The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-26

Tine Gfsat Cns.e ys.ss-M erPhy ana
No reliable fnformation has been received
from Mr.. Norpby since the 18th nit. Copies oi
The Hrss five games played with Mr. Harrwitz,
have reached The friends ef our distinguished
couutrymat. From ,fees, ws are enabled to
draw some Interesting infstences relative TO the
peculiar style Of the Two comoatanH. ~ Is
We'll known that all chess contests are divided
into two cI.sses-open games and closed
games. As the most brilliant games on RECORD
belong 70 the first division, which Is the class
that gives the greatest play TO the most spien-
did powers of the players. and affords the oess
opportunity for deep and profound comoina-
tions. In il ara included all the so-caiied gam
bits when accepted, aud in general all those
games when Pam 10 Kings fourth, on the
part Of the first player, 10 answered BY Pas'n %
Kings fourth on the part OF he second player.
The second or close division, is distinguished by
prudent and careful man9uvering The pieces
are all deployed before All attack is begun
The forces OF the player adopting il are 70 eau
tiously guarded in every way, that II seems TO
the spectator almost impossible to effect
breach. The battle is generally fought out in
a slow and uninterestng manner, man ny man
and square by square. OF these two styles the
bold player, confident OF his powers and sxult.
ing in the opportunity 10 use them, would nat
urally select the former; while he who felt himself
some wha. inferior to his opponent in the facul-
ties of combination and analysis, would as nat
u-aliy choose the latter. The one Iaay be COM
pared to the prudent tactics OF Fabius, tho 9TH
or to the dashing assaults of Napoleon. Nor
ply, who is the Bayard of chess, manifested his
sans peur character, by never seeking refuge
behind the entertainments of close games. lie
chivarously replies to PaVn to Kings fourth,
with the same move, accepts all pronered gam
bits, and allows his opponent all the advantages
Of the fierce attacks OF the Evans and Algalier
openings, and of tho Bishops gamot. This is
not the case with his adversaries. They con-
TESS to their consciousness OF infcriority 10 eve
ry thing that goes to form the great PLAYER, BY
resorting TO close defences and over cautious
debuts. This is especially the with Mr.. Harr-
wiz. In the Ave games already received, the
Prussian has the move three times, tie Amer-
can twice. The former, when playing first, all
wars advances pawn 20 Queens fourth, an ope-
ming which inevitably leads 10 close game
When hr Morphy has tie first move, his oppo-
nent as Invariably PLAYS what is knogn as Phil
Hdors defence, another close game. II viii
thus be seen that in every game Mr.. Harrwitz
decides The opening, leaving hr. Morphy no
alternative butte play TIVE particular debut Sc
iected By his adversary. The chess public,
therefore, must not be disappointed if tie con
tests are not lnafheu ny tHose orIihaNt saCFihces
and elegant termnations which characterized
his combat with English players. The very
nature Of tie style adopted BY Iarrwitz prceludes
this. But the match viii at least result i'll dem
onstrating that the representative of onr coan-
try is equally great and equally superior 10 ey-
cry living PLAYER, not only waen opposed to an
antGgo nist who iOves an open field OF battle,
but also when he encounters r practitioner who
prefers to fight behind the walls Of close open
ing.-New York Evening Post.