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♦ KNOWLEDGE ♦ 



[Nov. 7, 1884. 



(But Cf)t£(5 Column* 



By Mephisto. 



PROBLEM No. 135. 



By J. Bergek. 



^From his collection of problems.) 



Whitb. 

 White to play and mate in three mores. 





it A. 



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THE EVANS GAMBIT. 



{Continued from p. 330.) 



1. P to K4, P to K4. 2. Kt to KB3, Kt to QB3. 3. B to B4' 

 B to B4. 4. P to QKt4, B x P. 5. P to B3. Black has two moves 

 at his dispoaal, Tiz., (a) B to B4 and (b) B to E4. 

 (o) 5. B to B4 



6. Castles P to Q3 



7. P to Q4 P X P 



8. P X P B to Kt3 



This is one of the main positions in this opening, and may also be 



brought abont by a slight trans- 

 ~ position of the moves, such as 



6. P to Q4, P X P. 7. P X P, 

 B to Kt3. 8. Castles, P to Q3 ; 

 or, also, if Black plays 5. B to 

 R4. 



■White now has a strong centre 

 position and the better develop- 

 ment as compensation for the 

 Pawn. 



The continuations at White's 

 disposal are, indeed, numerous. 

 We shall content ourselves with 

 giving a few of the principal 

 attacking variations : 



9. Kt to B3 B to Kt5 



Steinitz played 9. Kt to R4 

 instead of B to Kto against 

 Techigorin, which, however, resulted in a bad game. 

 10. B to QKt5 (a) K to B sq. 



Should White play 10. Q to R4, then Black must retire his B to Q2 

 (see a). Now follows 11. B x Kt, P x B. 12. P to K5, B x Kt. 

 13. PxB, PxP. 14. B to R3 (ch), KttoK2. 15. P x P, Q x Q. 

 16. R X Q, K to K sq., with a good defence. 



(a) 10. Q to R4, B to Q2. 11. QtoKtS, KttoR4. 12. B x P (ch), 

 K to B sq. 13. Q to B2, K x B. White obtains a very strong 

 attack, but nevertheless the sacrifice of the piece is unsound. White 

 would continue with 14. P to K5, K to B sq. 15. R to K sq., 

 Kt to QB3. 16. B to Kt5, Q to K sq. 17. P to K6, Q to Kt3. 

 18. Q X Q, P X Q. 19. P X B, Kt to B3. 20. P to Q5, Kt to K4. 

 21. Kt X Kt, P X Kt, threatening B to Q5 with a good defence, as 

 the White P's on Q5 and 7 are weak. 



We have given the above variation at length to show how 

 dangerous are the attacks in this opening. Returning to theposi- 

 tion in the diagram, we now proceed with 9. P to Q5, which is the 

 continuation most frequently adopted. 



9. P to Q5 Kt to R4 



10. B to Kt2 Kt to K2 (best) 



Of course if Kt x B, White recovers the piece by Q to R4 (ch). 



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WnrrE. 



Or, if now White should play 11. B x KtP, Black will obtain a verj- 

 strong attack by playing 11. R to Kt sq., followed by 12. Kt x B, 

 and on the White Q checking bv 13. Q to Q2 threatening the 

 sacrifice of the R by 14. B x P (ch) and 15. Q to R6 (ch), &c. 



11. B to Q3 Castles 



12. Kt to B3 P to QB3 



and although White has a good position. Black ought to be abk- 

 to defend his Pawn. If on his 9th move White plays 



9. R to K sq. B to Kt5 



with a fair defence, for if 10. Q to Kt3, Kt to B4, or if 10. B to 

 QKt5, K to B sq., or B X Kt, &c. White can likewise play 



9. B to R3 Kt to R4 



10. B to Q3 Kt to K2 



11. P to K5 Castles, &c. 

 Another continuation for White is 



9. B to Kt2 Kt to B3 



10. P to Q5 Kt to K2 



White would not do well to take the KKt and open the Kt's filt- 

 for the action of the R, therefore 11. Kt to B3, Castles. 12. Kt to 

 K2, Kt to Kt3, &c. 



Finally we give a charming little game played by the late Grand 

 JIaster Anderssen against Lowenthal, the first eight moves being 

 identical with the position in the diagram. 



Wbitx. Black. 



Aoderssen. Lowenthal. 



9. P to KR3 Kt to B3 



(Kt to B4, dislodging the B. is considered best) 



10. Kt to B3 Castles 



11. B toKKtS PtoKE3 



12. B to R4 P to Kt4 



One of the tricks worth knowing is to give np the Kt for two 

 Pawns in a similar position, as the pinned Kt on B3 mosth 

 succumbs to the attack brought to bear upon it and the erposed K. 

 But considering that if White plays 13. Kt x KtP, P x Kt. 

 14. B X P, Black has the apparently good defence of B x QP. Black's 

 move seemed safe enough. If, in spite of this. White sacrificed his 

 piece, it shows what a wonderful power of penetration and deep 

 combination Anderssen did possess. 



13. KtxP PxKt 



14. BxP BxQP 



15. Kt to Q5 ! 



Very fine if now B x E. 10. Q x B first, followed by Kt x Kt (ch), 

 with a strong attack. 



16. R to Kt sq. 

 Black is quite helpless, if B x Kt. 



17. R to Kt3 



18. B « Kt 



19. Q to R5 (ch) 



20. R to Kt3 (ch) and wins 

 (7*0 be contimtcd.) 



B toK3 



R to Kt sq. 

 PxB, winning a piece. 

 K toR2 

 BxB 

 K to Kt sq. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 „*, Please address Chess Editor. 



G. W. iliddleton. — Ton can place eight Queens on the board 

 without attacking each other, as follows : — Q on KR3, KKto, KB2, 

 K8, Q sq, QB7, QKt4, QR6. 



Littlehampton.— If 1. R to QKtsq, B to Ksq, 2. Q to K4, B x Kt, 

 and there is no mate. 



Clarence. — Many thanks for letter, game, and problem. 



Q. T. V. and A. W. Overton. — Solntions correct. 



Correct solutions of 134 received from W., W Fnmival, E. Champ, 

 U. W. Sherrard, and Scribbler. 



Middlesbrough. — No. 133 is incorrect. 



Contents op No. 157. 



Ivy. By Grant Allen 333 



Our Two Brains. By E. A. Proctor 3W 

 The Workshop at Home. (/U««.) 



By a Working Man 356 



Dickens's Story left Half Told. By 



Thomas Foster 356 



Dreams. XI. By E. Clodd 35S 



Tricycle Exhibitions 359 



The Earth's Shape and Motions. 



By E. A. Proctor 339 



Match-Lore 360 



Eambles with a Hammer. By 



W. Jerome Harrison, F.G.S 361 



FAGK 



Internationa! Health Exhibition. 



XXII. The Present Aspect of the 



Sewage Question 363 



The Society for Psychical Eesearch. 



(jnus.) : S6» 



British Seaside Eesorts. By Percy 



Eassell S«6 



Eeviews 368 



Miscellanea 369 



The Inventors' Colomn 370 



Correspondence ; The Truth about 



Koch's Cholera Germ, &c 371 



Onr Chess Coltmm 371 



