The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-23
THE PSYCHOLOGY or CHESS.
Further Philo%sophIz'ns on the Great Game
by a Devoted Amateur.

To THE EDITOR or 1HE SuS -Sir. / have
divided chess players into two classes, thoar
who know what the game means and thoso
VINO nave no idea of it, mysteries. Yet
among the inter clnss Their" may Toe no laos
OF power The raw material may exist amonr
them IN abundance material, too, a. good
as ever was poli-hed bright In tho New York
or New orleans chess clubs. They are In
siorlouS ana mute only because kHowlcdg'
has never nnioId'd 10 their eyes her ch.-s
pages rlch with spois OF time. only that
waste oi power ~ ond thlnR always. II woUIt
DC AMUSING 10 wHt'h IN" collision wherp
genius - p't,ed against science over a Chico,
pooru' IN 'hls Hello genus - sure 70 get g."
worst OF IT, lie strugGIeS Hereby to escape
'"e 'o's WIN al Ihe arts OF inoth'r VII lNr
ndFersiry LOOKS on caI'lIy -tTNhly smiling
'ne Wnlie' i"r ven ne knows thut II the hri
shouiu preak loose otner shAr's ana pitiN.'
are ~a"aitng nm; science rather enjoys =
WIN oeaSt s'riRSI" HE" TINS ana sometimes
lets the animal loose on purpose I" toftur"
MN hasih ana SEQ MAJ pluhg" ana tear. AH
TINS Vhe SCIENCE may DE originally IN" I'''
none beast ol the TWO bht the arms a."
apphhhccs ana means she mas proN'!'i
more than max UP ior the ulnereh''
fecreauoh though II Do, chess must have
n course OF study or something very Ike n
houRn unoSs ui"inohus are NOT 70 Dc cut
lnto oiuHuh.s "ltlout tome trouble any
more thah other uiulhohos' oul never was
oiamoho seen that was better worth tho
cu'uhs' As a genera ruie 'e ouIflcn-
ium must oe taken OUT IN pooH. IL you
have a friend who knows all about IL and per
Il. wby. then Won are fortunate that's nil
"a a. Sax W. .,,ch ,riandsbtn csn oiaor.
be had and to any extent, provided you choose
TO pay for 10, but New York. like Corinth, -
not allotted to every one. and out OF New
iorh OF some 'ther iarse envy tne ohah'"7
are you have not a friend VINO Is ANXIOUS
Rut books can always he had Chess hooks
a, =. 80 a. -, 80 g. ~ e. I,ra,taa, 20
oompsn d So bu t this tsV is only H va at Ar arst' Bes,dc,.
they have other good qualities to make II up.
Their patience is nexhaustible They never
lose their temper. they never snub you for
stupidity. and they hey leave YOU TO- go on at
sem ~ ohas. =. ar"thtns but a % ror,o
cando, o oopnels me to confess that few peop,,
It up-I grieve TO say--in disgust Tho
reason is that gu. Of ten people. nine do not
know how to use a book Few people know
Una. .eaenes, ana ,ywsr s''n ois VooH wa,
teaches chess peIudeo people ocsm AZ
' ,on,I,u y, ,nr,ns ont inst tbe thu
you want W and nothing more. Always turn
over the leaves without apology or ceremony
till YOU hrd what you do waE,t. Every. book
For nbar' be it ~retnembered and treasured.
il not absolute. but relative. A thing good
in itself is chat to you u you happen not To-
Of The fnest quality But IL will choke yoa
all the Same unless you hHvs created and
ard Moving IL out OF Your way II is "A
grie YOU. loss to literature that no record hGs
come down q the author Of Nat as,1 maTiW
he Ginning and read your book through "
Il Is a deadly sorrow not TO have bis por-
cdition. Of the Dunciad tin the end Of tho
world Of the two il would be Just as safe a
,M~iss T. U ~ GIN Mt the end ard 20 backward,
RUE . Detm were forced To- have INV rulS
shSsst a. ., all
Now. the aspiring youth with his chess
csvsh, II and found il, probably. che far
Surssa he summons his energies
ior the PRE- openihs; ossh 4 M ties To- EEron;
the variations ali in memory A. he gets on
feeis perhsps Number v getting mixed up
q little with Number iii and has 20 turn back
10 10 s sspo L ali. and now completely armed. he
bvrns TO revenge his past defeats on smith
IKE /. nm susricious and ignorant OF books.
But woe the whilel That unlucky ignorance
spoilt everything. Smith plays a defenCe
al al even among the Tad ones Poor
iuvenis IL disguised. he knows It must be
by lis lore in the hour Of need he PLAYS a
game. partly "reminiscences 81 what
he culied from The e" boob ,Eo pTrtiy o[ q
mother aud the whole edihce comes dom
After a few trials more be concludes H."
|, 10 Tho shelf
But zoe taal, y"s IN JGveri Is HING ssas
In head foremost Therefore be- was drowned
In chess the memory mus i3t be called