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♦ KNOWLEDGE ♦ 



[Aug. 24, 1883. 



©ur Ctjcsfs Column. 



By Mephisto. 



PROBLEM No. 93. 



By Leonard P. Eees. 



Black. 



Whitb. 



White to play and mate in two moves. 



A FINE GAME PLAYED AT NURENBERG IN THE SECOND 

 TOURNAMENT BY HERR TARASCH, THE FIRST PRIZE 

 WINNER, IN THE FINAL HEAT OF THE WINNERS. 



■White. 

 HeiT Tarasch. 



1. P to K4 



2. P to Q4 



3. QKt to B3 



4. P takes P 



5. Kt to B3 

 C. B to Q3 



7. Castles 



8. B to KKt5 



9. P takes B 



10. Q to Q2 (h) 



11. Kt to K5 



12. P to e;b4 



13. B to R4 



14. P to KR3 



15. P to Kt4 



FRENCH 



Black. 

 Herr v. Scheye. 

 P to K3 

 P to Q4 

 B to Kt5 (a) 

 P takes P 

 KKtto B3 

 Castles 

 B to Kt5 

 B takes QKt 

 QKt toQ2 

 P to B3 

 Q to B2 

 P to KR3 

 P to B4 (c) 

 B to R 1. 

 Pto B5 



DEFENCE. 



■WTiite. Black. 



Herr Tarasch. Herr v. Schere. 



16. B to B5 B to Kt3 



17. Btks QKt ((J)Kt takes B 



18. Kt takes Kt Q takes Kt 



19. P to B5 B to R2 



20. P to B6 B to Kt3 (e) 



21. R to B2 QR to K sq 



22. QR to KB sq R to K.5 



23. B to Kt3 (/) K to R2 



24. P takes P K takes P 



25. B to B4 K to R2 (g) 



26. B takes P R to KKt sq 



27. B to Kt5 Q to K3 



28. B to B6 (h) R to KO 



29. R to Kt2 (0 R takes P 



30. R to B3 B to R3 

 White mates in fire. 



NOTES. 



(a) Not commendable. In most close games the B is necessary 

 for the defence of the K side on K2 or Q3. 



(6) Showing good judgment. If Black now captures the Kt, 

 White would get the open Kt file for his R, which in conjuuction 

 with the two B's would soon become dangerous to Black. 



(c) Black has his B in a very uncomfortable position ; the more 

 in the test does not help him in any way; his onlj' other alteruatire 

 seems to be Kt takes Kt, which would turn out satisfactorily if 

 BP retook, but White would obtain a superioritv as follows : — Kt 

 takes Kt. 14. QP takes Kt, Kt to R2 (Kt to KS is bad, as after 

 B takes Kt, and P takes B, the Black P on K5 would soon f,all). 

 15. P to B5 (threatening to win the B), P to B3. 16. P to KG, 

 with a good position. 



(d) White is playing a spirited game. He prefers to continue a 

 doubttid attack to winning a clear P by Kt takes B, and remaining 

 with two B's against two Kt's. 



(e) P to Kt4 would be bad on account of 21. B takes P, P takes 

 B. 22. Q takes P (ch), B to Kt3. 23. Q to R6. The likely- 

 looking move of B to K5 would result in loss of time, as the B is 

 required for the defence of the BP, i.e., B to Ko. 21. P takes 

 P, K takes P. 22. R to B6, R to R sq. 23. QR to KB sq, QR 

 to KB sq. 24. Q to B4, R to R2 (to avoid the threatened loss 

 of the exchange bv R to Q6). 25. R to Q6, Q to K sq (as 

 othenvise, B to K7). 26. B to B6 (ch), K to Kt sq. 27. R to 

 Q8, Q to K3. 28. Q to Kt8, and wins. 



PuSITIOX AFTER WhITE's 20tH MOVE, P TO B6. 

 Blacs. 



(/) To avoid any possible sacrifice of the R for the two P's 

 and the B, and to make the B available for attack. 



(q) The P cannot be defended by R to KR sq, on account of 

 B to K5 (ch). 



(h) With the object of playing Q to Kt5. 



(i) Very fine play indeed, which brings about a forced termina- 

 tion of the game. White threatened to reach the R file fid B2, 

 which Black could not prevent without loss. 



(j) The ending forms a termination quite worthy of the first 

 prize winner, and is as follows : — 31. Q takes R (ch), K takes R. 

 32. R to R2 (ch), B to E4. 33. R takes B (ch), K to Kt3. 34. R 

 to Kt5 (ch), K to R2. 35. R to R3, mate. 



SOLUTIONS. 

 Problem No. 90, p. 96. 

 K takes R 



R takes R 

 K toK5 



1. Kt to Kt' 



2. Kt to Kt4 ! K to K4 Q, to R5 (ch) 



3. Kt to BG, mate. Kt to B5, mate. 



Or, 2. R to K5 

 3. Q to B3, mate. 



Problem No. 91 we regret to say is incorrect. The author's idea 

 being 1. Kt to B3, R to K4. 2. Q to B4 (ch), B takes Q. 3. Castles, 

 mate. Bl.tck can, however, frustrate this artful design by playing 

 1. R to Q5. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 •»* Please address Chess Editor, 



J. Berger Graz. — Games and problemsreceived ; our best thanks 

 for same. 



Chess Editor, Times Democrat. — We have complied with your 

 request, and hope to be favotired In return. 



Leonard P. Rees. — Accept otur best thanks for friendly expres- 

 sions. Problem received with thanks. We hope you will have 

 success in forming an association of the Surrey Chess Clubs. It 

 seems strange that what is possible in Germany — a National 

 Association — should not be attempted in England. 'The stirest road 

 to that end is to form counties associations. You will no doubt 

 have the support of all Surrey phayers. 



Joseph Farrar. — Solution of No. 92 correct. 



E. N. Parker. — Y'ou evidently did not read Note ( j) to the game 

 p. 112. It contains the desired information. 



B. Hammond.— Problem 92. It K to K7, then P to B4. 



W. — Solutions correct. Very sorry you spent so much time over 

 91. Did vou guess the idea ? 



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