The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-17

NEW YORK AGAINST PHILADELPHIA. OPENING OF
THk GAhE-NEw YORK LITTLE AsuAD.
The great Geographic chess contest between Ney YORK
and Philadelphia commenced last night the Mercha,ts
Exchange this city, and at the Office of the American
Telegraph Company in Philadelphia.
This match which has been Oh the aps for some time
has excited great interest among American players
not only from the known skill Of the gentlemen who
have been selected by their respective clubs TO
conduct the games, but also from the fact that
to be one of the few games that have been played
by telegraph. The inst game Of chess played
by this agency was in 1874, when the chess clubs
Of Baltimore and Washington engaged in friend
y contest, and announced the moves to each other
by means Of the telegraph which had been then
but few wears in operation. The second teegraphc
chess was which occurred between
Stanton, (the gentleman who so gnobly backed
down 'om playing with young Morphy) and Walker who
played from London to Portsmouth, England The games
were recorded by numbering the squares OF the chess
arrangement that is wholly unnecessary in this
age printing elegra That occurred in 1916.
In the years 1861 number of games played by
this means between Louisville aud Nashville; but we
believe that that time there has been public
chess by telegraph The match present going
on therefore, has the charm OF novelty the present
generation OF chess players who have turned their atten
ton to this game since the meeting OF the American Chess
Congress and the wonderful exploits OF Paul Morphy in
Europe.
The following named gentlemen acted behalf Of their
Nep York Club. Philadelphia Club
Theodore Iichtenhein, II. +. Montgomery,
Col. c. d. Mead, N. g. Thomas
James Thompson, =. Randolph
Daniel W. Fiske, Lewis Elkn,
Frederick Perrin DR.. 8. Lewis
II was agreed a the play ing should at half
past O'Clock p NJ, aud at that time there was large
attendance of chess amateurs at the Merchants exchange
witness this curious and interesting pdrie. Play how
ever did not commence before quarter TO seven O'clock
al which time the New Workers announced their first
move, they having won Il by lot
The players seated in the centre OF the hail. with
two chess boards before them and announcing their
IA PhadelDhiasn' the pieces would
be moved TO the square Indicated To accommodate the
spectators, number of chess boards were placed IN diff
fercn parts OF the room, which the pawns pieces
were moved when the announcement made to show
the progress Of the game.
In arranging the prclminaries for the match the New
Workers asked the hisdephians if they would play what
Is known open game--hat is, answer T. to K. A.
with TO X. 4. This the Phladephans declined DOING
thereby indicating that they preferred what is known
a close game in which there is not much chance for
brilliant play or mastery attack and deencs-a crcum
be regretted the contest loses much OF its in
terest from this fact In the last match between these
two clubs which played by correspondence the
Philadephans beat the New Workers by what is known
the Sicilan openings close game-and the latter
therefore, had very natural desire TO any contest
OF that character To enable them get up OF
attack the New Workers adopted the somewhat unusual
dta Of p to O. a but SO slow were the moves on each
side half past nine o'clock had arrived by the time
the twelfth move was made by New York According
to all precedent the Phadeiphians should have
made their before the match closed for the
night but, taking advantage Of the rules, they
declined playing after the time agreed upon
rs it would give their opponents whole day TO study
their next moves Play will be resumed this
ing at the same place.
SO far there has not been enough of the game played
10 Indicate any decided superiority but the New Workers
have accomplished two thngs-Frt they have got the at
tack such is second, they have casted which
the Phadephians cannot do for several moves yet SO
the odds yet slightly in the favor OF the former The
latter however, stronger in pawns the kings side
The game will be concluded tonight, and some magnf-
The following is the game, as far as played