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KNOWLEDGE 



[December 2, 1895. 



Chess Sparks. Collected and arranged by J. H. Ellis. 

 (Longmans, Green & Co.) is. 6d. This attractively 

 bound volume is a collection of four hundred games of a 

 lively character and limited to twenty moves each. From 

 the nature of the conditions it is evident that most of the 

 brilliancies which occur have their origin in mistalies in 

 the openings. Much, therefore, may be learnt in the way 

 of recognizing and avoiding such errors by a study of these 

 games. Many of the games are not those of recognized 

 experts, in illustration of one of the mottoes of the book : 

 " Little sticks kindle a fire ; great sticks put it out." 

 Nevertheless, we should hardly have called Mr. E. Lasker 

 a "great stick." Space might well have been found for 

 more than one game to illustrate his winning style. The 

 compiler includes one game of his own. This we think 

 his weaker opponent should have won without difficulty 

 on the thirteenth move. 



The book concludes with a chronicle of chess matches 

 and tournaments played since the year 1824, and an index 

 of the players of these " Chess Sparks." 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



It is stated that the great quadrangular (or quintangular) 

 tournament will begin at St. Petersburg about December 

 8th. The four players certain are Lasker, Pillsbury, 

 Steinitz, and Tschigorin. Dr. Tarrasch cannot find time to 

 play, and it is rumoured that his place will be given to E. 

 Schifi'ers, who, though next to the five leading prize 

 winners in the recent Hastings tournament, cannot be 

 considered as a player of quite the same class. If this be 

 so, his inclusion in the tournament would quite spoil it as 

 a championship test ; for his opponents, thinking that they 

 ought to beat him, would not be content to draw games 

 which should naturally be drawn, and in playing to win 

 would not be unlikely to lose. If drawn games were re- 

 played, as in the great London tournament, this element of 

 risk would be eliminated ; but this is not likely to be a 

 condition in the present tournament. 



Negotiations are in progress for a representative match 

 by cable between England and America. There will be 

 eight or ten players a side, and the match will not take 

 place till after Mr. Pillsburys return to America, so that 

 he may be included in the American team. 



The fifth Amateur Chess Tournament, in connection 

 with the Craigside Hydro, Llandudno, will commence on 

 December Slst. Besides the open competition for the 

 challenge cup and the usual handicap, there will be a ladies' 

 handicap and a tournament to decide the championship of 

 North Wales. This latter event will take place a week 

 later, and is confined to bondjide residents in North Wales. 

 Entries for the other events close on December 30th, and 

 should be sent before then to Mr. A. Firth, Bryn-y-bia, 

 Llandudno. 



Messrs. Lipschiitz and Sbowalter, the two best players 

 in America after Steinitz and Pillsbury, are now engaged 

 in a match. The present score is Lipschiitz 2, Sbowalter 

 1, drawn 1. 



We append another game played in the Hastings tourney. 

 Herr Marco was rather fortunate in escaping with a draw. 



" Queen's Gambit Declined." 

 White. Black. 



Pillsbury. Marco. 



1. P to Q4 1. P to Q4 



2. P to QB4 2. P to K8 



8. Kt to QB8 8. Kt to KB3 



4. 



5. 



6. 



7. 



8. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 



Kt to B3 

 B to B4 

 R to Bsq 

 P to K3 

 B toQB 

 Castles 

 P to K4 

 KtxP 

 BxKt 



18. B to Ktsq 



14. PxP 

 KExQ 

 P to QR3 

 P to QKt4 

 Kt to Q4 

 B to R2 

 P toB5 

 PtoB6 

 P toB7 

 Kt to B6 

 KtxP 

 ExR 

 R toQ7 

 B toB4 

 P toR3 

 B to R6 

 KtxB 

 R toQ3 

 B to K3 

 Draw. 



4. 

 5. 

 6. 

 7. 



15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29. 

 30. 

 31. 

 82. 



B to K2 

 Castles 

 P to QB8 

 P to QKt3 

 B to Kt2 

 QKt to Q2 

 PxKP 

 KtxKt 

 Kt to B3 

 P toB4 

 QxQ 

 BxP 



16. KR to Qsq 



17. B to K2 

 Kt to Ksq 

 P to QR4 

 RPxP 

 QB to Bsq 

 R to Q2 

 B toB3 

 ExRch 

 B to Kt2 

 K to Bsq 

 B to K2 



28. R to Bsq 



29. BxB 



30. Kt to B3 



31. Kt to Q7 



32. K to Ksq. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 16. 



18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 



Contents of No. 121. 



The Coinage of Eome. By G. F. 

 Hill. (lUustratei) 



241 

 245 



Alabaster. By Richard Beyuou 



Adhesive Orgiins iu Auiinals. By 

 R. Lydekker, B.A.Cantab., 

 P.E.S. (Illustrated) 246 



Spectrum Analysis. — II. By J. J. 

 Stewart, B.A.Cautib., B.Sc. 

 Lond 249 



Science Notes, (frustrated) 250 



Variable Red Stars. By Dr. A, 

 Brester. Jun 251 



FUotograpii of the Nebiilie 

 Messier 78 and Herculis IV. 36" 

 Oriouis. By Isaac Roberts, 

 D.Sc, F.R.S 253 



Two Plates. — 1, Roman Coins; 2, Photograph of the Nebulae Messier 78 

 and Herschel IV. 36 Orionis. 



PAGE 



What is a Nebula ? By E. Walter 

 Maunder, P.R.A.S 253 



Letters :— Edwin Holmes; E. M. 

 Antoniadi ; Thos. W. Cowan ; 

 I. G. Ouseley (Illustrated) ; 

 Edwd. H. Thompson ; J. J. 

 Stewart 254 



Notices of Books. (liiustrated)... 256 



Eartbworms. By C. F. Marshall, 

 M.D., B.Sc, F.R.C.S 259 



The Nitrogenof the Air as a Plant 

 Food. By George McGowau, 

 Ph.D 260 



Some Recent Patents. (Illus- 

 trated) 262 



Chess Column. By C. D. Locock, 

 B.A.Oxon 263 



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