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IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF MORPHY
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Are there any images of Dr.Keidanz's collection and in particular these treasured chessmen?
This short article was published in Hermann Helm's and Hartwig Cassel's American Chess Bulletin, January 1916.
IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF MORPHY.
One bright Sunday afternoon in October, 1857, four young men sat about a table in a quiet room on the first floor of the residence of Eugene B. Cook in Hoboken, N. J. A fifth person, about fifty years of age, lay on a lounge near by. Somewhat indisposed, the latter was resting, and, though interested in the proceedings, contented himself with asking now and then, "Did he move?" This was Frederick Perrin, teacher and mentor of Mr. Cook, world famous American problem composer, who was not a participant in the play, but keenly watched the game as it developed gradually. The two players seated beside Mr. Cook were Daniel Willard Fiske, editor of the then newly established "American Chess Monthly," and William James Appleton Fuller, a young lawyer and one of the organizers of and participants in the first American Chess Congress. This pair and the elderly gentleman on the lounge were contesting a consultation game against no less an opponent than the illustrious Paul Morphy, which, after several hours, ended in a splendid victory for the three allies, who had put their heads together to such good purpose.
The full score of this memorable game. . . is herewith appended:
The board and set of chessmen with which the foregoing game was played were subsequently used on only rare occasions, as Mr. Cook was the possessor of other boards and sets. The paraphernalia employed in the conquest of Paul Morphy was preserved thereafter as a treasured relic of the good old days when the New Orleans youth electrified the chess community with his genius and, as we put it nowadays, placed America fairly and squarely upon the chess map of the world. After sixty years the board and chessmen, having been used so little, are still in well-nigh perfect condition and are now the property of Dr.H.Keidanz, of New York, who is at present engaged in the preparation of the material for a collection of E. B. Cook's problems, to be published soon. Mr. Cook made a gift of the board and chessmen to Dr. Keidanz in recognition of the services of the letter in helping the author in his researches and editorial work prior to his decease.