The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07

ii.
1SS3-London international; Zukertort first, Stein
itz second Each one game from the other.
Mr. Steinitz is In his fftieth year, and Dr.
Zukertort in hisfUrty fourth. The Doctor walks
with his shoulders up square, like Judge Elliott
and no one except Mr.. Steinitz, could be shorter.
When seated at the table before the boards. both
appear great, at home, and professional. Last
Wednesday MIR. Steinitz won on the sixty first
move-the longest game of the SERIES thus far.
The playing on both sides was very good. All the
chess-playe are satisfied with the character of
the play After the lapse of time since the New
York games the chess players have modified their
opinions concerning the play of Mr.. Steinitz in
that city. On examination, they find he actually
outplayed his competitor up to the point OF his
oversights; that Zukertort did not win the New
York games, but that Mr.. SteinitZ simply
lost them. From the first, as always
before. the Doctor was on the defensive.
The first eight moves on each side were made
with great rapidity and the scorer on the large
board with difficulty followed correctly. Mr..
Steinitz again became original. His eighth,
ninth and tenth moves cannot be found in 1.-THE
books" with approval His twelfth move is
quite new. He deliberated upon it one minute.
The moves averaged about minute
each, till the twentieth, when Mr. Steinitz
deliberated twenty-five minutes For
reply the Doctor took only three minutes; but he
took twelve minutes in his twenty-first move.
Mr.. Sten.tz took ten minutes each on his twen-
ty-second and twentythird moves, and five each
After Steinitz made his twenty-seventh movo ne
acted as though he thought he had good thing,
but wanted time to prove himself From this to
the thirty fifth move his movements were dupli-
Gates. and. as the Doctor was in chancery. he
was compelled to vibrate back and forth. In
this way Steinitz obtained all the time he
wanted, took the bull by the horns, and
gained pawn and an end game, which
he said rendered his victory From the
thirty fifth to the thirty-eighth move the pound
n on he 0ar6 of MI yyag
tinuous. The scorer and all others mace errors
in the attempt to follow. The position now is
an intricate end game with Steinitz one pawn
ahead The result now rests on pure skill and
an opinion on the next mpve, and almost always
wrong. The playing is continued until
o'clock, when forty-six moves have been made.
at $50 o'clock the contestants again met at the
rooms of the st. Louis Chess Club. For an hour
prior to the meeting dozen boards containing
the position are surrounded by enthusiastic
players. The position has been analysed dozen
different ways, yet when play began it was dis
covered Mr.. Steinitz had taken a scheme yet
undiscovered, and from this time forward good
Steinitz moved differently from the expectations
of the lookers-on. On the sixty first
move after five hours of play. the
victor resigned. There was no demon
stration of any Kind. Both contestants re-
NAMED about the board, explaining certain posi-
tons. The Doctor seemed to think that his
twenty-ffth move was wrong. and, perhaps, he
should have moved his queen to her third He
does not take the defeat without manifest irrita-
ton. He soon departed, and Steintz remained till
midnight playing whist and very kindly answer
ing multitude of questions.
If Black. at move IA, had taken pawn with
bishop, he would probably have played Blk,
attempting to force queen at Blacks B 3,
when he would play Kt-Kt So. winning piece
In any event. he would regain his pawn and
maintain powerful attack. DR. Zukertort said
he could not take the pawn. bad! Very bad!
Not merit to discuss it."
At move 35 White could not take B p. check,
for Black could win by sacrificing his queen for
three pieces. Nor could r to B 3 avail anything,
for Black could reply r to K 3 and retreat
king out of danger. Steinitz modestly says he
expects TO win the match. if he can obtain proper
sleep. Wednesday night he could sleep but
little, but Thursday night succeeded better and
Friday noon appeared less flushed and more
composed than at any prior time. He has many
hopeful aud sympathetic friends, but the impress
sion generally is that he will lose. He sleeps
in very cold room, and continually wants cool,
fresh air. He says he lost one game in New
York by being placed with his back near hot
stove.
On Friday afternoon, at the same place, the
champions of the world again sat before the
boards similar but not so large audience
was present. After DR.. Zukertort's twenty first
move, attacking the knight with his pawn,
till the close of the game, the excite
ment was intense. It seemed as
though Steinitz must lose piece and the game;
but he heroically sacrificed his knight for an in.
significant pawn and made an attack that won
for him safe position. Anne riean chess-players
astonshed and full of admiration at the
brlliancy Of Mr.. Paul Morphy, have quite often
sneered at Mr.. Steinitz as the pawn grabber'
and have insisted that he is not brilliant play
er. though he may be a careful one. But his
playing in st. Louis must cause them to modify
their opinions. He is analy tically sound and
brilliant when analysis shows that brilliancy is
SAFE
The audience here is with Steinitz, and it was
to a man chagrined and disappointed at his nine
teenth move-queen to rocks third-yet Zuker-
tort afterwards said it was forced When the
thirty second move was reached, it was o'clock
and Mr. Steinitz, having the move, offered to
DR.. Zukertort to continue without adjourn
ment, but the Doctor refused the proposition,
and required Mr. Steinitz to comply with
the rules, make his move and seal it in an envel-
ope, and have it opened after supper when the
game could be finished, ''as it could not be told
itz did So The audience had fully analysed the
moves that Steinitz could and should
make. to win - either pawn to
king KNIGHTS fourth, or bishop to queens fifth
Either one or the other The audience was
about equally divided between the two moves
A more excited knot of people, perhaps, never
was gathered together than was here found at
o'clock. and anxiously the unsealing of the
envelope was awaited Loi Bishop to kings
fourth, check" was announced. A SILVER ran
through the crowd Men actually pale with
excitement and disappointment ran from knot
to knot. from board to board, exclaiming ..Pshawl
Shame! Steinitz has again made a blunder and
thrown away his game Resigns" exclams
the scorer. 'Of counsel Steinitz can't be depended
on, was heard almost on either hand "Butit's the
Doctor who has resigned" quietly and composed
ly said the scorer. Three moves had been quickly
made by the players. all forced on the part of
the Doctor and Zukertort discovered that his
queen was forced, so ne resigned within five
minutes from the opening of the envelope He
now saw clearly, what Steinetz saw before ad-
journment, that the game could and should have
been finished without an adjournment
AS the pieces stand, when resignation was an
nounced Whites king is at rocks third square;
Black will check with queen at kings eighth;
Whites king can not move so the queen must In
terpose for his majestys projections Black will ad
ificap 4 IN bri OBJ 30