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 CHESS 
 PROBLEMS 
 
 By C. V. STUBBS, 
 
 of St. John. N. B., 
 Canada. 
 
 Composed 1 883-1903, 
 
 4 
 
 ,f-N ^ f-x 
 
 i 
 
 1904. 
 George H. Walcott, Publisher, 
 Boston. Massachusetts, U. S. A. 
 
* 
 
 
 9 S'i, 
 
Problem No. i. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 4 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two m: 
 
 s. 
 
Problem No. 2. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 
 f^ 
 
 
 
 '/'//^'^r//,^ 
 
 
 '/, 
 
 k 
 
 ■/■- //■'■ 
 
 
 >:/: 
 
 y/ y- ■-./■ 
 
 
 'Mz/y/A 
 
 ^ 
 
 , i yy/y.-/////. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 3. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 i 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 4. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
•■'IS' ■ 
 
 \ # 'i 
 
 FT 
 
 1 
 
 •f 
 
 i 
 
 I 
 
 Problem No. 5. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 

 Problem No. 6. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE 
 
 White to play and mate in two 
 
 moves. 
 
1 
 
 «^ 
 
 Problem No. 7. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
lt~ 
 
 Problem No. 8. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two 
 
 moves. 
 
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 I 
 
 Problem No. g. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. lo. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. ii. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 \Vhite to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 12. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 13. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 14. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 15. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 "pl 
 
 fM 
 
 «rs^^«^^^r«;. 
 
 V/ 
 
 m- 
 
 'W43. 
 
 m. 
 
 'fMrm 
 
 ^ 
 
 i 
 
 ^' 
 
 ^ 
 
 M 
 
 y/WA 
 
 i 
 
 r#^ 
 
 .m^j 
 
 hf^ 
 
 m 
 
 i 
 
 '/^^ 
 
 r 
 
 w. 
 
 '-///. 
 
 i 
 
 S3 ^ mm 
 
 
 y/A 
 
 
 1 
 
 V^<^'^- 
 
 W^mYA 
 
 4mm 
 
 m 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. i6. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 \A^hite to play and mate »n two moves. 
 
Problem No. 17. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. i8. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. ig. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 20. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 
 m-y^M 
 
 
 
 W//y/M 
 
 Ms. 
 
 
 
 
 
 7,//'///,//, 
 
 
 
 ■■///////,//, 
 
 
 w<m 
 
 ;./H; 
 
 y/'///y/,y, 
 
 ■/.■/,/.■/. •• <,; 
 
 y-'^i^^ ^ ymy% 
 
 A 
 
 
 ^t ^yyy/yf 
 
 ■//: 
 
 
 whit:£ 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 21. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 I 
 4 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 22. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No, 23. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 
 '<(f'^. 
 
 
 "mm. 
 
 i WM 
 
 ■m 
 
 mM. 
 
 iasri 
 
 m 
 
 y/^-^ 
 
 ^ ^ ^^ '^^ y^^v/m 
 
 ^^^^ ^^^ ».^ 5. ^.^M 
 
 wm 
 
 W///M ^w#^ 
 
 1W/^ ''Mn'^'^', 
 
 m^y- 
 
 i^ 
 
 WMA 
 
 HP 
 
 'y.y//////. 
 
 wm. 
 
 "//a 
 
 
 y^//////A 
 
 fi til 
 
 
 PK^ iMI 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 ■fSm 
 
 ^ 
 
 « 
 
 P« 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 24. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 25. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 26. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 fM 
 
 
 
 4m W » wm.f^^ 
 
 WW' 
 
 mm. 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 M* 
 
 
 
 ■^fJ 
 
 mw/A 
 
 
 !'^ fi « * 
 
 'VM'/M §^# 
 
 
 'M'y////' 
 
 W/-/M 
 
 
 wm 
 
 WMy^/. 
 
 mm. 
 
 '///WM '////M y-M^^/ h^ 
 
 ^^ #^^ '^^. •« 
 
 ^Mi. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 27. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 28. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 29. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 30. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 31. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 32. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 33. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 34. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
r A 
 
 Problem No. 35. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 '/hite to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 36. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to plav and mate in fT„^ 
 
 nioves. 
 
Problem No. 37. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 '/■mm, y-MM 
 g'#^ »^ 
 
 ^WT^ W'W^', ymyM WfZ^M I 
 
 '.'&''/M k\\i.'^ -//^/M vS^'M 
 
 yfyiV'W> 'MJkkJ^ y/////^''/y/ 
 
 '///<'m. '^^fe£7>2 W'/M. 
 
 'W'f^ 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 \A/}iitc to r>la'^' and mntf in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 38. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 
i 
 
 Problem No. 39. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 40. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to nlny and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 41. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 \A«^hite to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 42. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two 
 
 moves. 
 
Problem No. 43. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 44. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate 
 
 in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 45. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 
 y."//.'-'//. 
 
 
 ^^.' 
 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 46. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 f--.a-.| »/^J f^'A;^ 
 
 v//y^'-'^, ^7^////////. '/'/^\y// 
 
 m 9/.^////, WMM '4^/A 
 
 ^1 « i:?^ 
 
 % 
 
 / /' , 
 
 '/■'■////////. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 47. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 48. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 wmM 
 
 'mWA WM 
 
 w. v///.//y///. 
 
 mm. 
 
 r 
 
 m 
 
 7/, 'Mm///M 
 
 m/M. 
 
 '/j/L — Y, 
 
 W/M 
 
 .''//'•' 
 
 'WM 
 
 1 
 
 wMa 
 
 •////////A 
 
 m 
 
 ?^^^y 
 
 v-i-^^^ 
 
 i 
 
 ■^^^^^--^^^ '"WW> 
 
 i ffl 
 
 % 
 
 irr^^ 
 
 
 fM 
 
 '////////y/A 
 
 m 
 
 ^■fvY-?? 'W/'/W/ V'^'wM 
 
 'i'^ mm. mm 
 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 49. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 50. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 51. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 52. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 53. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 Vhite to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 54. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 55. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 5^- 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 ; iff im 
 
 
 <■'//// ■-■///, 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 ■^.A/^;*.^ to piny and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 57. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 WViite to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 58. 
 
 BLACK 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two n^oves. 
 
Problem No. 59. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 60. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 
 
 '/■■/, 
 
 Ci 'Z'///////A 
 
 "P 
 
 &A 
 
 W/M 
 
 m 
 
 ^^W 
 « 
 
 mm 
 
 W/M. 
 
 
 m. 
 
 V'firiiY/O 
 
 ■y, 
 
 '// 
 
 
 
 A'///'////rA 
 
 m 
 
 
 y///////y/>. 
 
 
 WM 
 
 mm. 
 
 ^m WM 
 
 ^P ^^P WM ^^ 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 

 "'^^'.^^^^^ --^V-^ 
 
 Problem No. 6i. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
fA'J'^f^^ 
 
 Problem No. 62. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
 ■— ;— rjEr?«-' 
 
 'VB J 
 
 3^r 
 
->.■->,■.■■ 
 
 ^'''^■«6:" JJ! 
 
 
 Problem No. 63. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 64. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
Problem No. 65. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in two moves. 
 
«Y^.*i#L 
 
 .#•'; 
 
 Problem No. 66. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
i/T._ 
 
 ■'fc- 
 
 ■^1^ 
 
 Problem No. 67. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 68. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
 v^-i Aliiii>>.^yffH- 
 
w 
 
 Problem No. 69. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 '^'^^'^m, ^^^ ^^^ 
 
 
 mm 'mm, \ 
 
 V/T/T/f////' 
 
 
 wM. „,„_^^ 
 
 
 v//±^/lU* 
 
 mm |g| 
 
 
 l5^^ 
 
 . 
 
 mm 
 
 
 '^ 
 
 wS,^Wm 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 70. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 ^Af^hite to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 71. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE, 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
"ir-TT 
 
 Problem No. 72. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 73. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 74. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
ftmM 
 
 rh' 
 
 Problem No. 75. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 76. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 ^'-^^i^ -mfA 
 
 w 
 
 v//mm 
 
 mwM. 
 
 WW'^M 
 
 ■//////////. 
 
 'm 
 
 Eh&^ 
 
 ■^ 
 
 wm^ 
 
 
 mm. 
 
 ^/7y7y,j/J6^, 
 
 V//////A ^^^^WM 
 
 'mm 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 ■^/A 
 
 y:^.^^^W/M W/M. 
 
 ^tm^ 
 
 \P7^W 
 
 '///.////{''^ 
 
 m 
 
 
 
 m 
 
 mm 
 
 mm. 
 
 WS. 
 
 
 m 
 
 wmB, 
 
 
 
 
 <? 
 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 77. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 78. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
mm.iM 
 
 MlLfK^' 
 
 Problem No. 79. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 
 y/////vA 
 
 yyy:''^^ y^yy^y«y, 
 
 y^'M, <^mm 
 
 //////y/M '/.w//y/A 
 
 v//^yy//, i#^# 
 
 yy^y''^y^^-.,,,^,,,„yyy>yyy'/<. , <'yAmM 
 ■yyy.'y/yy, y/i>^M 
 
 yyy'm |^ '^ ' ' 
 
 '■■y/y.yyy//, yyy/y/////". 
 
 ^//y/<y/y/^ 
 y/yp-'yA^ 
 
 yy/yy/yy/f. 
 
 y//^yy^y^, yy/z-yyyy/' „ yyyyyyyy/. 
 
 '"'f^'yyyyyyyM^ 
 
 yy'yy/'yyk 
 
 W^'W ^^^''li ?^:^ t5 #/x^ 
 
 yyyyyy', -//yyyy'. ■//// ,.yyy, r\ ■'yyyyy/yy, 
 
 w^ m4 ^4 
 
 ■ ■ yy^y-/y 
 
 ■yyyy/y.^. 
 
 ^ / ' ^yy/ 
 '■ ->- '//// 
 
 ^y '' ■ yyy 
 '^y:<^ 
 
 ..//■.y/ yy. 
 
 y^'^yzyyy/, 
 
 y/yy<'yy/: 
 
 '■//}y ■■'■///. 
 
 yy. 
 
 W'% 
 
 yyyyyyZ', 
 
 yy^y^/k 
 
 yy.vty/y 
 
 .,^^,, ^ ^«i 
 
 , ^r^M;^ 'yy/y//yM 
 
 '^yy, yiy^'''^''^'^. „ '''''yy^/vy//, y/y////////, 
 
 m/'M ^S y/'^'^m '^ymy^y^. 
 
 'y<yyy^ 'yy^^yyy^ ^=* ^^y^ y>yy/yyyy>. '-^- 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 80. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 few 
 
 ■ 
 
 m. 
 
 __ md. 'mm,. 
 Wf^ ww^ ^^ 
 
 ^^^- ^P^ ??^''^ 55^/?^ 
 
 
 W^M. 
 
 ^H ^S »^ 
 
 W^W^ ^PW ^''^^ 
 
 ^ ^y ^^ I® 
 
 
 if 
 
 ^/^, 
 
 
 ?%%%% 
 
 i 
 
 ^J_ 
 
 i II 
 
 
 ^» gHI ^^'^ 
 
 %%f^ 
 
 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 8i. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 \A^hitc to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 82. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 W 
 
 i 
 
 mm 
 
 * 
 
 M 
 
 w. 
 
 W^Wyfi WAi.^^'^/ y/y;'"-', 
 
 md wkw ^'cM 
 
 WM i»f pfii 
 
 r. 
 
 h 
 
 
 
 W7////A 
 
 
 ■ 
 « 
 
 '//////- 
 
 
 %?^^^ 
 
 m 
 
 </. 
 
 mm. 
 
 mm 
 
 mi^& 
 
 m 
 
 Wm 4 mm 
 
 WM/a 
 
 
 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
k ^- . m. 
 
 Problem No. 83. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 84. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 
 'rmM »% 
 
 mM 
 
 ■m 
 
 ¥IM 
 
 
 '<m^^. 
 
 WM mm. 
 
 mm. 
 
 ■'^m//A 
 
 WM""^'m§^^^ 
 
 'mm. 
 
 '^^1 
 
 
 V/. 
 
 W 
 
 mm. 
 
 
 m^ 
 
 WM 
 
 'mm 
 
 my 
 
 mm 
 
 M 
 
 mm ,,,, 
 
 W^. 
 
 
 m 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
~jS~ . *i^im3^^ 
 
 Problem No. 85. 
 
 BLACK 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
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Problem No. 86. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 m 
 
 m 
 
 m 
 
 WM. 
 
 ^ 
 
 i 
 
 'mm. 
 
 
 w 
 
 'm. 
 
 -- ■ m 
 
 ^'^li 
 
 M. 
 
 m. ..m 
 
 '^% 
 
 ^P ^P ^* 
 
 
 m 
 
 m 
 
 m 
 
 Wf'- 
 
 Wif' "^^^ 
 
 mm. 
 
 1 
 
 «% 
 
 
 y///. 
 
 wm. 
 
 ■ 
 
 
 • 
 
 i 
 
 /''%%^ 
 
 e^. 
 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 87. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 %M^ 
 
 «^^^^ 
 
 
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 mm. 
 
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 m^M 
 
 V/Ak 
 
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 W//M 
 
 i 
 
 ^ 
 
 I 
 
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 WHITE. 
 
 N 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
Problem No. 88. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to pl-sy and mate in thif 
 
 e move?. 
 
Problem No. 89. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE 
 
 White to play and mate in three moves. 
 
 
Problem No. go. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in three :nove^. 
 
Problem No. gi. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 W^hite to play and mate in four moves. 
 
Problem No. 92. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 
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 mi 
 
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 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in four moves. 
 
Problem No. 93. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
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 White to play and mate in four moves. 
 
Problem No. 94- 
 
 BLACK 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in four moves. 
 
Problem No. 95' 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and mate in four move 
 
Problem No. 96. 
 
 BLACK 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and self-mate in five moves. 
 
Problem No. 97- 
 
 BLACK 
 
 White to 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 play and seU-mate in four moves. 
 
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Problem No. 98. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and self-mate in four moves. 
 
Problem No. 99. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 :-) ■ 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and self-mate in five moves. 
 
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 Problem No. loo. 
 
 BLACK. 
 
 WHITE. 
 
 White to play and self-mate in five moves. 
 
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 of a few years residence in 
 
 ^,ere he learned the -^ -f^^f U, ,„ 
 thirty years ago, Mr. siu jj_ 
 
 St. John. N. B., -"J«5 ^ J-^ ^i,. the 
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 Problems Nos. 40 ^"^'^ J^rJ last 
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 tourneys of the Canadian Chess Assoc 
 
 ^^''/ mI'^nT .''was composed previous 
 Problem NO. ^J' g„^ problem, 
 
 to 1883. I* '^ *"f . the Detroit Free 
 and was P^f^'^^Vr the other problems 
 Press in i077- inclusive, 
 
 were composed from 18 3 ° •5°|^„„, ,,,. 
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 tions, two movers t.- m ^^^^^ ^^^_ 
 almost in the preci_c 
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 Solutions. 
 
 I 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 6 
 
 7 
 8 
 
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 I 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
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 9 
 
 lO 
 
 II 
 
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 22 
 
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 24 
 
 25 
 26 
 
 27 
 28 
 
 29 
 
 30 
 32 
 
 33 
 34 
 
 Q-KS 
 
 Kt-K6 
 
 R-KB5 
 
 K-Kt3 
 
 Kt-KB8 
 
 R-Q3 
 Q-KB sq 
 
 R-QKt6 
 
 RXP 
 Kt-KB7 
 B-KR8 
 Q-KB6 
 
 R-QS 
 
 R-QB3 
 
 B-K5 
 
 I P-R8(q) 
 I Q-K.B3 
 
 I R-Q3 
 1 Kt-K6 
 I R-KB8 
 
 B-KKt sq 
 
 K-Q2 
 
 Q-QR3 
 
 K-Kt8 
 
 B-UKtS 
 
 I KtXP 
 Kt-K sq 
 R_KKt2 
 
 H-KR sq 
 
 ii-QB4 
 
 Kt-K3 
 
 Q-Ca4 
 
 I 
 I 
 I 
 
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 , I BXP ! 
 
 ,6 I B-KB2 
 
 ^7 I p_KB8(kt), 
 
 ^8 I Kt-KBs ' 
 
 39 1 Q-QB4 
 
 40 I B-KR4 
 
 41 I B-QKt2 
 ;2 I B-QKt2 
 
 I Kt-Qsq I 
 
 1 Kt-Qsq 
 
 1 B-QBsq I 
 I B-KR7 
 I R-Q5 
 , 1 Q-Q5 
 , I B-KR3 
 ) I K-QB7 
 
 1 I Kt-KB2 
 
 2 1 Kt-KB2 
 7 I Kt-QKt6 
 4 I Kt-KK.t2 
 1; 1 Kt-KKt2 
 
 6 I BXP 
 
 7 I Kt-KR3 
 ,8 I B-Q3 
 
 ;g 1 R-Q*^q 
 
 ^6 I R-Q«6 
 
 n I Q-QK16 
 
 S2 I CastU's 
 
 fi-i 1 R-KK16 
 
 64 I B-QB4 
 
 6q I Kt-K2 
 
 66 I R-KBsq 
 
 67 I R-^^3 
 
 68 I Q-K6 
 
 I R-K2 
 I R-QB3 
 I Kt-K8 
 I P-Q8(b) 
 
 I R-Q5 
 I B-QKt2 
 
 I P-KKt5 
 
 I R-Q7 
 1 P-QKt7 
 I Q-KRsq 
 
 1 B-KR4 
 1 BXP + 
 I B-KKt5 
 
 I Q-QR3 
 
 I KtXB 
 
 I Kt-Q8 
 : I Kt-QB6 
 ■y I R-KRsq 
 , I B-QKt5 
 i I B-KR ^-q 
 , I R-KRS 
 
 I B-QR5 
 
 1 1 B-K3 
 
 2 1 R-QKts 
 a I Ki-QKtS 
 »4 I K-Kt3 
 
 ,:; I K-K4 
 yCj I B-K.Kt6 
 j7 1 R-K4 
 \S I R-KB sq 
 99 I R-Q7 
 00 I B-KB4 
 
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