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Tournament: 28th Varsity Match • Venue: British Chess Club, 37 King Street, London • Date: Friday 30 March 1900
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The 28th Varsity Chess Match between Oxford University and Cambridge University was held at British Chess Club, 37 King Street, Covent Garden, London, on Friday 30 March 1900.
| 1899« 1900 Varsity Chess Match »1901 | |||
| Bd | Oxford University | vs | Cambridge University |
| 1w | Frederick Soddy (Merton) | 0-1 | Creassey Edward Cecil Tattersall (Trinity) |
| 2b | Arthur Hereford Wykeham George (New) | 0-1 | Harold Goodlake Softlaw (Trinity Hall) |
| 3w | Gerald Edward Harold Ellis (Lincoln) | 0-1 | Clement Christopher Wiles (St John's) |
| 4b | Harold Hilton (Magdalen) | 1-0 | Eugene Ernest Colman (Trinity) |
| 5w | Frederick Augustus Babcock (Wadham) | 1-0 | (Canon) Ernest William Burnell (Caius) |
| 6b | Henry Bartle Compton Arthur (New) | 0-1 | Joseph Edmund Wright (Trinity) |
| 7w | Frederick Waterfield (Christ Church) | 0-1 | William Scott Ostle (Jesus) |
| 2-5 | |||
Main sources: Oxford-Cambridge Chess Matches (1873-1987), (compiled by Jeremy Gaige, Philadelphia 1987); Sergeant, Philip W, A Century of Chess (London 1934, referred to in the text as PWS); Ancestry.com; FindMyPast.com; Who Was Who 1897-2007; Wikipedia. All seven games are available in the download.
Notes:
(1) PW Sergeant gives "H Wilton" and "G Waterfield"
(2) Summary of rules given in BCM: 7 men who must be of not more than 5 years from matriculation and bona fide in residence. Can play no more than 5 times. CU get half blues. Time limit 20/hr.
UNIVERSITIES MATCHES
Saturday 24 March - Combined Universities 4½, Hastings 4½ (played in Hastings)
File updated
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 17 April 2022 | Original upload. Biographical details and match reports to be added later. |
| 7 March 2023 | The match was played on Friday 30 March 1900, not 28 March as previously given. My thanks to Jason Radley for spotting the error. |