160 



KNOWLEDGE. 



[AuuusT 1, 1893. 



Notes. 

 (a) Inferior to the usual 7. Q to Q2, P to QR3 ; 8. Kt 

 to Qsq, P to QB4 ; 9. P to QB3, because it leaves the 

 Queen's side weak. Blacli's reply, however, is feeble, 

 castling being quite safe. 



(/() The customary preparation for P to QB4 in this 

 opening. Whites reply is perhaps a little premature. 



(f ) A strange oversight, followed by a still more strange 

 omission on the part of White. He should of course play 

 10. . . QKt to I!3 at once, as the Pawn will keep. Possibly 

 the moves were incorrectly transposed in the score. 



((/) 11. KtxP obviously wins at once, whether the 

 Knight be taken or not. 



(<•) The weakness of Pawns caused by this advance 

 ultimately loses him the game {riili' Black's 3Gth and 37th 

 moves) : but he has already some inferiority. 



(/") A very enterprising line of play : the Pawn sacrificed 

 is not regained for several moves. 



{n) Showing the futility of his IGth move. 



{h) 27. Kt to B3 would not save the Pawn — c.<f., 27. Kt 

 to B3, Kt X P ; 28. E x R, Kt x Ktch, etc. 



(i) 27. . . KtxP might also be played, the Bishop in 

 such a position being worth more than the Knight. 



(,;■) More desirable would be 80. R. to K2 at once, with 

 a view to manuuvring the Knight rii! Ksq to QB, etc. 



(/.-) A fine move, which leaves White in a cramped 

 position after the exchanges. 



il) This soon loses a Pawn ; 85. K to Esq, with a view 

 to E to B3 is certainly no worse. 



(in) A strange position. White is compelled to make 

 some disadvantageous move : for if 37. R to KB2, R to 

 QG wins. 



(rt) 89. K to R2, R to E8 ; 40. K to E3, E to E8ch ; 

 41. K to Kt4 looks more promising. 



(o) Even now 41. R to 153 might save the game. 



{/>) For if 42. R to B3, P to R7 ! ; 43, R x P, R x Pch ; 

 changing Rooks and winning with the RP. The ending 

 is very cleverly played by Herr Walbrodt. 



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PAGE 



Tusks and tlieir Uses. B3' 



B. Lydekker, B.A.C'antab 121 



The Story of fl Eri iiini. By the 



Kev. T. n. Anderson, D. So. , lit 

 Galls and their Occupants — I. 



ByE. A. Butler 125 



The Tree Creeper. By Harry F. 



Witherhy 128 



The Great Plains on the Moon. 



By A. C. Eanyard 129 



Notice of Book 130 



Science Notes 131 



Letters :— J. E. Holt; J. C. 



Kapteyn ; J. Maelair Boraston l;t.'3 



The Governmental Inquirv and 

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Chemistry and Cuisine, By 

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On some Recent luvestij^ations 

 of tile Geolotirv of the Punjab 

 Salt Eanse. By G .W. Bu'.man, 

 M.A., B.Sc 137 



The Face of the Sky for July. 

 By Herbert Sadler, F.E.A.S. ., 1:J9 



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