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RICIJ D. SPURR.Jn in* 17 th, 1 845.CHESB.Thu following beautiful cliess-problem h given in the last number of tin* “Spirit of tin* Times,” as copied from an English paper. The English editor speaks of it as being thought by some amateurs, to be more dilhcult ihun the celebrated “ India Problem, ” which appeared a few months since. Do not abandon it under the plea of “ typographi-error ” in the position. Wc have the solution by a member of our city club.PROBLEM No. 3.White to move, and give mate in four moves.White. /{lack.K at Q G II at U 4 Kt at QB 8Pawns at QR 3, QB 4.K at QR 3 Pawn at QR 5SOLUTION TO PROBLEM, No. 11.o3,White.R to Q G check KP 1 check R to Q 1 check Kt to KB 4 ch mates.Black.1. Kt takes R *2. Kt takes P3. P takes R* If the King is played, white will mate with his Knight next move.We give a .second game, of the Lexington club.between two membersPOSIT5White.1. KP 22. K BP 23. Kkt to B34. KRP25. KKt to K 5 G. KB to QB 47. QP 28. Kkt P I 3. Kt takes Kt10. Q to Q 311. K to KB 212. QKt to B 313. KB to QKt 314. QRP 115. KP 1 *1G. Kt to K 417. QB to KKt18. Q to K 319. QR to Q20. Q to IvB 121. KB takes KBP22. B takes B23. B takes Kt24. Kt to B G25. Q to Kt 4 ch 2G. Kt takes R27. QRP takes P28. QR to Q 229. KP 130. Q to QB 531. Q takes QKt P.32. QP 133. R takes P34. R takes KRP ch35. Q to Q 4 3G. Q to KR 8 ch37. Q to KR 7 ch38. R to KB 5 ch39. Q takes Q ch antION. Black. K1 * 2P takes PKkt P 2 KKt P 1 k R P 2 KR to R 2 P to KB G QKt to B 3 QP takes Kt Kkt to R 3 KB to K 2 QKt P 2 QRP 2 QB to QR 3 KR home Kt homo K to K B K to Kt 2 -QB to Kt 2KR to his 2 fQKt P 1Q takes B Q R takes B QR to KB K to R Q takes Kt QRP takes P B to R 3 B to K 7 Q to KR 3 R to K P takes QP Q takes KP Iv to Kt B to QKt 4 K to B 2 K to B Q takes RBlack resigned.* Black's last man permits the advance of White’s KP, by means of which white opens a passage for his forces into the adversary’s camp.f Opening a place of retreat for K. If Black had attempted to defend KBP with Q at this time, he would have lost in a few moves by checkwfrom B.Mr. Healy.—Portrait of Jackson.--1This artist, honored bv the Kin? of the French, with the com-
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Lexington, Kentucky, US

Tue, Jun 24, 1845

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