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KNOWLEDGE. 



[No\'EMBEB, 1901. 



No. 2. 

 By J). L. Anderson. 



Black (ft,. 



m « » W: 





White (^). 



White mates in three moves. 



The leading score's in the SohUion Tnuniev are now as 

 follows : — 



Fifly-iix foini^. — A. 0. Challenger, W. Jay, C. Johnston. 



Fifty-five poinf!i. — F. Dennis, G. Groom, S. G. Luekoek, 

 W. H. S. M., G. W. Middleton. 



Fifty-four points. — J. Baddeley. 



Fijty-ihree points. — G. W. 



Fifty-two points. — 3. E. Broadhent, H. Le Jeiine, W. 

 Nash. 



Fifty-one points. — W. de P. Crousaz, Vivien H. 

 Macmeikan. 



Forty-nine points. — C. C. Massey. 



All these sixteen may be prond of the fact that there 

 are fiftv scores below theirs. 



The following game was played in the Monte Carlo 

 Tournament : — 



" Sicilian Defence." 



Notes. 



(a) Black has played the old-fasliioned form of the 

 defence, but there is nothing to be gained by this attack, 

 even when followed by the comparatively modern 7. P to 

 QR3, instead of the useless check with the Knight. The 

 best move is 6. B to K2. 



(6) To check with the Rook would ja-obably only induce 

 the Knight to play to K2, on its way to KBo. 



(c) It would be too riskv to win a Pawn at once : e.q., 

 13. . . Q to Kt3ch ; 14. K to Rsq, Q x P ; 15. Kt to Kt5, 

 shutting in the Queen. 



(d) The result of Whit<-'s combination is that he, 

 instead of his oj.ponent, has now the isolated Pawns, and 

 is, moreover, compelled to make a di-fi-nsive move. Tlu' 

 Black King is perfectly safe. 



(e) Kt to K3 suggests itself here. White's next move 

 is lamentably weak, and ])repare5 the way for Black's 

 brilliant sacrifice. 



(/) It is not absolutely necessary to take the Rook. 

 Kt to K3 or P to KB4 might give chances. 



(g) 20. K to Rsq is compulsory here, in order to avoid 

 anv check from the Knight. If then 28. . . Q to Kt6, 

 29! Kt to B4 (threatening Kt to R5ch), 29. . . Q x Kt, 

 30. Q to Kt4, Q to B4, and the game is still difficult to 

 save. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



The Albin-Marco match at Carlsbad has resulted in a 

 win for Herr Marco by 4 games to 2, the remaining 4 

 games being drawn. 



Mr. A. F. Mackenzie, the blind composer of Jamaica, 

 has established a record by can-ying off the first three 

 prizes in the three-move sui-mate tourney of the British 

 Chess Magazine. He has also won the first two prizes in 

 the Birmingham Post three-move direct-mate tournament. 



It is probable that international tournaments will be 

 held during the coming season at Monte Carlo, Berlin and 

 Hanover. Another interesting event will be a match 

 between the British Chess Club and the Dutch Chess 

 Association. 



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