New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-12
NATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS.

Mr.. PAu1SEN PLAYING -FOUR GAMES AT
CHESS sIM ULTANEOUsLY, WITHOUT SEE.
ING The BOARD.
Last Saturday wa the best day Of TIE Congress-
Mr. Stanley wa carly on the Of conflict Ddse
were happy to zee MIN In the full glow of heath rsy
snd eager for the fray. The second Of the ave nss
70 be played between himeelf ard Mr.. Lobtsnseh re-
suited differently ON the ir-t Mr.. Staalsy hang he
victor after comparatively short struggle IN vhkA
be displayed powers Of combination and attack Worh5
of his eaiy days. The tournament. now stasds a. fol-
lows:
Montgomery, Moiphy and Pausen are wiasers IN
he first section having three CARES apiece; IA.
phsel, KeDbcot, Judge Meek, Fuller and fiske hsvs
sch 70 play the concluding game, Perrin, kpots,
Stanley ard Lichten5ein have once All-oa, Cal
horp ard Thompson are played out, and Msrachs hss
80 win hi Err, game When The eight svscss-fal CON-
Ietitors have declared themselves, they viii Do re-
JARED ard fight anew.
The great feature of Saturday, proceedings v~
Mr.. lausen's blndiold playing, by which 10 uesd 10,
be understood that the player had his eyes bsndeeet.
TIE plays without seeing any board, carrying ths
position Of the pieces in his memory. Mr. Psulssn
plays with his eyes wide open, and informs rs that
is matter OF volsion in calling up each board
before him. and that no considers there II no more &
hCutf III piayiDg WltlOtt The tOAd ~ Mitl 10.
Before giving account Of Saturdays procsedngss
few Introductory remarks on bindiod p,ay may nosb b.
unintt resting.
The faculty Of playing without seeing he board H.
by 20 means Of ireqacnt osuuerceI tho gsnc Of
chess il Of 81 complicated aud varying psiBre thai
If generally considered sufficient 20 play ven win the
organ Of sight ID iull operation 10 late nsssssos
VIII Danisl w; LIKE, CO. the learned and scsoS-
cred numerous interesting facts with regard TO bind
fold payers. In the year 30 u the ChYispsn Ere,
Gre named joseph Tohelebi, who hsd travelled
Throughout Eastern Asis, played blnt,ld match AZ
olined 70 call his performance blind mans playing f,
biz yes being bandaged he permsei 10 touch The
pieces aid thus discover the posiilon Of the gsms.
The next instance record Is that Of famous ssrs
ceric performer named Bgzocca tins .j6 and scene
the palace OF Count PVpol at fiorcrcs. THIS may -
c0rscere6 the flint true example Of bgdiod playing,
Tor Buzecca performed the then uhhsani.oi feat Of
conducting two gau without seeing the Ole, "a, end
third one over the board. In Cnrrofss sssrce and
valuable Trsaiise On Chess, Published N loli, ind
mention made Of several good bncfold players saoh
as Matgolini Of Florence, zerone, M-dfano, ssA
Cutri and Pso Bo were nlso krowa bf
BIKE performances At the COMMENCEMENT ~
the last century there lived Jas ait priest nssed
Gholano Saccheri, who, according 10 TIE arsertlou
The lufipese historian, keystsr, c,rli play .hfN
canes simultaneously without sight OF any board
ar0 Nerc, IN his " Letters on Ckels," declares thh
he Jossessed the power Of playing even four gsnss
WITHOUT tcelcey com nlstinR Tie notf Clyial errM ~
any Of them. 1bis i the oDly instance Known hth.
EMO, Of such Number beng played sanpltaseousy,
The great matter and pOpulsrizer Of Chess Philidor
astoniehod everybody in the French aad l.nglisA
Corrs by his wonderful powers 10 bindfy,d ai,yirx.
Such players had merely been heard o. pot seen and
when Pbiiidor undertook three games at tho came
tine, he was consdtred 10 have performed an rcredi-
bic feat. lie did net after repsst the Performance
aud the games are not At s che r.csersc ~ his ord
nsry strength over the board. Herr Bxrsits - tho
uost noticeable instance Of tindfod playing 10 The
great master Of the science He however pisys bat
ihree games AZ time ard wbeo hie Opponents ara OF
tqua strength with himself be exac;s odd from .hem-
He has lately performed at the Chess soree. given by
Prince Napoleon ct Paris aud AFRO al tn Manchester
Tournament 10 England, where he won gare from
the great German player Andersen, beth l,.n.emes
bei3g blDdfoid. Lsbourdonrais, the vscqrisker Of
McDornel and BDguer, could cor duct tvo game. a
once, and y pretty generally the case tins: frs-
rate Cbees player can undertake game vthos,
e, Irg the board.
IL the accuracy and strength ~ nj. play In TIE fS
pidfy OF be moves, IN the number Of gsnies smtl;a
reossly psneuveIed, aud regs,ds the resec. ease
with which he executes hs ta.k, 30 oss has yet
eeualed br. Psul=en IN tbs wonderful efjrt CT She
IMAGINATION and ths memory. shoTt rsi renee 10
hs an, lie viii b. Interesting ard new g. the cners
world. Mr.. Luis Paulreb is now tsen;y i0sr
years ~ see tpd 10 zstys Of the soycre'gn
state of Lippe Detrnod ON the borders Of Wet
phshG. lie came this country some eighteen months
siIoe, with the hterton Of becociing citizen. AID
sstreo down s Dubuole lows ssc7e Ne prnsscuss
tire huTefs Of wholesls dsa e. IN thoacop. ~ ps1-
reIhp with HI brother. He states that he began 10
poy Chcfs 20 TIE see 81 i've yssrs, hsrninE tbe
move. ~ s.ng his hnsT iescb 5en - hi1 s'Vso''