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on Q 1t 8. Q 1t 8 and 3.
wHTTE-sEvES PIECES.
White TO play and mate in two moves.
Tho above problems are entries for our first inter
national problem tournament.
During the past week a problem under tho motto.
- Uti doctis placet. +" came TO hand. 1t was marked No.
1913. The judges report that the problem under the
motto of "All's well that ends well" had to be dis.
qualified owing to a second solution by means OF
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SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 80. 654.
I. Kt-Q3 ,KIKt;2 =. Kt-Q B4.KxKt;3 8. III 2.mate-
/. Kt-Q3, KxKt;2 =. Kt~-QB4.P-K6; 8. Kt-K5, mate.
!. Kt-Q3.Pxkt;2 h K-B5;3. Q-Kt 8, mate.
l. Kt-Q3.PxKt;2 2. Q-Kt2.P-Q7; 8. Ok b 3.mate.
i. Kt-Q3,K-B8; 2. Q-B2ch. K-Kt5; 3.B-Bs, mate.
soLUTIoN TO PROBLEM No. 655.
/. Kt-Kt 8. X Z KIT; 2. Or 2. mate.
/. Kt-Kt 8. K-B 3; 9. Kt-B 5, mate.
l. Kt-Kt 3. XXX 3; 9. Kt-B Z. mate.
/. Kt-Kt 3. Xxx 3; 2. Ok Q. mate.
!. Kt-Kt 5. XIX 3; 9. Et-B y. mate.
!. Kt-Kt 5. XIX 7; Z. Kt-B Z. mate.
/. Kt-Kt b. Kt-Kt 8; 2. Kt-B Z. mate.
]. Kt-Kt o. Kt-R 4: z. Kt-B :, mate.
l.. Kt-Kt O.. Kt-R 9; Z. Kt-B Z, mate.
/. Kt-Kt 8. Kt-Kt Z: 2. Kt-B 4, mate.
Correct solutions to SO.b34 were received from Theo-
dore r. Huylsr. Brooklyn; Nj. S.. Brooklyn; R. NJ.
Mauser. New York; Just in Time. New York; Correct
You Are. Brooklyn; S. Stemler, New York; How Easy,
Brooklyn; Fred EuRel. Brooklyn; r. S. Walters. New
York; Fred Carter. Boston: Yet Another. New York;
II. w. Meyer, New York; Growers Lii. Danbury,
Conn; Elek Emil. New York; DR.. A. H. Baldwin,
Sorwalk. Conn; A. S. Richmond, Middletown. n. Y;
cromwell, B~rooklyn; l Nearly Forgot. Brooklyn.
Correct solutions TO problem No. $50 were received
iyni r.. N aauser, New York; Just in Time. New
York; Correct You Are, brooklyn; s. StemleT; Now
Iyn' r. s. Walters. New York; Fred Garter, BOSTON:
E Ess 4 kmils New N YORK 1O 6f. A a. II B4iSS%iin MY Norx x@fE
Conn: A. 5 Ei%hm3nG. Hiddletown' S.Y,;J. Rob.
York; Frank Cromwell, Brooklyn; Growers Lii, Dan
bury. Conn Nearly FORGOT; Brooklyn;
ditional correct solutions to Nos. 652 and 653.
CORRESPONDENTS.
II. AnSon, Now York.-Space would not permit to
describe the annexation. You are advised TO study 1t
R omers. New York.-The g.. 20 3 defence to
the Ruy Lopez was invented by Steinitz. Not one of
tant games. although Steinitz selected II In some OF
the games he played In the early rounds in the Vienna
Adolf Lorens. Brookiyn.-"Der Klcine DurrcnSe"
VIII best anSwsr your PURPOSE, The sam. author
Any foreign bookseller viii take your order.
s,H%t;s CS p e.. : s.ocisIiion bsvs st 1--WE % II nsw = " "rh
attention on the pare OF the PLAYERS OF this State. and
between the prominent PLAYERS OF the Empir- State
and those OF the Pennsylvania chess Association tho
gramme Will consist OF the competition for the silver
challenge cup. an open-to'all tournament. and the
A Student. New York.-All the games printed In
THE sUN last Sunday we're correct.
Theo. Limke. New Y0rk.-Although Tarrasch has
been playing up to his former high standard. 1t is too
There WIN be many ups and downs before the tourna-
Hungarian. New York,-According to latest news
at hand. 1t is extremely doubtful whether CharouSek
tournament. as he is very weak indeed some EVEN
go so far as TO say that he VIII never wholly re-
international. Rrooklyn-Thrre win probably be
no play in the tournament on Tuesday. as arrange.
ers after the completion u the hrst nineteen rounds.
However. as schw arr Withdrew from the contest and
as every player gets an on day on that account. there
Is a possibility that this rule about the on day has
A. Banners, New York.-Yes IT happens that oven
masters lose q piece. Tschigorin lost a piece 10 Baird
t lets o%esn i SSr TIVE .%o sI mInot pieces leo aT to sShl s.Iln't ali io Of
which happened In The opening rounds At Vienna
swers Ok z. and you cannot possibly prevent this
Chess Lover. washington.-The games in question
Il. =, t.. BSltimore.-TuE Sun will try to arrange
another tournament In the fall. There were eighty
competitors in the nrst contest. which is now we'll
il. W. White, chioago.-You are mistaken. THE Sun
printed n report and the tnal result OF the match
between Chicago AM host9H, ,,o. .n u.a,.
OF our nrst International problem tournament Will
Metropolitan Player--Nothing omcial has come to
hand IN tho matter. There IL. however. NO reason
Ia doubt that the inauguration Of tho two clubs
will take place in the near future.
Clubman, New York The annual dues of the Man
NATHAN I ehh bllb VI SloN INC nlouc IN wv
Dr. A. II. Baldwin, EorwRlk.-Of course you can
watt as long as you like without doing any harm. hui
the rules prescribe that the winners shall forw ard
the scores OF the games to THE sun. aud II 10 under
stood that this shall be done at the earliest possible
convenience, SO As 10 keep the Bcore intact.
Correspondence" PlHyer-The scores OF all tho com
petitoT5 will be given.
Bert Hendrer. New YoEk.-TschiEorin got the hrst
prize in Budapest after winning = tie match against
Chsrousek. In 1850 he divided the nrst and second
prizes with Weiss in this city, As the tie match playe oil
between these men wRs also drawn.
Il, s, Ainsworth. New Tnrk.-Within the last M
teen years only two international two-round tournA
ments were played. the hrHt In London, in 1883
when there were thirteen competitors, and the sec
Ond In this city, in 1889. when there were twenty
competitors. In both these contests drawn game
had TO be played over again. All the tournament
under tho auspices OF the German Chess Association
were one.Tound Anairs. OF course, tho QuadrAngulR
tournament, played at st. Petersburg two years ago
Is mot taken In consideration, because there weT,
four players only. They had 70 play sig rounds.
Please Explain, New YoTk.-Nobodyt thinks that tn,
nineteen players engaged are the nineteen Hlgohges
In the world. WinAwer. Mason. NiOBes or bNrdslS