Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-10

WONDERFULLY PERFORMANCES IT CHESS.
The Paris correspond nj OF the lqew Cork FINES
gives the following recent ilius,raons of the memo
K and ski Of Ar. Aorphy. the greet Anerca an
sss /" The astonishing performances Of young Paul
Morphy have brought the excitement in the chess
playing world of this city up to white heat On
Monday last he played against and beat bindfold,
eight Of the best PLAYERS Of Paris at one time The
Cafe de Ia Regence at which the extraordinary feat
occurred. has two large rooms on the ground floor.
In the first room on marble tables were seated the
eight adversaries Of Mr. Morphy. In the second
room, in which are two billiard tables, was seated
the single player. large portion Of his room, in.
cluding the billiard tables, shut off from the
crowd by cord, and behind the tables in large
arm chair, sat Mr.. Morphy with his back nearly d.
rectly to the crowd. Two gentlemen, reporting for
the press. kept the game. and two other gentlemen
Messrs. Tournoud and Arnoud de Rivere, cried out
the moves or rather carried them from room to
the other. The adversaries of Mr.. Morphy were
Messrs Baucher, Bierwith, Branemann, Lequesne,
{hc distinguished sculptor) Potter, Preti, and Segu-
in They were all either old or middle.aged men,
and superior players, while Mr. Morphy is but TWEEN
ty.one years of age. The boards of the eight play
ers numbered l, 2,s, &c. in the order in which
I have given the names of the gentlemen.
AT l2t o'clock the game commenced, Mr. Nor
ply playing first and calling out the same move for
all the eight boards, X P2 (The games vert con.
Quoted in French. Mr. Mo-phy speaking French per-
fectfy.) At o'clock No. was beaten with un.
looked for check mate. Soon after o'clock No.
abandoned the game hopeless, ana half hour la
ter M. Lequsne, No. B. played for and gained draw
game Nos. l, 2, and were soon after beaten at
10 O'Clock No. made the blind player accept draw
game bu: it was lO4 o'clock before NJ. Seguin No. 8,
a very old gentleman, who contended with great
desperation, was beaten. Thus he beat six, while
two who acted the defensive and only sought
draw game, effected their purpose; but draw game
,l,,e 0;r to ho
equivalent to a beat.
"During the entire game, which lasted just ten
hours. Mr.. Morphy sa: with his knees and eyes
against the bare WALL never once rising or looking
toward the audience, even taking q particle of
drink other refreshment. His only movements
were those of crossing his legs from side to sde and
occasionally humping tune with his fingers on the
arms of the fauteuiL He cried out his moves with
out turning his head. Against l, 2, g. and and z,
who were not up to the standard OF the other three
players he frequently made his moves instantaneous
" after receiving THEIRS He was calm throughout,
and never made a mistake, nor did he call a move
twice. 1t must be recollected moreover, that Nor
ply played against the field :; in other words that
around each OF the eight boards there was large
collection Of excellent chess-players who gave their
advice freely, and who had eight times longer to
study their play in than the single player. He
played certainly against fifty men, and they never
ceased for moment making supposed moves and
studying their game most thoroughly during the
long intervals that necessarily fell to each board.
And yet Morphy, who was out of sight Of these
eight boards, saw the game palmer on each than
those who surrounded thcm l could scarcely have
believed the thing possible if had not seen it. At
the end of the game there was shout from the
three hundred threats present. which made one be-
leve he back again in Tammany Hall The
fact is, there considerable number of English
men and Americans present. but much the larger
number were French. Morphy did not seem at all
fa,igued and appeared 50 modes, tina: the frenzy
and admiration of the French knew no bounds He
was shaken by the hard till he hung down his
head in confusion 1t is not necessary point out
to chess players the immensely Of the intellectual
feat"