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[Oct. G, 1882. 



^ttr C!)r«(9 Column. 



Br MiriiisTo. 



PROBLEM Xo. 56. 

 Alfeed B. Palmer. 

 Bucr. 



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3S 



4f" 



VHITI. 



White to play and mate in tliree mOTCS. 



PROBLEM Xo. C7. 

 lY Leoxaki) p. Reks. 



White to play and mate in three movCB. 



The following game was played at Manclicstcr between Mr. A. A. 

 lowley and Mr. Kay-Leather : — 



Two KxiciiTb' Defexce. 



NOTES. 



(fl) The moves sso far arc book moves. Wo should favour B to 



Q3 instead of taking tlio Pawn, as the Black Pawn is well posted on 



(l>) .\3 ean be seen, Black has lost time by his eleventh and 

 twelfth move, and White obtains a superior dovolopniont. 



(c) In this opening Black must attack, as otherwise the sncrilico 

 of a Pawn would bo useless. Instead of Castling, he might have 

 ventured upon P to KKtJ. Black has always the option of Castling 

 QR for safety. 



(rf) White is now taking advantage of the position in an inge- 

 nious nmnner. He offers a bait which Black takes. 



(.■) This capture involves Black in dilKcultieSi he ought to 

 have retired his Knight to R2, and Rubse(iuently ho might havo 

 made the advanced and isolated White Pawn the subject of hia 

 attack, for which purpose ho ought to have brought his QKt over 

 to his King's side. 



(.0 Necessary to enable Whito to play B to KB4, and deprive 

 Black of the escape by Q to KtS (ch). 



(;;) Avoiding the threatened loss of the exchange, and also 

 threatening B takes RP, which might be dangerous. 



(h) It will be seen that besides losing his Rook's Pawn by his 

 eighteenth move. Black's Rook is awkwardly placed, which is 

 always the case when a Rook enters the game early. 



(i) This move loses, but Black had hardly a good move. 



if) Acting coolly. White prevents Kt to KtG (ch) and Bluck can- 

 not move his Rook from K2 on account of Q takes BP (ch). 



(k) A powerful move, which speedily wins the game. 



(() It would have made no difference had Black played 29. R 

 takes B, White would have won by 30. K to B7. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 •(,• Please address Chess Editor. 

 Problem No. 54 has proved a difficult one for our solvers, some of 

 whom have failed to hit upon the ]iretty idea, in spite of repeated 

 efforts. Wo believe there is some similarity between this problem 

 and one published many years ago by Staunton, in the Illuttratfd 

 London Xews ; nevertheless, the idea is neatly worked out. V)'o 

 have received the most varied answers, thus : Y. Naylor gives 1. Q to 

 Kt2 ; John O'Kccffo, 1. Q to B sq. ; Kit, F. W. Cooper, Le Cavalier 

 Ni.ir, Novice, and several others, 1. Qto K5 (ch) ; R. Collins, 1. Q. 

 to B5j G. A. Pearson and R. J. P., 1. Kt to Ktl (ch), all of which 

 are incorrect. Wo havo received correct solutions from Squire, 

 G. U. Bonner, Borrow. Problem No. 55.— To this pretty end 

 position wo havo received several answers, all of which begin with 

 1. B to Q5 (ch). This, no doubt, is correct, and wins ; but there is 

 also another and prettier first move, which as yet none of our 

 readers have found out. 



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