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• KNOWLEDGE • 



[Jan. 



1883. 



(tBur €f)ti9 Column. 



Bt Mephisto. 



PROBLEM No. G7. 



By Francis J. Drakk. 



Black. 





White. 



White to play and mate in four moves, also in five moves (con- 

 ditionally). 



We hope to facilitate the task of solving this problem, bv in- 

 forming our readers that to effect a mate in four moves the Knight 

 must be moved, but a mate in five moves is possible without the 

 Knight being moved from Q8. 



No. G8. 

 Bv AV. Jay N. Bko 

 Black. 



No. 60. 



3v W. Jay N. Brow> 



Black. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



END POSITION OF A GAME RECENTLY PLAYED AT 



PURSSELL'S ROOMS, CORNHILL. 



Amateur. 



Black. 



While played 1. V to KU4, threatening to got a mating position 

 by Kt to Kt5. Black, therefore, could not rcj)lv with B takes Kt, 

 but played 1. P to B3, thinking thereby to prevent Kt to Kt5, for 

 which i)urpose, however, the move was ineffective. B to B 1 would 

 have i)roved a better defence. White pl.iycd 2. Kt to KKt5, 

 threatening mate, and also Kt takc.'i B, which would likewise win 

 easily, so that Black could not play otherwise than 2. 1' takes Kt. 

 3. P takes P again, threatening mate. 3. Q to Q2. \. V to KtG. 

 The Knight cannot be saved, as White threatens Q to R8, on the 

 Black Knight moving: there seems nothing better for Black to do 

 than 1. Kt to QB3, upon which Wliito replied 5. Kt to K7 (ch), 

 5. Q t.akes Kt. C. B takes B (ch), 0. K to R sq., and White 

 mated in two moves. 



SOLUTIONS. 

 Reprint No. 1, p. 473. 



1. R to Kt4 



2. Kt to B3 



3. Kt takes Kt mate. 



1. Kt takes R 



2. Kt to B3 (ch) 



Reprint No. 2. 

 There are two solutions to this problem, viz. : — 



1. R to QR5 K to Kt3 



2. B to B2 (ch) K takes R or 2. B to Q6 P to KtG (best) 



3. K to Kt7 

 •I. B to KtG 1 



P to KtG 



3. R to R8 



KtoB3 



ate 



4. R to RG mate. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 *«* PJeose address Chess Editor. 



B. — You are right. In the game on p. 501, Black's 21st move is 

 K to B5. 



M. Bcyfus. — We shall make inquiries about the pairing of 

 players in the tournaments abroad. If, however, your object is to 

 gain practical information on the subject, we advise you not to 

 adopt the all-round play system, which is too long, the same as the 

 knock out system is too short. Divide your team in as manj- 

 sections as you have prizes, one or two games to be played by each 

 man, the winners of the sections to compete for the prizes. This 

 system of playing tournaments avoids (the fatality of) fixed 

 ajipointmeuts, as each man can Jjlay with any other man of his 

 section whenever he meets him. 



John Blain. — The Steinitz Gambit is given in " Gossip's Theory," 

 p. 255. If Black replies with B to B4, then P to B4 is good, and if 

 Black plays 3. P to Q3, you have the " Gambit declined " position. 



Leonard P. Rees, J. Vincent Elsden, G. W. Mitchell. — Problems 

 received with thanks. 



R. J. P. — You have evidently missed one of the prettiest varia- 

 tions, where the Kt on Q2 comes in. What is your reply to Black 

 playing 1. Kt to B5 ? 



G. H. T. — Game will be annotated; other contents noted. 



Correct solutions received of Problem No. 61, G. W. Francis, 

 J. Drake. Reprints. — Berrow, H. V. T., H. Jacobs. No. 66, 

 H. V. T., John Blain, Berrow, W. F. W. Rees, T. T. Dorrington. 



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