The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph / With the Reports of Congress, and a Description of All Telegraphs Known, Employing Electricity or Galvanism

by Alfred Vail

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TELEGRAPHIC CHESS PLAYING

In order to give some idea of the accuracy with which the telegraph transmits intelligence, we here give two games of chess, as played by distinguished gentlemen in Baltimore and in Washington. The two games are selected from the seven played. The number of moves made in playing the seven games, were 686, and were transmitted without a single mistake or interruption. The Baltimoreans played with the white pieces, placed on numbers 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, and 64, [figure 32]. They were commenced November 16th, 1844. B, Baltimore; W, Washington.

Fig. 32.

First Game of Chess.

W	12	to	28	W	castles			W	11	to	29	W	17	to	30
B	53	“	37	B	59	to	45	B	26	“	24	B	26	“	38
W	6	“	30	W	14	“	19	W	10	“	23	W	14	“	5
B	51	“	46	B	45	“	51	B	62	“	26	B	57	“	58
W	7	“	22	W	3	“	21	W	4	“	3	W	30	“	45c
B	52	“	36	B	61	“	45	B	43	“	40	B	51	“	45
W	28	“	36	W	22	“	5	W	30	“	35	W	35	“	45
B	46	“	36	B	55	“	39	B	45	“	42	B	42	“	23c
W	30	“	18	W	2	“	17	W	7	“	9	W	9	“	8
B	63	“	46	B	49	“	48	B	40	“	23	B	61	“	52
W	13	“	20	W	19	“	30	W	5	“	14	W	27	“	37
B	56	“	41	B	36	“	29	B	23	“	6	B	24	“	9
W	9	“	24	W	21	“	13	W	3	“	6	W	18	“	36
B	58	“	43	B	39	“	26	B	castles			B	23	“	7
									60	to	62
									64	“	61
												W	gives up.

Second Game.

B	52	to	36	W	14	to	19	B	50	to	34	W	14	to	4
W	11	“	27	B	49	“	48	W	21	“	28	B	45	“	27
B	62	“	38	W	9	“	24	B	36	“	28	W	castles
W	13	“	20	B	56	“	40	W	20	“	28	B	27	to	21c
B	53	“	44	W	10	“	23	B	38	“	42	W	7	“	8
W	7	“	22	B	58	“	43	W	22	“	25	B	61	“	39
B	51	“	35	W	2	“	13	B	42	“	56	W	13	“	22
W	12	“	21	B	63	“	46	W	6	“	10	B	39	“	41
B	59	“	45	W	4	“	14	B	43	“	52	W	3	“	21
B	41	“	21	B	39	“	53	B	42	“	54	B	42	“	54
W	6	“	5	W	3	“	4	W	4	“	52	W	4	“	21
B	21	“	11	B	35	“	30	B	57	“	58	B	55	“	42
W	4	“	45	W	4	“	61	W	12	“	13	W	45	“	47
B	64	“	62	B	59	“	61	B	48	“	33	B	43	“	38
W	1	“	4	W	24	“	25	W	52	“	45	W	47	“	34
B	52	“	37	B	44	“	37	B	47	“	51	B	38	“	27
W	22	“	37	W	22	“	39	W	24	“	11	W	23	“	27
B	46	“	37	B	56	“	42	B	60	“	63	B	37	“	27
W	45	“	37	W	2	“	4	W	16	“	17	W	21	“	30
B	castles			B	61	“	60	B	63	“	62	B	42	“	39
W	4	“	2	W	5	“	13	W	10	“	24	W	25	“	39
B	62	“	61	B	53	“	35	B	62	“	60	B	54	“	42
W	37	“	27	W	39	“	24	W	11	“	4	W	24	“	44c
B	11	“	14	B	58	“	57	B	54	“	42	B	58	“	57
W	5	“	3	W	13	“	52	W	45	“	52	W	30	“	37
B	14	“	12	B	54	“	43	B	51	“	46	B	42	“	48
W	27	“	6	W	8	“	9	W	52	“	45	W	37	“	54c
B	12	“	21	B	35	“	21	B	46	“	64	B	57	“	55
W	6	“	5	W	52	“	13	W	13	“	36c	W	54	“	45
B	21	“	39	B	21	“	47	B	64	“	36	B	gives up
W	25	“	22	W	13	“	12	W	28	“	36