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[Oct. 27, 1882. 



j>rcvcnt that by ptacin); a Black Pawn on Black KB5 and a Black 

 I'awn on Black 'KKt6. |Bui instead of a Tawn on KtO we hud 

 t*t:<r plai-e a Black Bisliop en Kto, seeing tirst tlmt lie cannot in 

 anyway iniorfere irith the execution of our idea. Now, after 

 1. K to Q3, R to Kt3 we must jirevent the mate by 2. B to B3. 

 We can do this by placing a Black Knight on Bhick KRS , arriving 

 at the poeilioD in diagram B. 



Now we congratulate ourselves with having constmctoda problem 

 having the good idea of bringing the Bishop to QKt3 from his 

 remote post on KR5, although there are two intervening pieces, but 

 unfortunately we discover some more defects. After 1. K to Q3, 

 R to Kt3 White can effect a mate by 2. B takes K, followed by 11 to 

 (jti mate. This puzzled us for a long tiuic, till we determined to du 

 away with the White Itook altogether, if possible, and in its stead 

 we placed a Black Pawn on Black QB3 and a White Pawn on 

 White KB5. But we found that Black, in reply to 1. K to Q3, 

 need nut play R to Kt3, but can defend by Kt to Kt3, %vliich makes 

 the mate impossible, for if 2. B takes K, then Black escapes by 

 Kt to K4 (ch). After some consideration we found that the 

 Knight could b<- placed on KK7, where it also would prevent the 

 mate by B to B3. We accordingly altered the position, as in 

 diagram C. 



C 

 Blicx. 



Bat we had always reckoned on Black replying with R to Kt3, 

 for which, of course, since wo have removed the White Rook, there 

 is no necessity ; thus, after 1. K to Q3, Black can reply with 

 R to Kt2, and hero we saw a fresh difficulty, for if 2. B to Q sq, 

 thtjn Black replies with E to QKt2, and there is no mate. A Black 

 Pawn on Black KKt2 would not do, as in reply to 1. K to Q3, 

 P to Kt3 wculd «|*il the mate. A Black Pawn on Black QB2 

 would of course have prevented 2. R to QKt2, but the superior 

 idM» fctmmil to us of placing tt White Queen on Kt6. Wo compel 

 (l... I!.- . t., i.iVi- it, and greatly improve our problem by leaving 



• n tho first move. But will it hold good i Can- 

 ■• 't a mato any other way ? This is one of tli" 

 ' in problems; any alteration wc may make muiit 

 rinony of the whole. Wo placed a White Qn. .n 



• edcd to examine whether White could not effect 

 ihan by 1. K to Q3. Wo tried tho different 



V"'"'" K6, QC, or B7, also B takes R, but wc founil 

 fh:i" ' '. ur-^'f r'-hults from any of these moves. Wo found, however, 

 that after 1. K to Q3, R takes Q. White can also play 2. B takes H 

 and iiriie next move i/n 117. In order lo force Black to play 

 R to Kt2 we placed the Queen on KKt7 , and u Block Pawn on 

 itiack QKt2, and fioding tho problem loiind, 



our readers, not as a diflicult composition, but merely for tho pur- 

 pose of showing how to construct a problem : — 



White to piny and mate in three moves. 

 Wo reeommoud our readers to follow tho above on n board. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 •»• Plecut address Cheaa Editor. 



W. (to whom wo arc obliged fur his communication) informs ns 

 tlmt tho idea embodied in Jlr. Rees's Problem No. 57 is also con- 

 taincil in the following position, taken from " Kling's Chess 

 Euclid": White.— King on KB5, Rook on K4, Bishop on KB4. 

 Black. — King on KR2. In this position Black ha.s the choice of 

 refusing to take tho Bishop. 



C. 8. Bright.— Problem rA. 1. Q to B4, if 1' to Q4. 2. Q to 

 B4(ch), K to KtS. 3. t^ to Kt 3 mate. Solutions correct. 



II. A. L. H. — To your lirst two questions wo reply that wo do not 

 concern ourselves with gossip about ]>ublie ehess players. If tho 

 match conies off it will bo played in a " private " room at Simpson's. 

 Admission by ticket, to be had on apjilication to either player. 



Edward Wilson. — 9. Q takes Kt I' ought to have lost tho game 

 at once by 10. Q to K4(ch), Kt to K2. H. B to B3, Q to Kt3(ch). 

 12. B to Q4. Bringing out tho Knight would luive been correct 

 for Black. 



Kit. — Problem will be examined. 



E. A. F. — For solution of No. 64, see p. 334. 



H. Seward kindly informs us tlint tho move 8. P to QB4 in'the 

 declined Cunningham (Jainbit is also given by Wormold as best. 



Correct solution of Problem No. 58 received from John O'Kcoffe, 

 H. V. T., Goo. H. Bonner, Novice, .\. Phelps Bencmt, H. Seward, 

 J. P., E. C. H., H. A. D., W. G. Reynolds, B. Jordan, C. II. W. 

 Hammick, John Watson, Squire, T. Steele Sheldon, Bernard 

 Wilmot, B. Ceilings, E. J. P., E. A. F., Borrow. 



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