The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-30

from food during so many days had made him nervous
and everish, and bis antagonist won. after struggle
which lasted upwards of seven hours. Next day An
derssen played the Ruy Lopez opening Those OF your
readers who unacquamted with the mysteries OF Guess
must be told that this opening has been more thoroughly
Analysed than any other, and shown TO be an almost Ger
tain victory for the first player Nevertheless Paa Nor
ply forced draw game. The following day the y"uns
Lousanaian showed what he could do with the Ruy Lopez
and Andersen resigned the twenty move alter al
hours play. The fourth game was Immediately con
menced, ANDERSEN again lowered his neg Tue ifh
sixth and seventh games the latter aso los-Mopny thus
scoring five consecutvey. The eighth was draw The
ninth was won by your countryman with eagle IKE raiiy
He permitted ANDERSEN to capture BISHOP lei. his
queen, two knights and bishop simultaneously prise
during several and forced bis antagonist 10 resign
on the seventeenth move The following game ANDERSEN
scored; il lasted seventy moves, and ANDERSEN
remarked to your correspondent afterwards. 81 WIN my
games in seventy moves, but Mr. Morphy IN twenty bat
that is only natural" The eleventh and last game Paul
Morphy thirty. five moves, thus gaming match
the score standing finally as iollows:-aorphy 7, Au'
derssen 2, drawn 2
Herr Andersen is brave and cOurty adversary, and
his opinion of his young conqueror was expressed in
straightforward manner to the crowd at the Cafe de Ia
Regence. He said, "lt impossible for body to be
stronger than Mr.. Morphy he does not merely play le
coup Juste he proper move), but e coup le plus jae
Uhe most proper novel If we play the move only ap-
proxmatively good we certain to lose. All other
players make mistakes; Mr. Morphy does" Aud
in answer 10 the question to which tue
stronger player, Labourdounais Morphy, he replied
that If any difference existed it in favor Of the
latter. ST. Amant the contemporary of Iabourdonnais
and whose name is household word y III chess, ex-
presses similar opinion Ii Morphy and labourdonnais
could play together the former might lose the first few
games but be would eventually be the victor ST. AUant
believes that he can give pawn and move 10 any living
player, and desires to such contest forth
with with Harrwitz, but that gentleman has not the
courage TO accept. However,
To this complexion will il come at last
For Paul Mophy has declared that h. will play no more
matches with any one unless accepting pawn and move
from him.
Engshmen Frenchmeu Germans all the Old World, in
fine now recognise their the great American
the papers call him. But solitary exception exists
an exception so funny that must mention II. Herr
HaTwitz, aboring under the impression that Paul Nor
phys eight blindfod games were easy OF execution, an
pounced his intention OF performing the same feat and
the affair of in private manner in some rooms
the Cafe de Regence five francs admitance being
charged for each person The eight antagonists selected
by Harrwtz what the French call l,es; three OF
them would the ouds OF knight from good player
the others would have hard work to win even when
cepDg the odds OF rock and knight So rdi-
culous the entire affair that Herr Harrwz has
judicousy not permitted the games to become public
although editing the chess department Of highly in
fueItial weekly newspaper.
Frenchmen could not permit so laughable
TO pass without making Joke upon it, Some remarkably
clever squbs got OF showing the public opinion Of
the frogs attempting to emulate the for instance
the following
Tu singer Morphy, joueur phenomenal,
Jeune prcsomptuedx, III forces Ia nature
En- vain To veux poser CONNIE un original,
Tu mes gu 'une caricature.
Mr. Norphy may shortly pay flying visit to Berlin for
the purpose Of playing few games with LANCE Dufresne
and Mayet Andersen particularly requested him do
to close the mouths Of the Berlners. Just before leaving
Paris he said to Paul Morphy, 'They won't be pleased
come here himself" Your couItrymap has nothing to
from such visit for the victory Andersen has
made him ''monarch Of all he surveys, and he will only
60 there for the ceremony of coronation.