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♦ KNOWLEDGE ♦ 



[Mat 22, 1885. 



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.. By Mkphisto. 



SOLUTION OF PROBLEM Xu. 156 



BLACK. 



BxQ 



K to Kt4 



1. Q to Kte: 



2. Kt X KP (cli) 



3. B to K7 mate 



(") 

 1. 



2. B X BP 



3. B to KS mate 



1. 



2. Q, to Q4 ! 



3. Kt X P mate 



1. 



2. Q to Ktl &c. 



Other variations obvious. 



E to QKt sq. 

 Kt X P (best) 



B to B3 

 PxQ 



B to Kt sq. 



Sir, — It is only fair to say that I take in the " Chess Monthly," 

 but I do not as a rule solve the Problems in it, and had not seen 

 " Traumerei's." I have honestly solved it. after many unsuccess- 

 ful attempts, and grot someone else to refer to the solution in the 

 April number and to tell me, not -what the first move was, but 

 whether mine was right. I was rather " struck of a heap " to be 

 told it was nothing like it. It turned out, however, that my friend 

 (not a Chess player) was referring to the statement of the position, 

 which precedes the solution. Then I fortunately remembered the 

 practice of giving the position, explained matters, and the result 

 did me good. 



As to the Problem, it is certainly a very iine one, and deserves 

 the remark of one of the " Chess Monthly " solvers — " a master- 

 piece, combining beauty, brilliancy, and difficulty in a very high 

 degree." I felt sure some days ago that Q to QKt6 must, or ought 

 to be the first move, but I stuck at the variaton 1. R to QKt sq. 

 I have put that as the main line of play, because I think it even 

 prettier than 1. B to KB6, 2. Q to Qi, &c., which is certainly good 

 enough in itself as the central idea of a problem. "W. 



White, S. Winawer, conducted this End Game with remarkable 

 ability, as will be seen from the notes, which are by Steinitz. 



(a) By this fine move the adversary is prevented from bringing 

 the Kt over to his Q side via K3. 



(b) If Kt to K3, White would have won easily by 35. P x Kt, 

 R X R. (The reason why the other R has been removed will now 

 be perceived. It was to prevent its being captured with ch). 

 36. Kt to Kt7 and wins. 



(c) While Black can do nothing, White is preparing a series of 

 manoeuvres which in their content fortri'one of the most beautiful 

 ending competitions in actual play. 



(d) All necessary for his plan ; he will not allow the adverse Kt 

 entrance to his game at K2. 



(e) At last the extraordinary deep plot comes to a head. Every- 

 thing is protected on White's side, and by splendid strategy he has 

 prepared victory on the Queen's wing. 



(/) The execution of the plan is quite in keeping with the whole 

 masterly design. 



ENDING FROM ACTUAL PLAY. 



b. exglish. 



Black. 



^ 



m. ....... 



White. 

 .S. WlXAWEB. 



It affords us great pleasure in being able to announce that three 

 importatit tournaments have been arranged to take place within 

 the next three months. Two of these are likely to be of high 

 interest to Chess players, as it is expected that some of the best 

 players will be amongst the competitors. First comes the Ham- 

 burg Tournament, of the German Chess Association, open to all 

 comers, with prizes from £60 downwards. This contest will begin 

 on July 12. 



Of most interest to English players will be the meeting of the 

 Counties Chess Association, which will be held at Hereford, be- 

 ginning on August 3. This meeting will be a memorable one, as 

 the prizes provided exceed anything hitherto attempted by the 

 C. A. The Society has made a bold — and we must confess success- 

 ful — bid for popularity by departing from their former custom to 

 provide tournaments for amateurs only, and arranging a *' Master 

 Tournament," open to all comers, with most liberal prizes of £60, 

 £25, £15, and £5. There are about six separate tournaments, 

 open to amateurs only, of various strength, for which at least 

 between £70 and £80 will be available. £'10 is set apart for a 

 Problem Tom-nament. A week's Chess at Hereford will indeed be 

 a week well spent for amateurs desirous of taking a holiday. 



The British Chess Association has likewise come to the fore, 

 although barely established yet. Contrary to expectations, how- 

 ever, first-class players will be excluded. Liberal prizes to the 

 amount of -t'40 are provided for the Tournament, which is to take 

 place at Simpson's, and begin on June 12 next. A Problem 

 Tournament is likewised announced. Programmes of the Counties 

 meeting may be had from the Rev. A. B. Skipworth, Telford 

 Rectory, Horncastle. The Hon. Sec. of the British Chess Associa- 

 tion is L. Hoffer, 21, Fulham-place, London, W. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 #*# PZease add/ress Chess Editor. 



A. F. B.VKER. — The intended solution of this problem, P x P in 

 passing, did appear in Knowledge, but the problem is rubbish, and 

 all similar ideas have long been worked out by Klott, Pearson, and 

 others. 



Correct solutions received from W. Ravenshoe, M. T. Hooton, 

 E. Louden, W. Furnival. 



GoifTENTS OF No. 185. 



FAGH 



Meteors and Falling Stars. By 

 B. A. Proctor .", 405 



The Young Electrician. (Illu^.) 

 BvW.SIineo 406 



The Philo9ophT of Clothinc Till. 

 By W. Mattiea Williams 407 



Pleasant Hours with the Micro- 

 scope. {Illut.) By H. J. Slack 408 



Other Worlds than Ours 410 



Tricycles in 1885. {lUxa.) 411 



Chapters on Modern Domestic 

 Economy. (Iltus.) 413 



ETolution of the Sense of Beauty. 

 By C. C.W.Naden 414 



PASS 



Firearms and Military Weapons at 



the Inventions Exhibition 415 



First Star Lessons. {With 3lap.) 



By H. A. Proctor 416 



George Eliot's Dog. By Robert 



Buchanan 416 



Flight of the Buzzard 418 



Editorial Gossip 419 



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Correspondence 420 



Our Mathematical Column 423 



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