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KNOWLEDGE 



[Apkel 1, 1892. 



There were twelve cjmpetitors, who played one game each 

 a day, the evening bsing reserved for unfinished games. 

 The final score was as follows : — 



Wc 

 E. Lasker 

 •Jas. Mason ... 

 R. Loman 

 f H. E. Bird 

 ( C. D. Locock 

 ( E. F. Fenton 

 [f. J.Lee 

 N'. Jasnogrodsky 

 L. Van Yliet 

 J. Mortimer 

 A. Rumboll... 

 G. H. D. Gossip 



The first prize accordingly went to Mr. Lasker, the 

 Berlin champion, and certainly one of the finest players in 

 Em-ope, perhaps even the greatest Chess genius since Paul 

 Morphy ; Mr. Mason, who never quite wins a tournament, 

 owing to his drawing tendencies, took the second prize ; 

 and Mr. Loman, the champion of Holland, and last year of 

 the City of London Club and the Divan, the third prize. 

 Messrs. Bird and Locock divide the fourth prize. Mr. 

 Fenton was a Uttle fortunate m some of his drawn games, 

 Mr. Lee being unfortimate in losing to both Messrs. RumboU 

 and Gossip. Mr. .Jasnogrodsky started badly, but after- 

 wards played some fine games. Mr. Van Vliet, except for 

 his victory over Mr. Bird, hardly played up to his 

 reputation ; his end-game play was especially careless. 

 Mr. Mortimer, as usual, proved himself formidable to the 

 strongest players, but threw away at least one certain 

 victory. 



A match played at Simpson's Divan, between Mr. 

 H. E. Bird and Mr. R. Loman, resulted in a victory for the 

 former by four games to two. The match was practically 

 for the Divan Championship, Mr. Bird having won the 

 last level tournament there, while the prenous tournament 

 was won by Mr. Loman. 



The result of the National Masters' Tournament, Ln 

 which Ml-. Loman won his game with Mr. Bird, confirms 

 the impression that the two players are, in their different 

 styles, as evenly matched as they could be. 



The Amateur Championship of the British Chess 

 Association has been won by ilr. Jones-Bateman. The 

 position of the other competitors is not yet decided. 



The following was the fourth game in the recent Cham- 

 pionship !Match at Havana : — 



[Rur Lopez.] 



Black (Tscliigorin). 



1. P to K4 



2. 

 3. 

 4. 



White (Steinitz). 

 1. P to K4 

 Kt to KB3 

 B to Kt.5 

 P toQ3 



5. P to B3 



6. QKt to Q2 



7. Kt to Bsq 



8. B to R4 (rt) 



9. Kt to K3 



10. B to B2 



11. P to KR4 (c| 



12. P to R5 

 RPxP 

 PxP 

 Kt X Kt 

 B to Kt3 

 Q toK2 



13. 

 14. 

 15. 

 16. 

 17. 



Kt to QB3 

 Kt to B3 

 PtoQ3 

 P to KKt3 

 B to Kt2 

 Castles 

 Kt to Q2 {h) 

 Kt to B4 

 Kt to K3 

 Kt to K2 

 P to Q4 (rf) 

 BPxP 

 KtxP 

 QxKt 



16. Q to B3 («) 



17. B to Q2 



2. 



3. 



4. 



5. 



6. 



7. 



8. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 15. 



18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29. 



B to K3 



Castles QR 

 Q to Bsq (/) 

 PtoQ4 

 KtxP 

 RxB 

 RxPch 

 Q to Rsqch 

 B to R6ch ! 

 Q to R4ch 

 Q x Ktch 

 P to Kt4 (i) 



18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 

 22. 

 28. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 



K to Rsq 

 QR to Ksq 

 P to QR4 

 PxP 

 B x Kt (-/) 

 Kt X R (/() 

 KxE 

 K to Kt2 

 K toB3 

 K toK4 

 K to B4 

 Mate. 



Notes. 



{a) The opening is of the kind made in Germany. 

 In the second game of the present match Mr. Steinitz 

 plaved Kt to K3 at this point, whereupon Black replied, 

 8 .^P to Q4; 9. Q to B2 ; PxP; 10. PxP; Kt to Q2, 

 and got a good game. 



(fc) This and the sticceeding manoeuvres with the Knight 

 take up much valuable time. He might play P to Q4 

 whUe he can. 



(c) Vigorously taking advantage of Black's unusual pas- 

 siveness. 



(</) This makes matters worse. He might try R to 

 Ksq and Kt to Bsq, as suggested by Mr. Lee. On his next 

 move he would do better by taking with the RP. 



(c) In order to prevent Kt to Kt5 by keeping some pres- 

 sure on White's KKtP. White now proceeds to finish his 

 development before the final attack. 



(/) A fine retreat, with a -^-iew to the sacrifice of the 

 Rook if he gets a chance. 



{(/) If 22 KtxKt; 23. RxPch, KxR; 24. Q to Rsq 

 ch, &c. The captiu-e made is, however, a mistake. He 

 might play 22 . Q to R3. 



(/() A blunder which gives Mr. Steinitz his pretty finish. 

 R to K2 was surely better. 



((■) The whole finish is most artistic, and the game a 

 fine specimen of Mr. Steinitz's style, when he likes to be 

 brilliant. 



Correction. — There were one or two misprints in the 

 review of Mr. Freeborough's Chess Endimjs last month. 

 In No. 40, for 6. K to R4 read 6. K to R5 ; and for 7. 

 K to E5 read 7. K to E4. In No. 130, for 4, 5, 6, read 6, 

 7, 8. Mr. Free borough has called our attention to these 

 errors. '' 



Contents of No. 77. 



PAGE 



British Mosses. BvtheRt.Hon. 



Lord Justice Pry, F.R.S., 



P.S.A., F.L.S - « 



The Life of an Ant.— I. By E. 



A.Butler 43 



Elephants, Recent and Extinct. 



By E. Lydekker, B.A, Cantab. 46 

 The" Movements of the Stars. By 



Miss A. M. Gierke 48 



The Moon's Atmosphere. By A. 



C. Eanyard 50 



Letters:— W. H. S. Monck: 

 Wm. Noble: C. E. Peek; 

 W. H. S. Monck; B. Nohle 



Camphire and Camphor. By J. 

 Ch. Sawer. F.L.S 



The Face of the Skv for March. 

 By Herbert Sadler, P.E.A.S.. 



Chess Column. By CD. Locock, 

 B.A.Oxon 



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