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After 18. to B3, Black cannot avoid losing a by correspondence this is a serious loss, fro ni ina gatne havlncr on A King's position besides. Ulnn recover Still, they might have made a better fight by not attemntiivr anrl naxun Vmt tAmnnMn? 1 iLi it PI -i theu but thev could not succeed yed afte defend the pawn, but seek temporary safety in castlintr to possible) to get an attack upon White's isolated Qp ng (if wards to win this pawn ouwcea The final weak move was 29 bacl White's 30. to K2 won the game by force. Whitev where 5 -as the-first move in nrnhw 65 to B2is position of the King.

tp de rep, SATURDAY, MARCH 12. The team representing America in the Anglo-American cable match on Friday and Saturday next has been sent to the hon. jsecretary of the British Chess Club, the names being D. G. Baird, J.

F. Barry, E. Delmar, A. B. Hodges, E.

Hymes, H. N. Pillsbury, A. K. Robinson, Reserves J.

M. Hanham. and Schmidt. The British team remains as published by us in February J. W.

Showalter, and F. K. Young. E. Jacks Jacobs, C.

Mill Trenchard. Two better teams could not have been selected, and a keen contest as well as a number of good games mav fairly be anticipated. A well-contested match between Brixton and the Ludgate Circus Chess Club was played last week. When time was called Brixton stood nine games Orel. White.

1. to Q4 2. to QB4 3. Kt to QB3 4. to Kt5 5.

PtoK3 6. Kt to B3 7. to sq 8. 9. Kt to K5 10.

PtoB4 11. QP Kt 12. to Kt5 13. 10 Q3 14.BxB 15. to B2 16.

to B2 Riga. Black. to Q4 to K3 Kt to KB3 to K2 to QKt3 Kt to Q2 to Kt2 Castles Kt Kt to sq to B3 Kt to Q2 QxB to R5 ch to R3 Orel. White. 17.

Castles 18. Px 19. Kt to Qsq 20. to KR3 21. to QKt3 22; to B2 23.

QtoKsq 24. to Kt3 25. 26. to K2 27. to Kt4 28.

RtoKt2 29. to B3 30. Resigns Riga. Black. to U3 Kt to K2 to to Kt to K5 Kt to 03 Pto.QKt4- 15 to Kb IJ to 06 to Kt5 to K7 White lost time with the premature 7.

to-B sq, with the Dremntnir 8. Kt to K5, followed by the indifferent 10. to B4. developed the KB and castled Instead of 10. to B4 they might previous have They should have to any of the moves indicated 10.

to eight. Three unfinished games were sent to Mr. Hoffer for adjudication. 11. Kt, BxB; 12.

to Kt5, to B3 13. Two of these were given in favour of the Ludgate Circus, and one was drawn. with an even game. played Kt Kt, Kt to Q3 and then Cast 1 The Ludgate Circus thus won the match, in spite of having forfeited four games at starting, by games to The defence play highly ingeniously, their combination A match between the St. George's Chess Club and Cambridge University, played at Cambridge, resulted in favour of the St.

George's Chess Club by six games to four. The Monday following the cable.match the University week commences. Both Universities have a fixture of trial matches with the leading clubs of the Metropolis, and the Universities combined play against the British Chess Club on the 22nd whilst the Inter-University match will be played on the afternoon of the 25th also at the British Chess Club. commencing with Kt, followed by the subtle to sq, leaving a piece prise. (It should be pointed out that if 10.

BP then to 02; 12. 13. to K2, to B3 breaking up the centre and that White could not capture the Knight left en prise because of 12... to .154 with an overwhelming attack in all variations.) White avoided all pitfalls, and might still have kept an even gamcki; for the weak 19. Kt to Qsq.

They should have played 19. QR to to B4 (best) 201 to KR3, to K2 21. to KKt4, leavin'L- St Kt to sq as a last means of defending the weak KP. Black being able to get two passed pawns the Exchange White could not capture the without losin; lack with ease an interesting and well-played game The Cantabs are to play a match against the Hastings Chess Club at the Queen's Hotel, Hastings, on the afternoon of the 28th and in the evening Mr. Hoffer has been invited by the Committee to play all comers simultaneously, the Cambridge team included.

PROBLEM NO. 99 By P.G. L. F. BLACK.

The result of five games in the Pillsbury-Showalter match at New York is to hand. Pillsbury won three, Showalter one, and one was drawn. The President of the South Norwood Chess Club, Captain A. S. Beaumont, has arranged a meeting for this evening at the Anerley Vestry Hall.

Mr. Blackburne will play simultaneously blindfold against six opponents, and Mr. Hoffer plays over the board against all twenty- five or thirty players. Contingents of visitors are expected from Sydenham, Norwood, and Croydon, "as well as a number of ladies from the Metropolis. Mr.

Burn, not having seen his way to accept the conditions drawn up. by the British Chess Club for the projected match with Janowsky, negotiations have been broken off. The two following games played by correspondence Orel (Russia) present interesting phases between Riga and Ritra. Orel. White.

Black. 1. to K4 to K4 2. Kt to KB3 Kt to KB3 '3. Kt to Q3 4.

Kt to K133 Kt 5. to Q4 to Q4 6. 13 to Q3 Castles to K2 7. 13 to Q3 Castles Kt to QB3 8. to 154 to KKi5 9.

Kt to B3 Kt to B3 .10. KKt 11. to K4 to K3 12. to Q3 PtoQR3 13. to QR3 to B3 14.

to sq QKt to K2 15. Kt to KKt5 to KKt3 16. Kt Kt 17. Kt Kt Kt Kt 18. 15 to B3 to B2 PETROFF'S DEFEXCE.

Riga. White. 19. to Kt4 20. to R3 21.

to R6 ch OR to sq to Kt3 to ()3 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

27. to K3 28. to B4 29. to Q5 30. to K2 31.

32. 33. 34. ch to QR4 to 04 ch 35. to B2 Orel.

Black. to sq to Kt2 to sq to B3 Kt to B2 0 to K2 Kt to Kt4 to sq to Q2 to B3 Kt to B2 to B3 Resigns WHITE. White to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO. 98.

1. to K4, Any move 2. R-or mates. THE RUSH TO THE KLONDYKE. How many peo the befoi the summer would be hazardous to guess, have an unquestionable interest at the present time.

Africa 3,000 miners are expected, and about as many but the following figure From boutn from The safest variation is 8. to B4, Kt to KB3 9. Kt to B3, Australia advices received San 10. to KKt5, ecc, thus avoiding all complications. Black, however, had a fairly defensible game (in spite of the wasted to QR3) if he had played the precautionary to KR3 (instead of to B3); this would have prevented White's 15.

Kt to it would have enabled Black to castle in safety. After 15. Kt to KKt5 Black was compelled to to KKt3, as well as to Kt, because if Kt then 18. ch, which wins easily. The least 50,000 will go from our own shores.

apace for conveying this multitude by turning into passcngc in the coal-carrying trade ot tne nearly all the boats Pacific in the neighbourhood of 'Frisco, ship Company alone will, it is expected, from that citv in the course of this month The Pacific Co people.