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KNOWLEDGE. 



[May 1, 1895. 



(b) This cramps bis game. 7. . . . KtxQPor7. . . . 

 BK2 may safely be played. 



((■) Black must lose a Pawn : for if 9. ... B to Kto, 

 10. QxQcb, and 11. KtxP. 



((/) It is astonishing how often this move is overlooked 

 by fairly strong players, unless the opening happens to be 

 the " Two Knights' Defence." 



(e) This weakens the Queen's side by a "hole," which 

 White promptly proceeds to attack. Probably 12. ... B 

 to Q3, with a view to Q to K2, and castling one side or the 

 other, is as good as anything. 



(/) A mistake which loses another Pawn. The Bishop 

 cannot be shut in, as PQR4 is always available to free it. 

 It is difficult, however, to find a satisfactory move for 

 Black, the two Knights being powerless against the two 

 Bishops in such a position. 



(g) This wins the exchange, and might have been played 

 last move, in which case the BF would have been lost 

 instead of the RP. One is almost tempted to win with 

 the Pawns, keeping the two Bishops, but, of course, the 

 Knight can play to QB3. 



(h) With a view to P to KB4. On his next move' 

 perhaps, R to Rsq is preferable. 



((■) Evidently in order to force the exchange of Rooks. 

 Black should prevent this, though nothing, of course, can 

 alter the result. 



(j) Intending probably 36. R to Kt7, K to B3 ; 37. B 

 to Qoch. The whole game was conducted by the Oxonian 

 in a thoroughly scientific manner. It is surprising, indeed, 

 that he occupied so low a position as sixth in the team. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



The Hastings International Tournament Fund is pro- 

 gressing satisfactorily, and it is expected that the first 

 prize will be £180. The first Monday in August is the 

 probable date of the tournament, which may last some 

 three weeks. 



There have been a large number of small matches 

 recently. Among other results, Mieses beat Taubenhaus 

 at Glasgow by two games to one, with two draws ; Von 

 Bardeleben beat Von Gottschall at Leipsig without much 

 difficulty, after losmg the first game. The winner should 



be in good practice for his match with Blackburue, just 

 commeucing at the British Chess Club. In America, E. 

 Delmar has defeated Jisnagrodsky by an unexpectedly 

 large majority ; Taubenhaus beat Golraayo, the Cuban 

 champion, belore sailmg fjr Europe; while G. H. D. Gossip, 

 the wtU-known writer on the game, added to his laurels a 

 drawn match with \V. H. K. Pollock. 



The Brighton Chess Ciub offer four prizes for a problem 

 tournament, limited to three-move direct-mates. Entries, 

 with entrance fee Is., should be sent to Dr. Hunt, Chess 

 Editor of Brii/hton Societi/, 101, Queen's Road, Dalslon, 

 N.E., on or before September 2ad next. 



Dr. S. F. Smith has won the championship tournament 

 of tlie City of London Chess Club. Mr. Herbert Jacobs 

 was last year's champion. 



The adjudication on the unfinished game in the recent 

 match between Surrey and Kent left the result a tie. 

 Sussex accordingly was declared the winner in the south- 

 eastern section, with a scare half a point above Surrey. 

 Sussex play Northamptonshire on May 8Dh, and the 

 winner will then play the final tie against either 

 Gloucestershire or Wiltshire. Surrey won the competition 

 last year without much difficulty, after the preliminary 

 ties in the south-eastern district, where the real struggle 

 for supremacy may at present be said to take place. 



The tournament of the New York State Chess Association 

 resulted as folLws : — First prize, D. G. Baird ; second, 

 J. W. Showalter ; third, A. B. Hodges and J. S. Ryan. 

 There were fourteen competitors, seven of whom took part 

 in the rf cent cable match. Among the others were Messrs. 

 Taubenhaus and Jasnagrodsky. 



Contents of No. 114. 



The Circuhitioii of Water in the 

 Atmosphere of Mars. By 

 Camille Flammariou 73 



Wilh the Peary Greenland Ex- 

 pedition. Bv Eivin<l Astrup... 75 



The Evolution of Fruits. By 

 C. F. Marshall, M.D., B.Sc, 

 F.E.C.S 77 



The Wlute-breasted Albatros on 

 Laysau Island 79 



The Filtration of Water. By 

 Samuel Rideal. D.Sc. Loud., 

 F.I.C 80 



Winter LiTe of insects. By E. A. 

 Butler, B.A., B.Sc 83 



Letters :— Arthur Stradliug ; J. 

 Evershed 85 



The Observatories of One Hundred 

 Years As-o. By W. T. Lyun, 

 B.A., F.E.A.S 



The Sc.ulhern Milky Way, with 

 the Sydney Star Camera. By 

 E. W'alter Maunder, F.E.A.S... 



Notices of Boufes 



Sussex ; its Geological Structure. 

 ByProf.J LoganLobley.F.G.S. 



The House-Spider iu Captivity. 

 By the Rev. Hem'y Nicholson, 

 M.A 



Some Eecent Patents 



rhe Ma netic Needle. By 

 Vaughan Coruish, M.Sc, F.C.S. 



The Face of the dky fur April. 

 By Herbert Sadler, F.E.A.o. ... 



Chess Column, tiy 0. D. Locock, 

 B.A. Oxjn 



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