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KNOWLEDGE, 



[September, 1903. 



No. 2. 

 Bj B. G. Laws. 



Black (9). 



White (S) 



White mates in three moves. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



The Nortli v. South Correspondence Match has again 

 been won by the South, but the margin of victory is much 

 less decisive than on the last occasion. The final score 

 was — South, 138; North, 114. On the Northern side the 

 Lancashire and Cumberland players proved to be the most 

 successful. The prizes offered for tlie best games were 

 awarded to Mr. F. P. Carr, South (No. 8), and Mr. H. 

 Doyle, North (No. 17). 



Mr, Lasker, as might have been expected, has declined 

 to accept the terms suggested by Mr. Marshall for a 

 championship match. A match between Messrs. Lasker 

 and Pillsbury seems a much more likely event, and would 

 certainly arouse more interest. 



Notes. 

 («) The modern fashion, instead of 5. Castles, which 

 used to be almost the invariable procedure. The text 

 move has the advantage of forestalling the defence 

 7. . . . Q to B3, threatening Q to Q5ch if White had 

 Castled. 



(6) A very remarkable move, necessitating, presumably 

 of set purpose, the saci-ifice of another piece. 



(c) 14. ... Q to Kt3 certainly seems preferable. If 

 then 15. Q to QE3, as sviggested by the Yorlshire Post, 

 Black could Castle on the Queen's side with apparent 

 safety, before or after checking, without losing more than 

 one of the pieces gained. The move made gives Herr 

 Maroczy the opportunity for further In-illiancy. 



(d) Probably K to Ktsq would be better, in view of the 

 colour of the diagonal occupied by the more prominent 

 White Bishop. 



(e) If 18. . . . QR to Qsq, 19. BxKt, RxB ; 20. B to 

 B6ch, K to Bsq ; 21. Q to K3 wins. 



(/) If 22. ... B to B2, 23. R to K3, Kt to Kt3 ; 21. 

 R to KKt3, etc. 



A correspondent sends the following very instructive 

 ending of a game recently played : — 



White (9). 



White mates in four moves. 



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