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Problem No. 25. Black (6 pieces)
White (7 piecus)... White to play and mate in two moves,
Solution to Problem No. 24 (by J B suf Bridport)-
4-NK13, B-E8; 2Q-QKt8, any
S Q-Kuor KÉS, SZ 10-K3, B-R4:2 KB Ht any;
3 Qmates.
Correct solution from C. R.T. and Crotéc.
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won in three different ways. (1) By, a checkinate; (2) by one player succeeding in capturing sil his opponent's forces, pra vidad he had any of his own, however small, remaining; (3) by giving his adversary: stalemate, under certain restrictions. And if we look at the matter without pre Judice, it will be difficult to show that the custom of the ariciente, in this last respect. was not, in the nature of things, at least as reasonable as OUT-OWER
During recent years, and especially in 1990, says the Times Weekly, the decline of professionalism in chess has became more evident. It in bocsmning clear that perfect chess with dess analyses and fino points resulting ir victory by shade of advents “ago, fan wo great attractions, except for the few. Hesidco, the amateure hold sway, and rightly,
A briliant game from a tournoy played
in Kiev-recully-
*MICILIAN DEFENCE.
White Prince
Undian.
1 PK 4
9 Kt—Q.83 >
3K+~13
4 P--04
6 P
0 PXP
TB-K2
B. Caelita
Kt Kt5 P-Q6(b) 11BQ B4
32ch.
34 Q-Q.5 ch
15.
R--Ksreb
10 B-Kt & ch
17 Bx Kt ch
18 Kt Kt 6! •
Block Trus
chorno.
·P QB 4 P-K-3 KO B3
PQ Kt() Q-1.2ch
Q-Q3
8
Q-Kt sq K-K3 F-QR3 Px Kt KXD K+K 84 KQ m
PxB
Designs (5) -
fa Better would be PP-a Kix
B-Q Kt,
more.
The Unlucky Number.s
H. CARMICHAEL,
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The Keshoalt be driven off by 10
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