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KNOWLEDGE ♦ 



[JcLY 6, 1883. 



would eitlicr liave forced Z, or if, as is probable, Z had refrained 

 from ruffing, .4's King would have made. Then a Club lead from 

 .1 would have given B a ruff ; and a final Heart lead from B would 

 have given A a ruff. A small trump lead from A would have given 

 B a trick ; the next trick would have been made by ^'s Ace, draw- 

 ing the King ; then the Queen would have made ; and the game 

 would have been won. And though it is not sufficient to point thus 

 to results, we think there can be little room for doubt that the 

 game should have been continued thus. But, like many other 

 players, B, who would not lead from a long suit headed by major 

 tenace, would not play from a suit led by an opponent, though it 

 was clear the opponent had led from weakness. 



6. B should have ruffed with the Five, Club Two being certainly 

 with Z. 



7. From this point to the end the play is very pretty. A can 

 now place almost every card. He knows that Z has the winning 

 trump and three Diamonds, probably headed by Knave. He knows 

 that B holds the Heart Ace, 1' the Heart Knave (for Z can have no 

 more), and trick 4 shows the Knave is not with B. The Knave of 

 Clubs is with Y. 



10. Leading the losing trump is the only way to win. It compels 

 Z to lead Diamonds while the command is with the enemy ; 



11. And thus, while Z cannot bring in his Diamonds, unless B 

 and A make a double mistake (B discarding a Heart at trick 11, 

 and A leading a Heart at trick 12), Y is forced either to discard a 

 Heart, leaWug B the full command, or his winning trump, leaving A 

 to make his Club Eight. 



12 and 13. A and B make three by tricks and the game. 



Note. — The above game is from the Westminsier Papers, and is 

 interesting as one of the latest in which Mr. James Clay took part. 



^uv Cftcfis Column. 



By Mephisto. 



STEIXITZ has challenged Zukcrtort to a match for a stake 

 of about £200 a side, for eight or ten games up. The Chess 

 world will be highly pleased and interested if a match will result 

 from this prompt d^Ji. 



Blackburne, Mason, Bird, and Gunsberg will represent England 

 at Nuremberg. This tournament promises to be a very great 

 sticcess, notwithstandiug (oddly enough) that the prizes are very 

 small. 



The Counties Chess Association will, we believe, hold its annual 

 gathering at Birmingham in the first week of August. 



The following exceptionally fine ending occurred in actual play 

 at Purssell's, Cornhill : — 



ASHTEUR. 

 Black. 



White to play and win. 



PROBLEM No. 86. 



By C. Pl.\nck. 



Black. 



Whiib. 

 White to play and mate in three moves. 



PROBLEM No. 87 



By J. C. S. 



Black. 



Whitb. 

 White to play and mate in three moves. 



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