New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-12
THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
sTEINITz WINS THE OPENING GAME.


their respective umpies and the committee Of the Man
haitian Chess Club in charge OF the match, Dr. Zukeror
and Mr.. Stenitz will begin their match for the
chess hamponship OF the world and stake OF $1,000
side" Thus briefly George T. Green. the president OF
Manhattan Chess Cub. announced yesterday the be-
ginning OF the contest which exciting the deepest In
erest In chess everywhere and is to settle the
momentOus question Of who is to-day the best chess
player the world Previous tournaments in various
places have that this coveted honor belongs to
OF these two Each has in turn yanquished all
other claimants.
The two champions arc seated on a slightly elevated
platform in small room at one end OF long hall at No
so Fifthaye Between them Is an historic chess-Doard
Oh which In days gone by the wizard OF chess. Paul
Morphy exhibited his marvellous SKILL ana other pOted
players have their proves. The lustre OF Its
varnish has been somewhat dmmed by years. on the
table, balanced either end of small rod, are two
dminutive clocks OF peculiar construction. When one
clock is tipped up stops running and the pendulum OF
the other begins swing When level both cease.
When player makes move no tips up
ward his clock thereby stopping
1t and starting his opponents Thus is shown how long
each player takes over move, and at the end OF the
game hos much time each has consumed.
Though ZukrOr6 and Steinitz are the giants OF the
chess world In the circle which John L. Sullivan adorns
they would be cassed as feather-weights. They are
both considerably below the medium height Their
physical development all to brain. steiniz is the
is burdened with respectable quantity of ayoirdupois
His face full his forehead high and bulgng. lie has
a bushy brown beard and an abundance OF dark half.
HIS expression Of imperturbable amabii-
lty In features DR.. ZukerOr presents striking con-
trast to him. with the aid OF little stage dressing be
would make a 1rst-rate MephisOphces His face Is long
and thin, his beard pointed, his nose long and
sharp his hair scant and revealing little bald patch
Ho has a snrewd, wdeawake look ut all times and has
habit of occasionally punching his eyebrows. CORFU
eating his brow and scanning hsadversary as though he
would read his Utmost thoughts 1t would IN AXE ner-
yous man feel rather uncomfortable but Stenitzs tenn
permanent is evidently phlegmatic His spare frame Is
much like that Senator Evarts and at times he drops
into the same fashion OF knotng his legs together be-
meath his seat
Only a few specially privileged persons are admitted
within tho where the game is played The specta-
tors must themselves with watching 1t through
two wide open foldiugdoors It reflected IN large
chess board hung wall In the main hall On this
board Captain Mckenzie repeats each move as II
is made. Among those permitted TO gaze
on the champions at close quarts are OF course the
two umIres Thomas Frose, umpire for Mr.. stetntz, Ia
even smaller than either Of the contestants, and his
cranal development Is made all the more prom nen by
reason OF his entire badness. Adolph Noble, DR..
ZukerOrrs umpire, has good deal OF length bat little
breadth weight. ID. 81. Martinez, OF Philadelphia
who Ia paid Mr. soiniz $1,000 for the privilege OF
losing seven successive gaines to him. Is also admitted
space To make a sketch OF the champions al work.
There hot more than forty persons present nciud
Ing women. when the game begins Later ADDITIONS
sycl the udmber to a0ont seventy Ihry ar Draihy
Looking lot men. however apt to he rather careless
regards ncrrs OF dress. their HAIR IA generally
RULED from habt oi running their hnges thr0lRh
common 70 most chess players. Tue German element
seems 10 preLOmnato. Many smoke. Near the door
Afi.s steintL, bears striking resemblance 10 her
frher has stand whero she sells her fathers photo
graphs FOR 80 cents p,cket chess books, chess naga-
zines She explains tna sue mas not yet been ape
to get photographs OF Dr. Zukeror but hopes to have
them Among those sent are the veteran
chess player ". J. a. Fuller the Rev H. Fltzger-
aid OF Newark Samuel Lloyd the noted chess proD,em
maker recently elected president OF tue New York chess
club; Messrs frooeh and Kalunbach' the two present
leaders In the handicap tOurnameLt 0 the New lOik
Chess CLUB; Dr. Juau - Navarro, the Mexican Consul
General. swarthy -compeHoned with frosty hair and
beard who takes much interest In chess as In dlpo'
macy; John = Ryan, who has been practising WITH
rdence in hl. ability +. NJ iced aud William W.
do Wiser OF the committee on the match. ana Mr. Read
Inc game begins at nve mimi after = Dr. Zuker.
up cent. and wins the nrst move lie slips
the copper back into his pocket Obytous OF tho fact
hat tie little Zip ne gave It has Increased commercial
value one.hunlrsd fold and there people among the
spectators who would willingly giye dollar Tor IT, inst
they might preserve II as souvenir Dr. Llkertort
proiiers the queens gamOt BY advancing his queen's
"a an 40 squares SeInz promptly responds with the
Same move. Then Dr. Zukertort quickly moves his
queens bishops pawn two squares stenltE stretches
bis legs wide apart places his two hards upon them and
settles down to some hard thinking VIII he accept or
decline the gambli everybody Is nehlsly lhluiths.
Or. Zaketsort gives him a searching glance, but MS
placid countenance gives no olew 70 his Intentions Az
he his queens bishops square.
lie declined 10 take his adyersary pawn Hlse Vl-
therefore,
one This quickens interest In the game anu keeps OK
pcctatlon III too Dr. Zukertor makes twenty TWO
moves In hour and steinltk twenty Dr. Lukertort
seems O the two. lie often strokes his
beard changes the position OF his feet and sometimes
beats n tattoo with them the door. Now and then
while his adversary ia neditatng move he rises from
his seat and walks uT and down the little with his
hand. caspcd behind his back But It Ia not to be In
ferrrd that his thoughts of the He can carry
several gaines without looking at the board ana 30
can Stenih After the has been going on an hour
and "A half Dr. Zukertort, while pacing the 0OOr yhwns
Ierceptlhy. Seintz does not often move from his seat
lila aha legs "A a
Many OF tue spectators have pocket chess books and
repeat each on them. This Is permitted by the
rules the match. but the same clause states they
shall analyZe discuss the game under TrOgress
They do both, however, but in undertOne that docs
not interfere with the players. To any person unAc
quantsd with chess rothng coud DO much more
monOtonous than this But those present watch
with thai raIt attention which is depicted on the
the Madison Square Garden when sullivan en-
gagged In q" knocking out bout AT o'clock tue game
Is adjourned until Each has then made thirty three
moves. stenitLs last move Is not announced ana Dr.
ZukerOr rises from the table that he may not see IT,
This IL done that he may not have the advantage or
being able the intervening two hours To think over
his reply IT, Soon after renewing the game Doth men
pull cigars and begin smoking SeinlZs face wears
q look OF placid cOntentment The game seems TO be
going he desires It. Dr. ZukertOr does not look so
but he looks as easy as his opponent under
any circumstances After o'clock the moves are made
rapidly The game begins to look like f0regone con
clnsion nobody Is surprised when at $3.50 IL Ia an
nome that white resigns" Steiniis looks radiant
when he out In tbs hall ana accepts the quiet con
gratulaons that preferred him. But under no cir
cumstances could one imaRUe him looking miserable.
His features not adapted 90 that sort or expression
TIE game will be played to- morrow ut the same
place