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♦ KNOWLEDGE 



[Nov. 16, 1883. 



Position after Black's loth move. 

 Black. 



advantage, he being compelled to play Q takes Kt, upon which an 

 exchange of Queens would follow. 



(m) White threatens to free 

 his position by playing P to K4, 

 in which case Black need not 

 take the P, but would retire B 

 to Kt3, and the position would 

 remain unaltered. It would have 

 been different had Black, instead 

 of castling, played the likely-look- 

 ing move of B to E3, for then 

 would follow 16. P to K4, P takes 

 P. 17. Kt takes P, B takes Kt. 

 18. B takes B, with the better 

 game, as the check with Q on B8 

 is useless on account of K to B2, 

 &c. 



(n) With the object of bringing 

 the QKt into play, then P to K4, 

 &c., and with a view to castling 

 Ql{. It would have been too 

 risky to castle on the K side on account of P to E5, &c. 

 (o) Threatening the Knight, but in reality B to Q6. 

 (p) The best resourse ; White could not allow B to QG to be 

 played, which would have been followed by B to E3, R to B sq, &c. 

 (7) This looks good as it at once recovers the Pawn, but, as will 

 be seen, appearances are often delusive. "White would have done 

 much better bj' playing Kt to K3 first. Undue haste is equally 

 injudicious in defence as well as in attack. 



(»■) The sacrifice of this Pawn maintains all the advantages of 

 Black's position. 



(s) Castling would have been the lesser evil. 



(t) This sacrifice sustains the attack. B takes Kt wonld have 

 won a P, but might have led to an even game. 



(u) The position is now singu- 

 Position after Black's 24th move. larly interesting. If White plays 

 Hi.ACK. 25. Castles, then follows B takes 



P. 26. P to Kti, B to KtS, and 

 mates in two moves. Or, if 25. 

 Q to Kt2, K takes P. 26. Q takes 

 BP, B to K5. To avoid the loss 

 of the R, White must play 27. Kt 

 takes B, after which Black can 

 force the game in the following 

 manner: — R takes Kt (ch). 28. 

 K to Q sq (best), R takes P (ch). 



29. (P takes E, Q to Q6 (ch). 



30. K to K sq, B to Q7 (oh). 31. 

 K to B2, B to K6 (ch). 32. K to 

 KtS, B to Kt4. (dis ch). 33. K 

 to B2, B to R5 (ch). 34. K to 



Whiib. Kt sq, Q to KG (ch), and mates 



next move. 



(i) In the hope that Black would lessen his attack bv playing B 

 takes R. 



(w) The winning move. Black relied upon this move, as other- 

 wise he need not have allowed White to exchange his Queen. 



(x) There is nothiKg better to prevent the threatened mate by Q 

 to (K6, K7 and KB (ch). 



(;/) Moderation is advisable not only in attack and defence bat 

 also in victory, as it renders it more decisive. This is better than 

 taking the Rook at once, as that would only win the exchange, 

 while now Black wins a clear piece. 



(:) Duration 2 hours 40 minutes. 



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F. W. Markwick. — Problems received with thanks, and will 

 receive due attention. A captm-e on tii-st move is to be regarded 

 less seriously in two moves than in Problems of a higher number 

 of moves, provided always it does not make the solution too 

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S. B. B. — Hardly a week passes without somebody asks us the 

 same question over again : — " Can you recommend me a book on 

 the openings r," The only two good books we know of, and which 

 we could honestly recommend, " Cook's Synopsis " and " Gossip's 

 Theory," are out of print. Books like " Staunton " and " Wormald," 

 which were good books in their time, are somewhat out of date now. 

 Other books which are still in print were compiled by dishonest 

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 — it does not matter which — -produced a mass of worthless Chess 

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abler workers— a proceeding which is constantly being sup- 

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 will replace these usurpers by honest and able workers, the 

 pubUc will not get satisfied, and Chess will not bo raised to 

 the proud position our noble game deserves to hold among 

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 it is comparatively little known. As you only wish to know 

 the Vienna and French defence, we should recommend yon — for 

 want of anything better — to apply to the " British Chess Magazine " 

 for any numbers that miglit contain analyses of these openings. 



B. G. Laws. — Accept our best thanks for review, no space this 

 week. 



Kev. W. Anderson. — In problem 104, B to Kt. 3 does not even 

 threaten a mate. Black could reply B to B2 or R2. 



J. K. R.— If 1. P to K3, then Pto K4; 2. K to Kt4, B to Q3, and 

 you see there is no mate. 



A Conrad Smart. — Your notation is, unfortunately, indistinct. 



Borrow. — You have likewise been deluded by this ingenious com- 

 position, see reply to I. K. R. 



M. T. Hooton. — Hesperus correctly solved. In No. 104, if Kt takes 

 P, then K to Q4, and there is no mate. Problem 104 correctly solved 

 by Clarence and Schachrath. 



ME. R A. PROCTOR'S COURSE OF LECTURES. 



1. LIFE OF WOELDS. 4. THE PLANETS. 



2. THE SUN. 5. COMETS. 



3. THE MOON. 6. THE STAR DEPTHS. 



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Contents of No. 106. 



The Morality of Happiness. By 



Thomas Foster 283 



The Sun's Distance. By Professor 



R.S. Ball, LL.D 281 



The Chemistry of Cookery. XXII. 



Br W. Mattieu Williams 285 



Mathematics of the Imaginary. By 



Richard .i. Proctor 287 



Kichter's Dream 288 



The Ring of Small Planets. ByE.A. 



Proctor 290 



PAGB 



Editorial Gossip 292 



The Face of the Sky. By F.R.A.8. 292 

 Correspondence : The Green Sim 

 in India — A Curious Phenomenon 

 — Brilliant Rainbow — New Moon 

 on Saturday : Day of Week — 

 Mud-Guards for Tricycles — Cheat- 

 nuts and Beechmast — Total Absti- 

 nence—Internal Parasites, &c. ... 29.1 



Oar Whist Column 295 



Cor Chess Column 296 



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