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KNOWLEDGE 



[AufiusT 1, 1895. 



[The foregoing problems by our valued correspondent 

 obtained respectively first prize and honourable mention 

 in the recent problem tourney of the Birmin/jhain Wiekli/ 

 ilercury.^ 



Notes. 



(rt) Best, for if 8. ... P to QB4 instead, White by 

 9. Q to E3 compels 9. ... P to KKt3 instead of P to 

 KB4. 



(i) We are inclined to prefer 9. Q to K2, in order to 

 leave the KP protected after the QP is exchanged. The 

 move made, however, is the " book " move. 



(c) An injudicious capture which exposes him to a strong 

 attack. He should play instead 13. KKt to K2. 



(rf) The Standard prefers 15. B to E4. We should 

 incline to 15. B to B4, whence the Bishop can retire to 

 Kt3 when necessary. 



(e) This gives Black the opportunity of bringing about a 

 very elegant finish. 17. Kt to QKtsq was the correct 

 defence. 



(/) If the King moves 18. . . . Kt x P, 10. PxKt, 

 E X P wins. The ending is both forcible and problem-like. 



part in any tournament. The most notable absentees are 

 Lipke, Makovetz and Winawer ; otherwise, the list could 

 hardly be improved. Dr. Tarrasch is now playing a return 

 match with Walbrodt at Nuremberg. This should be good 

 practice for both players. The chief interest in the tourna- 

 ment will lie in the places taken by Lasker, Steinitz and 

 Tarrasch, who may be expected to take at least two of the 

 highest prizes between them. The scoring should be very 

 even with so strong a list, and we should not be surprised 

 to see the first prize taken with a score of sixteen, and the 

 last place but one with a score of seven. Players with a 

 tendency to draw, such as Walbrodt, Marco, Schlecter, 

 Bardeleben, etc., are not likely to come out either near the 

 top or at the bottom of the list. But further prophecy will 

 become easier after the event. 



The result of the Amateur Toui-nament at Craigside, 

 Llandudno, arrived just too late for publication last month. 

 The entries were few in number, but of good quality. The 

 challenge cup was won by Mr. E. 0. Jones, with the fine 

 score of four wins, no draws or losses. Messrs. J. H. 

 Blake, Herbert Jacobs (the previous holder), and the Rev. 

 J. Owen tied for the other prizes with scores of two. Mr. 

 Owen could have won the second prize outright had he 

 accepted the draw offered by Mr. Jones. The handicap 

 tourney was also won by Mr. Jones with a score of six 

 clear wins. Altogether it seems to have been Mr. Jones' 

 week. His portrait and biography appear in the July 

 number of the Chess Monthly. 



Contents of No. 117. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



The following is the official list of entries for the 

 Hastings International Tournament, which begins on 

 August 5th : — America — Steinitz, Albin, and Pillsbury. 

 Austria — Marco and Schlecter. Canada — Pollock. Eng- 

 land — ^Lasker, Blackburne, Bird, Burn, Gunsberg, Mason, 

 Teichmann and Tinsley. France — Janowski. Germany 

 — Tarrasch, Bardeleben, Mieses, and Walbrodt. Italy — 

 Vergani. Russia— Tchigor in and Schiffers. We have 

 no hesitation in saying that these select twenty-two will 

 be the strongest body of competitors that have ever taken 



Letters: — M. A. Veeder; H. 

 Corder; Henry J. Slack; (MIbb) 

 E.Brown; Wm. Miller 158 



PAQE 



The Sugar Can?. Br C. A. Barber, 

 M.A., F.L.S. (llhisfrad-d) 145 



Spectrum Annlvsis. By J. J. 

 Stewart, B.A.Cantab., B.Se. 



Lone] 119 



Scoi-pions and their Antiquity. 

 By E. Ljdekker, B.A.Cantab., 

 F.E.S. (Illuslra(fd) 150 



Some Planetary Confiarnrations. 



Bt Lleut.-Col! E. E. Markwick. 



(lUustiated) 152 



The Diameter of the Field of View 



of a Telescope. By Thomas H. 



Blakesley 154 



Dr. Roberts' Photog^raphs of 



star-Clusters and NebuliE 155 , The Pace of the Sky for July. 



The Great Niibecula. By E. { By Herbert Sadler, F.E.A.S. ... 



Walter Maunder, F.E.A.S 156 chess Column. By C. D. Locock, 



Science Notes 157 I B.A.Oion 



Notices of Books 160 



On the Cause of Earthquakes. 

 By Prof. J. Lo^n Lobley, 

 F.G.S.,4c 161 



The Effects of Lightning on 

 Trees. {lilustratfd) 16li 



The Cure for Snake-Bites. By 

 Dr. J. G. McPherson.F.E.S.E. 161 



Organic Matter and Walter Filters 165 



SomeEecent Patents (lllusliafeij) 166 



166 



167 



Three Plates.— 1, The Giant Saud-Scorpion of Namaqaaland ; 2, Parts I. 

 and II. of the Great Nubecula. 



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