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KNOWLEDGE. 



[Febri-ary 1, 1001. 



K X Kt. No doubt the problem could have been con- 

 structed without it. 



/. Jlf. K. — I should sav that there would be no objection 

 to it. 



H. L. Gillespie.— Ji 1. B x P, BxE, or KP x P are 

 valid defences. 



J W. Mei/jes.—U 1. KtxP, PxE; or if 1. Kt to U3 

 the same ajiplies. I regret that you should score - 1 

 according to the rules. 



O. W. — Certainly ; postcards are preferred. 



Alpha.— 1 agree that "key only" is a very liberal 

 condition in the case of three-movers It saves, however, 

 a good deal of trouble, from clerical errors and otherwise, 

 and gives comparative novices a better chance of keeping 

 up with expert solvers. In the end it would be safe to 

 say that a solver not caj/able of seeing the correct second 

 moves Would have little chance of winning a solution 

 tournament extending over a year. 



W. IT. Giiinh-]!. — Thanks for the prolileni, which a]ipears 

 below. 



J. Sou'ileii. — Yes ; postcards are jjreferred. 



G. W. Middletoii. — No j)oints are given for proving a 

 j>osition to be impossible in actual play. 



C. C. PuniiiiuifoH and J.Bi-niard Corp. — If 1. K to KO, 

 Kt to B3. - 



/. W. Hobhs.—l. K to B6 will not solve No. 2. 



F. Stohoe. — 1. Kt to E3 is answered by P x R. It is 

 strange that so many solvers have overlooked this defence. 



W. E. P. — A second solution is the sai;^ie as a cook ; 

 but not more than three points can be scored for a two- 

 mover, or more than four points for a three-mover, even 

 if a problem has a dozen keys. 



/. Neville. — Many thanks, but I fear there is no space 

 for any matter concerning a single county only. 



C. F. P. — It is necessary to provide for the event of a 

 problem having no solution. The best composers occasion- 

 ally overlook some obscure defence. To avoid the waste 

 of time which you deprecate, no three-move jJroblem known 

 to have no solution will be 2>rinted. 



C. S. Hudson. — Much regret the unfortunate lateness, 

 Vint fear that the rule leaves no option. 



PROBLEMS. 



No. 1. 

 By W. H. Gundry. 



Black (7). 



^ ^ ^ W 



■ a ■ i= 



WW 



wm - ^ 



No. 2. 

 By B. Gr. Laws. 



Black (8). 







^i 5 ^ S ■ 



m w w w%^ 



White (7) 

 White mates in three moves. 



White (10). 



White mates in two moves. 



Owing to the large number of solvers this month — fifty- 

 eight sent in solutions — it has been decided to give, as 

 equal third and fourth prizes, Knowledge for six months. 

 It is hojied that those who have temporarily lost a point 

 or tV(o will not immediately withdraw Irom the contest. 

 Some of the problems due to appear will give them excel- 

 lent chances of recovery, being of a nature to deceive 

 probably a good many of those who now head the score. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



There were only four entries this year for the Craigside 

 Challenge Cup Competition. Mr. A. Burn proved the 

 winner with a score of 3 wins, 3 draws, and no losses, one 

 point of Mr. H. E. Atkins who scored 3^, losing both 

 games to Mr. Burn. Mr. W. H. Gunston was third with 

 2^, and Mr. G. E. H. Beilingham fourth and last with 1. 

 In the other jirincipal tournament Mr. A. Dod was first, 

 and Mr. C. H Sherrard second. Mr. Billington, one of our 

 solvers this mouth, won the second-class event. Mr. Dod, 

 we are glad to see, has also entered for the present compe- 

 tition. It is almost safe to predict that anyone who gets 

 ahead of these two will come very near winning. 



The entries for the International Tournament at Monte 

 Carlo include, so far as is known at present, the names of 

 Messrs. Blackburne, Cohn, Lipschiitz, Mason, Marco, 

 Mioses, Schlechter, Tchigorin and Winawer, a strong, 

 thc)ugh not quite a representative list in the absence of 

 Lasker, Maroczy, Janowski, Pillsbury and Burn. 



The very short tournament at Simpson's Divan was 

 won bv R. Teichmann ; the remaining competitors, Messrs. 

 JNIiiller, Lee, Van Yliet, and Mortimer, coming out in the 

 order mentioned. 



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