Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-10-20
The Great Chess Joust.

MoRPHY AND HARwITZ-No reliable in
formation has been received from Mr.. Morphy
since the 18th ult. Copies OF the first FIVE
| games played with Mr.. Harwitz have reached
] the friends of our distinguished countryman.
| From these we are enable to draw some inter
esting differences relative to the peculiar style
| of the two combatants. 1t is well known that
| all chess contests are divided into two classes
open games and closed games. All the
most brilliant games on record belong to the
first division, which is the class that gives
| the greatest play to the most splendid powers
| of the players. and affords the best opportun-
| ty for deep and profound combination. In it
are included all the so-called ganbitS, (when
acceptcd) and in general all those games where
| Patcn 10 King fourth. on the part of the first
| player, is answered by Paion 10 Rmg'S fourth
| on the part OF the second player. The second
| or close division is distinguished by prudent
| play and careful manGuvering. The pieces
are all deploycd before an attack is begun
| The forces of the player adopting it are so
cautiously guarded that it seems to the
| spectator almost impossible to effect breach.
| The battle is generally fought out in a slow
and uninteresting manner, man by man, and
square by square.
| OF these two styles the bold player, con-
| fdent of his powers, and eXulting in the
| opportunity to use them, would naturally
| select the former; while he who felt himself
somewhat inferior to his opponents in the
| faculties of combination and analysis, would
as naturally choose the latter. The one may
| be compared 10 the prudent tactics of Fabius,
the other to the daring assaults of Napoleon.
l Morphy who is the Bayard of chess, manifest
ed his sans per character by never seeking
refuge behind the entertainments Of close
| games. He chivalrously replies TO Parn 10
| htags fourth with the same move, accepts all
protiered gambits, and allows his opponent
| all the advantages of the fierce attacks of the
Evans aud Allgaier openings, and Of the
| Bishops gnmbiL This is not the case with
| his adversaries. They confess their conscious
ness Of inferiority in every thing that goes 10
| form the great play. 10y resortlng TO close
defences and over cautious Ge5tits.
This il especially the case with Mr.
| HarNitz. In the five games already received,
| tbe Prussiau has the move three times. the
American twice. The former, when playing
nrst, always advances pawn To Queens fourth,
an opening which inevitably leads To a close
game. When Mr.. Morphy has the first move
his opponent as inyaribly plays what's known
as Phllador's Defence, another close game
II will thus be seen that In every game Mr..
Harwilz decides the opening, leaving Mr..
Morphy no alternative but To play the
particular debut selected by his adversary
| The chess pablo, therefore, must not be
disappointed II the contesis are not marked
| bN nose piiiilAut s1CIluCcs ana elegant ter
limitations which characterised his combat
with English players The very nature OF
the style adopted by Harwitz preciuds this.
But the match vail AZ least result Ia de-
m0nstTatlng that the representative Of our
country Is equally great, and equally
superior To every living player, not only
when opposed 10 an antagonist who loves an
open held ofbaitle, hut also when he eneoan-
trs practitioner who prefers 10 eight be-
hind la. wall. Df A cltsss. oQanfny
Ia this coan, clion we take occasion 20
correct stat inent which has been circulated
by both The Eaglish aBd AN rlean pTess. To
the effect that the renowned HsydehrAndt
Won der Lasa was - 20 fran Berlin 10 Paris
70 meet Mr. Morphy. This ls undoubtedly a
fabsieatioa. HcydebFand voa der Lasa il
aow Prussian Minister at the court OF Brazil
AID will not leave Rio Jaae.ro foFsoms years.
~ T. Poet