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KNOWLEDGE 



[September 1, 189^. 



86. Q to Bsq 



37. Q to KB4 



38. E to KKtsq 



39. P to B6 ! 



40. E takes Kt 



36. 

 37. 

 38. 

 39. 

 iO. 



Kt takes KE 

 Kt to K6 

 Q to B3 (q) 

 Kt to Kt5 (;•) 

 Eesiens. 



Notes. 



(a) A very questionable defence, adopted by Lasker in 

 one of his games with Blackburne. After casthng the 

 Bishop becomes a fixture, hampering the movements of 

 Queen and Queen's Knight. P to KKtS is the con-ect 

 defence. 



(b) Preventing the exchange of Queens : rule Steinitz 

 r. Tschigorin. 



(f) Here, as usual, a weak move, for the Pa-ssTis are 

 liable to ultimate disintegration by P to KB4. Perhaps 

 his best course was 11. . . PxP, 12. PxP, B to Q3. 

 His -next move is probably made with the intention of 

 answering 13. Kt to Ksq by 13. . . P to KKti, a plan 

 from which he imprudently diverges.' 



(rf) This excellent move prevents P to KKt4, for White 

 would get in with the Knight to B5, gaining time by 

 attacking a Pawn. 



(e) 16. ..PxP was certainly a lesser evil. He could 

 then play the Knight to K2. 



(/) Obviously 17. . . . B xB ; 18. PxKt, Px P ; 19. 

 Kt to B5 would be fatal to Black. 



(r/) Best, for it secures possession of KB5 for his Knight. 



(/i) 20. Kt X P is wisely rejected. Black recovers the 

 Pawn by B to B4 followed by Kt to K4, or even simply by 

 Kt to K4. The King's move accordingly is not much use. 

 Perhaps he feared 20. Kt to B5, B to B4, threatening 

 Kt X P: but thatcouldbe guarded against when the necessity 

 arises. Black now gains time for ingeniously defending 

 the Pawn twice by bringing his Knight to a better square. 



(/) In new of the coming attack it may seem better to 

 play K to E2 at once, but the King would be strangely but 

 promptly sent back by 24. Kt to K5 ! Better to have 

 played P to B4 last move, and followed it by K to R2 and 

 P to Kt3 ; for Black could have then answered Kt to K5 

 by Q to B2. 



{j ) Preventing Kt to K.5 as in the last note, and preparing 

 to sacrifice the exchange if necessary. See also note (A-). 

 The defence is most ingenious, and the game now becomes 

 full of surprises. 



(A-) To defend the advanced Knight : for otherwise he 

 cannot play P to Kto on account of ultimately ExKt. 

 It seems doubtful whether it would not be better to move 

 the Queen to B2, attacking a Pawn at the same time, even 

 if it is not quite sate to take it. 



(/) A highly ingenious resource, which makes the game 

 very difficult for both sides. 



(w) Over-estimating his advantage. This exchange 

 merely brings the other Knight (which has no move) into 

 play, and loses the command of the point at K3. E to 

 Kt4 looks good. 



(») A very clever trap, into which Mr. Mason un- 

 necessarily, though probably intentionally, falls. 



(()) 33. Kt X P is probably quite as good. 



(;)) Best. If 35. . . . Q x P, 36. Q to Ksq. wins. 



(7 1 A mistake, which at once Icses a hard-fought game. 

 E to Ktsq was essential (not 38. ... P to B3, 39. Q to 

 Kt3 and wins). Even after 38. . . . K to Ktsq, 89. P to 

 BG must win shortlv. 



(r) There is nothing to be done. If 39. ... R to 

 KKtsq, 40. E X R, K x R ; 41. Q to Kt3ch, K to Bsq ; 42. 

 Q to Kt7ch, K to Ksq ; 43. Q to KtSch, K to Q2 ; 44. Q to 

 Q8ch, etc. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



Srdj 

 4th 



Prizes 

 Prizes 



The International Tournament at Dresden resulted as 

 follows : — 



1st Prize . . Dr. Tarrasch (Nuremberg). 



2nd) •„_: (Makovetz (Austria). 



jPorges (Himgary). 

 (Marco (Vienna). 



5th )^'"" ■ • iWalbrodt (Berlin). 



6th ) p . ( von Bardeleben (Berlin). 



7th f^"^®^ . . (S.Winawer (Warsaw). 

 The failure of the English contingent is most noticeable, 

 though Mr. Blackburne secured the special prize given for 

 the best score made against the prize winners. Mr. Mason 

 was also for once unplaced, while ]\Ir.Loman was absolutely 

 last. This is Dr. Tarrasch's third consecutive victory in 

 International Tournaments, in which, out of 52 games, he 

 has lost only one — this was to Albin at Dresden, the 

 result of inferior play in the opening. 



The winners of the other chief prizes are comparatively 

 unknown in England. Makovetz is perhaps the most 

 talented of the four, Walbrodt being the most diflicult to 

 beat. The veteran Winawer made a fine start, but failed 

 to sustain his form. 



The Brighton meeting of the Counties Chess Association 

 resulted, as last year, in a victory for Mr. J. H. Blake, of 

 Southampton, who scored 6j out of a possible 8. Mr. 

 W. V. Wilson, of Brighton, was a good second with a 

 score of 6. Mr. H. W. Butler, also of Brighton, was 

 third ; Messrs. Thorold and Trenchard dividing the fourth 

 prize. The remaining players in order were E. Lambert 

 (Exeter), A. Guest (London), A. Eumboll (Bath), and the 

 Eev. A. B. Skipworth, who failed to score. Mr. Skipworth 

 nearly won last year, and must have been handicapped by 

 his duties as Hon. Sec. 



The seventh volume of Mr. Morgan's Chess Library 

 consists of a complete collection of aO the 46 games played 

 in matches and tournaments between Steinitz and 

 Tschigorin. There are numerous diagrams, and a useful 

 index of the openings, but no notes. The two telegraphic 

 games are included. The price is one shilling. 



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B.A.,F.G.S 115 



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M. Clei-ke 1J8 



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C. Eanyard 149 



Letters :— P. H. Glew ; W. H. S. 



Mouck 150 



PAQG 



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Ruminants and their Distribu- 

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The Currents of the North At. 

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 F.K.G.S 155 



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15S 



Chess Column. By C. D. Locock, 

 B.A.Oion 159 



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