, 11, 1885.] 



KNOWLEDGE 



lit when the 

 the purpose 

 of the 



effect such publication iinaii. I !;, i,, ■!■.• riii If you were 

 to say in a letter in Kni'\\ i.M".i , I i .n - > luinorant in — 

 Basutoland— as actually t') -ii['|' ' I : I' • ■ ::! 'i iinninir some 

 worthy bishop— "is in realil. .1 Mr,-: i- ., -il-l liml. soon 

 after, some people going al. .,1,1 ,;,■,. I , !■ ,,,,: !,i,,!i,.il, 

 that Bishop So-and-so is :i I , 1 i : jm 

 magnification ideas are quit. \, ; I Mi- 

 not print your letter. V.illl ! : i/ ,,,,,lll ll.lVC 



overlapping fields, — the >k'. I \ , ,t:_'umeiit like 

 Mr. Williams's about the a| I" i ,1 • I ;, ..I to be seer 

 from moon during total i.:: i-.-jnception 

 I have tried to «7^?a/rt, iiMi • ,, ,i i ;,;l.il. Mirage 

 never show.s non-existeiil tl.mj- 'u, I ;,,ii;ij, l,i^ imtliine to dc 

 with the apparently magnitied moon. Yc 

 range of the .sky was reduced would have 1 

 if you could show that you diminished j 

 moon's horizontality. My note of admiration honestly expressed 

 my wonder at your being puzzled — with your wonderful facility at 

 inventing explanations, possible or impossible.— A satellite could be 

 released from its primary, or a planet from the sun, so far as never 

 returning is concerned : but you definitely spoke of bodies travel- 

 ling in straight lines. That indeed was your special point. — I never 

 supposed, and certainly never implied, that you wilfully misquoted 

 me. I thoufjlit I dealt very pleasantly, and as it were smilingly, 

 with your ratlier resolute attempt to maintain that I had said what 

 I knew I had not said. As for the " double haves," I decline to 

 judge the English language by the French (which is full of incor- 

 rectness) or by any other. ■■ I' H,, .ii,- -, . in-, ■■ i,, l;,i\ ■■ -. ,■!! " 



§iriv' 



'"Gamma's" addres.s. The letters are all leai 

 request. But is the address at the head of yoi 

 As to the personal matter, regret rather than v 

 iiant, and unfortunately remains. Would tha 

 London to ca 



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SCOTCH OPEXING. 

 Illustbative Game No. 10. 



IN refrr, i-r-,' f,) tl;,- .-.ttrirk of 7. Q to Q2 in the Scotch Gambit, we 

 lia-.'- I :-'■''■ - -'.y: some games actually played, showing 



the bi -1 , , 1, I , , tliat move. In the annexed game will be 



found o, , .,, .i ,Mi,<r 7. Q to K2, that is by B X Kt. The 



"Chess .M,,i,iiil, ,, . iliat it is " a perfectly satisfactory continua- 

 tion, which simplilies the position, if anything, in Black's favour." 

 We do not quite agree to this. The continuation is right in itself ; 

 we think, however, that Black has better moves at his disposal. 

 We hope to give a game to that effect before long. 



4. KtxP 



5. BtoK3 



6. P to QB3 



7. Q to Q2 



8. PxB 



9. Kt to B3 (b) 



10. P to Q5 (d) 



11. Kt to Kto 



12. Eto Bsq. (/) Castles 



KKt to K2 

 B X Kt (a) 

 PtoQl 

 PxP(c) 

 KttoKtsq.Cr) 

 " R3 



18. B to B4 



19. B to Q3 (/() 



20. BxKt 



KtxKt 

 Kt to Bi 

 P to K6 (^)* 

 Q to K4 

 R to Q sq. 

 Kt to Q3 



Givei 



upas 



Notes. 



(a) This is a sufficient answer as far as 7. Q to K2 is concerned. 



It is no disadvantage to Black to have White's Pawn posted on K4 



and Q4, as the latter P is unsupported, and will not be able to move 



W • : , 1,1,: _ l.i> Kt into play if Black plays 



r . r \\ , ; ,,^, i , :iiiotliui move which deserves 



ii,ilir.-, tli:,i 1- .1 l: ', I'l, , , : ' . ,if course, prevents Black from 



plaviiig eithn I' ■ < f 10. P to Q5, or Castling, !.<■., 



y. B to gKt.-., I I : iM.-,, Q to K3. 11. Castles, KR, 



organise Black's game. 



II. Kt to Kt5, and Black could not defend 

 Ki toKtsq. 

 c obtained a much superior game by play- 



! itself) correct play is better than quick play. 



CHESS PLAYING. 

 Sir,— The Chess Congress at Hereford, which yon did us the 



