New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
STEINITZ TALKS ON CHESS.
HIS OPINION OF PAUL MoRPHY's PLAY.
QUALITIES THAT MAKE A GOOD CHESS PLAYER-A
FEW WORDS WITH ZUKERToRT.


FEW WORDS WITH ZUKERToRT.
| A man who can do something better than
any other In the world IA apt 10 "put airs aud
| Is rapidly excused for It, But neither SteinitE
Zukertort. who without doubt, beat all other
ut chess needs such They both men Of
aiiable manners and exceptionally modest demeapOr
reporter OF TnE TRIBUNE called Mr. stenitz yester
day at bis home, No. 0sG Fulionave.. Brooklyn. and
found him hard work preparing analyses Of the re-
cent games for his International Ches Magazine with
! the assistance OF his oO-editor, Eugene Soberhem
Nevertheless he readily consented to talk about chess
Though presenting all the outward aspects Of phleg
matte temperament Mr.. seinltz has found out to his
that he has plenty OF and they nave cost
him seepess since his match with zuker-
tort for the championship Of the world began
| Bnt I expected it," said cheerily. o. always
suffer that way Mt the beginning OF my
matches tournaments 1t was 80 at the
Vienna tournament IN 'S2, when, after eight
days OF play stood eleventh twelfth in the race bat
recovered my form got to sleeping well and as result
tied with Winawer for first and second prizes The same
trouble upset at the beginning OF the London Inter
| national Tournament in 49, In my present match
have only the strain OF actual play TO reduce but the
work of analyzng the and preparing the matter
for my magazine involving imuenso amount OF ex-
haustive work But, has happened expect
pick up my form and then give better account of my
self. When doesn't sleep well be may plan good
but apt to bunder In carrying out the details
He can't see Into the game we'll"
How far does expert generally into the game IT,
asked the reporter
Zone can't give a specific answer to that question.
sonnet times two-movs problems will puzzle expert at
another time he may the solution Of a six-move
problem glance. In some 'endings' see al
most twenty ahead. Problems have been evolved
looking one hundred moves ahead But In such eases
the moves forced The same process repeated and
there are no variations possible. Ordinarily should
say thit hrStclass player sees five or SIX
chess practically Infinite At the outset you the
choice OF twenty and to zach Of these
In fHa1s n INN
Il /. like the old pr'pem OF starting with penny and
"What are the qualities requisite TO make ag0od chess
FIRST should say. Judgment That Judgment may
be intuitlve or acquired by long practice lntutiye
Judgment is the hghest GIFT That implies originality
capacity to depart from the benten track.
what hat might be called srseeng One may be good at
tho details Another may he accurate in his play but
not good at planning The good chess player must have
both qualities. Memory and iinagination-the power To
see with the minds eye the men Ia various combinations
what temperament do you think the best r.
THE nervous temperainent A race horse has moro
ton TO produce the nnc to rank
expert Good chess-payers generally suffer much
from their nerves.
"What do you think OF chess as n mental exercise r.
think 1t does for the brain athletics do for che
body. IL both stimulates and conscrves tho mental
powers Ches. PLAYERS as class live long satlscian
has computed that tho average duration OF lie for
every mental and physct exercise ir1nny. OF course,
It than he can stand and he soon finds ont what his
limit H. II Is opposed the drnkug habit and the
gambling spnlt Therefore II Ia good game for the
wnrkinKman. II ought to BE- generally encouraged"
WIN you give me Jour eslm. te Of Paul Morphy as
Il know" replied NJ. stcinirr. smiling THAT is
delicate subject to speak OF where Anerlcnn' arc con
crrn. d. He Is their chess iio. But VIII
speak Of him frqnhy: owe much 70
HIN. His victories In Europe first. stimulated
to tako up chess In earnest tried TO Initiate him
unui found thai modern pr,gress ntd improved upon
hts play IN respects There eau be no doubt that
the man had genius for chess-paying Hs the best
player Of his time lie was original. He Invented new
openings But s proved by those that great progress
has bern maio since his day Many Of them have been
modified by acce pied chess masters OF this
tiOn. The popular notion ~ TO Morphyi style Ot play
accord NJ 10 the ordinary understanding OK
that phrase. He didn't sweep NhpoleOn-lko over
chess cld making apparrnty reckless sacrifices to
get az the King He belonged rather To the modern
school OF chess players His play that s when he met
three match games hr never voluntarily sacrificed Il
pawn. When hc played with weaker players OF course
he able exhibit the brilliant eidl ng sort OF play
that apvates the spectators. II must be remembered
that the many PLAYERS he conquered who survived
his retirement from the chess neld only renamed In
tho front rlnk-Antersscn. What Paul MIrphy did
had he retained his faculties unlmpairod ANA
continued In to chess ncId, Is matter OF
conjecture He might stl.i be tho best player tho
progress IN chess since his day"
Dr. Znk-rtoft seems hold somewhat the same views
Of Morphy's play as doe. Mr. stcnitL W. J. A. fner.
writing recently OF Paul Morphy. cites as an
instance Of his genius game that he won
Queen for Bishop Paul,sa ds9er4ng an hour hour before
rest the position. and Joint analyses
failed discover Morphys subseqent mOyes Talking
over this game the other day with Mr.. Fnler' pr
Morphy had a mato In four moves, which he over
Looked ara after l@n fG%ns. ne DR. SE94Ssn
Morphy dd not always make tho best move poss
didn't II at hand. The same thing must often
happen with all chess players"
steinltz viii be played to-day at No 50 Ftthayc.. be-
ginning al y. IN.