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KNOWLEDGE. 



[July 2, 1900. 



PROBLEMS. 



No. 1. 



By B. G. Laws. 



Black (S). 



M"''W, ^ Mi fM 



White (10). 



White mates in three moves. 



No. 2. 

 By W. H. Gundry (Exeter). 



White (0) 



White mates in three moves. 



Mr. J. K. Macmeikan, of Repton School, honours me 

 by the dedication of the following subtle stratagem : — 

 While— K at QBsq, R at KR6, B at K5 and KB7, Kt 

 at Q3 and QB6. P at KR3 and QB2. Black— Y^ at 

 QB6, R at Q5, P at KR4 and QR3. White compels 

 Black to mate in seven moves. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



Mr. H, N. Pillsbury has beaten all records for blind- 

 fold play by engaging in 20 games simultaneously at 

 the Franklin Chess Club, Philadelphia, on April 28th 

 last. His score was — won 14, drawn 5, lost L Con- 

 sidering that his opponents included such well known 

 players as S. W. Bampton, C. J. Newman, and W. P. 

 Shipley, Mr. Pillsbury 's performance must be regarded 

 as brilliant in the extreme. Dr. Zukcrtort once played 

 16 games blindfold, but no other player, we believe, 

 has played so many — certainly not more — till Mr. Pills- 

 bury finally eclipsed all previous performances. 



A correspondence match of two games is in progress 

 between the "Vienna Chess Club and the French Chess 

 Association. The openings are the Four Knights 

 Game and the French Defence. Mr. Steinitz has been 

 playing his own gambit by correspondence with the 



Liverpool Chess Club, with the view of testing a new 

 departure for White at move 9. Mr. Steinitz was 

 mated on the 34th move. 



The Paris international tournament has been making 

 rather slow progress owing to the frequent holidays. 

 The full score will be given next month. Messrs. Lasker 

 and Pillsbury have been in fine fomi, but the latter lost 

 to Mr. F. J. Marshall, the winner of the minor tourna- 

 ment in London. Mr. Marshall's play has so far been 

 the feature of the meeting. The other players are 

 Maroczy, Burn, Schlechter, Janowski, Tchigorin, Mason, 

 Mieses, Marco, Mortimer, Brody, Showalter, Sterling, 

 Didicr, and Rosen. Mr. Blackburne was unfortunately 

 prevented from entering owing to serious trouble with 

 his eyes. Hcrr Marco is scoring uncommonly well, but 

 Herr Schlechter is losing far more games than is usual 

 with him. Janowski has had a bad time lately, but 

 Mieses is still doing well. Herr Lasker holds the lead 

 and is certain of the first prize. 



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