Chess Club Meeting Contact Sheet
Title
Chess Club Meeting Contact Sheet
Description
UMBC's fascination with chess began early in the campus history. A query was sent to The Retriever in October 1967 asking What can be done about organizing a chess club at UMBC?" By 1968, an intramural chess tournament was hosted by the Chess Club with three divisions resulting in a playoff of the three divisional winners. The tournament was expected to take about five weeks to conclude. In 1972, the Chess Club invited chess master Larry Kaufman, an MIT graduate who was ranked 16th in the nation, to play simultaneous games against UMBC Chess Club members and any others who wished to participate. Twenty-two contestants played against Kaufman on Wednesday, September 20, 1972 in simultaneous matches. Kaufman won all games except one draw against graduate student Mike Woodward, M.S. '75, biological sciences. Skip Boyd's photograph captures the intensity of the moment.
Source
University Photographs
Date
1969
Format
black-and-white photographs; contact sheets; 8 x 10 in.
Identifier
UARC Photo 07-01-1452-1484
Files
Citation
“Chess Club Meeting Contact Sheet,” UMBC 50th, accessed April 25, 2024, https://umbc50.omeka.net/items/show/1562.