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3. K. to B's 3d. 3. K. to his 4th.
4. K. to Kt's 3d. 4. K. to his 3d.
5. K. to Kt's 4th. 5. K. to B's 3d.

And by continuing to play thus, Black may always draw the game.


KING AND TWO PAWNS AGAINST
KING AND THREE PAWNS.

Diagram 36.

With or without the move Black wins.

First, with the move,--

WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to K. Kt's 6th.
2. P. to R's 3d, or (A.) 2. K. to Q's 5th.
3. K. to B's 3d. 3. K. to his 4th.
4. K. to his 2d. 4. K. to his 5th.
5. K. to B's sq. 5. K. to Q's 6th.
6. K. to his sq. 6. K. to K's 6th.
7. K. to B's sq. 7. K. to Q's 7th.
8. K. to Kt's sq. 8. K. to his 7th.
9. K. to R's sq. 9. P. to B's 6th.
10. P. takes P. 10. K. to B's 7th.
Winning.

(A.)

2. P. takes P. 2. R. P. takes P.
3. K. to B's sq. 3. K. to his 6th.
4. K. to his sq. 4. K. to Q's 6th.
5. K. to B's sq. 5. K. to Q's 7th.
6. K. to Kt's sq. 6. K. to his 7th.
7. K. to R's sq. 7. P. to B's 6th.
And wins.

Next, if White move first he must equally lose.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to B's 2d. 1. P. to Kt's 6th. (ch.)
2. K. to Kt's sq. 2. K. to his 6th.
3. K. to R's sq. 3. P. to B's 6th.
4. P. takes B. P. 4. K. to B's 7th, &c.
Winning.


No. 33.

BLACK.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | K*| P | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | R*| P | | K | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | P*| | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | R | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.


No. 34.

BLACK.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | K*| | P*| |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | P | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | K | P | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.


No. 35.

BLACK.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | P*| P | K*| | | P*| |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | P | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | K | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.


No. 36.

BLACK.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | K*| P*| P*| P*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | K | | P | P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.


No. 37.

BLACK.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | K*| | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | P*| P*| P*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P | | P | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | K | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.


No. 38.

BLACK.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | K*| | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | P*| P*| P*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P | P | P | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | K | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.


KING AGAINST THREE PASSED PAWNS.

Diagram 37.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. P. to B's 4th.
2. K. to Kt's 2d. 2. P. to R's 4th.
3. K. to Kt's 3d. 3. P. to Kt's 4th.
4. K. to Kt's 2d. 4. P. to B's 5th.
5. K. to B's 3d. 5. P. to R's 5th.
6. K. to Kt's 4th.

And wins; because whatever Pawn is moved, the King takes it.


KING AND THREE PASSED PAWNS AGAINST
KING AND THREE PASSED PAWNS.

Diagram 38.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. K. to Q's 2d.
2. P. to R's 4th. 2. K. to Q. B's 3d.
3. P. to R's 5th. 3. K. to Kt's 4th.
4. P. to Kt's 4th. 4. P. to R's 4th.
5. P. to B's 4th. (ch.) 5. K. to R's 3d.
6. P. to B's 5th. 6. K. to Kt's 4th.
7. K. to B's 2d. 7. P. to R's 5th.
8. K. to Kt's 2d. 8. P. to Kt's 4th.
9. K. to R's 3d. 9. P. to B's 4th.
10. K. to R's 2d. 10. P. to B's 5th.
11. K. to Kt's 2d. 11. P. to Kt's 5th.
12. K. to Kt's sq. 12. P. to B's 6th.
13. K. to B's 2d. 13. P. to R's 6th.
14. K. to Kt's 3d. 14. Is obliged to move his King,
and one of the White Pawns will
Queen.




CHESS PROBLEMS.


PROBLEM 1.

White to play and mate in two moves.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | B | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| N | | | | | | | Q |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | R | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | P*| | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | R | P*| K*| P*| | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | P | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | K | | | | | N |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




PROBLEM 2.

White to play and mate in two moves.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | B*| | R |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | P*| | | P*| | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| K*| P*| | | | N*| R | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P | P*| P | | B | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P | | | | N*| R*| | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | Q | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | K | N | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




PROBLEM 3.

White to play and mate in three moves.
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| | | K | | K*| | | N*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | N | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | P | | | N | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | B | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




PROBLEM 4.

White to play and mate in three moves.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| N*| | | B | R | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | B*| | | K | P*| P*| |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | R*| R | R*| K*| | | N |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| Q*| | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | N*| | P | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | B*| B | N | | | Q |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




PROBLEM 5.

White to play and mate in four moves.
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| R*| | | | | | N*| |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | B | P*| | N | | N |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P*| | B*| Q | | | N*| |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | R*| | | K*| | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | P*| R | Q*| | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | B | | | B*| | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| K | | | | P | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




PROBLEM 6.

White to play and mate in three moves.
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| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| Q | | | | | | N | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | K*| | P | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | K | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




PROBLEM 7.

White to play and mate in three moves.
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| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | N | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | P | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| Q | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | K*| | P | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | K | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




PROBLEM 8.

White to play and checkmate without moving his King.
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| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | K | Q | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | K*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




PROBLEM 9.

White to play and mate in four moves.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | N |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | P*| | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | K | P*| | P*| | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | P*| K*| R*| |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P*| Q | | P | P | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | Q*| B | | R | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




PROBLEM 10.

White to play and mate in three moves.
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| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | B | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | P*| | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | P | | R | N | K*| |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | P | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | K | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




PROBLEM 11.

White to play and mate in four moves.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | B*| | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | R*| P*| | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | P*| | | | R |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | P | | K*| | B*| | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | K | | P*| | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | N | | R | | N |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | B | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---
WHITE.




PROBLEM 12.

White to move his King alone and mate in five moves.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | Q | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | P*| | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | P*| | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | P | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | K*| | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | P | | | | B |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | K | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WHITE.




SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.


No. 1.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to K. R's 4th. If 1. K. to K's 4th.
2. Q. to K. B's 6th. (checkmate.)

If 1. K. to Q. B's 4th
2. B. to Q. Kt's 6th. (checkmate.)

If 1. K. to K's 6th.
2. Q. to K. B's 2d. (checkmate.)


No. 2.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. B. to K. Kt's 8th. If 1. B. takes R.
2. R. to Q. R's 7th. (checkmate.)

If 1. Anything else.
2. R. to Q. R's 8th. (checkmate.)



No. 3.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. B. to K. B's 7th. (ch.) 1. Kt. takes B.
2. Kt. to Q. B's 4th. 2. Kt. moves.
3. Kt. to Q's 6th. (checkmate.)


No. 4.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. Kt. to K. Kt's 3d. 1. K. B. takes P.
2. Kt. to K. B's 3d. (ch.) 2. K. to K. B's 5th.
3. Q. to K. R's 4th. (checkmate.)


No. 5.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to K's 6th. (ch.) 1. P. takes Q.
2. B. takes P. (ch.) 2. K. takes R.
3. Kt. (at R's 7th.)
to K. Kt's 5th. (ch.) 3. Q. takes Kt.
4. Kt. to K. Kt's 5th. (checkmate.)


No. 6.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. Kt. to K. R's 4th. 1. K. to Q's 4th.
2. Q. to Q's 6th. (ch.) 2. K. to K's 5th.
3. Q. to Q's 4th. (checkmate.)


No. 7.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. Kt. to K. Kt's 6th. 1. K. to Q's 5th.
2. Q. to Q. B's 3d. (ch.) 2. K. takes P.
3. Q. to Q's 3d. (checkmate.)


No. 8.

WHITE. BLACK.
1. Q. to Q's sq. (ch.) 1. K. to Kt's 7th.
2. Q. to K's sq. 2. K. to B's 6th.
3. Q. to Q's 2d. 3. K. to K's 5th.
4. Q. to Q. B's 3d. 4. K. to B's 5th.
5. Q. to Q's 3d. 5. K. to Kt's 5th.
6. Q. to K's 3d. 6. K. to R's 5th.
7. Q. to K. B's 3d. 7. K. to Kt's 4th.
8. Q. to K's 4th. 8. K. to R's 4th.
9. Q. to K. B's 4th. 9. K. to Kt's 3d.
10. Q. to K's 5th. 10. K. to R's 3d.
11. Q. to K. B's 5th. 11. K. to Kt's 2d.
12. Q. to K's 6th. 12. K. to R's sq.
13. Q. to Q's 7th. 13. K. to Kt's sq.
14. Q. to K's 7th. 14. K. to R's sq.
15. Q. to K. B's 8th. (ch.) 15. K. to R's 2d.
16. Q. to K. B's 6th. 16. K. to Kt's sq.
17. Q. to K. R's 6th. 17. K. to B's 2d.
18. Q. to Kt's 5th. 18. K. to K's 3d.
19. Q. to B's 4th. 19. K. to K's 2d.
20. Q. to B's 5th. 20. K. to K's sq.
21. Q. to Q's 7th. (ch.) 21. K. to B's sq.
22. Q. to K. R's 7th. 22. K. to K's sq.
23. Q. to K. Kt's 7th. 23. K. to Q's sq.
24. Q. to Q's 7th. (checkmate.)

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