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• KNOWLEDGE ♦ 



[Jdlt 4, 1884. 



d^ur COrsis! Column. 



Br Mephisto. 



THE following remarkable position oocnrred in the game between 

 Messrs. Hirscli and Blaekburn, the latter player yielding 

 Pawn and more to his opponent, in the Handicap Tournament now 

 in progress at the Divan. 



Mr. Blackburn. 

 Black. 



Wi-f& 



mw^ r#^ 



Whits. 

 Mr. HiRscn. 



White has a very strong game, and, with a few well-directed 

 moves, he ought soon to obtain a winning advantage. Amongst 

 other moves he may play Kt to Kt5 as the P dare not take, to be 

 followed by Kt to R7, and P to B 6 &c. Black is almost powerless. 



and could not have offered much resistance. 

 White played the most remarkable move of 



Q to Kt5. 

 and the game continued as follows :- 



In this position 



P X Q 

 Kt to B2 



B to Kt5 



P). 



P X P 



P toB6 



B to K2 (threatening to >vin by Kt 

 B X Kt 



B X B P X P 



P X P B to Kt 2. 



Here White missed the right reply, and thus failed to reap the 

 benefit of his brilliant play. White played P x B, to which Black 

 replied with Kt to Kt4, and ultimately won the game. We think, 

 however, that the issue would have been different had Black 

 followed the obvious Mne of play and taken the two pieces ; in 

 which case the following might have occurred : — 



P X Kt (ch) K X P 



P X B 



Mr. Blackburn. 

 Black. 





Wkiti. 

 Mr. Hirsch. 



Now we really do not see a satisfactory continuation for Black. 

 Our informant, Mr. Frankenstein, is of opinion that White ought to 



win. We give a few possible variations, leaving to onr readers 

 to determine whether Black had any valid defence. If, for 

 example : — 



K takes P 



R to Kt sq (ch) 



KtoB3 



R to R6 (ch) 



K to K2 



R to B7 (ch) 



K to B sq 



B to Kt 



and wins (a). 



K toB sq 

 R to R8 (ch) 

 K to K2 

 R toR7 (ch) 

 K to B sq (I) 



R to Kt sq 



B toR5 (ch) 



K takes P K to K2 ! 



R to Kt sq (ch) R to Kt s q 



K moves 

 RtoB 2 (ch) 

 KtoK2 

 K toB7 (ch) 

 and wins. 



K toQ2 

 B to B7 

 Q to Kt3 (c) 

 R to B2 (d) 



(a) Black has no satisfactory move, as White threatens B to K6, 

 if Black now plays K to Ksq, then B to R5, RtoK2. R to R8 (ch) 

 and wins, or, if instead of R to Ksq, Black plays R to B2, White 

 ought to win by winning the Queen by R to R8 (ch), and remaining 

 with two minor pieces against a Rook. This, we think, is the best 

 result that Black may hope to attain. 



(b) And the position is the same as before. If, instead of 

 K to Bsq, Black now plays K to B3, then B to R5 wins. 



(c) Instead of this. Black may play R takes P. R takes K, 

 K to B2. B to K6(ch), K to Kt3. R to R7, Q to Qsq. Kt to Q2, 

 Q to B3. B to 84, and White must win by bringing his Kt well 

 into play. The black Rook dare not move, and if either P advances, 

 White pushes on. 



(rf) Again, it is difficult to see what to do for Black, as White 

 threatens either B takes R, followed by E to B8 or B to K6, fol- 

 lowed by R to B7. If now Q to Qsq, B to K6(ch), K to B2. R to 

 B7(ch), K to Kt3. R to Q7, Q to B3. Kt to Q2 (threatening E to 

 Bsq, followed by R takes P(ch) Ac), Q to R3, R takes P(ch), K to 

 Kt2. R to Q7(ch), followed by B to B5, and White ought to win. 



We do not presume to have exhausted Black's chances of defence, 

 at almost every move a variation of play may occur ; the above 

 analysis is only intended to serve as a general indication of what 

 might be attempted in this remarkable position. 



SOLUTION OP PROBLEM, p. 407. 

 1. R to Kt3, and mates accordingly. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Correct solutions received of A. W. Overton — George Gonge — 

 Q. T. V. 



Senex wishes to find an opponent for correspondence games. 



E. Eidgeway. — If 1. B to K6, Kt takes P, and there is no mate. 

 This problem has deceived a good many solvers. 



Contents op No. 139. 



PXGB 



Dreams. III. By Edward Clodd. 469 

 Notes on Flying and Flying Ma- 

 chines. By R. A. Proctor 470 



Pleasant Hours with the Micro- 

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Electric Projectors on Yachts 473 



The Entomology of a Pond. {lihis.) 



By E, A. Butler 474 



Sea-Clouds. By Eichard Jefferies.. 475 

 The International Health Exhibi- 

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Dieiens's Story Left Half Told. By 

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Zodiacal Maps for the Month. By 

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Optical Recreations. {Illat.) By 

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Eeviews ; The Sagacity and Morality 

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Correspondence : The Noachim 

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Our Whist Column 489 



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