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Original Protiems shrukt be accompanied by Solution and Analysis.

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Problem No. 21, Black (4 pleces).

White (4 pieces).

Whits to play and mate in three moves..-

Solution to Probioci No. 20 by W. Gundry

1.Q-Qkq, Buy move; 2 C., B., or Kt.

mutes.:

Correct solutiona iram S, W., C. R. T. and Cortes,

I regret to say that No. 19 was published a.& two-nover, whereas, in reality, it was a.tarcouovor. My apologión to solvere,

'Yes' said the old farmer, after caring the story of Rip van Winkler; it was" wonderful thing to Tumain notionless all that line. Is post he was on a game of chots,

Q. Kk

(a) Not so aduisble as 6. P. 9, to be followed by B to B

(b) The idea in Laken, we believe, from

Uceful foror of attack in the White takse udfantage of his opponent's oramped unit pazelyenarve position, burus his ships, su to speak, and rukkes a dash on the royal kinger,

(e) Properatory to relieving the conges won by P. K 4, int Whito allow no time for such leisurely simplicity,

“(d):11:. K.to Raj, is no better, for the would come 12 B to B. 2, threatening Q.3 and P. to R, b, against which there no defonco.

to

(e) Immediately fatal If, instead, 12. Kto R. 3 (best); then 13 Kr. to K. 4 dis ch., R to Rt. 3114 Q. to Kt. 4 ch, tu R. 2; 150 to R. Sch, K. to Et a 10 K.

to KL..6, and the mats soon follows C pare the Anish of gano IL

(f) Rather like

Wasting D

possible in so oso a galite,

if that is

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(a) The temptation was great, the in- rediste advantage: boing subvious the same, this weakens the P. to K. R. attack.

(A) As the late Mr Howard Staunton casionally remarked, I have tried in vain to discover tlie object of dis mure.

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(1) Au extraordinary fapout for such o player in such a contest (Mir Howard Staunton again), 13 PbK. Kt: # would bave saved thy dit mation, it al sventa for a short time.

JOKES OF ROYALTY.

The Gormar Emperor has one of the most costly wardrobes of any man in Europe. His Imperial Majesty spouls 2800 a year in boots aluno, and buys every pair from a

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contain fru in Oxford-st. You ought to give your own country a chance," laughingly said our new King to his Imperial nopac during a recent visit to England. Well, replied the Koisor, Germany costainly. supports me in most things, but na regarde bisute, Talways goin for English Supporters, English-mida boota aro so oagy to walk in,' Yes, I agree with you, said the King, somewhat slyly, and if there should chance to ho a revolution at any time in Germany, English boots will enable you to trávul- In the great correspondenco match,udo This was in the nature of a knock

speedily to the apuntry in which they wore North. South of England, the scure for the Kisor, who at times is apt to be. the end of the 77th completed go litio the country which has invariably in favour of the South by 42 points to treated him so kadly. The Kaiser also goes in strongly for English carpets, and all the Royal Palaces in Germany uro Kidder mustered in almost every rousi."

When t

atho Duke of Cambridge was staying with the Kaiser some months ago, ho remarked opon this, and said, We English ought to teal flatbarral, your Majesty, seeing that you think su highly of English manufactures. Well, English curpote can't by "boston" I am sure! Ah! Duke,' replied anywhere the Emperor, laughing, somewhat exulting. whenever I put my foot upon an Eng- dish carpet. I may to myself, Germany,

rampling on Eaglich ende

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In America, the entry list for the Twentieth Contary Correspondence Tour ney finally closed with 173 names-the list including 18 doctora, 11 morchianta, 10 lawyers, & college professors, 8 ministers of religion, and é journalists,

Cool progress is being made in the Championship tournament at the Singapore Chess Club. The leaders are Messra Chit Lendou, McIntyre and P. A Reutens, the lite champion (Mr W. Craig) boing no where.

It was sagely remarked in the Field thas the absence from the Monte Carle tourna nient of Dr Lasker and Me Pilisbtry on tributed to the success of M. Junovsky, Thereupon the Birmingham Gazette pointed ut that if the train of thought were pursued it would ho found that in the

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The impression prevails that the Q. P. An Irishman was scheeling a heavy barral opening is all and uninteroving to stroot the other dig, Hike, whatNLY THREE those who tlunk so ran over the following have you got in that barrel somIcons gamos, to which the title "Two of a Sort - called out to him. “Pon me word, replies has beva given —The trit was played in Mike, I hardly know weself, for it has Correspondenes Tournoy in Russia sonia | “whisky" on ong sida and "Pat Duffy" lime ago batween 1, 35 Kojalovitch on the other! (White) sed B. N Cholodovsky

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