He examined the chess problem and set out the pieces. It was a tricky ending$$$ involving a couple of knights.'White to play and mate in two moves.'Winston looked up at the portrait of Big Brother. White always mates$$$ he thought with a sort of cloudy mysticism. Always$$$ without exception$$$ it is so arranged. In no chess problem since the beginning of the world has black ever won. Did it not symbolize the eternal$$$ unvarying triumph of Good over Evil? The huge face gazed back at him$$$ full of calm power. White always mates.