New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
STEINITZ'S FATAL BLUNDER
DIR. zUKERroRT WINS THE FOURTH GAME.


ACrERIsrICs OF THE GAME.
The great chess match for the worlds cham.
ponshp between Zukeror and Steniz has lost none Oh
its attractions for the lovers OF the game They are con
tent to sit still for four hours gazing at the large
on which the are repeated, gencray
averaging about thirty for each player In that time,
and ilswer Only with silent and contemptuous pity oil
sngyestion. that IL is n rather "slow" entertain
ment-that q horse race, sparring match or
a political convention might present moro excitng
incidents To the number OF about one hundred they
gathered nj Clrtiers Hail. No. 50 Ffthaye yosterday
afternoon to the fourth game in the series Five
ladies' whose passion for the Is stronger than their
aversion to tobacco smoke add the charm Of their pres
ece TO the assembly they occupy front seats and
gaze so ntey board that nothing but the rear
elevation Of their can be scotland these as bes
women Of intellectual pursuits are OF the most SOBER
character.
steipltz as he toddles past the spectator
making for the little where he Is again
to measure intellect with the wiry little Hun
garian remarks that he got seven hours sleep
the night before and feels in better condition.
though stil quite up TO his best lighting FORM
His placid chubby face does not look Ike tha OF nan
who is kept awake o nights by nervousness, but ap
pearauces are deceptive in his l. would be easy
TO believe that Ziksrtort with his sharp features
suuken and furrowed and his iucisive and impatient
manner often paced the oOr OF his bedroom pursued py
phantom chessmen But thus Tar Zukert1rt sreceVed
fair treatment from the drowsy god Perhaps he hhds
IL all the easier sleep because he Is ahead IN The con-
test II is again SeinitEs turn TO move first
He adopts tho Ruy Lopez opening, pawn To KING 4th
followed by kings knight bishops 3rd, and kings
bishop to queens knight's 9TH. II<artorts opsnlis
tactics mprss what Is known among experts as the
Berlin defence and involve no startling novelties But
it Is lively style OF game far as the exchange or
pieces is concerned ZhkertOrt captures pawn on the
fourth move Steniu makes an even exchange OF 10
on his sixth move Zukcrtort replies by capturing a
knight and Immediately loses knight to Stclnitz. anu
in the eleventh and twelfth moves rocks are exchanged
Meanwhile both champions have castled, and with their
kings solidy retrcnched tile board tolcrably clear
lor maua,uvelng, there follows some lively
skIrmshiug for weak places in each others defencrs
There is advancing IN solid phadn1 pawns support
ed By heavy artillery OF queens bishops ana AAiEnt9
IN crushing trriy-Out ihe Ihah"uVFrs r.'ucr
the thrust. parry aud backward retreat OF TWO skilled
iences. night between two Iur,irs WLero one 80 emo
thcu the other stretches out Its iont meek Ia seac "i
bic. only TO dart back ihO its snI asaiu "sII"P
travels nearly inc wnoo i'nH'" b "' I'm t ERE 10
me pace where ii stared from Iho queens anu
ngh's plrueipate III tAe sa ne SOFT oi 'Ao'''' Inc
10 tie a,nal observer 1t lively sort OF fight ana
tie liEe uf battle continually chan Ing BAT Tue ca
p~TIs nothing starting IN II ~ All tHeS car u /"
book -atc >till II IS the sort OF DoOH game Whoh GU
IA cs al, their attention Tie spec.ato- nave hec0ue
., 49, 81 ' ,.g iittle need e. ten' wing Ill their at
teuiion 10 H." zig board which the moves are r'pea
ed IL u!ut b. Snnrwhn Ol relief To tbc contestants
10 .cc thlt they longer tic o'J Give points
Llkrrturi much iaStcr than Selnii lbiS faculty
or r.aty play worked 10 Ankcrt0 - ndNHnagr III u"
he games When to Ii struggle com's near tle emu
Ola ram' hc has Penty oi rsrrNc lnc ~ wh'g l." ' ~
hs tEuins while Sieirz haa Z" MAKE az MS u.olC' ~
lhc tine iniit. thus steinz consumes one hoaf III
makiag twenty moves, while tk,r'"tt IN thhi tbir
makes thirty lie j. often pacing up md down tho te
soom, daH:ng sharp gdhees H'F' ""a sn',e; cntai
o@r'4ns a a the ateG cGp rarE '1'S aocc,o" aoas6
th,rc Is nothing leoniac ~ his dinipniWe Htntv'
.uutc: check, aud rather sciH r. MrinThilc Sirln'
~ serene looking with his pudsy tlc hands ON lis
knees s"stewiug over soina s!ns tn NC gnhe, al-
p.rcntly obyions Of the niEht OF line Brig an opcfl
win the Intensity of h!s mental effort
Tic game Il apparently even M 10 tho JIth move
Each has then lost roos. h'ght nnd tNp paNh'
But shade Of Paul MOrphY what - ths ste'nL lakes
pawn with his knight. and the p'"h "hnl p",'y,"t
tlmmeiidey susP. up tue too yc"i uies"in ciNIiltE
ing OF ihe pawn which captured bis kuisht lett his
queen free capture the opposing queen, II let me
siHnl,anrousiy rIcckrnaic hnl surely he must have
seen this think the ess-prIcted of tne chess plyes
store And they recall what thcy Lave read OF PauI
Morphy's celebrated game win ihulscu' were u"
threx away u queen fOr bishop and won the game
Bat the experts aghast 'hl 1Lo iIy ha
claiming: way ths Is fOurthrite chess re ha'
made papabo and fretricvahr hunder ana lost tho
game They arc right IL }. An unire,edrnt'a oiuoer ~
a match game tournament hctWren cnamP"hss
"ssy sacrificed. amer Few moves comes s,e s' siV @
ment White resigns" So ttTniiz lose his MIRO game
out II four played III, friends know tGss n han
pens" he says with effort at chreriulncss me- one
can't help seeing IS sonewhat forced Int
Gp the beginning OF match or tonrhahrht; uns
always pull together before tie end cones. "hert-
upon his friends counsel him again TO et MS chess mag
aIno " 80 han1 until the match Is over ri" s"c 'n'
match his undivided attention.
Zuksrt1rt says that he suffered from Seopes'ness In
tha London international tourntment, toH scoh., .i -
bracci up" got far ahead that ho could ahoFl 10
lose the three remaining games, stopped the ecohte'
collapsed. aud lost them. hut won the tonrhanont on
The next game will la played tomorrow at No. oO
FIfthaye, beginning at . o'clock
rHE MOVES, WITH COMMENTS BY CAPTAIN MAC