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KNOWLEDGE 



[May 2, 18^2. 



The usual banquet and smoking concert followed in the 

 evening at the British Chess Club, the Lord Mayor being 

 in the chair. On the following afternoon the Oxford Club 

 defeated a rather weak team of the St. George's Chess Club 

 by 5^ to 2i. In the evening Cambridge, assisted by 

 several old members, gained a victory over the British 

 Chess Club by 7^ to 4^, the latter club playing a rather 

 weak team, and losing on the four last boards. 



Finally, on the evening of the boat race, the Sussex 

 Chess Association, by no means playing their full 

 strength, defeated a combination of present members of 

 the two Universities by 10 — 6. 



COUNTIES' CHESS ASSOCIATION PROBLEM 

 TOURNAMENT. 



First prize, £2 2s. ; second prize, £1 Is. The time for 

 sending in is extended to 80th .lune, 1892. For full 

 particulars write to Rev. A. B. Skipworth, Tetford Rectory, 

 Horncastle. 



The following fine game was played in the late tourna- 

 ment : — 



[\'ii:xx.\ Or 

 WniTE (J. H. Bliu-kl)iinio). 



1. P to K4 



2. KttoQBS 



3. P to B4 



4. P takes KP 



5. Q to B3 



6. Kt to R8 (/') 



7. Kt to K2(</) 



8. P to Q8 



9. P to R3 {,-) 



10. B to K3 



11. B takes Kt 



12. Kt (R8) to B4 

 18. P to QKt4 (,/) 

 14. P to Q4 



Black 



'ENTXG.] 



Black (E. Lnskov). 



1. P to K4 



2. Kt to KB8 

 8. P to Q4 



4. Kt takes P 



5. P to KB4 {ft) 



6. P to B3 (r) 



7. B to K2 



8. Kt to B4 



9. Castles 



10. QKt to Q2 



11. Kt takes B 



12. Q to Kt3 (/•) 



13. Kt to Q2 



14. P to QR4 ! 



" I '§j ^> i i I 



m %. m 



ts 'dm. iS -i. ^ 



White. 



R to QKtsq 

 P takes P 

 P to B3 

 Kt takes B 

 Kt to K2 

 Q toB4 

 Kt to Q4 



22. Q to Q2 (/() 



23. Kt takes Kt 



24. Q to K3 



25. Kt to B2 ((•) 



26. R to Bsq 



15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 



15. P takes P 



16. B takes Pch 



17. B takes Pch 



18. Q takes P 



19. Q takes P 



20. Q to B3 



21. Kt to B4 ! 



22. Kt to K5 



23. BP takes Kt 



24. E to R5 



25. R to R7 



26. B to Kt5 



Notes. 



{a\ 5. . . QKt to B8 is another good defence. White's 

 best reply is 6. B to Kt5 : for if 6^ Ktx Kt, Kt to Q5 ; 7. 

 Q to Q8, P X Kt ; and he dare not take the Pawn on account 

 of 8. . . B to KB4. 



{h) If 6. P to Q3, Kt X Kt ; 7. P x Kt, P to Q5 ! with a 

 good game. Or if (i. P x P en pKxsnnt, Kt x P ; 7. P to Q4, 

 B to QKt5, followed by Castles. 



The best move according to Bardeleben is 6. KKt to K2, 

 P to B3 ; 7. Kt to B4. Mr. Blackburne's move is not 

 so good : — 



((•) For here Black should surely play 6. . . QKt to B3, 

 a move which, if the White Knight had played to K2, 

 would of course be met by P to Q4. 



((/) 7. Kt to B4 would now give White the superior 

 game. The opening is rather indifferently played on both 

 sides. 



(c) Not quite unintelligible, for if 9. B to K3 at once, 

 Q to Kt3 ! and White can neither Castle comfortably nor 

 play R to QKtsq without losing a Pawn. 



(/) Best probably ; though P to KKt4 is also tempting, 

 White's best reply being P to Q4. 



{;/) This weakens his game terribly ; but R to QKtsq is 

 also disadvantageous. After this Mr. Jjasker does not give 

 his opponent a chance. 



(/() 22. B to K2 would be met by Kt to K3 !, winning a 

 piece. 



(i) Kt to Kt3 may be a shade better, but the game is 

 lost anyhow. 



(j) In order that the Knight may not be able to attack 

 the Rook after the contemplated exchange of Queens. 



(A) This loses right off, but there is not much to do. On 

 his next move, if 32. Q to Q2, R to B7 wins a piece by 

 force. 



Contents of No. 78. 



British Mosses. BytheRt.Hou. 

 Lord Justice Pry, F.R.S., 

 F.S.A., F.L.S 



Elephants, Eecent and Extinct. 

 By K. Lydekker, B.A Cautali. 



Theories of Glacier-Motion. By 

 the Rev. H. N. Hutchinson, 

 B.A., F.G.S 



The Great Snnspot and its In- 

 flneiice. By E. W. Maunder, 

 F.E.AS 



On the Connection between Sun- 

 spots and Magnetic Storms. 

 Bj' A. C. Ranyard 



Letters: -J. E. Gore; W. T. 

 Lynn: G. Crawshay: and M". 

 H. S. Mouck 



The Chemical Researches of Jean 

 Servais Stas. Bv Vang:hau 

 Cornish, B.Sc, F.C.S. 



The Life of an Ant. — II. 

 A. Butler 



By E. 



The Face of the Sky for April. 

 By Herbert Sadler, F.R.A.S... 



Chess Column. By C. D. Locock, 

 B.A.Oxon 



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