492 



♦ KNOWLEDGE * 



[June 5, 1885. 



(But CftrSEf Columiu 



By Mephisto. 



ENDING FROM ACTUAL PLAY. 



Termination of n game at tlie odds of Pawn and move, plnyed 

 in the Handicap Tournament of the City Club ; — 



J. Gl'XSBEP.G. 



Blace. 





Black. 



1' k'^' M^ .. 

 t it t lit 



m 



Z^' 



'k'^A'm 



"W HITE. 



THE CENTRE GAMBIT. 



In our criticisms of the more of 4. B to Q3 for Black, as a 

 defence in the Centre Gambit, cide Knowledge, p. 425. we have 



been led into an error in follow- 

 ing up one of the variations. 

 For, as the Leeds Mercury points 

 out : — If now 



8. P to B4 B to Q5 



9. Q to Kt3 P to Q3 



10. Kt to B3 Kt to R4 



11. Q to K sq. E xKt 



12. Bx B KtxP 



13. Q to Kt3 

 Now 13. Kt to R4 would be 

 sufficient to maintain Black's 

 superiority. While admitting 

 this, we do not see the slightest 

 reason that this should alter our 

 ECeueral judgment of the posi- 

 tion. For supposing after 

 8. P to B4, B to Q5 the White 



Q retires to K sq., as recommended by us, then 9. Q to K sq., 

 P to Q3. 10. Kt to B3 to be followed by B to Q3, after which the 

 advance of the Pawns on the K side would become dangerous. 

 White has nothing to fear from B to KKt5, as P to KR3 would 

 dispose of the B. White has a good development, and it would be 

 bad judgment to play P to Bo early, so as to provide Black with 

 a convenient square for his B or Kt on K4. But P to B5 may 

 come in very useful later on, when both the B and Kt are displ.iced, 

 which, for example, could be affected after 10. Kt to B3, by White 

 being able to continue with B to QKt5, in which case the Black B 

 must retii-e from Q5, and White can play B x Kt, followed by 

 P to B5. Besides, instead of 8. P to B4, White may play a varietj' 

 of moves, such as 8. Kt to B3, or 8. KKt to Q2, or 8. Kt. to Qj, 

 or 8. B to Kt5, &c., from which will be seen that the question is 

 so much one of general judgment, that we must leave it there. 

 In reply to a special request, we have duly given our opinion 

 of the move of 4. B to Q3, without any idea of entering into any 

 analytical controversy. We should never think of criticising any 

 opinions held by another paper, except it be on a subject of general 

 comment. The proceedings of the Leeds Mercur\i are, therefore, 

 Bomewhat irregular. 



ORIGINALITY OR ECCENTRICITY. 



When two strong players meet in order to play " skittles," there 

 usually may be seen some sparks of brilliancy flying aboui. The 

 other day, seeing two such players settle the preliminaries of a 

 challenge without a referee, we determined to watch the play, and 

 look out for the sparks. The result fully justified our expectations. 

 We therefore give a faithful narrative of the encounter. A, 

 having White, hesitates a little. " Are you trying to invent a 

 new move r " asked B, "if so, please do it at home!" "Well," 

 said A, " I dislike regular openings ; I think I shall try something 

 that will floor you." Many more conversations of the kind occur 

 in our shorthand notes, but we shall content ourselves by giving 

 the game pure and simple, and leave our readers to judge whether 

 A succeeded in being original. 



PROBLEM No. 157. 



By J. W. McKean-. 



Black. 



White. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



^*^ Please address Chess Editor* 



R. P. F. — Game received with thanks; the point of the sacrifice 

 ■will receive our attention. 



Cecil, A. L. Bcll. — Both Problems received with thanks. 



J. J. Criolaw. — Solution correct. 



J. J. jMcKean.^ — ^We have published several of your Problems, 

 and will send you copies in a few days. Shall be glad to receive 

 more. Excuse our unconquerable aversion to private corre- 

 spondence. 



B. G. Laws. — Letter and Problem received with thanks. 



A. J. W. — We shall look over game as occasion arises. 



Contents of No. 187, 



Muscle-Reading and Thonght-Read- 



in? 449 



The Philosophy of Clothing. IX. 



By W. Mattieu Williams 450 



Nobert'B Ruling Machine. By John 



Mavall, juD. .; 452 



The Young Electrician. {Illus.) 



By W.Slingo 453 



Other Worlds than Ours 455 



Engineering Construction at the 



Inventions Exhibition 45" 



Tricycles in 1835. By J. Bron-ning 459 

 First Star Lessons. By Richard A. 



Proctor 460 



Chapters on Modern Domestic 



Economy. {Illus.) 4G0 



PAGB 



Editorial Gossip 462 



Reviews : — 



The Revised Tersion of the Bible 463 

 Europe. By Edward Clodd 463 



Correspondence : The Ruddy 

 Eclipsed Moon— Ultra-Gas— On 

 Termites — Duality of Brain — 

 Development —Gesture-Language 

 — George Eliot, &c 165 



On the Changes Produced by Mag- 

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 of Iron, Steel, and >'ickel. By 

 Shelford Bidwell, M.A.,LL.B.... 468 



Our Whist Column 468 



Our Inventors* Column 470 



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