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KNOWLEDGE, 



[Febeuart, 1903. 



" Tameu," 5, 4; " Quidam," 4, 4; J. W. Dawsou, 7,4; 

 J. W. Dixon, 7, 4; C. Johnston, 7, 4. 



" Tamen.'' — Two out of your four communications were 

 posted too late. 



G. W. Middleton. — I much regret the cause of your 

 retirement last year, and am glad to find that you have 

 l)een able to resume solving. 



G. F. Todd. — Tour solutions were posted too late to 

 count. It is not in my power to make any exceptions. 



G. A. Forde (Capf.). — 1. Kt to Q8 is answered by 

 1. ... Kt to Q4, the only defence. 



F. Bickards. — By Kt to Q6 I must assume you meant 

 Kt to Q8, since you give as a variation 1. . . . K to Q.5, 

 without mentioning the capture of the Knight. Other 

 incorrect variations confirm my suspicions. 



C. Johnston. — No cue is more glad than the Chess 

 Editor. 



PROBLEMS. 



No. 1. 



By C. C. W. Sumner. 



Black (6| 







■^i 



w - 



White (S). 



White mates in two moves. 



No. 2. 

 By A. Lillio. 



Black (t\ 



White (!1) 



White mates in three moves. 



[This problem is remarkable for the fact that its 

 composer, after the lapse of some years, found himself 

 quite unable to solve it.] 



I should be greatly obliged if solvers would in future 

 send key-moves only, omitting, at any rate, such variations 

 as are free from duals. The solutions of two solvers this 

 month occupy some ten or a dozen "jjages of MS. — 

 considerably more than all the remainder put together. 

 In their interests, as well as my own, I shall hope for 

 some condensation in future. 



PROBLEM TOURNEY. 



The following six solvers, none of whom failed in more 

 than two of the tourney problems, are eligible to serve on the 

 preliminary jury, viz : —Messrs. " W. Jay," " Looker-on," 

 W. Nash, .1. W. Dawson, C Johnston and G. Woodcock. 

 As the number is very select, I hope that all of these will 

 be willing to give their awards, which should be posted 

 not later than February 22nd. If, however, they could 

 find it convenient to send them with their solutions on or 

 before the 10th, I should be much obliged. With a lighter 

 task before them this mouth, perhaps they could manage 

 this. Each list sent in must contain six problems arranged 

 in order of merit. Brackets may be used if desired, and 

 more than six problems may be included, provided that all 

 after the fifth are bracketed last. To a problem placed 

 first on any list I shall give 10 points, to one placed 

 second, 9 points, and so on, so that a problem placed sixth 

 will (apart from liraekets) receive 5 points. This appears 

 to me fairer than the system of marking from 6 down to 

 1 ; for on that system a problem placed first by a single 

 judge, and omitted by the other five, would score more 

 than a problem placed sixth on five lists. Whereas the 

 latter composition would clearly be of some merit, and tlie 

 exalted position of the first-mentioned problem might well 

 be due to something accidental or extraneous. The marks 

 awarded to each problem will then be added up, and those 

 six problems which obtain the highest aggregates will 

 alone be considered in my final award. Should, however, 

 the next owe or two come very close, I should reserve the 

 option of taking them into consideration. I have already 

 suggested that any problem which has proved a stumbling- 

 block to any of the "jury" should receive special attention 

 from its victim. 



The result of the Solution Toubkey has not been 

 challenged, and now becomes final. 



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