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♦ KNOWI.EDGE ♦ 



[Aug. 3, 1883. 



of his having made several dran-s is owing to the strength of his 

 competitors, his last draw being with Schottlander, a young player 

 who combines rapidity and ingenuity of combination with con- 

 siderable experience in tournament play. 



Mason has played carefully, the climax being reached on Satur- 

 day, when W. Paulsen began ivith 1. P to QB3, to which Mason 

 replied with 1. P to K3, to the general amusement of the lookers 

 on. The game ended in a draw. Mason and most of the other 

 players favoured the early advent of the QB in the close games on 

 the Queen side. 



Bird has played some very fine games, notably one with Riemann, 

 who has improved very much. Bird has, however, lost a game to 

 Mason, in wliich he adopted his favourite defence to the close 

 openings of P to KB4. In this game he had a superiority in the 

 opening which, by careful play, ought to have enabled him to win 

 the game. 



Gunsberg in the first week's play scored 5, defeating Winawer 

 amongst others. He, however, strange to say, entirely broke down 

 in the second week, neither winning nor drawing a game, nor even 

 making any considerable show of resistance, but falling an easy 

 ^•ictim to his antagonists. A notable example is his game with 

 Berger, in which, after a well-conducted attack, he missed victory 

 when within easy reach. 



The committee have been true to their promise, and rendered 

 the stay of the players as pleasant as possible. Foremost amongst 

 the entertainments prorided was a special grand theatrical per- 

 formance, given in honour of the chess-masters, in which a game 

 with Uving pieces was played instead of a ballet. Every plaj-er 

 will certainly keep in pleasant recollection the third congress of the 

 German Chess Association at Nuremberg. 



Nuremberg, July 30th. 



The Tournament was concluded to-day by Winawer taking 

 first prize, having defeated Schwarz ; score 14. Blackbnrne, 

 13i, is second ; beat Gunsberg. Mason, 12, third. Berger, Hi, 

 beat Schallopp, is fourth. Bardeleben, 11, fifth, beat Fritz. Bird, 

 lOJ, and Riemann, lOJ, are sixth and seventh. Schallopp, 10, is 

 eighth ; while Schwarz, 9i, takes ninth prize. 



GAME BETWEEN BIRD AND RIEMANN. PLAYED 

 JULY 28th, 1883. 

 White (Biraj. 

 1. P to KB4 

 -2. P to K3 



3. Kt to KB3 



4. B to KB5 



5. P to B4 

 «. B takes P 



7. Kt to B3 



8. Castles 



9. P to QKt3 



10. B to Kt2 



11. B to K2 



Black (Eiemann). 

 P to Q4 

 P to QB4 

 Kt to QB3 

 Q to Kt3 

 P takes P (a) 

 P to K3 

 Kt to B3 

 P to QR3 

 Q to B2 

 P to QKt4 

 B to Kt2 



White (Bird). Black lEiemann). 



12. Q to K sq. R to Q sq 



13. R to B sq. B to Q3 (b) 



14. Q to Kt3 (c) RtoKKtsq(d) 



15. Kt takes P P takes Kt 



16. B takes Kt R to QR sq 



17. QB tks QKtP K to B sq 



18. B to K5 R takes P 



19. R takes P (e) P to B3 



20. B takes Kt P takes B (/) 



21. P takes P B takes R 



22. Kt to Q4 (oh) Resigns (g) 



NOTES. 



(a) This brings White's Bishop into good play; either P to QR3 

 or P to K3 was advisable. 



(6) Having regard to the dangerous position of the White 

 QB bearing on the KKt file, B to K2 would have been safer. 



(c) A very good move, which prevents Black from Castling on 

 account of Kt to K4. 



(d) This, of course, loses on the move, but Black hardly had a 

 satisfactory reply, excepting, perhaps, B to K2, followed by H to 

 Kt sq if Q takes P. 



(e) White plays in very fine style. Black cannot prevent the 

 mpeiiding dissolution. 



(/) If B takes B, then Kt to Q4 wins. 



(g) A fine finish to this well-played game, if K to K2 then Q to 

 Kto, mate. 



POSITIOX IN GAME BETWEEN BLACKBCSXE .\XD WI.V.4WER. 

 Wl.NAWER. 



Black. 



The game proceeded with — 



B to Kt8 K to B3 



B to Q6 P to Kt4 



EP takes P en pas. K to Kt2 



B to K7 P to B5 (ch.) 



P takes P P to Kt6 



P to B5 Kt to Q5 ! 



K takes Kt ! P to Kt7 



K to Qo Resigns 

 If P to Kt8 (Queen), P to B6 (ch). K takes P (best), B to B5 

 (ch) and wins. 



Position in a game between Schottl.\xdee and Schallopp. 



Schallopp. 



Black. 



Schottl.\mjek. 



In this position White plaved- 

 P to K6 

 R to B8 (ch) 

 QtoQ2 

 Q to B2 (ch) 

 Q toB2 



P takes P 

 KtoR3 

 R to KKt6 

 P to Kt3 

 Q takes P 



1 to B7 (ch), mates in two moves. 



Contents of No. 91. 



How to Get Stri 



Fat . 



PAGB 



Bedacing 



The Birth and Growth of Myth. 



XII. Bv Edward Clodd 50 



Spots on the Sun. By K. A. Proctor 61 

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William Jago, F.C.S 53 



The Great Pyramid 53 



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The Moon in a Three-Inch Tele- 

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Bt H. A. Proctor 57 



Flight of a Missile 58 



Editorial Gossip 59 



Cholera (Preventive) 60 



Correspondence : Geometrical and 

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Received, ic 60 



Oar Mathematical Column ; Geome- 

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Our Chess Column 63 



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