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KNOWLEDGE 



[Oct. ]?, 1882. 



^ur Cbrds Column. 



Br MKriiisTO. 



SiiLUTIONS. 

 No. 5+, by John Simpson (p. 2S6) ; 



:. K to K2 



2. Kt to B5 (ch) K to K sq (a) 



3. Q takes RP Kt takes P. 



4. a tks Kt (ih) K to H s>i 



5. Q mates 



2. (n) K to Q sq 



3. Q takes RP Kt takes P 



4. RtoKt8(ch) H takes U 



5. Q tks It (ch) K to Q2 



1. n to Q5 (ch) K to K sq, or 



2. y takes KP R takes y (a) 



3. h to KtS (ch) K to K2 



4. Kt to 1)5 mate, or 

 2. (a) if KttksP (t 

 :<. B tksKt (ch) K to B si 



4. Q tks R (ch) K to K2 



5. y to KS (ch) K to Q3 

 t;. Q to Q7 or 



Kt to B5 mate 



2. (b) if Q or B takes 6. B to K6 mate 



KtorBtoR3 



3. Q to B7 (ch) K moves 

 J. K to KtS (ch) R takes R 

 5. Q tks R (ch) K to K2 

 0. Q to B7 (ch) K to Q 1 or 3 

 7. y mates 



Those appear to me to bo the principal varintiong, as the others 

 arc mostly but tran8|>o8itions of some of the above moves. It 

 seems too good for an " End Position from Actual Play." I mean 

 there is too much variation, or at any rate, more than one would 

 expect. — (i. Woodcock. 



Another version : — 



1. R to KtS 



(If B moves K takes R or B takes Q, White mates on the move 

 by B to yS.) 



1. R takes R (best) 



2. Q tks P (ch) and wins 



(Any other move for Black leads to a similar result.) 

 \ pretty end position, which ono would scarcely have expected in 

 actual play. — H. Seward. 



After i. R to KtS, R takes R. 2. y takes P (ch) if Black plays 

 2. R to Kt2 then 3. B to y.j (eh), K to B sq. 4. y to R8 (ch), 

 K to K2. 5. Kt to B5 mate. Or, if in reply to 2. Q takes P (ch), 

 Black plays K to B sq, then 3. B to y5 wins in a similar manner. 

 -Kp.] • 



Herbert Jacobs sends the following solution : — 



1. y takes P (ch) 1. R takes y. 



2. B to yS (ch) 2. K to B sq 



3. R to KlH (, h) 3. K to K2 



4. Kt to B.j mate 



[If in reply to 1. y takes P Black does not take the Queen, but 

 plavs K to ka, then White wins bv 2. y takes R, for if Black 

 replies with 2. y takes Kt. then 3. y to K8 (eh), K to y3. 4. y 

 to B8 (rh), K to K3. 5. P to yS mnte. Afain, if Black jilays 

 2. P takes P, then 3. y to KS (ch), K to y3. 4. y to B8 (ch), 

 K toK3. 5. B to y.'i (ch), K to K 1. C. y to K7 mate. Or if 

 2. Kt takes BP then White plavs 3. y to K8 (eh), Kt to K2. 

 4. B to B5 (ch), K to Q3. r>. y to y7 male.— Ei>.] 



The study of this |iositinn ought to convince the most inveterate 

 doctrinaire that the problems presenti-d by actual play, unliko those 

 artificially maile, arc cafutblc of %-arious solutions, and that thera 

 may be different ways of accumpjiahing the desired end, and fmaily 

 that different views from that taken by ourselves ought not to bo 

 condemned nuhly. 



Problem No. 56.--We regret to say this problem is incorrect, a 

 White Pawn placed either on KKt4 or KKtC would render it sound. 

 It can be solved by 1. B to KtO, also by 1. B to B3. 



Sir, In your issue of last week, you published a problem (No. 

 57) by Ix'onard P. Rees. On glancing over it I immediately re- 

 cognised the solution, and remembered having seen it several years 



ago. On i-oforencp I find the enclosed problem (the solution <£ 

 which is identical with Mr. Kecs's) was composed by Mr. Chiis. 

 Spray, of Nottingham, and was published in the Noiiintjham DaUy 

 Krpress, in 1878. As I, of course, conclndeil that Mr. Roes has 

 never seen the enclosed, I simply call your attention to this curious 

 and extraordinary coincidence of ideiu'i. The pinbloni is neat and 

 simple. — Yours very truly, A. Maukiott. 



BliCK. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 •»• Please address Chess Editor. 



Leonard P. Rees. — See solution. 



E. P. W.— The variation is weak for the first player, but in the 

 position arrived at after 9. y to B3 White will obtain a good gamo 

 by 10. P to yi, followed if yKt to B3 or KKt to K2 by 11. B to 

 B4 or P to K5 respectively. 



John Simpson. — Problem received with thanks. Solutions 

 correct. 



Squire. — You are right. Tho game was probably played at tho 

 odds of a Rook. Y'ou are too good for that. Wo gove the ending 

 as it actually occurred. 



Herbert Jacobs. — Thanks for problem. Hope soon to deal with 

 tho subject. 



Lovesmith.— Cook's Synopsis of tho openings. 



II. A. L. S. — Thanks for good opinion. 



(i. W. — (iamo received. 



Problems No. I>G and o7 solved by H. A. L. S., II. V. T., W. C. 

 Thomas, II. Seward, Herbert Jacobs. Solutions of No. 54 received 

 from Herbert Jacobs, II. V. T., Belmont, G. II. Bonner, H. A. N. 

 No. 55, Borrow, G. H. Bonner. No. 5G and 57, T. T. Dorrington, 

 11. A. N., R. J. P., Evelyn, H. S. Squire, John O'Keeffo, Samuel 

 Jordan, Kit, G. H. Bonner, Borrow, Belmont, John Watson, H. A. D., 

 Novice, A. J. II., W. J. U. No. 66, J. P., Schmucko. No. 57, 

 T. H. Jcaps, Chas. Palmer. 



Borrow. — Problems received with thanks. 



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