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• KNOWLEDGE • 



[Jan. 2, 1885. 



By Mephisto. 



One of a number of games played simultaneously at Ilkley : 



A move irliich often briii'js about an open game. If Blact replies 

 with 3. B to Bl, then White plays 4. Kc x P, &c. We cannot 

 recommend 3. B to K2. 



P to KBl 

 4. PxP 



P to Q4 was preferable. 



5. Castles 



6. P to Q3 



7. B to Kto 

 ■ 8. Kt to B3 



9. Kt to KR4 



10. P to B4 



11. B X Kt 



12. P to B5 



12. PxP was saf3, for if QxP 13. P 

 \rislied to avoid exposing his position. 



P to Q4 

 BxP 



Kt to KB3 

 B to Q3 

 B to K3 

 Castles 

 P toKE3 

 QxB 



to Kt3. White, however. 



Black. 



15. PxB 



16. K to 11 sq. 



17. K to Kt sq. 



18. R to B3 

 10. BxR 

 20. B to Kt2 



White. 



BxP 



QxP (ch) 



Q to KU (ch) 



PtoKG 



K X K 



Q to Ktlj (ch) 



E to KB sq. 



White has defended himself well. Black now tlu-eatens either 

 K to B7 or Q to E7 (ch), followed by K to B5. 



21. Q to R5 



If now R to B7, then 22. Q to R3. 



Kt to Ki 



One of those desperate attempts at catchin; 

 come off. 



22. P to K7 

 Canght : 



which now and then 



23. P to KS (Q) (ch) 



24. Q to R3 



25. K to II sq. 



26. BxQ 



E to B7 : 

 K to R2 

 Kt to EG (ch") 

 Q X Q (ch) 

 E to E7 mate 



There was only one way of avoiding the mate in this interesting 

 position. White on his 24th must give np one of his Queens, as 

 he could not othenvise defend the B, for if Q to E2, Kt to BG (ch) ; 

 but if 



24. Q (KS) to KtG (ch) Kt x Q 



25. Q to E3 Q to Kt4 



26. Kt X P Kt to E5 



27. Kt X P R to B6 



and again Black onght to win. 



SELECTED PROBLEM Xo. 144. 



By W. GRiMsn.iw. 

 Black. 





WA 



i W 



m 





i 



^am », IS. WM. 



WMii ' ^^ F®f 



Whitb. 

 White to play and mate in three moves. 



SOLUTION. 

 Peoblem Xo. 141, BY C. Pl.ixck, p. 514. 



1. P to R4 KtxB or KtP 



2. Kt (R6) to Kt4 (ch) K to B4 



3. E to B7 mate 



(«) 



KtxEP 



KxKt 



2. B to Q3 



3. B to K4 mate 



if 2. Kt to Kt3 or B4 

 3. Kt or QKt to Kt4 mate 



(I) Kt to^Q2 



2. RxKt ! KxB 



3. Kt to KtG mate 



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