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KNOWLEDGE. 



[November, 1908. 



PROBLEMS. 



By J. W. Abbott. 



No. 1. 



Black (5). 





1^ 



H 11 B I 







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WniTE (5). 



White mates in three moves. 

 No. 2. 



Black (5). 





Pi wi 





^ rfif 



'^'M 



White mates in three moves. 



Notes. 



(a) Not 6. B to QB4, on ace mut of the reply 6. . . Kt x P. 



(6) On principle this should not be good, as it enables 

 Black to establish a Knight at Kl, besides leaving the 

 White KP weak. Instead, 8. B to K3 would be a useful 

 developing move. Black's reply is bad, and his next move, 

 weakening the QP, still worse. 



(c) To prevent P to Q4. 



(rf) Kt to K4 seems the obvious move here. The retro- 

 grade movements of the Knight result in a very cramped 

 game, and the immediate loss of a Pawn. 



(e) Black would equallv lose a Pawn after 14. . . 

 BxKt, 15. QxBch, Q to Q2, 16. QxQeh, KxQ. 17. P 

 to K5, etc. But Castling would be better than the wasted 

 move with the RP. 



(/) He might as well get Castled on the Queen's side, 

 and so leave the other Rook free. In addition he should 

 e.xchange the distant Bishops 



(3) The beginning of a good final combination, in which, 

 however, as at many other stages, he is considerably aided 

 by his opponent's weak play. 



{K) After this he can no longer Castle. He should still 

 exchange the other Bishops. 



(i) He cannot well retire the Queen, on account of the 

 threatened advance of the KP. 



{j) Good enough, but perhaps KR to Bsq. is even 

 stronger. 



{k) For if 24. . . KR to Ktsq., 25. Q to R.5ch, K to Q2, 

 26. B to B8 dis.ch. wins easilv. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



The proposed match between Dr. Lasker and Mr. P. J. 

 Marshall having fallen through, as might have been ex- 

 pected, the latter has found an opponent in Mr. Black- 

 burne, who will play a match with him shortly. It is 

 understood that Mr. F. J. Lee is also willing to encounter 

 the American expert. 



The Hastings Chess Club Team of ten players has 

 recently concluded a very successful tour among the prin- 

 cipal cities of Germany. Out of six matches played three 

 were won, two lost, and one drawn. The one decisive 

 defeat (at the hands of the Berlin Chess Association) was 

 the result of a match not originally on the programme of 

 the tour. 



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