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• KNOWLEDGE • 



[Fbb. 2, 1883. 



d^nv CbfSs Column. 



By Mephisto. 



END OAMK STl'DY. 



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Whitb. 



Mephisto. 



This position occurred in actual play, and will serve as a good 

 illustration of the danger of Queening a Pawn on the Hook's file 

 if the adversary's King is too near. 



R to BG (ch) 

 K to K2 P to R8 (Queen's) 



Q takes R (ch) K to R7 



By carefully selecting checks, so that the Black Queen shoiild 

 not have a chance of coming into play. White is now enabled to 

 force a mate as follows : — 



Q to B-1 (ch) K to R6 (best) 



Q to E6 (ch) K to Ktr 



Q to Kt5 (eh) K to R6 



Q to E5 (ch) K to Kt7 



Q to Kt4 (ch) K to R7 



K to B2 and wins (mate in three). 

 Black, however, need not interpose the Rook on BG, in which case 

 the game would result in a draw. 



SOLUTION. 

 Problem No. 71, by C. Planck, p. 46. 

 1. Kt to Kt5 1. P or R takes Kt or K to Q6 



2. Q to B2 mate. 

 2. KKt to Q6 mate. 



if 1. K takes Kt or B to Q6 



PROBLEM No. 7 2. 



By John Simpson. 



Black. 



K'^^'" 

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Whiib. 

 ■White to play and mate in three moves ; also White to play and 

 compel Black to mate him (eui-mate) in three moves. 



PEOBLEM No. 73. 

 By SinnKY Spokbs. 



WfllTB. 



White to play and mate in three moves. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 *»* Please address Chess Edit^}T. 



Zulu. — Write to the anthor at the Birmingham Chess Club. 



Alfred B. Palmer. — Yon would be better able to see the point if 

 you play over Black's game, you having the White men opposite to 

 you, then you will see that his sixth move is Kt to K5 ; whether 

 there is a Pawn on K5 or not cannot make any difference. It i?. 

 however, by no means an obvious interpretation of the move. Tlie 

 mistake will occur to many more players. It would not have 

 admitted of anv doubt had Black announced his move as 

 6. KKt takes P." 



W. F. W. R.— In No. 67 (second solution) if 2. K to Kt3, 

 3. B to Kt mate. 



J. Adamson. — The author's solution of Problem No. 70 was 

 1. Kt to Kt3 (ch), R or P takes Kt. 2. B to B4 and mate next 

 move. 



W. Mead. — Best thanks for game. 



Correct solutions received. — Problem No. 71 : W. R. Edwards, 

 J. Birkett, H. A. N., W. P. W. R., M. T. H. Prize Problem: W., 

 E. J. P. 



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