December 1. lOOO. 



KNOWLEDGE 



287 



new detenu illation of the solar parallax, may be observed 

 throughout the night. The lollo-wiiig is ;in ubiidged 

 cpheuieris. for Borliii midnight ; — 



De 



The planet is nearest to the earth on Doeember 2i>th,wluMi 

 its distance is 0.:>118 that of the Sun, and its parallax 

 estimated at about "28". The planet may be distinguished 

 from neighbouring stars by its relative motion, which is 

 very rapid ; its ajiparent stellar magnitude will be about 

 9.0. 



Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are too near the Sun to be 

 observed, being in conjunction on tlie 14th, 2!Hh, and .5th 

 respectively. 



Neptune is in oppo.=ition on the 20th, and may be ob- 

 served throughout the night. During the month he 

 describes a short westerly path in the most eastern part 

 of Taurus, but as it lies in the Milky Way, careful obser- 

 vation will be required to identify the planet. Tiie j)ath 

 is a little to the south of a line joining rj (leminorum and 

 132 Tauri, at nearly equal distances from the two stars. 



The Stars. — About 9 p.m. at the middle of the mouth. 

 Cancer, Gemini, and Canis Minor will be towards the 

 east ; Auriga high up towards the east ; Taurus and Orion 

 towards the south-east ; Perseus and Cassiopeia nearly 

 overhead ; Aries and the head of Cetus in the south ; 

 Andromeda high up towards the north-west ; Pegasus a 

 little south of west ; Cygnus and Lyra in the north-west ; 

 and Ursa Major a little east of north. 



Minima of Algol at convenient hours occur on the 14tli 

 at 9.2.5 P.M., and on the 17th at 6.14 p.m. 



(t^tsn Column. 



By C. D. LococK, b.a. 



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Communications for this coliunn should be addressed 

 to C. D. LococK, Netherfield, Camberley, and be posted 

 by the 10th of each month. 



Solutions of November Problems. 

 (P. G. L. F.) 



No. 1. 

 1. E to KIRS, and mates next move. 



No. 2. 

 Eiey move — 1. Q to Esq. 

 If 1. . . . PtoK.5, 2. Q toKEBch. 

 I. . . . BxP, 2. KxB. 



1. . . . Any other, 2. Q x Bch. 

 CoEEECT Solutions of both problems received from 

 Alpha, W. de P. Crousaz, G. A. Forde (Capt.), H. S. 

 Brandreth, Major Nangle, and one unsigned from 

 Bradford. 



Of No. 1 only from W. F. Preedy, H. Le Jeune. 

 H. Le Jeune.— QKs<i would be met by . . . PK.5. 

 P. A. Cohbold (Ontario).— Tour solution of No. 1 

 (October) is correct, but K to B2 will not solve No. 2, 

 BBo being a valid defence. In the variation you give 

 (2. QB6ch, K X P) there is nothing approaching a mate. 



PEOBLEMS. 



No. I. 



By .Tcff AUrn (C;l.lrutt;lV 

 Black (7). 





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m 



..„„.„ -wm ://' H 



m m».m m 



W^ //-/-'-'/ WWi ^R 





Whitk (0). 



White mates iu two moves. 



No. 2. 

 By Major Nangle. 



Black (5). 



White (3). 



White mates in three moves. 



CHESS INTELLIGENCE. 



"Knowledge" Solution Toueney. 

 A Solution Tourney is to be started iu Knowledge, iu 

 the .lauuary number of the journal. The sum of One 

 Guinea is offered as First Prize, and Knowledge free for 

 twelve mouths as Second Pri/.e. The conditions arc as 

 follows : — 



1. The Tournament will begin on January 1st, 1901, 



and will include all the direct mates in two and 

 three moves printed iu Knowledge during the 

 year 1901. 



2. If a Problem be incorrectly printed it will be can- 



celled and reprinted. 



:i Key-moves only need be given. A correct key to 

 a two-move Problem will score two points, to a 

 three-move Problem, three points. A second 

 solution will score one point. An incorrect claim 

 for a second solution will lose one point. If a 

 Problem has no solution, tho fact must be stated ; 

 it will then count as a correct key. 



4. In tho event of a tie for either prize, the Chess 

 Editor may decide it by a further trial of skill 

 under new conditions. 



