April 1, 1899.] 



KNOWLEDGE. 



95 



By C. D. LococK, b.a. 



Communicationa for this column should be addressed to 

 C. D. LococK, Netherfield, Camberley, and posted on or 

 before the 10th of each month. 



Solutio7ts of March Problems. 



No. 1. 



(By V. H. M.) 



1. E to Bo, and mates next move. 



No. 2. 



(By W. I. M.) 



1. B to Esq, and mates next move. 



[Several of our con-espondents have attempted to solve 

 No. 2 by 1. R to Q4, or 1. B to K7, overlooking Black's 

 ingeniously provided defence 1 . . . P becomes a Knight.] 



Correct Solutions of both problems received from 

 Capt. Forde, G. G. Beazley, D. R. Fotheringham, Alpha, 

 H. S. Brandreth, K. W., J. G. Parker, J. M. K. Lupton, 

 W. Clugston, W. H. Stead, G. S. Hardy, F. V. Louis, one 

 unsigned from Leeds, C. S. Kershaw. 



Of No. 1 only, from Sunnyside, Miss Theakston, G. C. 

 (Teddington), W. Hughes, W. de P. Crousaz, B. C. TiUett, 

 H. B. Soper. 



H. Bristow. — Revised problem will appear shortly. 

 There is no harm in using a Black Queen to prevent a 

 second solution, in default of a better way. 



H. B. Soptr.—H to R3 will not solve No. 2. 



ir. Hw/hes. — There is no dual in No. 1. Your definition 

 of a " try " is correct, with the addition perhaps of the 

 condition that the defence should not be immediately 

 obvious. 



A. (?oM"<u,.,-. -No. 1. If R to Kt4, BxB. No. 2. If R 

 to Qi, P to Kt8, becoming a Knight. 



G. A. Forde {Capt.]. — Yes, there is a solution to the 

 3-mover which you send. The key is B to QB5. 



E. Reed Makeham. — There is a solution. As the problem 

 is rather remarkable, we print it below. You may perhaps 

 hke to try it again. 



Several correspondents are thanked for their good wishes 

 for the cable match. 



PROBLEMS. 



No. 1, 



Composer unknown. 



Black (1). 



Whitb (3). 



White mates in three moves. 



[This must be quite one of the best four-piece problems 

 extant.] 



No. 2. 

 By -Jan Dobrusky. 



(From the Maiirhesfer Weekly Times.) 

 BtACX (S). 



m 3 





&. 

 ii 





Wnrra (7). 



White mates in three moves. 

 [An ancient but always pleasing device.] 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



Two club championships have recently been decided. 

 At the British Chess Club Mr. Wainwright carried all 

 before him. He won the handicap with a clean score of 

 11, and in the level tournament took first prize with a 

 score of 8. The next in order were E. 0. Jones, 6^ ; P. 

 Hart-Dyke, 5 ; W. Ward-Higgs, 4^ ; E. Young, 4. 



In the City of London Level Tournament the prize- 

 winners were — 



Section ^.— T. F. Lawrence, 10^; F. Leye, 9; R. 

 Loman, 9. 



Section £.— Herbert Jacobs, 9^ ; L. Zaugwill, 8^ ; P. 

 Howell, 8. 



Mr. Ward-Higgs tied with Mr. Howell for the third 

 place in B, but lost in playing oflf the tie. In the final 

 pool between the six prize-winners, Mr. Jacobs came out 

 first with a score of 3i out of 5, Mr. Lawrence failing to 

 rise to the occasion." These short final contests are 

 scarcely a fair test : in the final pool each competitor should 

 play two games with every other. 



The Anglo-American Cable Match took place on March 

 10th and 11th, the British team playing at the Hotel Cecil. 

 Mr. Burn declined to play, his place being taken by Mr. 

 Trenchard. The British team was evidently weaker than 

 last year, while the Americans were evidently stronger 

 than usual if they could afford to put Mr. D. G. Baird at 

 No. 10. The victory for the United States by six games 

 to four was accordingly not unexpected, though as the 

 games went the English players should nearly have saved 

 the match. 



It is noteworthy that no less than seven out of the ten 

 games were Ruy Lopez openings, and that the four 

 English players of that opening were unanimous in 

 castling on the fourth move. The score is subjoined, with 

 a brief account of the games. 



