DIAGRAM 34.

The mate with Rook and Knight demonstrated by the position of
Diagram 28 is liable to occur in several variations of the play
which might result from the following situation:

+---------------------------------------+
8 | | | | #R | | #Kt| | #K |
|---------------------------------------|
7 | #P | #B | #Q | | #R | #P | #P | |
|---------------------------------------|
6 | | #P | | | #P | | | #P |
|---------------------------------------|
5 | | | #P | | ^P | | | ^Q |
|---------------------------------------|
4 | | | ^B | ^P | ^Kt| | ^R | |
|---------------------------------------|
3 | | | ^P | ^R | | | | |
|---------------------------------------|
2 | ^P | | | | | ^P | ^P | ^P |
|---------------------------------------|
1 | | | | | | | ^K | |
+---------------------------------------+
a b c d e f g h

DIAGRAM 35.

White starts his mating attack with (1) Kt-f6. This threatens the
sacrifice of the Queen on h6 followed by R-g8 mate. White's