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By Samuel Loyd.
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16 R K
White (8 places).
White to play and mate in treo ROVER, Solution to Problem No. 142 by 177.
1 B-B3 Then if
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24 Et Kt
25 Q-R6
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KR 4 and wins,
(a) This is the key to Hinck's troubles, naat enabigs White tu maritles the exolgugs at once, after winch the game i kom
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From the Championship Tournament of Hongkong 29,786 the Brooklyn Choes Club:
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Black Macshall. White Napier,
P-K4(a) P-Q Kt
KKK
3 PHP
4 P-QR3 (8)- FKK B3
8. BKB4 7QH-02
8 BK'S
12 K-KO
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June 8th.
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Sharp Pl
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