Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-06
-. A GAME OF CHESS.


PLAYERs: GENERAL SCoTT AND JEFF DAVIS
tProm the New York Christian Inquirer
A short time ago the chess playing public
was much excited by the skillful games Of Paul
Morphy with the leading chess players Of the
world, in which the stakes were the regulations
Of the contestants as masters Of the game. The
Union is now watching with intense interest a
nobier game on q larger board, where the
principles Of liberty, union, and republican
government, are wagered against slavery, re-
bellion, and fsudalism. The game, of which
We give the mere outline, which can be filed
up on the board, has progressed as follows ::
The board is Virginia. The white king Ia
posted at Washington. The black king occu-
pies Richmond
regard for the preservation Of his pawns, oon-
cludes to play a cautious game, and opens by
advancing his queens pawn two squares las
sembling the northern troops at Washington J
Black replies by similar move, Withdrew
ing Virginia from the Union.)
White withdraws its pawns from Norfolk
and Harper's Ferry.
Black advances rocks to those 80 ouares.
White plays kings rook to Fortress Monroe,
advancing pawns to Newport News.
Black queen to Manassas junction, advsn-
cling pawns to Alexandria,
White queen TO Arlington Heights, and
kings bishop to Alexandria.
Black replies by movements of pawns, mere
ly for defensive operations.
White moves queens ro0k to Hagerstown,
Maryland, giving to blacks rock at Harper 8
Ferry.
Black still makes movements of pawns TO
maintain ip position. ..'
White playsaueen's knight to Grafton, threat
enlng the communications Of black castle at
Harper's Ferry with Manassas junction.
Black still acts on the defensive.
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the Potomac threatening the communications
of blacks rook on Leesburg.
Black withdraws rook from Harper's Ferry
towards queen at Manassas Junction.
The next successive moves of white, as de-
picted on our board, will bring the queen g
rook, knight, and bishop towards Strssburg,
giving check to black queen, and endanger-
ing the communications of Manassas Junction
with Richmond, while the white queens posi-
ton In front il strongly defended against any
attack from the black queen.
1t will be seen that although no valuable
pieces have rs yet been sacrikoed on either
side, that the white has gained great advan-
tsges In position, and blacks game is becom-
ing crowded. It's left Is already threatened
by the pieces advanced through Western Vir.
ginia; and II the black queen should be cem-
pelled to fall back on Rishmond 1t would be
outdanked on both sides, while the white
queen will still be strong enough to maintain
an advanced position in front, without fear of
an attack. -
Whites game has thus far been admirably
played. The advance Of each piece has been
skilful, bold and decisive in Its results, and
almost bloodIess.
| Black, on the contrary, has shown weakness
from the commencement of the game. Pieces
have been moved forward to threatening posi-.
| tions, but have been withdrawn on the appear.
-ance of its antagonist. We look upon the game
| as lost and won, as only the boldest playing st
| the outset against his skilful opponent could
have promised black any chance of success
and desperate and successful attack on the
strong lines of the white queen appear to be
necessary to retrieve his position
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