New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
THE CHESS CHAMPION AND HIS PLAY.
DISCUSSING PHHOLOGY BETWEEN MoVEs-THl
DIFFERENCE SHOWN TO HIM.

In East Fourteenth ST., within a stones throw
NJ Iniop suorc is the great haunt of NewYOr chess
men, There every evening assemble the devOtees Of that
fascinating game, who take rank according to their
grades in the noble art IstclaSs player is known as
an man Others not called scc0nd-rate thirdratc
or fourth-rate but are men, men and ID men. All
others are mere yr0s in hands of the Instructor Cap
tam Mackenzie At present there is great excitement In
the place for ZukertO of London, who won the first
prize at the recent tournament pays daily visits to the
club.
ANY afternoon the lounger there will observe small
spare man with large stOye-pipe hat, evidently OF
British build who bOvers about the tables In friendly
way and who is treated with Difference by every one
Such power of genus that the rich mon OF the club
regard that little with although he has no for
tune save The Chess Monthly Journal that he owns ana
edits The little is Dr. Zukeitort. The fat, happy
looking short who rolls toward him 10 introduce
member Is Mr. Hewitz the president Of the club and
the member is dosirous of playing game two with
the chess prodigy. Ho Is MAN and will receive pawn
and move but in his heart that these odds
nsuilici ent-
They sit down and the champion removes his hat.
Showing face and forehead of marked intellectual
power At first glance would think him frail and
delicate but the second impression is that he possesses
e1eat nervous strength aud is tough as whipcOrd
His hair is dark red his beard, mu5tache ana whiskers
are bright red but silky in texture His eyebrows are
heavy and red The general color OF the skin IL reddish
Russia must be allied in way to the people OF west
n ireland and the HighandcTs of Scotland where such
reddish heads and skins familiar objects Under
meath the square eyebrows are penetrating eyes
Alter the first few moves which matter Of rOu-
tine ZukertOrt begins to study his man by series OF
glances that like flashes of lightning At the same
time he feels his silky red beard in cOntcmpatiye way
No sooner has the antagonist moved than he puts out
little white hand and makes his lie gives another
glance at the opposing player as 10 feao hls lectuoh
OF the move and then feels IN bis pocket iOi clSGI
Five or six cigars presented by bystanders, and hc
selects the nearest with acouIteous DOW ah1 pleasant
smile lights IL, begins TO pun ChUclilllly hltas
another penetrating glance at ms adversary ana LCn
plunges into general conversation WIN everybody,
rIsaking in exquisite English. The talk rolls upon
pathological question. some one Is pokihg nun ~ hci-
witz VINO is Teuton OF leutons declaring Gat ms name
/. sflayonc and son OF Hell AT this Juuctulc inc
& &o at once While taIking about the Sclavonic racG
am" he said, "a Russian, and my mother was
Pole, and have studied every language III Europe.
You say that the Poles are Tatals say no They arc
ScaVols The Tartars 1uranians and the SclHS0ns
Aryans IL is impossible 10 ooniound them because inc
method OF Writing from inc lelt 70 l9 IlsI s pe5r ~
the Aryans so the Selnitcs can be distinguished by
writing from the right TO the left and the Mongols from
But Doctor" puts in the man who Ia; been accusing
UcWitZ OF SclayOnic origin, the Polish mobiles shNcd
their heads and left scalp-lOck which Is dslnctNey
uranian. aud the earliest Greek inscriptions are from
the top the bottom, and are the earliest kunes Inc
word n-staeta for an epistOlay communication SNOW 1--WE
that the first Saxon system of writing was irom Top
DE- 2nkertor regarded the speaker with the same
pnetratng glance that he bestowed upon bis chess an
anSNer by admirable move which eDCitod lnuI1nnfs
of delight from all the club men, who evidently hoped
thof tue Il man would win the honor of draw. Long
and seriously did ZukeTtOrt ponder before he replied To
that move and the bumps on the upper part OF his t0rc
mead where the phrenOl0iss place reflection seemed 10
swell yisibly His mouth became close pressed the nne
lines from the base Of the nose 10 the corners OF the
month decpened and tho wrinkles above the nose be
oane labyrinth of lines both horizontal and perpendic-
mar one hand passed rapidly over his beard and
wIIskers the other was extended 10 q piece, but was
suddcnly withdrawn and an investigating hngGl
touched the side of his in soiutiDiznS way de
looked fxedly his antagonist from under Ills thck
eyebrows extended bis hand once more to tine TOOK ana
moved IT, looking at the board, but keeping MS
glance upon his Zoe .., Il, o, ~.
His antagonist regarded the move with an air OF pit
cons disoOmture and in five more moves SURRENDERED,
shaking his head and saying that he felt from tho hrs
he Ought TO have had more odds Then Zukerto sipled
black coffee with air of extreme enjoyment puned his
cigar, and reviewed the game.