THE EASTBOURNE GAZETTE

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

21 February 1894

CHESS NOTES

[written by Aleister Crowley under the pen name "Ta Dhuibh"]

The return match with Uckfield is to be played on the 38th instant, at Lewes as before.

The following brilliant little game was played some time ago:—

The “Premier” has collapsed miserably. Two “cooks” were discovered, Kt x R ch and Kt x Q ch. The author’s intention was Q x B P with six different sacrifices of the Queen. Solved by the following: T.A. Leighton, 4; “X,”; E.C.W., 2; G.P., 2; V.S., —1; J. Hamson, —1; P.J. Sadler, —1.

PROBLEM NO. 3.

White.—K, Q Kt Sq; Q, Q Kt 6; R, K Kt 3; B, K B 8; Kt, Q Kt 3; P, Q 2.

Black.—K, Q R 6; B, Q B 8; Kt, K B 6; Ps Q R 4, Q R 5; Q Kt 5, K Kt 5.

White mates in two moves.

The entries for the championship are as follows: Messrs. Bullock, Champion, Coupe, Crowley and Kelsey. More may enter perhaps, as there seems to be no definite limit as to date of entry. Feb 2nd was the appointed day but it doesn’t matter, apparently, more than if no date had been mentioned. Perhaps it is next year that was meant.

We have received about 14 or 15 games in which a distinct mate is given in seven moves or less. There must surely be more than this somewhere. Several are known to have occurred in actual play. One (in four moves) was actually played in a match last year!

We do hope an effort will be made to defeat Uckfield. We have a team whose chief weakness is a contempt for their opponents. When the opponents are nearly equal the result is collapse. Let us take more care next Wednesday and show how Eastbourne can play.

TA DHUIBH.