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♦ KNOWLEDGE ♦ 



[January 2, 1888. 



(But C6e£«£{ Column* 



By " Mbphisto." 



THE TOURNAMENr OF THE B.C.A. 

 EXDINGS FROM ACTUAL PLAY. 



BLACK. 



m Mm ^ mm wm 



■ *■. II II 



^^^^^gC|HI8 is a curious example ot a block. Everytliing 

 I iimii •iiwivi gggjjjg jg (^ g Bqual, but in reality White's pieces 

 are all doomed to inactivity. Black forces a win 

 tjcrvr\ wr-:^- ^y pl^y'ig Kt to Kt6 at the right time, thereby 

 \ 'jfcj/ V^S ■" compelling the exchange of Rooks, obtaining 

 WA^l -'irrtih possession ot the Bishop's file, and playing R to 

 B7. White may vary his play, but he is unable 

 to save the game. 



1. R to B3. 



What White actually did was to move his King backwards and 

 forwards. Any other move would have likewise resultoil as indi- 

 cated above, for instance — 2. Q to Q7, Kt to Kt6. (This is also the 

 reply to R to B2.) 3. R x R, Q x R. 4. Q to Kt4 (to avoid Q to B7, 

 and to obtain a perpetual check). 4. Q to B4. 5. K to B2, 



Q X Q. 6. P X Q, R to B7. 

 K to R7, and Black will win. 



2. K to Kt sq. 



3. K to Kt2 



4. K to Kt sq. 



K to K sq., R to K7. 8. Kt to B sq , 



2. R(Bsq.) to B2 



3. Q to Bsq. 



4. K to Q2. 

 Intended to meet a possible incursion of the Queen into Black's 

 game. 



5. R to B2 .5. Kt to Kt6 



Of course Black would not at any time permit Kt to B sq. 



6. RxR 6. RxR 



7. Q to K sq 7. R to B7 

 and Black wins. 



Bla.ce. 



■l.^_„.._B M 



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AS" 





WHrpB. 

 This is also a most singular position. Every one of Black's 

 pieces has been withdrawn home, but all of them, although 

 apparently awkwardly placed like the Queen and Knight, take part in 

 the attack, and are ready to act, while, on the other hand. White, 

 who seems to have the better development, is rather helpless, the 

 White Queen being unable to move. A speedy termination in favour 

 of Black seems somewhat surprising. 



Black proceeded as follows : — 1. B to Q2 



(threatening B to K sq). 



2P to Kto 2. R to B2 



A subtle move. If P x P, then P to Kt3 wins the Queen, or if 

 P to Kt6, then R to B4 likewise wins the Queen. 



3. K to R2 



In the vain hope of being able to play R to Kt sq, Q to R4 was 



better. 



9. 



Kt x P 

 K to R sq 

 BxB 

 Q to R4 

 Q to B4 

 K to Kt sq 



Resigns. 



White lost time on his third and fifth move, but Black will maintain 

 a winning attack against best play. 



Black. 



rt^#i' 



t s t M t 

 k _ t' 



Wliite played. 



1. Rto K4 



2. R X B ! 



3. P to Kto 



4. R to KKt sq 



5. Q to R7 (ch) 

 Q to R5 (ch) 

 PxP 

 R to Kto I 

 BxP 

 R to KtG 



Q to Q3 

 KtP x R 

 K to B2 

 K to Q2 

 K to K sq 

 R toB2 

 QxBP 

 K to K2 

 Q to QKt3 

 Resigns. 



GAME PLAYED IN THE TOURNAMENT OF THE 



BRITISH CHESS ASSOCIATION. 



(Centre Gambit.) 



Notes. 



(a) Having played the Queen, it is not very material where she 

 goes to. On B4 the Q escapes attack more readily than on K3 — 

 at least for the present. 



(J) .A teirpting move, but, as will be seen, it leads Black into 

 complications. 



(fi) Preventing Black from playing Kt to KtG, as then White 

 would reply with Q to Q3, threatening mate. 



(rf) P to Q4 would have been better. 



((i) Kt X BP should have been played. 



(/) The game cannot be saved now. Q to K2 is useless. 



Contents of No. 26. 



page 



Shiikcppeare's Industry 25 



Evolnt'on of Language. By Ada S. 



Balliu 26 



.\mericanism3 28 



Use and Beauty in JIatliematics . . 30 



A merican UDion and Irish Disunion 31 



The One-Seale Atlas 32 



The Southern Skies SI 



L^ there anv Science in W hist ? . . . . 34 



Watched by the Dead 35 



PAOK 



A Study of C aildhood 39 



Movements in the Star Depths .... 41 



(gossip 42 



Reviews 43 



The Face of the Sky for December. 



By F.R..\..8 45 



Our Whist Column. By " Five of 



Clubs" 40 



Our Chess Column. By " Me- 



phisto" 47 



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