The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-29

Mr.. Mckenzie Plays Nineteen Games nj One
Time with Members OF the "Manhattan
.Chcs. Club" Of New York and Wins Six
teen Thereof.

The following account Of Mr.. Mcken-
,ic's wonderful cbcss-playing on Monday
nigh, is taken from the Herald Of yester-
day:
Captain George III. Mckenzie, who only
returned 10 this country a week ago Satur-
day, has gone into chcss-playing with
vengeance. On Monday night, In the
rooms Of the Manhattan Chess Club, at
No, 10 Fourth avenue, he INDUCED In the
triflinc and recreativc amusement OF play
inc simultaneously nineteen games with as
many members OF the Club.
Captain Mckenzie Is generally recog-
Hzcd rs the best player, at least the best
public player. in the United States, and took
the fourth prize, II will be remembered, in
the recent grand tournament at Vienna.
Mr.. Steinitz, who carried of first honors at
Vienna, and who has just vanquished MIR.
Martinez. Of Philadelphia, so easily, is soon
expected in New York; and will doubtless
play some games there. Mr.. Dclmar will
play with him, IL Is said, and match with
Captain Mckenzie is already agreed upon.
Captain Mckenzie has united his for
tunes with those OF the Manhattan Club
for the present. Two years ago he played
twenty games with its members in the same
way that he played Monday evening, and
then lost but two OF the whole number.
One Of the winners was Mr.. Henry Chad
wick. who played against the Captain on
this occasion also. In the largest room be-
longing 10 the Club were ranged Monday
night nineteen tables in the form OF horse
shoe, Captain Mckenzie having the centre
Of the room. His opponents were all anna
tc,irs. but there were some strong players
among them, including Mr.. jonathan
Ward. Mr.. A. Crawford, and Mr.. William
ii. DE WISER. The last named was the
winner OF the most recent tournament
PLAYED in the Club.
AT WORK.
At : O'Clock, when all was ready, the
Captain began his operations, playing with
Che white pieces and having the first move
I'm every case. He adopted great variety
OF openings, almost as many as there Were
games, and PLAYED with great rapidity.
With cigar held firmly in his mouth, he
walked round and round the horseshoe
from right TO left, stopping seldom longer
than quarter Of Il minute at any one table.
Each PLAYER made his move as soon as
Captain Mckenzie approached his table,
The Captain responding as rule immc-
diately. He retired his king TO
place oi safety as early as posi-
Sic in each game. and then took
the offensive. Per force his opponents
were generally found to be in retreat. The
spectators present, as n rule, devoted their
powers of observation TO some one partlcu-
lar game, but they were not allowed to offer
advice to the players. Mr.. Eugene Delmar,
who has high rank as a chess-player him
self, said TO a reporter: 90 OH have 10 idea
how hard task the Captain is engaged in;
Itried 70 myself against Il smaller number
Of players, and found that il was very diff
scult indeed TO transfer the attention so
constantly FROM one board to another"
Yet CT plain Mckenzie played with appa-
reut case and with rapid decision. The
room was very quiet, but the player row
and then volunteered some go0d-natured
remark TO their common enemy, who re-
piled in kind and did not seem to heed the
interruption.
THE FIRST VICTIM.