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. TO CORRESPONDENTS. '" W.5.E.," Hiintly.—ln Problem No. 1673 the Q cannot move to K 8. but if yoa mean Q takes Kt on K 8 as key, it will not answer, as Black plays Kt to K 3, then if 2 Kt to K 7 ch, B takes Kt, or 2 Q takes P ch. same Kt covers on Kt 4. ■ Problem No. 3675.--Solved by " D.D. " and " Pawn." R to Q 6 has been received, but p to K 7 stops mate next move. Problem No. 1676.—Solved by " XXX" and "Pawn." the latter remarking:— "A beautiful problem; hard to find continuation after striking on the key. Problem No. 1677. — Solved by " XXX," "Pawn." P.W.," and " Kr'sht." Problem No. 1678. — Solved by "XXX," " Sarr.ian," and " Knight." Will have to revert to problems a trifle easier, ns the series of difficult positions appearing lately have a discouraging effect on solvers. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1675. White. black. 1 Tl-Kt sq 1 P-K7 2 trato .1 PxKt 2 B-KW mate 1 ijx'.Ct; 2 Jt-Bsqinaie 1 Q-.K-i 2 U-lUmate 1 Qxl* 2 KtxQ mate 1 l{ else 2 HxQii-.iite 1 Kt-JJsq moves 2 Kt-K7 mate 1 Kt-K3 2 Q-Q3 mate 1 P-B4 or KKfc e'so , 2 Q mates ace. 1 BxP ,2 Bxß mate SOLUTION OF PROBLEM. No. 1676. This position appeared in the Illustrated London News of December 23 last, as Holiday Problem No. 4. The solution is as follows: — WHITE. BLACK. 1 K-Kt KxKt , 2 Q-K4 K or I? moves 3 Q mates ICxBP 2 Q-QH7 ch K moves a Kt or B mates KxKP 2 Q-K7 ch K move 3 J Q or B mates P m-ivcs 2 Q-Rti Any 3 Q mates PROBLEM No. 1679. (By F. A. L. KTJSKOP, Wellington. " New Zealand Twins," No. 1.) BLACK, 4.

White. 5. White to play and mate In three moves. PROBLEM No. 1600. (By F. A. L. KUSKOP, Wellington. " New ■ Zealand Twins," No. 2.) BLACK, 4.

WHITS}. 5. Whits to play and mate in three moves. The above problems (from the New Zealand Mail) are interesting. as showing 1 how different the solution may be to the same placing of the men, when moved a little to the right or left, as the case may be. GAME FROM THE MUNICH TOURNAMENT. ONE OP THE BEST GAMES OP THE TOURNEY. QUEEN'S GAMBIT. White, Showalter; Black, Burn. White. Black. White. Black. 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 20 B-KB4 KR-QBsq 2 P-QBl PxP 27 B-K5 Kt-Q4 3 P-K3 P-K3 iS R-Q3 B-R3 i BxH Kt-KB3 29 B-R5 <}-Kt sq 5 Kt-QB3 P-B4 SO R-KKt3 R-R2 6 Kt-B3 Kt-B2 31 B-KtC(e) B-KM 7 Castles B-K2 82 R-Kts Kl-B3 S Kt-K5 PxP 3: B-15.S Q-B;q 9 KtxKt Ktl'xKt 34 H(IM)-It IOPxP Castles Kt3B~it7(f) 11 B-K3 B-Kt2(a) 35 BxUP Kfxß 12 Q-P2 Q-K4 38 ItxP RxR, 13 P-QR3 B-Q3 37 RxR QxR 14 KR-Q »q Q-152 38 BxQ ch Kxß 15 P-R3 P-QIU 80 W--K7 eh K-Rsq 16 B-KKto Kt-Q2 40 Qxl* B-U3 17 QR-B «n V-Ttn (b) 41 P-Q"> (c) Kt-B sq 18 Q-Kt4 K-Rsq 42 QxKBP K-Ktsq(h) 19 Q-IM KR-1C sq 43 P-Q0 R-K sq 20 Kt-K4 P-B3 44 P-Q7 R-K8 ch 21 Ktxli QxKt(c) 45 K-K2 KtxP(i) 22 B-Bt Q-K2 40 QxKt B-Kt4 23 B-Q2 Q-B2 47 y-iu H-K7 24 B-Q3 P-KBl(d) 48 l'-K5 RxBP 25 B-K2 Kt-B3 49 P-R6 R. signs Notes by Emil Kemeny. . (a) Preferable was Q to R 4, followed eventually by P to B 4 or P to K 4. (b) With the intention to weaken the adverse pawns on the queen's wing. The play is not well timed, for it gives White a chance to start a promising king's-sido attack. Better was B to B 5, exchanging bishops. (c) He could not play B takes B, on account of Kt to B 7 ch and Kt takes P. (d) Hardly any better was P to Kt 3, or P to R 3, Q to Kt sq. The White bishops ■Mo well placed, and they will get actively into play. (e) Stronger, perhaps, was R to Kt 6, followed eventually by R to R 6 and B to Kt 6. Tho text play, however, is quite effective. (f) To guard against B takes R P. followed by R to R 5, and, eventually, R to Kt 6, and R to R 6, leading to mate. The move selected does not stop the B takes R P continuation, as the progress of the game shows. Nor did Black have a satisfactory defence. P to R 3 might have been answered with P. lakes B P. followed by R takes Kt P and B takes Kt or Cj takes R P ch, according to Black's Q takes R or R takes R reply. (g) Black's moves from the thirty-fifth turn were all forced. Rook and two pieces are of more value than the queen, but the text move either wins a piece or the advanced Q V will decide in White's favour. White evidently had this continuation in view when ho played B takes R P. Tho combination was both brilliant and deep, and surely it did not lack soundness. (h) P takes P would bo answered with Q to B 6 ch and Q takes B. (i) R to Q 8 would not stop the pawn. White continues P to Q 8 (Q); Q to Kt 5 ch and Q takes R, winning easily.

The annual meeting of the Canterbury Chess Club was hold on October 19, at the hall of the Chamber of Commerce. Mjr. W. Acton-Adams (president) occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance. The report and balance-sheet, which were adopted, showed a credit balance of £9 2a 7d. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Sir. W. Acton-Adams; vise-presidents, Messrs. J. G. L. Scott and W. Hunter; treasurer, Mr. J. J. Milnor; secretary, Mr. C. E. Wotherspoon; committee, Messrs. H. Chilton. J. J. Spiller, W. H. Joyce. 11. Anderson, and C. Turrell; auditor, Mr. H. C. Lane. Apropos of the Munich tourney, the following amusing story is vouched for by a number of British masters were travelling to a German tournament, under the guidance of one of their number, who, as a linguist, commanded unlimited confidence. Bills were paid, sights were seen, and the journey taken all under his direction, one of the group, whom we will call the Doyen, caring little beyond anything for peace and comfortable quarters. They halted at Munich for the night, the Doyen as usual evincing no curiosity calculated to diminish his dignity as a Britisher—and above all, an Englishman. " Nil admirari" was his motto when on the Continent. Yet as the party next morning steamed away from the quaint old oity, the Doyen said to the linguist, " Are we likely to go anywhere near Munich? Green was always talking about its art treasures. I should like to insneet them in memory of poor old Green." Then the linguist said, with some show of magisterial asperity, "Why, yon stayed there last night! We're leaving the Munich Railway Station at this very moment!" But the Doyen answered and said, "It's all very well for you to try to joke me, but I'm not bo easily taken in! I'm too observant for that! I saw the name of the station, my dear boy: I saw it on a large board, and it wasn't Munich —it wag Mnenohen!" A new chess clnb has been formed in Melbourne called the Commercial Travellers' Association Chess Club. Tho following gentlemen were elected as office-bearers for the first year, commencing on Ist. November: — President, Mr. George .Tones; vicepresident. Mr. John Corn ■eh: hon. treasurer, Mr. G. M'Dowall; hen. secretary. Mr. J. E. Crewe; captain. Mr. F. K. Ealing; chess editor, Mr. T. P. Isaac; committee, Motors. P. Joseph. T. Walworth. H. A. Woolnough. Some 24 members were era-oiled.