The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-19
THE GREAT CHESS JOUST-MORPHY AND
IIAPRMITZ

No reliable information has been received from
Mr.. Morphy since the 18th ultimo. Copies of the
first five games played with Mr. Harrwitz have
reached the friends of our distinguished country
man. From these we are enabled to draw some in
teresting inferences relative to the peculiar style of
the two combatants 1t is well known that all chess
contests are divided into two casses-open games
and closed games. All the most brilliant games
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
| opportunity for deep and profound combination
In it are included all the so-caled gombits, (when
| accepted, and in general all those games where
Pd,eH to Kings toHrth, the part of the first play
er, sanswered by Pa~n to Kings fourth on the part
OF the second player. The second close division
| is distinguished by prudent play and careful
manguvering. The pieces are all depoyed before
an attack is begun. The forces of the player
adopting 1T are so cautiously guarded that it seems
10 the spectator almost impossible to effect breach
The battle is generally fought out in slow and un-
interesting manner, man by man and square by
square.
Of these two styles the bold PLAYER. confident 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 op-
ponent in the faculties of combination and ANALYSIS
would naturally choose the latter. The one NAV
be compared to the prudent tactics of Fabius, the
ether to the dashing assaults of Napoleon. Morphy,
who is the Boyard Of chess, manifested his pe
character by never seeking refuge behind the en-
trenchments Of close games. He chivalrouslv re-
plies to patrn 10 Kings foUrh with the same move,
accepts all prOfered gambits and allows his oppo-
nent all the advantages of the fierce attacks of tn
Evans and Allgaer openings and of the Bishops
gambit. This is not the case with his adversaries
They confess their Consciousness of nferiority in
everything that goes to form the great PLAYER, by
resoring to close defences and overcautious debts
This is especially the case with Mr. Harrwitz. In
the five games already received the Prussan has
the move three times, the American twice.
The former, when playing first, 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 invariably plays what is
known as Philider's Defence, another close game
1t will thus be seen that in every game Mr.. Harr-
WITT decides the opening, leaving Mr.. Morphy
alternative but to play the particular debut selected
by his adversary. The chess public therefore,
must not be disappointed if the contests are not
marked by those brilliant sacrifices and elegant ter
limitations which characterized his combat with
English players. The very nature of the style
adopted by Harrwitz precudes this But the match
will at least result in demonstrating that the repre-
sentative of our country is equally great, and
equally superior to every living player, not only
when opposed to an antagonist who loves an open
field of battle, but also when he encounters prac
titoner who prefers to fight behind the walls of
close opening.
In this connection we take occasion to correct a
statement which has been circulated by both the
English and American press to the effect that the
renowned Heydcbrandt der Lasa was to 60
from Berlin to Paris to meet Mr. Morphy. This is
undoubtedly fabrication. Heydebrandt Won der
Lasa is Prussan Minister at the court of Bra
zl, and will not leave Rio Janeiro for some years.
". Y. Ere. Post.
Mn. MORPHY IN PARIs.-The extraordinary feat
of playing eight games at the same time without
seeing the board performed on Monday at the
Cafe de la Regence, by Mr.. Morphy, the young
American player The portion of the Cafe la Re-
gence more particularly appropriated to the use of
chess am ateurS, was open as usual to the public
and in it sat the eight gentlemen who consented to
be Mr.. MOrphys antagonists. The other part of
the Cafe further on, and in which two billiard ta-
bles are placed, was appointed to the of the
blindold player, who sat at the end, with his back
to the public. certain line was marked out, be-
yOnd which only two gentlemen could pass NJ
dertaken to announce the moves on both side. The
latter gentlemen oliciated for the four first play
ers, MN. Baucher, Bierwith Bornemann and Gui-
bert, and the former for the last four, NM. LIE
quesne, Potter, Preti and Seguin.
At halt-past H. the combatants having taken
their places in the presence Of about $50 lovers of
the noble game the play commenced by Mr.. Nor
ply taking the move, and Sgnifying that in every
one Of the eight cases he played KP2. Some of his
opponents replied by the similar move whilst others
played differently, to lead to what is called ir
regular openings The play then went on without
interruption for not less than ten hours. during
which time Mr.. Morphy never took the slightest re-
freshment. The definite result that the blind
fold player won six of the games and drew two his
opponents being vanquished in the following order:
Baucher Bornemann, Bierwth and Seguin at half
past l0.) The two players who succeeded in draw
ing their games were NM. Luquesne and Guibert.
At the end of this wonderful exhibition Mr. Morphy
did not appear much iatigued.-Londot Necs, Sep
tember 80.