjourned games Teller won against Michell, and Colle drew with Tartakower for the second round. From the third round Buerger lost to Norman, and Sergeant drew with Colle; Teller defeated Reti and Sir G. A. Thomas beat Yates.
Michell, as previously stated, had an even position in the end game, but a weak move on his part, just such a one as Tartakower was waiting for, enabled the latter to win.
Leading scores: Tartakower and Teller 2½ each. In the major tournament M. E. Goldstein is 2, which position he shares with the foreign players, Soullanhieff and Koenig. In the major reserves Milner Barry leads with 2½. In the first class (section B) there will have to be a chess miracle in order to separate Messrs. G. Wright, F. Wilkinson, and F. Salmony, the latter player from the National Liberal Club, all three keeping neck and neck, having won all the games. A lightning tournament which was held last night resulted in the following four winners in the order named:— 1; Tartakower, 2. Buerger; 3, Goldstein; 4. Sir G. A. Thomas.
