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KNOWLEDGE ♦ 



[Sept. -2'}, 1882. 



^ur €f)ti9 Column. 



By Mepiiisto. 



PROBLE>[ XO. 55. 

 E.ND Posrrio.N irom aciiai. I'lay, by Leoxaed V. Ke 



BUCK. 



ANSWERS TO COREESPONDENTS. 

 •,• Please address Chess-Editor. 

 J. Duncans. — If in the game on p. 270 Hlack had played 

 20. B to R3, instead of Kt to R3, the game would probably have 

 rcsnltcd in a draw, i.e. : — 



Unci. 



21. Kt to 1)7 (cl.) (best) 



22. Q takes R 



23. Kt takes B 



24. K to K Bcj 



25. K to K2 



2". 11 ,oQR3 



21. K to y 811 



22. Q to B6 



23. Q takes BP (eh) 

 2 1. Q to B8 (ch) 



25. Q to B7 (ch) and dr 



bv p<Tpetaal check. Shonld Black attempt to defend by Q to Bsq, 

 he will lose by B to B7 (ch), K to Q S(|, and then Kt to QC (th) 

 winning the Queen. Again, White cannot play any other move, for 

 if K to B 8*1 he will bo mated, or if K to B3 ho will lose his own 

 Queen by Black playing Q to KB7 (ch), K to K4, then Q to KKt7 

 (ch), winning the Queen. 



G. (i. U. — In the following position White can win by projicr 



1 P5 rr fi re' 



m #1 



play. He must, however, exercise proper caution, and never leave 

 the dangerous Pawns out of sight. 



1. R to R 



2. K to K2 2. K to Ktl. (or a) 



3. B to B3 

 ■I. K to Q3 

 5. K to K4 

 G. R to R5 (cli) 

 7. K to K3. 



White now wins this Pawn niiil will bo at liberty to proceed more 

 vigorously against the Black King, the object being to bring him on 

 to the eighth file. Play is very complicated and difficult; the Bishop 

 must never leave the diagonal commanding the Rook's square, and 

 yet lie will bo somewhat made use of for the attack. Play might- 

 jirocecd as follows : — 



7. H to Kt sq ; 8. K takes P, B to B2 ; 0. K to K3, B to Kt sq ; 

 10. K to K4, Bto B2; II. K to Q5, B to Kt so ; 12. K to KG, 

 H to 1)2; 13. R to QBo, B to B5 ; 14. B to K4 (ch),K to R3 ; 

 15. K to B7, I? to K6 ; IG. R to KB5, B to Q7 ; 17. B to B3, B to 

 KKt4j 18. R to Q4. Black now cannot play his Bishop, for White 

 threatens R to R5 mate. Black is, therefore, compelled to play 

 I' to R8, and after White playing B takes P ho will easily be able 

 to win. Of course, both White and Black might play difTerently, 

 but the above variations show tlie prlnci)iIo on which play should 

 Iirocccd. If 2. K to Kt6. 3. it to KtS (ch), K to KG. 4 B to B3 

 and White wins the Pawn; for if K to R5, then R to Kt4, or if 

 B to R3, then R to R8. By combined nmna'uvring of Rook, 

 Bishop, and King, White will always succeed in winning first one 

 of the Pawns and then driving tho Black King to the edge of the 

 board. 



S(|nire. — You omitted to give your address. 



W. Mead. — The game shall be withheld as you desire. 



Squire, John O'Kecffc, T. T. Dorrington. — In I'roblcm 54 if 

 1. Kt to Ktl (ch), K to Kt4. 2. Q to KR5, P to B7 and there is 

 no mate. 



Novice. — 1. Q to B sq, P to Q3 and there is no mate in two 

 moves. 



Solutions received of No. 51 by A. J. H., Kit, W. C. Thomas, 

 Blackie. No. 52, Blackic, W. C. Thomas, Kit, Harold Jacobs, Agnes 

 J.arkcom, Evelyn. No. 53, Agnes Larkcom, Harold Jacobs, Kit, 



Problem No. 54 correctly solved by H. Seward, G. W. 

 C W. Stuart v. A. Johnson. 

 R. Pilkington f. John O'Keeffc. 



Contents of Knowledge No. 47. 



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