The Chess Player's Chronicle

generally (without any intention of being personal), that we will use such care, that they shall be easily intelligible to the most moderate capacities.-'Spirit of the Times.'

Black. (Mr V.)

1. K. P. second

2. K. Kt. to B. third

3. K. B. to Q. B. fourth

4. Q. B. P. one
5. Castles

6. Q. P. two
7. K. R. P. one
8. Q. P. one

9. Q. B. to K. third
10. Kt. to R. second
11. Q. to K. second
12. B. to Q. third
13. B. takes B.
14. K. P. takes P.
15. B. takes B.
16. Q. B. P. one
17. Q. Kt. to B. third
18. K. Kt. P. one
19. K. R. P. one
20. Q. to K. third (b)

21. Kt. to K. fourth 22. K. to R.

23. Kt. takes Kt.
24. Q. Kt. P. two
25. Q. R. P. two
26. Kt. to B. third
27. Kt. to Kt. fifth

28. Q. to K. second
29. K. to Kt. second
30. P. takes R.
31. R. to R. third
32. R. to K. B. third

33. Q. takes R.
34. K. to R. square
35. Q. to K. second
36. K. B. P. one
37. Q. takes P.

38. Q. to B. eighth (check)

39. Q. to B. fifth

40. R. takes Q.
41. R. to B. seventh
42. P. takes P.

43. R. to Q. B. seventh

44. P. takes P.

45. K. to R. second

46. R. P. one

47. R. takes P.

2. Q. Kt. to B. third 3. Same

4. Q. to K. second 5. Q. P. one 6. B. to Kt. third 7. K. R. P. one 8. Kt. to Q. square 9. K. Kt. to B. third 10. Castles

11. Kt. to R. second 12. K. B. P. two

13. R. P. takes B.

14. B. takes P.
15. R. takes B.
16. Kt. to B. third
17. Kt. to R. fourth (a)
18. Kt. to B. second
19. Kt. to R. square
20. R. to B. third
21. R. to Kt. third
22. Kt. to B. third
23. Q. takes Kt.
24. K. R. P. one
25. Kt. to B. second
26. Kt. to R. third
27. Kt. to Kt. fifth
28. R. to K. B. square
29. R. takes Kt. (c)
30. Q. takes P.
31. R. P. one
32. R. takes R.

33. R. P. one (check)
34. Q. to Kt. third
35. K. P. one
36. P. takes P.

37. Kt. to K. fourth
38. K. to R. second
39. Q. takes Q.
40. Kt. takes P.
41. Q. B. P. one

42. P. takes P.

43. B. P. one

44. Q. P. takes P.

45. Kt. to Kt. seventh

46. P. takes P.

47. R. P. one

(a) This dashing attempt to plant the Kt. at B.'s fifth throws Black at once upon the defensive.

(b) To enable him to play on the K. Kt.'s P. safely, if White does not move the Rook.

THE INDIAN PROBLEM.

[In our last Number.]

In accordance with our promise in the last Number, we now publish the names of those amateurs who have sent us the correct solution of our Indian problem at page 54. It is right to mention that in each case the mate was found, from the diagram alone, a fact that renders the discovery doubly meritorious.

Mary Smyth, Cheapside
Professor D. Forbes, London
H. Stanley, Esq., Preston
J. Utting, Esq., Wisbeach
Alfred Lambert, Esq., Ipswich

Piercy, Esq., Royal Military
College, Sandhurst

J. Stephens, Esq., Dublin Chess Club T. Garwood, Esq., Wells, Norfolk Rev. H. Bolton, Norfolk

Sir John Blunden, Bart., Kilkenny George Walker, Esq., Dublin Chess Club

John Jackson, Farmer, Swineshead,
Lincolnshire

H. J. C. Andrews, Esq., Peckham
C. Wood, Esq., Brighton
J. B. Kennedy, Esq., Belfast

R. A. Brown, Esq., Leeds

W. Bennett, Esq., Dorking, Surrey
John Champion, Esq., Gravesend
James B. Gallie, Esq., Edinburgh
Mr E. G. Betts, Stroud, Kent
T. W. Baggallary, Esq., Maidstone
R. Dawbarn, Jun., Esq., Wisbeach
T. Woodward, Esq., Liverpool
James Nash, Esq., Henley-on-
Thames

Lionel Self, Esq., Lynn, Norfolk
R. Bennett, Esq., Wisbeach
G. Smith, Esq., Brentwood
S. Glover, Esq., Worcester
Justice, Esq., Bristol
A. Brooke, Esq., Leamington
J. T. Somers, Esq., Exeter
L. L. Knight, Esq., Bath

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GAME DCCXXII.

Mr Lewis gives Mr SMART the Queen's Rook, played May 9, 1829.

(Remove White's Q.'s Rook from the Board.)

White. (Mr L.)

1. K. P. two

2. K. Kt. to B. third

3. K. B. to Q. B. fourth

4. Q. Kt. P. two

5. Castles

6. Q. B. P. one 7. Q. P. two

8. Q. B. P. takes P. 9. K. P. one 10. Q. to Q. Kt. third 11. B. takes P. (check) 12. K. Kt. takes Q. Kt. 13. K. B. to R. fifth 14. Q. B. to Q. R. third 15. Q. Kt. to B. third (b) 16. Q. Kt. to Q. fifth 17. Q. to K. B. third (check) 18. Kt. to K. B. fourth 19. Q. B. to Q. B. square 20. R. to K. square

21. Q. B. to Q. Kt. second
22. K. Kt. P. one
23. K. Kt. P. takes B.

24. Q. B. to K. B. sixth (d)
25. B. takes Kt. (check)
26. K. B. takes Q.

27. Q. B. takes Q. B. P.

28. R. to K. seventh (check) 29. R. to K. B. seventh 30. R. to K. seventh

31. R. to Q. B. seventh

32. R. takes Q. R.

Black. (Mr S.)

1. K. P. two

2. Q. Kt. to B. third

3. K. B. to Q. B. fourth 4. B. takes Kt. P.

5. K. Kt. to B. third 6. K. B. to Q. B. fourth 7. K. P. takes P.

8. K. B. to Q. Kt. third 9. K. Kt. to Kt. square 10. Q. Kt. takes Q. P. 11. K. to B. square 12. K. B. takes Kt. 13. Q. to K. second 14. Q. B. P. two 15. Q. to K. third 16. K. Kt. to K. second 17. Q. to K. B. fourth 18. K. Kt. P. two 19. K. B. takes K. P. 20. K. B. takes Kt. 21. K. R. to Kt. square 22. Q. P. two (c)

23. Q. takes P.

24. Q. takes Q.

25. K. to Kt. second 26. Q. B. to Q. second 27. Q. B. to Q. B. third 28. K. to R. third 29. K. to Kt. third 30. K. R. to K. square 31. Q. R. to Q. B. square 32. K. R. takes R.

Black wins.

Notes to Game DCCXXII.

(a) Q. B. to K. Kt.'s fifth would have won a clear piece.

(b) Again the Kt. might have been won by playing the Queen to

K. B.'s third (check).

(d) Very neatly played.

GAME DCCXXIII.

Mr LEWIS gives Q. Kt. to Mr S-H, July 19, 1828.
(Remove White's Q.'s Kt. from the Board.)

White. (Mr L.)

1. K. P. two

2. K. Kt. to B. third

3. Kt. takes P.

4. K. B. to Q. B. fourth

5. B. takes B.

6. Q. checks

7. Kt. checks
8. Q. takes R.
9. Castles
10. Q. P. one
11. P. takes P.
12. B. takes Kt.

13. Q. R. to K. square
14. Q. to Q. B. third
15. Q. Kt. P. two
16. P. takes P.

17. Q. R. to K. third

18. K. B. P. two

19. Q. to Q. third
20. K. R. to Q. square
21. K. R. P. one

22. Q. to B. fourth (check)

23. Q. to K. second

24. K. Kt. P. one

25. K. R. P. one

26. Q. takes Q.

27. R. to Q. Kt.

28. R. checks

29. Q. B. P. two

30. K. to Kt. second 31. R. to K.

32. R. to Q. B. seventh

33. R. to K. seventh 34. Q. R. takes P. 35. R. takes B.

36. R. to K. seventh

37. R. to Q. B. seventh

38. R. takes P.

39. R. to K. fifth

40. R. to K.

41. R. to Q. R. square

42. Q. B. P. one

19. Kt. to K. B. third

20. Q. takes P.

21. K. to B. second

22. K. to Kt. second

23. K. R. P. one

24. Q. to K. Kt. fourth 25. Q. to K. Kt. fifth

26. P. takes Q.

27. B. to Q. third

28. K. to Kt.

29. B. to K. fourth

30. B. to Q. fifth 31. K. P. one

32. Kt. to K. fifth

33. Kt. to Q. B. sixth

34. B. takes R.

35. Kt. takes P.

36. Q. R. P. two

37. Q. R. P. one

38. Kt. to Q. B. sixth

39. Q. R. P. one

40. Q. R. P. one

41. R. to Q. Kt.

42. R. Q. Kt. eighth

And Black wins.

This game is well and evenly conducted throughout by both parties.

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