520 



♦ KNO>A^LEDGE ♦ 



[August 2, 1886. 



to reproach in this respect, and are fully deserving of our praise and 

 admiration. 



Nn. 1.— Position. 

 White— K on KB8. Q on QR2. B's on Ql and QR6. Kt on Q.J. 

 P's on K Kl2, 3, Q2, QR3. (Nine pieces.) 



Black "K on K.5. B on KBfi. P's on KKt-i, .5, KS, q:!. (Six 

 pieces.) 



Mate in three moves. 



No. 2.— Position. 

 White— K on QR.S. Q on KR.'i. Kt's on QKtS, QR5. Pv on Q.'>. 

 P's on KR.5, Q6. (8even pieces ) 



Black— K on K.i. R on K Kt7. Kt on QB8. B on QG. P'.s on 

 KR4, QB3, QB7. (Seven pieces.) 



Mate in three moves. 



No. 3. — Position. 

 White— K on QKt sq. Q on Q sq. B's on KB8, QR6. Kt on QKt4. 

 P's on K Kt3, 6, Q2, QKt5, QR2, QUI. (Eleven piece.s.) 



Black-K on Q."i. Kt on QBt. P's on K Kt5, KB3, K3, Qt, C. 

 (Seven pieces ) 



Mate in three moves. 



No. 4. — Position. 

 White— K on QR6. Q on KR". Kt's on QP.3, QKt4. B on QR2. 

 P's on KB2, 6, K6, QB4, QR.^). (Ten pieces.) 



Black— K on Q.5, P's on K2, KB6, yUC. (Four pieces.) 

 Mate in three moves. 



No. 5. —Position. 

 White— K on KRS. Q on K sq. B's on Q3, QS. K on QB5. Kt 

 on K.'S. P on QK(3. (Seven pieces.) 



Black— K on Q.5. Q on KR7. B on KKtS. Kt's on QR.5, QRS. 

 P's on KRS, K Kt7, KB.i, QKt2, QR3. (Ten pieces.) 

 Mate in three moves. 



No. G —Position. 

 White-K on K Ktsq. Q on QB3. B on Qi; 

 (Five pieces.) 



Black— K on K.5. B on KB8. Kt on QB sq. 

 K3, 7, yB3, 5. (Ten pieces.) 



Mate in three moves. 



No. 7. — Position. 

 White— K on QKt8. B's on KBS, Q sq. Kt's on KB.J, Q7 

 on KKt2, 5, QB2, QR5. (Nine pieces.) 

 Black— K on Q6. P on Q7. (Two pieces.) 

 Mate in four moves. 



Kt's on K3, QB .sq. 

 l"sonKB3,4,KKt4, 



P'.'i 



No. 8. — Position. 

 Q on KB7. B's on Q.j, Q117. 



P's nn K Ktl, 

 P» on KR3, 



White— K on KBS 

 QKt3. (Six pieces.) 



Black— K on K4. B's on KBS, KS. Kt on (^B7 

 K Kt2, QB6. (Seven pieces.) 



Mate in three moves. 



No. 9. — Position. 

 White— K on QKt3. Kt's on KB6, Q4. B's on QB3, QBfi. P's 

 on KR2, QB2, QRll. (Eight pieces.) 



Black— K on yB4. P on gR2. (Two pieces.) 

 Mate in four moves. 



No. 10. — Position. 

 White-K on K Kt8. Q on KBS. R on KB sq. E's on K sq, QB4. 

 Kt on K4. P on QRS. (Seven pieces.) 



Black— K on Qr>. B on K Kt6. Kt on KR sq. P's on KRS, 5, 

 KKtS, KB7, QS, 4, QRS. (Ten pieces.) 



Mate in three moves. 



No. 11.— Position. 

 White-K on K sq. Q on QKt sq. Kt's on KE4, Q5. li on QE6. 

 P's on KR4, K KtS. (Seven pieces.) 

 Black— K on K 4. P's on KR2, 4, K3, Q3. (Five pieces) 

 Mate in three moves. 



No. 12.— Position. 

 White— K on K8. Q on KKt sq. B's on K KtS, QS. Kt's on Q.j, 

 QB.5. P's on KR2, KB2, 4, QRS. R on Q sq. (Eleven pieces.) 



Black— K on Q.'j. Kt on Q6. B on QR7. P's on KRO, K KtS, Q3, 

 QB3, QB6. (Eight pieces.) 



Mate in three moves. 



No. 1.— 1, 



Kt to Kt4 



SOLUTIONS. 

 „ Q to R sn. (eh) 



2. 9.iL?_(£^), &c., and other v; 



, &o, If 1. 



K toB4 



anations, 



No. 2.-1. 1' L" ^1 2. Q t" B3 (ch) jj J 2 Q V P (cb) 



K. X K " Kc. ' P X R "' lVc. 



If 1. 



„ QtoB.5(ch) , , ,, 



2. _ ^ ^, kc, and other vanati 



No 3 —1 ^"P 2 ^■^°'^ ^^- If 1 _ 2 J^ttoB6(ch) 



k to K4 ' iiu. ' kt to K5 



kc, and several other variations. 



No 4 - 1 ^ *° ^^ 2 ^^ ^" ^^ (^<=^i) Tf 1 ■> kttoQS(ch-> 



■ K X P -' &c. ■ K to K4 "" &c. 



Tf 1 9 Kt to Kt.i (ch) , , ,, 



■It i. Trrp "• • ^'^■' ^"d others. 



No. B.—l. 5i2_QE^ 2 K t to QS (oh ) jf J , QtoQ2(c.h) 



' K X It "■ jscc. ' P X B "' 4(0. 



If 1 2. Q "" ^ ^^'^^ If 1 



y to K4 &0. P to ±16 



others (White threatens 2. Kt to B6 (ch)). 



No C —1 KtJi^ii 9 B to K.5 jj J q Kt to B2 (ch) 



KioQl "■ &c. ' P to U5 " \r. 



If 1. - -,^ 2. and other variations. 



1 X Kt 



jjq 7_j Pto Ktfi , B to B2 (ch) g Kt to K3 (c h) j^ 



K to ks "' K to Q4 ' &c. 



g B to Rfi (rh) jj J ^ Kt to Ktr. fohl 



K to Ij.) i;o. ' K to Bo K. to yi) 

 ., B to Qfi 



2 Q t" Ktl (ch) ^„j 

 &c. 



No 8 —1 ^ -*° ^^ '> D t o K t S (ch) jj j ,, Q x P (ch) 



ii to Qo SO. tvc to Kti &o. 



If ,_ 2 Q '° QB7 (ch) ^^ 



P to KtS "' ' ^ ' 



No. 9—1 " to B3 , B to QKt4 (ch) ^ Kt to Q7 (ch) jj 

 ' K to QS " K to K4 ' &c. 



, .^ BJo^Kt? ,, , q Kt to Kfi 3 KttoQ7 



K to B2 &c. * K to KiS ' K muves ' &c. 



j,^ j^j _j B to Kt 4 2 Kt to B5, &c. jj j ^ QtoK2(ch) 



' P X B ■ ' K X B " &c. 



,f 1 2. J^JiliE]!} If 1 2.1-'^°A^ 



K to K4 ' &c. Kt moves, &c. &c. 



Ko 11—1 ^*o^7 o KtxKP,&c. jj J .-, RtoK7(ch) 



' P to RiJ "'' ' P X lit "' &c. 



R to B4 (ch) 



If 1. 2 



K to Qo 



&c. 



No. 12.-1. Q-^^P- 2.Q^Cch) jjj_ 



K X Kt &c. BP X Kt 



j£ J ____ 2 B to BS (ch) j^ J , 



QV X Kt "' &c. ' B to Bo 



and other variations. 



2 Q to K4 (ch) 



&c. 

 Kt to Kfi (ch) 



Contents of No. 9. 



The Uukiio\v.ablc. By H'charil A 



Proctor 



The S'ory of Creation. ByEdvvaid 



Clorld 



The Well of Enelish Un.lclile.l . . 

 f'o,il. By W. Mattleu Willhvms .. 

 Galileo. Darwin, and .the Pope. 



By Richard A. Proctor 



Indian Myths. By ''Stella Occi- 



dens " 



Americanisms. By Ilichard A. 



Proctor 



Photography and the Printing 



Press 



Mind Acting on Body. By Richard 



A . Proctor 



How the Bible Came to Us. By a 



Student o! Divinity 



PAGE ; PAOE 



I A Dead World. By Richard A. 



265 [ Proctor 283 



I Evolution of Language. By .Ida 



2C(1 I S. Ballin 2P.5 



•.!6:) ! Men and Apes 28r 



270 Incombustible Theatres. ByHenry 

 J. Slack 2S8 



27 i Composite Portraits 28 i 



Drawing Ellipses 2i)) 



271 Reviews 29 P 



Gossip. By Richard A. Proctor . . *9I 



275 The face of the Sky for July. By 



F R.A S 291 



270 Our Whist Column. By " Five o( 



Clubs" 235 



Our Chess Column. By "Me- 



phisto " 205 



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