♦ KNOWLEDGE 



the French Defence, the game proceeding evenly, ti' 

 part of the game, llacDonnell and Pollock ezpwt 

 Eide by an advance of the KKtP. Masfin took a^h 

 weakness with his well-known judfrment and abii 

 came off victorions. GuDsbcrt? and Hunter began n 



,.|Bird and Hewitt on Saturday. The former plav 



, j^dwantage in the developing moves of the French l) 

 game had to be adjourned The game was fan -.he 



' and Bird and his partner won 



Complete score of the B C A Tournament t 



tj itteven o clock p m molnsive - 



on Tuesday 

 to Tnc-lv 



\0 br u ) 

 y^now Hid 



won the <;ame in 

 r — 1. P toKt-l 

 2. BPxB 



either lose the exchange or submit t< 



.j^lack has no good reply. 



threatening the Kt and also 1 

 f, o. QxP(ch) 



ll 6. P to R3 



. 5. P X P « 



oRsq. 



with which experienced players wait on 

 "ijyoungsters. It serves the (ostentations) purpose of providing 

 ',, against a possible excursion of her majesty to Kt4 at any future 

 "'time, but it also invites Black to take the bait on B-i. 

 C. KtxP 



The sprat has been swallowed. Black ought to have challenged the 

 guecn. 7. Kt x Kt R x Kt 



.S. B to K7 : Q to B eq. 



11. RxB 



12. K to Kt2 



13. K to Kt3 1 



8 played June 29th in the Toum 



og4 



B to K2 

 B to m (a) 

 " ;o B5 (b) 



to B3 (c) 



:tokD(rf) KKftoK2 



KKt4 (f) B X Kt 



: X B P to QR3 



to Q2 P to QKt4 



to QR3 (/) B t. -- - 



15. B to K sq. 

 IG. K to B2 (/.) 



xKt 



18. P « P (i) 

 IP. P to Q5 



20. S to KKt gq. 



21. K to Kt2 



22. K to R3 



23. K X Kt 



24. K to B4 



Q to Kt4 

 KtxKP(i) 

 P to Q5 0) 



to R7 (ch) 

 x R (oh) 

 to Kt4 (ch) 



oB3 



Kt to Kt3 



14 P to Kt3 (.7) Kt to Eo 





, his pre 



e more in conformity with the 

 ', Black is now committed to 



d have proceeded immediately to break the 



er=e 1 iwns, with 7. P to QKt3, If 7 P to Kt 4, then 



-- I to 0K4. If 7 PxP, then 8. EP x P, with an open 



Po k s fale and united Pawns. 



(?) 8 P to QKt3 would still he advantageous. 



(c) Undoubtedly the cause of '^Vhite's subsequent troubles. 



(») Td prevent 12 P to Kto ; but the remedy is worse 



than the evil. The simple way would have been 12. B to B3, 

 followed b% 13 Kt to K2, ic. 



( ) The game being once compromised on the Queen's side, and 

 an attack threatened on the King's wing as well, White ought to 

 lave devoted his attention to the more important defence of the 

 King 3 posit on. 



(,)1. Q to K2 was preferable. .., IP^QM A 



Mac Don 



ti. 



•J3 & 



I i I 





(0 As sound as it is effective. 



(i) If 13. BxB, then 18 Q x P mate. 



(.V) I'-i. Q X P, although leaving Black with 

 vould not have led to such sudden disastrous c 



better game, still 



of the gaine between AV. Dojinisthorpe and J. Jlortimer, Know- 

 LEDGi:. p. 558. It seems that the came can be drawn as follows :— 

 1. Kt to Q7 (ch), 2. K to R7 (the only move^ P to R8 (Q). 

 3. Kt to Kt3 (ch), K to B5. 4. Kt x Q, K to Btj, and draws. 



Mr. B. A. Proctor's Lecture Tour. 



1. LIFE OF WORLDS 



2. THE SUN 



3. THE MOON 

 Arrangements are no 



by Mr. Proctor from August oni 



4. THE PLANETS 



5. COMET.S AND METEORS 

 0. THE STAR DEPTHS 



made for the delivery of Lectures 

 ■aj-ds. Commuiiicatiung respecting 

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