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KNOAVLEDGE ♦ 



[Aug. 8, 1884. 



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Br Mephisto. 



PROBLEM, No. 122. 



By T. Simmoxds. 

 Black. 



Whit*. 



White to play and mate in three mores. 



SOLUTION OF PROBLEM, p. 80. 



PtoQ3 



R to B. 1 



B to KG (mate). 



3. B to Kt7 (mate). 



1. P takes P 



2. K takes R 



If 2. Kt takes R 



7. 



8. 



9. 



10. 



One of three 

 29th of July at 



Wlite. 

 E. Dale. 



1. P to K4 



2. Kt to KB3 



3. Kt to QB3 



4. B to Kt5 



5. B to R4. 



6. Kt X KP 



P toQ-i 



P X Kt 



Q to Q4 



P X B 



11. Castles (e) 



12. Q to KKt4 



13. B to Kt3 



14. P to QR4 



15. Q to Kt3 



16. B to QR3 



17. QR to Q sq 



18. P to KB4 



19. B to Q5 



20. P to B4 



21. QtoKR4(/; 



22. P X B 



23. P to K6 



24. KRtoKsq, 



games played blindfold by Mr. Gl'xsberg on the 

 the residence of Dr. J. Ilunt. 



Black. 

 Gunsberg. 



P to K4 

 Kt to KB3 

 Kt to QB3 (a) 

 P to QR3 

 B to B4 (6) 

 Kt X Kt (c) 

 B to QKt5 (d) 

 Kt X P 

 B X Kt (ch) 

 Kt to Kt4 

 Kt to K3 

 Castles 



K toRsq. (/■) 

 P to KB4 (g) 

 P to QKt3 {h) 

 R to B2 (i) 

 Qto K sq. 

 B to Kt2 

 B toB3(,)) 

 R to Q sq. 



:)B X B (0 

 Kt to B sq. 

 P X P 



[. Kt to Kt3 (m) 



Position after Black's 24th move. 

 Black. 



Whits. 



White. 

 E. Dale. 



25. Q X R (n) 



26. P X P 



27. P to K7 ! 



28. P X R (ch) Kt X P 



29. B to K7 Kt to Q2 



30. R toK5(9) PtoKtS 



31. R to Q5 Resigns. 



Black. 

 Gunsberg. 

 Q X Q 

 R to B sq. (o) 

 QtoBsq. (p) 



NOTES. 



(o) If it was Black's intention to avoid the complications arising 

 ont of the Rny Lopez, by playing the Russian Defence, then he 

 ought to have continued with 3. B to Kt5 ; to this. White's best 

 reply seems to be 4. Kt takes P (for if 4. P to Q3 then P to Q4), 

 B takes Kt. 5. QP takes B, Kt takes P. 6. B to Q3, Ktto B3. 

 7. Castles, Castles with an even game. The move in the test 

 transforms the opening into a four Knights' game. 



(b) Some German analysts consider 5. B to K2 to be Black's 

 best reply. If White now or in his previous move plays B takes Kt, 

 then QP takes Kt ; Kt takes P, Kt takes P ; Kt takes Kt, Q to Q5 ; 

 and Black can equalise the game. In reply to B to K2, White 

 might play 6. P to Q3, P to KKt4. 7. B to Kt3, P to Q3, &c. 



(c) There is no advantage to be gained by B takes P (ch), for 

 although compelled to play K to Kt sq., later on White will 



obtain a strong centre by P to Q4, and, subsequently, a good 

 development. 



(d) There is not much satLsfaction to be got from 7. B to Q3, as 

 given by the books, as White comes very strong with 8. P to KB4, 

 Kt to Kt3. 9. P to K5, B to K2. 10. P to B5, &c. 



(t) Here 11. B to R3 appears to be very strong. 



( /) Black's proper reply was 13. P to Q4, threatening Kt to B4, 

 and to exchange the B for the Kt, after which a draw is certain ; 

 if P takes P en passent, Q takes P, and White has no perceptible 

 advantage. 



(g) 14. P to KB3 was admissible. 



(h) Seeking to place the QB, but that leaves the QP weak. 



(t) 16. R to K sq. might have answered better, but Black's posi- 

 tion is weak. 



(j) B takes B was the correct reply, and after R takes B, Black, 

 although having a cramped game, would have been able to defend 

 himself. 



(k) A very good move. White tlireateus B takes Kt, and neither 

 the P nor the Q could then retake. 



(I) Anything but that. Black might have retired his QR to 

 Kt sq. 



(m) Black had a satisfactory reply in 24. R to B3, i.e. 



23. R to B3 



24. P takes P R takes R or, B takes Kt Q takes B 



25. R takes R R takes P P takes P R takes R, &c. 

 leaving Black with the better game for the ending. 



(n) This move is as ingenious as it is sound. Mr. Dale has on 

 more than one occasion shown that he is capable of playing in 

 first-rate style. 



(o) If Q moves, P takes R, and the fi threatens mate. 



(p) If27. KttakesP. 28. R takes Q,R takes R. 29. Stakes Kt, 

 remaining with two Pawns against the B, perhaps Black's best 

 course. 



(q) If 30. Kt takes R, then P takes Kt, first followed by 

 R to Q8. 



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