The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-07-13
n MAS 4 GREAT CANE OF CHESS.
The Yousg Nan Who Beat sulejnann
Pasha Finy Yenrs Age.

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he Yousg Nan who Beat snlejnann
Pasha fry Yenrs Age. =
New York SUM- =
On 3 summer afternoon, almost hfey .
ears ago, Sulejmsnn Pasha, Com man.
ler-i chief OF the Egyptian artillery, .
1T 1t coffee In cafe on the Nile ter -
ace IN Cairo. At tables near him 7
we're many soldiers, who helped him I
light armies of Sultan Mahmud not
many months before. Several OF them
bad been with him In the battle OF
Nizlb, when he routed the Turkish :
army under Hahz Pasha aud Col. Won
Moltke, then In the Sultan's service.
Aut Sulejmann PAsha was not toinK.
ing Of ths soldiers about him, nor OF
Ha6x Pasfa, nor Col. Won Moitke, 4
nor the great battle of Nizib. HIS
whole attention was concentrated on
chess board before him.
Sulejmann Pasha was famous chess
player. In the first few weeks after
his return to Cairo be had beaten doz-
ems Of times Ulema Reschid Aga, for
merly champion chess player or North
srn Egypt. He regarded his reputa-
ton as chess player es somewhat AKIN
to his reputation ss WARRIOR: he
considered chess 10 be pre-eminently
soldiers game, and never tired OF max
log elaborate comparisons between
strategy ON the chess board and STRAIT
| egy on the field Of battle. Every a.
tsrnoon he met UIeme Reschid aga a.
the cafe on the Nile terrace and beat
him two or three games.
On this particular afternoon. almost
fifty years ag0, Uiema Reschtd Aga
was little late In coming TO his Wa
tetloo. and Suiejmann Pasha was hav-
iDg preliminary skirmtsh with him-
self while awaiting bis opPone0t's ar
rival. Els diversion was interrupted
by the appearance on the terrace u
long, gaunt, bony young stranger.
The stranger strobe right up to the
pasha's table, and, after making half
military salute, said 80 loudly that ev-
i cry one on the terrace could hear:
"Pssha, I challenge you to game
Of chess"
All the officers ON the terrace sat
guile st III aud stared at the thin, pale
i young man who stood before the great
commander. The pasha looked him
over curiously.
|. 81 arm at your servics," was his an
sw or, after q long pause. elbow high
do you usually play?
..Someiimes for nothing, sometimes
for great deal. You fix tho stakes,
Pnsha.'
Il "Weii, q hundred ducats will not be
too much"
The stranger nodded and sat down:
The lots were cast. The game was be-
gun. All the officers in the cafe left
, their coffee TO crowd around tho play
ers. The first few moves convinced
I them that the long bony fingers
, of the stranger had moved chess lnen
/ many times before. AT the end o
twenty minutes the Pasha's eyes sud
J. denly frightened and he smiled. HI
had an invlncible combination. HI
placed his queen before his opponent
iqueeu. The officers began to grumble
for they thought their commander hat
o lost his head. Only Reschid Aga, wh'
ir the meantime had joined the crowd o
: spectators, looked happy. He hat
. guessed his friends combination, ant
he, too, was sure that 1t was invinci
bic.
"He will take the queeD,' com
. menied the spectators, auxiously.
. "Then he will be check ated u
eight moves" whispered back Rescht'
:, Aga.
HAnd II he doesn't take her ?''
"He will lose his own" said the ex
- champion, triumphantly.
The stranger moved pawn. Sulel
y mann took his queen. The officer
- thought II was all up with the gauu
p young mau and started back to thel
u coffee. They were called back, how
ever, by the first words the Pasha
u opponent had spoken since he Sc
down to the table.
IS s.Pasha, In twelve moves you wi
!. 10 check-mated:"
IN The Interest Of the Pasha's friend
20 became intense. They counted eac
IL. move aloud. One-twO-three--iO
~ aud the Pasha was already har
49, pressed. Five--six seven - eight
" nine--and his men we've hem,ned
;n on all sides. Ten-the Pasba tried
u vain to break the blockade by sacrih
~ ing his queen. Eleven-he drew bac
~ his king into corner. Twelve--au
y. y the stranger cried out, "Checkmate.
!" There was dead silence and u
stared at the Pasha. He thought hal
for several minutes without uttering
word. Then he looked searching
into the strangers face and said:
%. Once before have seen chess playt
N. "A YOU play II. Your strategy Is II