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Otago Witness, Issue 2308, 26 May 1898, Page 40

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Game 2787.—'

"KeW

(a) Who was afraid to play 11 15?— Boston Post.

Game 2788.—'

•" Will o1o 1 the Wisp."

Played at the Cyprus Cafe, London, on March 17, between Hemy ITreedm&s, Scottish champion, aad Mi Blundell, of Loudon (unattached).

(a) An odd-lookinjf m>;ve. hut a &fcrougf ni.e. (6) The gam-joj 'o this pcunL was played at Now Haven, Conu., between ftfensrs P. F. ConSvay, of New Haven, and A. J. Ileffner. Here Mr Conway played on to 22 and lost by the stroke. The continuation above demonstrates that White had a wtn anyhow. (o) Foi in? position No. SS in Boston Post. (d) One of Mr Heffner's masterly conceptions. (c) If 9 27, then 15 8-White wins 5 ox 11 27. 20 % eiStSLZ-Whita wins.

(f) 22 29. 31 6, 29 25, 62, 25 22, 26, 22 18, 6 10. 18 9, 10 3, 9 14, i 8-White wins.— Boston Post.

Game 2790.--" Cross."

Played in Newcastle in April ISB7 between J. P. Reed, of Pittsbmg, and William Lewis, champion of NorlhumborL'Uid :—

a.) In a subsequent game Reed varied here with 5 9, as follows: —

Game 2791.—'

■" Single Corner."

Played February 22, 1898, in Boston v. All New England team match. From the Boston Post; not6s by A J. Heffner :—

Mr Dearborn cootinued with 12 8, 212, 2420. winning easily. This oversight destroyed the whole of Mr Grover's mind analysis. ' (a) 8 11 here, and th« question is, Can White draw? Mr Grover, ia playiog 6 10, had figured out a win.

>9 11 4 20 )5 9 2 17 a 5 fi 22-a >9 33 3 19 14 18 22 15 11 18 17 14 10 17 21 14 8 11 19 15 3 8 30 26 12 16 £6 23 13 17 25 ?1 8 12-& 15 3 4 11 28 24 6 10 24 19 18 22-c 27 24 2 6 32 28 6 9 7 11 19 15-dS 8 3 10 26-e 29 25 29 2fi 3 8 9 18-/ While 21 14 wius. 22 £9 SI S

Answers to Kill dies FublisSied May 12. 8750. Diagonal Acuostic— By Thersites :—

Game -2789.— "Double Corner." By A.J. Heffner, Boston, Mass.

The folio wing rotation game was played at she Boston Checker Ulub. Messrs M'Laughlin md Fitzgerald alternately moved the hlaclf aieces, wh~ile Mesars Pean and Summers did the same for the white side :—: — 10 15 610 11 16-a 27 31 10 14-- 18 22 32 18 27 23 SO ]1 19 9 6 2 8 7 15 22 H 11 7 16 31 22 19 16 10 14 25 18 22 17 26 22 9 6 11 7 7 10 11 15 13 22 16 20 2 9 3 10 14 18 18 11 26 17 30 26 13 6 2 7 11 15 8 15 5 0 20 24 22 26 15 19 23 26 !9 25 31 26 17 33 23 19 7 11 10 11 4 8 9 14 12 16 26 23 19 23 26 23 »5 22 24 20 59 32 lii 16 12 8 White ?) 13 15 21 2* 27 23 19 14 18 wins. »3 19 28 19 22 18 16 11 8 3

Ireeauiaii s icove. 11 15 27 18 3 7 30 7 6 10 10 14 23 19 7 16 29 25 6 10 14 9 17 21 9 13 18 15 7 10 31 26 5 14 14 IS 26 23 10 19 15 11 13 17 7 2 21 25. 811 24 15 16 20a 21 14 10 15 26 32 318 16 19 11 7-b 10 17 2 6 25 30 LI 16 22 18 211 25 21 15 19 White 18 11 1-2 16 18 14 16 610 wins. L 6 23 25 22 10 26 21 14 14 17 (a) Tray No. 3 set, and allows (6) Trap No. 2 to be sprung by White, which Preedmaa had quite overlooked.

LI 15 >3 18 8 11 18 14 9 18 54 19 :5 24 22 8 4 11 28 19 .11 15-1 27 24 5 9 21 17 7 11 17 13 .Reed s move. 9 14 S 7 25 22 25 21 U IS 18 22 22 17 17 14 11 16 10 17 29 25 21 14 16 23 7 10 26 19 14 7 3 10 32 27 15 18 24 20 10 14 20 16 34 17 16 11 17 21 30 26 22 25 26 22 18 23 27 18 Lewis won.

o n 17 23 LI 15 [9 16 L 2 19 13 16 9 14 !6 S3 6 9 25 22 H 13 16 12 14 17 21 14 10 26 31 22 7 11 30 25 a 7 32 27 15 19 2.J 16 11 20 22 17 13 22 25 38 7 11 29 25 11 36 IS 15 16 19 15 10 19 24 27 23 24 £7 23 18 27 31 18 15 31 20 J5 11 5>U 24 Sit) dU 11 7 25 21 24 27 30 26 7 2 14 9 27 31 26 22 26 9 6 31 27 23 18 6 9- 69 27 23 Keed 9 14 won.

Black— Mi- Grover. Whit 11 15 24 19 15 22 18 8 12 19 15 IB 22 28 24 10 19 25 18 16 20 24 15 12 16 32 28 7 10 29 25 5 9 23 19 9 13 25 £2 4 8 te— Mr Dearborn. 26 23 10 14 12 18 27 23 19 12 8 11 10 26" 28 24 30 23 20 .27 6 10-a 31 24 23 19 11 16