Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17

tp The exchange of the long reaching bishop for
the knight is not considered adyantageous
best players. leads to a free and open game. This
style of play was more in vogue in Morphy's time
(c) White develops his game instead of captur-
ing the knights pawn.
being considered is as good as any;
QNQR2 and ID ,te ia. Inevitable.
81 If KtxB. QxP ch., winning a pawn and e.
gaining the piece.
week was Mr.. VIM. H. Morrell of New
York. who is known Rapid Transit Nor
rel, from the fact that he was prime
mover in the construction of the elevated
railway system of New York. Mr.. Morrell
contested three games with M. Campbell,
but is out of practice and no doubt his
years are against him, for he found him
self outplayed each time. Those who were
fortunate enough to be present became
greatly interested in the old gentleman's
talk of chess in the days of another gen.
Grafton. Il have helped,' he said, ''in de-
featng Europe on two occasions. l helped
to equip Morphy and Mackenzie for their
triumphs. Mackenzie being at that time
chess editor of my publication
match team. sends word that it is not likely
that he will be able to play this year and
recommends Mediums. also of Chicago. TO
take his place. De Wiser, champion Of
New York state, is being pushed for a
place. In previous years he was unable to
participate. 1t is also believed that the
teams can be strengthened by going to
Philadelphia for another player.
Steinitz the long time champion of chess,
is in an asylum for the insane, and many
of the notices of that fact in the papers
talk as If it is a ten to one shot that all
chess players will land there. The oppo-
site is the truth 1t ought to be recog-
nized by this time that brain workers in
employments in which order, number and
calculation form the basis is the least like
ly Of all mankind to become mentally I'M
hinged. Morphy is the lone previous exam
pie to which all refer as proving the case
But it is a mistaken reference. Morphy
commenced to play chess at the age of ten
and played with enthusiasm to the age of
twenty-one. By that time he had los.
his interest in the game. At about that
time he had won his laurels in the first
American congress. his matches in Lon
don, with Lowenthal. and in Paris with
Harrwitz and Anderson and early in 1879,
before he was twenty-five, he had returned
closed. He died in 1884, and for some
years before his death was insane, found
to be caused after his death by soften
ing of the brain. II physical cause had not
been at the bottom of it, it would he much
more likely laid to moral conditions aris-
ing from the fact that previous to the war
his family was well-to-do, and in common
with most southern families 1t was en-
tirely reduced by that unfortunate contest
Steinitz's hallucination, it is worth while
to note, Is not chess, but electricity He
Is more noticeable as a chess player, and
1t Is wrongly inferred that he was never
had more directions than one. Chess, how
ever Is a fine amusement, but a poor pro-
fession.
Mediums of Chicago is playing a match
with Marshall Ma The score is two apiece;
drez-has invited Pillsbury to extend his
tour to that city this month or next
The following game was won by PilIsbury