INTERNATIONAL CHESS

The chess committee of Cambridge University, England, has unanimously decided to accept the challenge issued by Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Princeton for another international cable chess match for the possession of the Isaac L. Rice trophy, which is now held jointly by Oxford and Cambridge.

It has been unofficially announced that Oxford will also accept the challenge, although as yet no action has been taken on the matter by the Oxford managers. Cambridge will be represented by three players on the international team, but the men will not be chosen until a preliminary test tournament has been held. The dates, April 14 and 15, which were selected by the American colleges, have proved satisfactory, and applications have already been made to the City of London Chess Club, for the use of its rooms during the two days of the contest.