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Bv MEniisTo. 



I'ltOBLEM Xo. oS. 

 Bv Leoxakd p. Kk 



ito to play and mate in two moves. 



An interesting specimen of 

 [ilaycd at Mephisto's rooms : — 

 While. BUck. 



MfphiMo. Am.l.-ur. ^ 



1. P to K4 

 3. P to KB4 

 a. Kt to KB3 

 \. BtoBl 



Cminingham Gambit recently 



\\M\\.f. ninit. 



Mophiflto, Amnlcur. 



11. Kt takes B B takes U (y) 



12. QtoKtt(;,) Castles (i) 



13. Kt{H4)toB3P to KKt3 

 II. Kt(B5)toK7(ch) K to R .s.,(.;) 



15. P to QKt3 Kt to g2 



16. BtoKt2(eli)P to B3 



17. K takes B P to U3 



18. Q tks Kt (/.) y takes Q 



19. R tks P (0 P to KK* 



20. R to B7 mate. 



P to K4 

 P takef. P 

 B to K2 («) 

 B to 115 (eh) 



5. PtoKt3(6) P takes P 



6. Casfleg (e) P takes P (eh) 



7. K to R 8<i P to y4 (d) 

 s. B takes P Kt to KB3 

 :•. KttoQB3(«) Kt takes B (/) 



lu. Kt tksKt QB to KUti 



NOTES, 

 (a) AUhoDgh this defence is considered inferior to either P to KKt4 

 <pr [' to Q4. liiit it has tho merit of tem|>ting an opponent into the 

 ' n.ljit, which is considered unsound, and it likewise 



I attack of the Allgaer Gambit, 

 .nstitutes the Cunningham (Janibit, which somc- 

 iiie very lively pl.-iy, although the books pronounce 

 iuir.iiiri'1. 5. K to B s<j is given as better to be followed by P to 

 ',' 1, after which White obtains a gooil position, and will regain I he 

 I .iinbit I'awn." We do not agree with this. In practice wo have 

 •ten found it difficult to win against that defence. We aiso intro- 

 'ii^'c tho following new moro to tho notice of oar readers, n.s it 

 _• v«g a better defence, i.«., if instead of P to Kt3 



5 K to B m\ g P toKS y P to Q4 g B t o K2 



"■ B to B3 ■ B to K2 ' P to y4 



Here the l>ookB give as a continuation for Black, P to KKt4; this 

 allows White to attack by P to KK4, and he obtains a good game. 

 I iistoad of this move it would 1*0 lietter to abandon the Pawn that 

 i-.inn'/t well be di-fendcd, and proceed with 8. P to QB4, to bo 

 f..llo«.-.l (pr.^iibly) by Kt to gB3, and wo think that Black's 

 I'.fcnr.- in superior to White's attack. 



(c) White ho|ics to obtain compensation for his Pawn by an 

 attack founded on tho fact of his li>X)k having the command of the 

 KB file in conjunrtion with tho threat of B takes BP (eh) and 

 Kt Ukei, H <\-'':,::t^v.; rhrrV. ,'•,-. 



(d) f. ' - ■ ■ - ■■ ' ,s BInek to play 8. KttoKB3, 

 tl.rt'.-it.i ind making tho |>oaition of tho 

 |{.,.k <.i 



(V) M. , . .,t "will u|," in this defence, 



lu-iH recour-'- to ]i,:iov.,i loo. I ),. ii»ii:,l move of B takes P (ch) does 

 not yield tlie first jilnver any advantage. 



(/) White threaten!. ^' V»A-» » ^t takej.^Kt Kttoko|.J!BJ^ 

 Kt takes B g takex Kt 



(?) II. Q takes Kt (R5) would have given Black a better game. 



(K) A Ix/ld sortie, giving White a strong counter attack. If 

 Q takes B, Black wonid reply with P to QB3. 



(i) P to KKt3 would not havo been much bettor, for White can 

 shut in tho Black Bishop by 13. P to Q3, threatening B to Kt5 or 

 B4, followed by R takes B with a winning game. 



(./) K to Kt2 would havo enabled White to play Q to R4, 

 thivatening the dangerous checks on RO and B6. 



(I) This move at once forces the game. 



(/) Threatening mate by discovered check with tho Bishop next 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTP. 

 •»• Vleaee address Chess Editcr. 



Alfred B. riilmer. — Problem received with thanks. 



Teddington.- In Problem 5G the two Pawns on White QKlG and 

 Black QKt2 are necessary to prevent a second mate after 1. B to 

 KtG ; but the iiioMom is altogether wrong. 



F. Dec. Tluinks for coinnumication. Solutions correct. 



I.ionaiii I'. lUos. I'roblrni already on hand. End position has 

 L'iM.'ii iniiv.T.-ril iilia-iii'o. Yo\ir I'roblnn No. 57 we are assured is 

 not a copy t'rnm thai pnlilislicd in 1S7« in the Xollinnham Express; 

 nor can we think that Mr. Spray has copied his position from a 

 precisely similar pvoblcm, which appears in " -Moxandres Beauties 

 of Chess," by Paul Loguin, the position of which is White King on 

 QKtC, Bisho]) on KKi3, and Rook on Q sq. Black King on QB sq. 

 The idea being simple, it may occur to several moro composers. 



W. SI. Foxcroft.— Solutions con-eot. 



S. Bassan Lello. — Solutions correct. For Xo. B5, see last week's 

 issue, where all solutions are given. 



John Simpson. — The problem referred to is a four-mover by a 

 German composer (Eichhardt), where a similar mate with two 

 Knights occurs; perhaps some of our readers will recollect the 

 position. Wo hope soon to publish some select reprints. 



J. B. B. — Solutions (very) correct. 



Correct solutions received of Problems Xo. 56 and 57 by J. P., 

 (i. W., C. L. B., E. A. F., F. S. h. No. 57, by Billy Batton, 

 Bernard Wilmot, F. C. Hyland. 



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