New-York tribune., 1886-01-14
ZUKERTORT WINS A GAME.
THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST.

seinitz and Zukerort played yesterday at No. ~
Fifth-aye.
steinitz 10 the first within the sanctum where the
battle OF brains is 20 he fought. He shakes hands
cordially with Mr.. Muhle Dr. Zukertort's umpire and
then greets cordially his own umpire, Mr. Frtse
dmnutive In everything except his head Mr. Steinitzs
full, chubby face meanwhile beams efusively on every
body. His brow is rs smooth as that OF child The
fierce mental struggles the chesboard have left nc
burrows there DIR. Zukertort arrives a few minutes
later with fur cap and long eape trailing down TO his
heels AS he throws open his cape with quick gesture
ana casts searching glance at the spectators he sug
| gests Irving's first entrance In 1.-THE Bells" with
his 81 here" Steintz ambcs up to him-he can
hardly be SAID to walk-and the two men exchange
greetings giving the spectators at the same time good
opportunity observe the striking contrast between
their xpressons looking placid mill pond
ana Dr. Zukertort restless and nervous with deep lines
engraven his sharp cut features. Then the two men
take with the historic chess board between them,
and doubtless each experiences something OF
The stern 10y which warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel
They engage In battle OF intellect against In
teect, where the who see furthest
and think deepest must wln hush falls on
the spectators They are all expectancy
There twice as many spectators as when
the first game was played They keep their oyercoats
and hats ON and shver until by of keeping the
windows all sealed and doors closed and much con-
sumption Of by smoking and otherwise the room
gets but 1t is warmth conducive TO mental
vgor Mr. Green the front Of seats. some
forty number for the ladies, who don't and the
chairs stand half the day, until the order IL re-
scndcd But the hall gets well ed before the after
closes measured by the ordinary standard the
aggregate OF brains would amount to something tre-
meudous Steiniz has the first and makes 1t five
minutes after 2 o'clock
"White pawn to king fourth" calls Mr.. Paterson.
Before the move be made on the big board where
all can 1t, comes the reply: Black pawn to kings
fourth" Then after an interval OF few seconds only
| SteinZ moves again. Knight to kings bishops
! third. He has selected for his opening
| the Scotch gambit which Paul Murphy always
| regarded n bid for draw. Old chess players know
that likely prove long and stubborn and
settle down In their seats to enjoy It, Knight to queens
bishops third is Zukertorts prompt reply The moves
are now made as quickly exchanges between pugsts
In what Ia technically called rafting MILL steiniz
advances pawn to queens fourth. Pawn takes pawn"
IL quick reply shouted to tho at the by-board
This is the first blood " in the third move In Mon
days game fifteen moves made before sue
cumbed. Stenitzs knight takes the black pawn
Zukertort his knight 20 kings bishops third
Now the batue Is fairly under way. The moves have
all been like lightning thus far and IL is time to do
some thinking Stenitz sips some brandy and water
puts his hands trousers pockets to keep them
warm. aud settles down TO mark out some plan OF the
campaign. The spectators study the big chess board
and their pocket chcssbOoks and wonder what Will
turn to be- The placid, chubby little mao with his
hands in his pockets is object OF intense
| interest to them. Though outwardly so quiet
they know that he Is dipping into the
future far in game OF chess. and that
n his brain could be photographed would be found to be
tiled thick with chess squares and oil manner OF c0mO
The apparently least Interested IN MIN Ia
Dr. Zuketort lie from his scat. PAGES the room
abstracedy. y. aud then TO the unpres to
look n portraits himself and Steuitz In illustrated
Journal which they when stenitz has At last ma
ured his plans and made his hc gets mp and eX
tends his dumplnglke little hands over the flames.
Tho most comfortable In the place are the two um
pres They kept the tre Mss steuliz shyers
| near tho door sho has added Dr. Zukertorts photo
graph t. her col ecton. II Is profile yiow In which
he shows to best advantage, aud she sells
many Of them. Knights are exchanged In the
next In tho next move Is
Dr. Zukertorts turn to put on his thinking cap lie
does It after a fashion far different from the
imperturbabls style which oharacterzss his opponent
lie taps the noor strokes his beard leans first on one
arm and tho other passes his hand over hls
brow and various ways shows that he IL tacking
hard problem But ho does 1t successfully as the sequel
proves The slaughter IS thick. Pawns are again eH-
changed In the eighth move. Both men castle In the
ne II move aud with their kings firmly onrenched re-
new the fight Then there ensctod scene which for
a chess player has all the charms of mimic battle Dr.
Zukertort the He throws his pawns out
IN skrmish line. unmIsks his battery OF bishops
right hand corner. where the king Is
I'm hiding Ills queen brought boldly forward to find
a vulnerable point In that kings defences But II is not
found this time. stenitz skifuly parties every
attack turns the tide OF war; and Dr. ZukertOrts line OF
attack stubborny retres This is the situation at
o'clock when a adjournment ~ taken
stenitz passes through the hail. shakes hands with
some friends aud his look to say plainly that he
II. thoroughly satisfied with the state OF affairs. The
light removed at O'Clock. The board has become
well thinned. The pnrport OF every move Is readily
seen For hours more these masters Of the game
arrange the remnants OF their forces In such combna
tlons n- nh with delight the admiring chess players
Dr. Zukertort again rallies to the attack The
tide OF battle seems first TO lean way. then
the other The game Is full OF surprises
But NJ last black longer be beaten back
In vain stenitz struggles 10 extrcato himse But he
looks as imperturably as amable ever. A few min
utes before 10 o'clock the announcement was made
white roigns" Hand clnpping resounds through the
hall whsroat Dr. Zukertort rises and lifts his right
hand deprecangly Then the doors OF tho sancium
closed and rival champions discuss the mi ght have
been"
Among those present yesterday were Mr.. Kaiser, OF
Philadelphia; Mr. Arnold. OF Baltimore; Charles L. Ed
wards of NowOrleans; Mar Judd OF ST. Louis. " the
cbampon Of tho West" and c. VI. Knox The next game
will be played at No so Fifth ave. Friday, beginning
AT 2 O'Clock. Tho score now stands stenz l, zuker-
tort /.
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