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soomed that la had three ribs, broken," And that he bad fainted into a lady's arms and been taken away by her and her sister in a hansom to the nearest hospital.

So, of course, concluded the man who had been telling the story, you foresee the end of it all'

Why, yes the girl married Bundy, the good but not beautiful, who had impressed his maddy mark on her

her heart,"

The telegraphic chem tournament be. twen Calcutta and Simla has been won by Calcutta, Shats resigning in both instances.

The problem I give this week is out of the beaten track. Solvers will require to be wary:

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(a) P--K3 is much better. (b) This move loses & P

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(e) Absolutely necessary.

Bhek dared not take the QF, on secount of 7 Kt-Kö (or, otherwise, 7 K xQP), c.

(d) Tustend of this 8Px QBP, Út x QBP; Kt Kt, PxKt: 10 P-K03, loserved consideration for White.

(e) The partie is highly interesting. Upon 9...KPXP, there would probably Q-Rich; 12 KQB3 aul White has a follow 10 P-K4, Kx KP!; 11 KtxQP, good game. Should Bhek. for his 16th

Is thore any clement of chance in chess? The answer, says Seguin in the Times Democrat, youki store to be irresistibly in 'Not at all,' said the narrator in the negative and yet oexperience, strange dignantly. I would not tell a story with such a feeble ending as that. to say, demonstrates just a contrary con- move, take the P with either B or QP, 11 No-the Colossus was constantly com- elusion. Luck there is in the very geneQKt-Ktō, &o., would win for White. ing to enquire at the hospital; he earned itself; and that fuck lise in the relative This courdination leads in extraordin out quite a good fellow; he was really bearing of the possibilities existing in the arily intricate positions. surry about Joe Rundy: the girl and he various positions arising, and in the capacity several tinies met there: then he went. to call on her, and finally Jos Bundy of the player or players for discerning and just came out of hospital in time to be availing themselves of them. Even with the best man- right forward, as he the masters, positions suddenly develop in called it in proposing the bride's health the game (wholly independ nt of their

at their wedding. He has forgiven deepest cogitations) of whose possibilities the Colossus for breaking his ribs and his heart, but he'll dispute with you till they have been quite unaware until almost the cows come home, and very probably the moment of their unconscious evulation. he'll knuck you down, if you persist in The Blackburne-Pitachol game which we telling him that one but the brave give is an apt illustration. At the time of deserve the fair."

its playing Blackburn's chees force as compa od with Pitschol's was almost as that of an are to an incandescent light; and yet note how the very nature of the suc asivo positions, beginning, say, with Black's twellth coup, suggests the beat move on the board and produces one of the most charming af historical games. The score and untos (abbreviated) are translated from the German of the Book of the Congreen of 1873

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Original Problems should be accompanied by Suation coad Analysis, the

The Hongkong Chess Club meets every Monday, Fednesday and Thursday, front Four fill half past seven p.m., at the Public Liteeraj, 185

Baik Ballings Problem No. 86. Ensa (o Pieces)

White to play mata in two moves.

Solution to Problem No. 31 by L.. Çim-

burek in Buches y

White

1R-RI

2 Kt-Q5ch

B-B308

ober

Correct serafi

Black B&B

OUREN'S CAMBİT DECLINED, White-Blackburne. Black-Pitechel.

1:PQ4

P-Q4 P-QB3(4)

2P-4B4

3 Kt KB-

4Q-Q Kt 3

K-B3

RBKB48) B-23

10 PK Ke 4(0)

11 PK 4KxK |_ 19 Kt-QK5 (9) B-Qht5ch B-K Kt 5 ch BxB ch

QRA

14 BK 2

15 KXB

18 KQB7 1B-Kt8

18 Kt*R 19 P Q R 3 20 PXB

280-034

KEM

RKS (k) ΕΡΧΟΡΟ K-R3

Q-QX3 Kex: P. P-QR4

0-Q Ki 4ch KB5

P-K K+ 4!() EXKP! BKM!

F-K6(p) RxPh KB6th

(a) 12 QP K! would obviously be sound..

(k) Bad White captured the B. Elack would have won by 13 ..Kt-Boch und 14... Qx B.

Black prefers to give up the exchange for a (4) Instond of equality by 10...QxKt, good attack.

eventually have become very dangerous.

(1) After 17...K-R3, White's Pa would

(1) 23..P-K was better.

23...R-K 4q; 24 P-25, Et Boch, &c.

(a) i 2 QR KR the reply would be

() From this on, stroke follows stroke. nate. With every move Black threatens speedy

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66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

The following gun was played in the

leurnament referred to slave and won by the ex-ebampion:--

White.

(RKY LOPEZ.)"

J. A. Pietzcker.) -

I PEA

26t- KB 3

4

B-Kt

5 Castles

6 P-R3() 7 B-160)

BR 9 B-Kts 10 P-R3

12 02

25 FX B

14 K.Kt2 15 Bx Rt

16 R-R 4 17 K:--Q 2

15 R PxP

19 PK+ 20 К. 21 A KY 21 K K

24 B-KL

23 P-B3

25 × R 20 K B2

(C)

29 Q-R 30 0 x 0 91 R-K Kt s 33 RxP

Black

(E. N. Wallace.) P.K4

Q Kt-D 3

Kt-B3

B-B 4

P-Q

B K Kto

PKR3

P-Kt 3

P--R

PR B-R 4 B. B

Costics QR PXB QR-R: q

PM KixP

ch

Exch

2x ch -K7 8--B 5 PRO!

ExKt PXQ B-B 3 R-R 7, and wins.

(a) P to E3 is the right move.

Breaking the principle that it is worse than useless to pin the K K when a

(p) Black plays the enling in excellent plager has castled and his opponent has not.

style.

I am not personally a believer in luck at chess. I vay this after having read a long article in the Sydney Mail on the rusant championship tournament of New South Wales. The writer of that article analyses the play throughout the tournament, and ahowa bow, in his opinion, such and sucb player might have lost if the other dayer bad made the correct move. Now, it is the natural exclanation to say: Oh, yes, Blank von, but he was lucky in pulling it

off, for if Sraith had seen that malo in twelve he would have won, of course. Well, I don't say that is luck. It is down. right bad play : and the conclusion I arriy.

(c) it is seldom that lie Ray "Lopez Copies so early to grief.

(d) Black has the ball at bie-foot and is kicking merrily. His play throughout could not be improved,

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