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KNOWLEDGE. 



[Febbuaby 1, 1900. 



Q to KKt6, this ill fact being the solution discovered by 

 almost all our correspondents] 



No. 2. 

 1 . Q X P, and mates next move. 

 Correct Solutions of both problems received from 

 E. Servante, Capt. Forde, Alpha, W. de P. Crousaz, 

 G. C. (Teddington), J. W. Mevjes, W. J. Allen (bo*^h 

 keys), H. Le Jcune, H. S. " Brandreth, K. W. J. 

 Baddeley. 



Bernard Linton. — December solutions received too 

 late to acknowledge. No. 1 is incorrect, a-s vou inav 

 have seen. 



J. Baddeley. — Nevertheless the solver, as you say, 

 "has only himself to please"; and as it is better to 

 read Homer with a translation, than not at all, so the 

 solver who cannot master a problem from the diagram 

 is justified in moving about the pieces. The question 

 in fact must apparently dejjend on the solver's ability. 



We revive below two ancient Problems well worthy 

 of resurrection. Our solvers will not have such an 

 easy time as they have had for the last two months. 



PROBLEMS. 



No. 1. 



Blaci (3). 



White (?i. 



White mates in three moves. 

 No. 2. 



Bucx (6). 



f7/ 'M 



mm- wA »// , /////'/ 



% 'mm, m 



^^ ^^'-^^^ r 



Siffl * ^ 



i MM & m 





White (9) 



White mates in three moves. 



Both the above are by the late J. G. Campbell, one of 

 the strongest players, as -/ell as one of the ablest com- 

 posers of the last generation. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



The Austro-Hungarian National Tournament at 

 Vienna the prizes for which were bequeathed by the 

 late Baron Kolisch, resulted in a victory for Geza 

 Maroczy, who scored 9 games out of IL The second 

 and third prizes were divided between C. Schlechter and 

 a new player named Brody. Alapin took the fourth 

 prize, the other scores being Marco, Wolff, and Zinke 

 6, Kolve, 5, Popice, 4i, Albin, 4, Schwarz and Prock 

 bringing up the rear. It is unfortunate that ill health 

 prevented Charousek from competing. The next inter- 

 national tournament begins at Paris on May 15. The 

 prize fund already amounts to 16,000 francs. 



On January 13 Kent County gained a handsome 

 victory over Hampshire by 11 ^f games to 4.^, the match 

 being in the first round of the Southern Counties' Chess 

 Union Championship. This result points to a most 

 gratifying improvement in the play of the Kentish 

 team. Mr. Hart-Dyke defeated Mr. J. H. Blake at 

 board No. 1. 



At the City of London Chess Club, Mr. Lawrence 

 still retains a strong lead with 81 out of a possible 9. 

 Mr. W. Ward has scored 8 out of" 10, and Mr. Herbert 

 Jacobs 7 out of 9. The remainder are beginning to 

 tail off. 



The death is announced of Dr. Max Lange, the well- 

 known player and theoretician, at the age of 67. His 

 name will always be remembered in connection with the 

 Max Lange variation of the Guioco Piano ojjening. 



The Northern Counties Chess Union has issued its 

 new programme, which contains, among other items, a 

 ^challenge to the Southern Union to a match by corre- 

 spondence with 50 players aside, and a congress to be 

 held in Manchester on Easter Monday. 



A National Chess Union is also in process of forma- 

 tion, with the object of filling the place of the old 

 British Chess Association, which has practically been 

 defunct for many years. 



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