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♦ KNOWLEDGE ♦ 



[Dec. 7, 1883. 



0m CftrsJsi Column. 



By Mephisto. 



PROBLEM No. 109. 



By C. Planck. 



Black. 



_H H H B 

 «....,„■ til mk 



■White. 

 White to play and mate in three moves. 



SOLUTIONS. 

 Pearson's Problem, p. 235. 



No. 33. 



1. Q to E8 Kt tks Q (best) 



2. Kt to B6 Anything 



3. Mates accordingly. 



No. 105. 



1. Q to K8 Kt tks Q (best) 



2. P tks Kt (Kt) Any 



3. Kt to Q6 mate. 



No. 49. 



1. Kt to E3 B to Kt2 



2. Q to Kt5 Anything 



3. Mates ace. with Q or Kt. 

 No. 106. 



1. Q to KKt2 P to QB5 (best) 



2. KttksKP(ch)Any 



3. Q mates accordingly. 

 No. 107 (a Black P on KKt2). 



1. K takes B K to K3 (ch), or 1. K to Q5 (ch) 



2. B to B5 mate 2. R to B5 mate. 



If Kt moves Q takes R mate. 



Note. — Problem No. 108 has, unfortunately, a double solution. 



There will shortly be published a highly interesting collection of 

 End games, by Herr B. Horwitz, the renowned collaborator of the 

 book by Kling and Horwitz. We understand that besides the old 

 specimens, there will be a valuable collection of newly composed 

 positions published. As at the present time there does not exist 

 another book on endings, we look for.vard to the publication of this 

 book to supply a long felt want. 



FIRST NOTICE. 

 Games Played in the London International Chess Touena- 



ment, 1883.* 

 We have much pleasure in informing our readers that the book 

 of the tournament has been published. The book is edited by Mr. 

 J. I. Minckin, and its appearance within five months of the tom'na- 

 ment bears testimony to the energetic industry of its Editor. 

 Zukertort, Steinitz, Mason, and Bu-d have annotated their own 

 games, while the largest portion of the games by other players have 

 been furnished with notes by the Editor and Bird. Mr. Wayte has 

 likewise assisted in annotating Tchigorin's games. 



We regret to miss Blackburne amongst the commentators. Be- 

 sides 242 games of the major tournament, the book also contains a 

 selection of 54 games played in the minor tournament. There is 

 also an introduction, giving a complete history of the tournament, 

 together with subscription lists, balance-sheets, speeches, eulogisms, 

 rules, &c. The book contains 371 pages, and is very handsomely 

 got np and printed in bold type. It contains the most valuable 

 collection of games played in modern times." Only a limited 

 number having been printed, we would advise our readers to make 

 an early purchase. 



* London : Jas. Wade, 18, Tavistock-street. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 *#* Please address Chess Editor. 



Ralph Appleton. — Best thanks for games, which are welcome. 



George Loxdale. — Solution incorrect. 



Henry Bristow. — Problem received with thanks. All four solu- 

 tions correct. 



John.— If 1. P to B6, then Kt to R3, followed by the R checking. 



G. Gouge.— After 3. Q to QKt4, K takes P without being mate. 



Rev. W. Andersson, W., Berrow, A. S. Orr, Donna, R. T.— Solu- 

 tion of Problem 108 by 1. Kt to KB5, is unfortunately correct, but 

 it is not the author's intended solution. 



Correct Solution Received.— No. 49 : Berrow, Clarence, H. A. N. 

 No. 33: Clarence. Nos. 106 and 107: Ch. H. W., Hammich, 

 T. B. S., R. T. No. 108 : Clarence. 



Safety in the House. — At a meeting of the National Health 

 Society this week a communication was received from Mr. 

 George Shaw, Master of the Plumbers' Company, in response 

 to a communication which had been addressed to him from 

 the society, expressing the desire to co operate with the Guild 

 of Plumbers in promoting the systematic instraction, examina- 

 tion, and registration of plumbers. The Master of the Plumbers' 

 Company intimates that the attention of the Guild is directed 

 to this subject, and that methods of forwarding the desired 

 object were under consideration, in which they would be glad 

 of the co-operation of the National Health Society. In the 

 previous year the National Health Society had instituted a series 

 of lectures to plumbers, which were attended by audiences so large 

 that the course had to be repeated, and a subsequent examina- 

 tion was held, which included the testing of practical work done 

 by plumbers. This was conducted by Mr. George Shaw and Mr 

 Ernest Turner. The results showed that, while, on the one hand, 

 plumbers were evidently very desirous of bettar instruction, on the 

 other hand their work was, in a great majority of instances, so de- 

 fective, even among the picked men who appeared for examination, 

 that only a small proportion of the prizes could be awarded, and 

 very little of the work was of first-rate quality. Mr. Ernest Hart, 

 the chairman of the National Health Society, read a paper at 

 Liverpool on the subject, and will, in the course of the season, 

 make a communication at the British Institute of Architects, with 

 the view of securing the co-operation of that society ; also in the 

 much-needed measure of sanitary refoi-m. 



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



1. LIFE OF WORLDS. 4. THE PLANETS. 



2. THE SUN. 5. COMETS. 



3. THE MOON. 6. THE STAR DEPTHS. 



See Advt. Fa^es for full Syllabus, 

 The following arrangements are complete : the numbers in 

 brackets referring to above list. 



ALTRINCHAM, Dec. 10 (3). 

 WOLVERHAMPTON, 11. 

 READING, Dec. 12, 14, 19 (1, 2, 3). 

 DORCHESTER, Dec. IS (2). 

 1884. 

 ROCHESTER, Jan. 21, 23, 25 (1, 2, 3). 

 GRAVESEND, Jan. 22, 24 (1, 2). 



PERRY BAR, Jan. 29 (6). 

 KINGS HEATH, Jan. 30 (1). 

 BRISTOL (Colston HaU), Feb. IS, 22, 25, 28 ; Maich 3, 6 (the 



full course). 

 CHELTENHAM (Assembly Rooms), Feb. 5, 8, 12, 15 (1, 2, 



4, 6). At 3 o'clock, Feb. 5 and 12 (3, 5). 

 BATH (Assembly Rooms). Four Morning Lectures at 3 

 o'clock, Feb. 6, 9, 13, 16 (1, 3, 4, 6) ; two Evening, 

 Feb. 6, 13 (2, 5). 



BIRKENHEAD, March 10. 

 ALTRINCH.\M, March 11 (5). 

 CHESTER, March 12, 13 (1, 2). 

 Note. — All cmnmv.nications respecting Lectures should be ad- 

 dressed to Mr. John Stuart, Rotjal Concert Hall, St. Leonards. 



Contents op No. 109. 



PAGB ' PA6B 



A Naturalist's Tear : The Eeign of The Amateur Electrician ; Batteries 



Evergreens. Bt Grant AUen ...327 1 (Illus.) 333 



The Zone of Small Planets. By i Pons' Comet. (Illus.) 331 



R. A. Proctor 328 Eerievts : Evolution and Natural 



Sea Anemones. The Dahlia, (Can- j Theology. By Edward Clodd .334 



tinund ) By Thomas Kimber 329 A Challenge from the Earth-Flat- 



The Occupations of the People. By | tening Society. By K. A. Proctor 336 



Percv Russell 330 Correspondence; Ordnance Map 



Tricycles in 1883. By J. Browning 332 i Measurements— Storm Glass, &c. 337 

 A Marine Monster. By H. A. Our Whist Column 339 



Proctor 332 ' Oar Chess Column 340 



