The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-10-24
VOLUME XII

ihulHk Nls case desperate hc despatched
an officer to the iort Of Saabrepo 10 pot
his brother, Jayul, 10 death, lesi that
prince sdbeeuts should prove au obsla.
cle 60 his sons succession, The AlsaGdr
found the prince playing at chess with "a
priest. Jufuf begged bard tor two hours
respite, which was denied him. az )ast.
with great reluctance the officer permit.
ted him TO finish the game, bat before IL
was finished messenger arrived with
the news of the death OF Mehsmmcd and
the unanimous election of Iuguf 10 tbc
+ throne.
I We have q curious aneedotc OF fenaud
Count Of Flanders, who having becn ao-
customed to amuse himself at chess with
his wife, and being constantly beaten by
her, a mutual hat.cd grew between them
and came to such height that when the
Count was taken prisoner at Boylnos, she
suffered him to remain long time m
prison, though she might easily have pro.
cured his release,
Two rersians had engaged Ia such
deep play that the fortune Of enc Of them
was gained by his opponent. lie who
played the white was the ruined man,
and made desperate 10y bis less, offered
bis favorite wife as his last stake The
game was carried on until be would
have been checkmatcd next move, The
lady, who had observed the game from
the window above, called out to her hus-
band TO sacrifice his castle and save his
wife.
We read that Tameraue was great
chess player, and was engaged In a game
during the very time Of the decisive bat.
tic with Baiaiet, the Turkish emperor
who was defeated aud taken prisoner
In a battle between the French and
English IN lIl7, an English knight siezcd
the bride of Loui the Great and cried
to his comrades: The king is takenl The
king struck him down with his sword,
saying at the same time: Ne sais IN pas
qa-aux echoes on ne prcnd pas te rot.
Don't you know that In chess tho king
cannot be takenl .....
The most famous chess players of mod.
ern times have been Leonard da Cutri,
Salvio and Dubois of Italy, Ruy Gomez
Of Spain, Labourdonnais of France,
Adolph ANDERSEN Of Germany, Stein
and Staunton Of England, aud Paul
Charles Morphy Of America, Paul Nor
ply was born in New Orleans juno %,
1887. He early exhibited fonduess for
the game Of chess and At the age of ten
years was taught the moves and powers
Of the piGss by his father two years a.
ter he liza encountered successfully oil
the best amateurs Of his native city. Ii
1865 he entered a law school aud in. 1867,
was admitted TO the Louisiana bar when
he sholH have completed bis 2lst year.
At this time he exhibited his already
remarkable skill In various contests with
Eugene Rousseau, his uncle Ernest Nor
phyt and Lowenthal, defeating them IN
majority of games; and when In 1857,
Mr., Daniel W. Fisk Of New York, pro-
jected the chess congress, one of bis first
acts was to invite the attendance Of the
young player. At the congress, Mr
Morphy defeated In a majority Of games
many being at considerable odds, the
first players Of the United States.
In December Morphy returned TO New
Orleans and published challengeto the
whole American chess community to play
him at the odds of pawn aud a move
the challenge was never accepted. Dn-
ring the following season Morphy exhib-
tied his ability to play without seeing the
board, sometimes conducting as many as
seven games at one time. In 1853 a com
mittee of the New Orleans Chess Climb
sent letter to Mr. stanton, the cham
pion OF English chess, inviting him to
play match with Morphy for a stake Of
$1,000, and accompanying the invitation
with the agreement that shoCld the Eng
lish player lose the match, the sum Of
$1,000 was 10 be paid him out Of the stakes
a. reimbursement of tile expenses ineurr.
ed by him Staunton declined the inyi-
tation on the grounds Of the distance.
Mr. Morphy atterward decided TO visit
England aud the continent, and IN juno
Of the same year sailed from Now York,
In London he continued the round Of
success which had characterized bis pre-.
yious efforts, and even defeated Mr.. Low
enthal whose strength had greatly 10.
creased since this previous play. -Four.
teen games were played Of which Mf.
Morphy won 9 aud Lowentbal ., two be-
ing drawn. On August 70, MOrphy at
tended The annual meeting Of the British
Chess Association at Birmingham, where
he played = games simultaneously with
out seeing the boards, winning q aud
losing !, one being drawn. In septem-
Der ho went u Paris, where be defeated
the best French players Of the Cafe DE Ia
rgence including ReyieFei l.aroche, jour
road and Deyiuck
On December 70, bc encountered tbe
celebrated Adolph Andersen. considered
the champion Of German chess The re.
gult Of The match was, MoFpby Z, AUders
sen 2, drawn 2 Mofphy continued play
ing In Paris with his usual success, until
= PIN ~ hNaH a taAiWHti bAfiiIAtt wa
given him, al which his bust was crown
"a with laurel by the French players
HI. career IN Europe had been one uf
continued triumph, lis urbauity aHd
gcuileusss Of mauners had engaged him
10 ail his adyersaries who exhibited their
regard by public dinners aud orations
wherever he went. Mofphy has never
adopted ehess.playiug as profession,
aud latteflY he las played bat rarely, de-
voting himself almost exclusively 30 bio
profession. A. lawyer Mophy bar been
AZ q manager ot llt2atsd
cases rather thau as ~ advocate.
Chess IA game which has attracted the
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