CHESS.
Friday, August 25. Solutions of Problem! and Correspondence must be addressed to the "Cne»s Editor North OUgo Times." We shall be glad to receive original prob lems for our column. The Oamaru Chess Club meets every Monday and Thursday evenings In the Athenaeum. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 551 By T M Brown, Key movf— Q-R 7 SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 552 By J. Keeb'e. Key move — Q— K R sq

Problem No. 555. By F. Scrufar.
black — 4 pieces.
white— 4 pieces.
White to play and mate In two moves.
An interesting game played in the West of Scotland Cup competition. Score and notes from the Glasgow Weekly Hera'd. GlUOCO Pl\NO. White Black Mr Spens. Longwill, 1 P-K 4 P— K 4 2 Kt— K B 3 Kt-Q B 3 3 B-B 4 B— B 4 4P-QB3 &-KB3 5 P_Q 3 P-Q 3 6 Castles Kt-QR4(a; 7 B x P ch K x B 8 P-Q Kt 4 BxRtP 9 P x B Kr-Q B 3 10 P— Kt 5 Kt— K 2 11 Q— Kb 3 ch K— K eq 12Kt-Kt5 R-Bpq 13 P— K B 4 Q-Q 2 (b) 14 P— B 5 Q-Q 15 Kt-Q B 3 P-Q B 3 1G p— QH4 Q-B2 17 B-K^ 2 P-K R 3 18Kt-B3 P-Q4(c)

black — 14 pieces.
GAME No. 315

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