St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-01
The hess Globe.

The chess Globe
The demands on this department of our column
are so great this week that the game is crowded
out.
Assistant Postmaster General H. D. Lyman,
whose game with Steinitz we gave the other week,
Is SAID to be great checker expert and TO have
published book OF problems.
From La Strategic we learn that Paris PLAYERS
| are alert, eighty-three having entered the annual
handicap at the Cafe de Ia Regence.
Gen. j. A. Congdon,in recent communication
TO the Commercial! GGzette, suggests a series Of
chess matches between the leading American
cities plan less expensive and which would
produce a finer collection of games than good
tournament, besides settling many Idiyersel
opinions TO the strength of rival cities" The
scheme which he proceeds TO outline possesses
advantages which it would be well to consider
when the New Orleans congress is over.
That puzze--arrange the White pieces on the
board as at the beginning of game, and then
place the Black King where he can he mated in
five moves-is solved by putting the Black King
on his Q Il 5; but, how many of our readers can
go ahead and mate him after they have got him
there?
John Ruskin, the Ruskin, has joined the Ok
ford University Chess club, and he is one of the
vice-presidents of the newly formed British
Chess Association. The experience he gets will
give John some new ideas art and be a good
Thing for him. And if art be long as currently
believed the Association smart in working
this pillar Of it into its own edifce.
We note among the chess clubs many inter
esting signs Of actvity-outsdc of our own city.
The leading members of the St. Paul club live
AZ quite distance from the rooms, and visions
of arctic exploration have made their blood run
cold. So the past month has seen but little
united action, although considerable has been
going on i'll an irregular SORT of way. The 'Phil-
idor'' club has been revived in Milwaukee, and
III fu1l~
part in nationa tournaments The Copenhagen
(Den. Chess club has Il beginners chess school,
with about twenty pupils. Toronto beat Que
bee in the team match of sixteen q side, Two
players consulting against two at each board.
The score was To 2 in favor OF the former club
RoumHnia boasts chess CLUB for the first time;
place, Galaz; president, Col G. p. Scheletti
membership. thirty or more.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat man, whose
problem printed tried to, and got Rock
wrong in the attempt. is inclined to think our
somewhat lengthy apology therefor unnecessary,
though can see he would rather it had been
another mans problem. He says, after we have
edited chess department "for a number Of
years will not be sensitive on the
subject of knocking the calculations OF
our solyers and readers generally endwise. lie
doesn't name the number Of years, but presum-
ably intended fifty. On the basis Of these figures
the GLOBE editor accepts the prediction, and is
willing 10 20 farther and Join with the Globe DeHt-
cTat editor in the cheering belief that by hen
the both Of us will be in condition ''entirely, if
not quite, insensible to Mistakes ''or any other
creature"
''Mrs. Thelcide Morphy, the mother of Paul
Morphy, died in this city on the 18th inst, hay
ing survived her beloved and tenderly watched
over son but few months. Although living a
life Of comparative secusion for many years past
Mrs. Morphy in former days was a prominent
and much admired member of the highest circles
of Creole society. Her musical talents especially
were OF high order; IA a panist, she was "a
true JirtuOsO, and she has, we believe, composed
some works Of great merit although these have
never passed beyond manuscript. If Paul Nor
ply inherited in his chess play the acute dis
elimination, the judicial stcadiness and accuracy
OF his father, Judge Alonzo Norpby, il WINS un-
doubleday from his talented mother that he de-
rived the extraordinary imaginative force, the
uncqualed brillancy Of conception that marked
his grandcst combinations. Mrs Morphy was
Miss lie Carpenter, one OF oldest Creole
families. Times DeH10cr0t, New Orleans
Our readers will be glad. a. we are, to hear at
last a voice from the TiDses DemOcrdt Ia relation
to the holding OF a chess congress or tournament
at New Orleans sometime this winter, or rather
spring, for that IL what 70 will be
down there The GLOBE has urged
this project and called attention to its
importance and the favorable opportunity pre-
scented during the exposition, more than once;
original suggestion awakened had passed from
mouth to mouth and died out, it seemed il
concerted silence had settled on almost the en-
tire chess press In reference ihereto-a silence
due, perhaps, 10 the continued Withholding Of en-
cunragcment comment OF any kind by the
Tia1es DfmOcrdf, whose editors were supposed TO
represent the position OF the New Orleans players
in ,he matter. But tnat paper has now spoken.
The exchange Of january 18Th, from which We
quote, did not reach this Office until the follow
4 .tr.EN
25th Added to Il will be found the views OF
Alex. g. Seman, OF the Baltimore american
and one Of the leaders who would probably par
ticipate in the tourney. We concur in his opin-
thst 1t II Advisable at this stage to make the
meeting q national and not an international af.
fair
ave have from time 10 time noticed In the col
umn- of many Of our American exchanges que
res and suggestions - 10 the ike ihood and adj
visibility OF national or international chess
gress being held ~ this city during the tendency
Of the Worlds Exposition, and under the aus
pieces Of The New Orleans Chess, Checkers and
Whist club. Messrs. Chas. A. Maurian, L. l.
Labatt, Luc.cI Lyons, II. T. Warner and James
d. Segniu, were appointed, under q resolution
o. the governing committee o. the club, To con
sifer and report upon the subject. Although
somewhat delayed In their action By cause- need
less nos to mention. this special committee have
held several meetings Of late. and IN all prOba-
biiity during the present week will take steps 20
put them-clves in prompt, active and definite
communication with the varO7s chess orRaniza-
tiOns and amateurs throughout thIs country and
Canada. While we do not feel justified, cOnsid-
ing b comparatively indefinite state Of matters
ar the moment In going into details, We
wish az that We are reliably informed HAT
the general sense Of the committee Is that
national and not an international tournaments
should be attempted md that the Inauguration
81 the proposed congress should ne Sxed for
about the beginning Il April. We would be
pleased 70 hive alike from our confreTes % the
caers ress Of the country ~ lar1e and from
ches- amateurs In general an early expression u
their views upon these points. - Times Dem,
Jan. 10.
.sWe are glad 70 see hat our chess brethren u
the Crescent City have az last began seriously 70
consider the subject Of holding a chess congress
in their city. We have time and again enEuer-
sfed the advantages arising from such gatherings
IN general and sc have Oh along adYi'ed ne
holding Of the next congress % View Orleans dur
ing the exposition, y possible. While We wonld
f4qor an international tournament when prscti-
cable. yeti the present care, owing 10 the !ii1.
tied time 81 the committee disposal, we are Of
the opinion that d national tournament alone
70 Be Sacughs Of. = Baltimore An, jan %