Leavingthisdrawer，aswellascupboardNo。1open，MaelzelnowunlocksdoorNo。2，anddoorNo。3，whicharediscoveredtobefoldingdoors，openingintooneandthesamecompartment。Totherightofthiscompartment，however，thatistosaythespectators’
rightasmalldivision，sixincheswide，andfilledwithmachinery，ispartitionedoff。Themaincompartmentitselfinspeakingofthatportionoftheboxvisibleuponopeningdoors2and3，weshallalwayscallitthemaincompartmentislinedwithdarkclothandcontainsnomachinerywhateverbeyondtwopiecesofsteel，quadrant-shaped，andsituatedoneineachofthereartopcornersofthecompartment。Asmallprotuberanceabouteightinchessquare，andalsocoveredwithdarkcloth，liesonthefloorofthecompartmentneartherearcorneronthespectators’lefthand。LeavingdoorsNo。
2andNo。3openaswellasthedrawer，anddoorNo。I，theexhibiternowgoesroundtothebackofthemaincompartment，and，unlockinganotherdoorthere，displaysclearlyalltheinteriorofthemaincompartment，byintroducingacandlebehinditandwithinit。Thewholeboxbeingthusapparentlydisclosedtothescrutinyofthecompany，Maelzel，stillleavingthedoorsanddraweropen，rollstheAutomatonentirelyround，andexposesthebackoftheTurkbyliftingupthedrapery。Adooraboutteninchessquareisthrownopenintheloinsofthefigure，andasmalleronealsointheleftthigh。Theinteriorofthefigure，asseenthroughtheseapertures，appearstobecrowdedwithmachinery。Ingeneral，everyspectatorisnowthoroughlysatisfiedofhavingbeheldandcompletelyscrutinized，atoneandthesametime，everyindividualportionoftheAutomaton，andtheideaofanypersonbeingconcealedintheinterior，duringsocompleteanexhibitionofthatinterior，ifeverentertained，isimmediatelydismissedaspreposterousintheextreme。
M。Maelzel，havingrolledthemachinebackintoitsoriginalposition，nowinformsthecompanythattheAutomatonwillplayagameofchesswithanyonedisposedtoencounterhim。Thischallengebeingaccepted，asmalltableispreparedfortheantagonist，andplacedclosebytherope，butonthespectators’sideofit，andsosituatedasnottopreventthecompanyfromobtainingafullviewoftheAutomaton。Fromadrawerinthistableistakenasetofchess-men，andMaelzelarrangesthemgenerally，butnotalways，withhisownhands，onthechessboard，whichconsistsmerelyoftheusualnumberofsquarespainteduponthetable。Theantagonisthavingtakenhisseat，theexhibiterapproachesthedrawerofthebox，andtakestherefromthecushion，which，afterremovingthepipefromthehandoftheAutomaton，heplacesunderitsleftarmasasupport。ThentakingalsofromthedrawertheAutomaton’ssetofchess-men，hearrangesthemuponthechessboardbeforethefigure。HenowproceedstoclosethedoorsandtolockthemleavingthebunchofkeysindoorNo。1。Healsoclosesthedrawer，and，finally，windsupthemachine，byapplyingakeytoanapertureintheleftendthespectators’leftofthebox。ThegamenowcommencestheAutomatontakingthefirstmove。Thedurationofthecontestisusuallylimitedtohalfanhour，butifitbenotfinishedattheexpirationofthisperiod，andtheantagoniststillcontendthathecanbeattheAutomaton，M。Maelzelhasseldomanyobjectiontocontinueit。Nottowearythecompany，istheostensible，andnodoubttherealobjectofthelimitation。ItWitsofcoursebeunderstoodthatwhenamoveismadeathisowntable，bytheantagonist，thecorrespondingmoveismadeattheboxoftheAutomaton，byMaelzelhimself，whothenactsastherepresentativeoftheantagonist。Ontheotherhand，whentheTurkmoves，thecorrespondingmoveismadeatthetableoftheantagonist，alsobyM。Maelzel，whothenactsastherepresentativeoftheAutomaton。Inthismanneritisnecessarythattheexhibitershouldoftenpassfromonetabletotheother。Healsofrequentlygoesinrearofthefiguretoremovethechess-menwhichithastaken，andwhichitdeposits，whentaken，ontheboxtothelefttoitsownleftoftheboard。WhentheAutomatonhesitatesinrelationtoitsmove，theexhibiterisoccasionallyseentoplacehimselfverynearitsrightside，andtolayhishand，nowandthen，inacarelessmanneruponthebox。Hehasalsoapeculiarshufflewithhisfeet，calculatedtoinducesuspicionofcollusionwiththemachineinmindswhicharemorecunningthansagacious。Thesepeculiaritiesare，nodoubt，meremannerismsofM。Maelzel，or，ifheisawareofthematall，heputstheminpracticewithaviewofexcitinginthespectatorsafalseideaofthepuremechanismintheAutomaton。
TheTurkplayswithhislefthand。Allthemovementsofthearmareatrightangles。Inthismanner，thehandwhichisglovedandbentinanaturalway，beingbroughtdirectlyabovethepiecetobemoved，descendsfinallyuponit，thefingersreceivingit，inmostcases，withoutdifficulty。Occasionally，however，whenthepieceisnotpreciselyinitspropersituation，theAutomatonfailsinhisattemptatseizingit。Whenthisoccurs，nosecondeffortismade，butthearmcontinuesitsmovementinthedirectionoriginallyintended，preciselyasifthepiecewereinthefingers。Havingthusdesignatedthespotwhitherthemoveshouldhavebeenmade，thearmreturnstoitscushion，andMaelzelperformstheevolutionwhichtheAutomatonpointedout。Ateverymovementofthefiguremachineryisheardinmotion。Duringtheprogressofthegame，thefigurenowandthenrollsitseyes，asifsurveyingtheboard，movesitshead，andpronouncestheword_echec_checkwhennecessary。{*3}Ifafalsemovebemadebyhisantagonist，herapsbrisklyontheboxwiththefingersofhisrighthand，shakeshisheadroughly，andreplacingthepiecefalselymoved，initsformersituation，assumesthenextmovehimself。Uponbeatingthegame，hewaveshisheadwithanairoftriumph，looksroundcomplacentlyuponthespectators，anddrawinghisleftarmfartherbackthanusual，suffershisfingersalonetorestuponthecushion。Ingeneral，theTurkisvictoriousonceortwicehehasbeenbeaten。Thegamebeingended，Maelzelwillagainifdesired，exhibitthemechanismofthebox，inthesamemannerasbefore。Themachineisthenrolledback，andacurtainhidesitfromtheviewofthecompany。