DRAUGHTS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9289, 14 December 1895, Page 3

DRAUGHTS.

-MVeeklv Press and Referee."

Eonm by J. Little, Champion of Australasia. Weekly Press, December 12,1895.

PROBLEM Xo. 467. By Hγ C. Sherra, Stirling. From "Aberdeen Weekly Free Press." ivnn-K.

BLACK. Black to play and draw. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO? 463. • By Mr 0. Cromwell. Black 8, 9, king 19, White 11,15, 22, king 4. White to play and win :— 22 18 4 11 11 16 15 11 16 19 19—10 9-13 3— 8 17—22 W. wins. 11 7 18 15 16 12 12 16 10— 3 13—17 8— 5 22—26 GAME NO. 1442.—" Switcher." The following pretty game was played at Abernethy, Scotland, between Messrs W. Barclay and A. Craighead :— 11—15 22 17 1-4—B 25 21 30—25 21 17 13—22 32 28 18—25 1 6 9-13 26 17 11-15 27 23 25-^-21 25 21 15—18 29 25 13—22 6 2 B—ll 24 20 9—13 23 18 21—17 17 14 2-6 26 22 10-17 18 15 10—17 a-28 24 8-11 19 1 Drawn. 21 14 6—9 23 19 25—30 6—lo b-30 26 I—6 21 14 Notes and variations by Messrs Barclay and Craighead. (a) In Game No. 14, Scottish Tournament Games, 1894, a diagram of the position at this point is given with terms—Black to move and win. (b) White submitting the above as a stronger continuation fpr White than 17 13,1 should not be much surprised in the event of a Black win still being pointed out, as White has certainly a weak game. a) 9—13-2 1— 6 15—24 7—ll 9—14 26 22 24 19 32 28 14 7 18 9 18-25 11-15 6- 9 3-10 5-51 29 22 23 18 28 19 27 23 23 18 Drawn. (2) " 11-15 41.8 12-16 16-19 10-17 29 25 31 26 • 13-. S 23 16 27 23 • 9—13 B—ll 3— 8 12—19 18—27 25 21 "14 9 32 28 6 2 20 16 13—22 5—14 B—l2 14—17 11—20 26 17 17 13 9 6 21 14 Drawn. —" Glasgow Weekly Herald. Game No. 1443.—"Cr055." By various authors. 11—15 22 17 11—16 25 22 11—16 23 18 14—18 19 15 18—25 3 8 8-11 a-17 14 16-19 29 22 16-20 20 23 b-11—15 30 26 16—19 17 14 4—B 19 10 12—16 21 17 19—24 23 19 6—15 2-15 11 3—7 27 23 10-14 3-32 27 1-6 11 8 24—27 19 10 B—ll 1-26 23 7—ll B. wins 14—23 24 19 . 19—26 15 10 W.Taylor 26 19 15-24 31 15 6-15 7-14 28 19 9-18 8 3 (a) This is considered a losing move, 24 20 is the move to draw. (1) 21 17 25 22 15 10 31 24 23 19 9—13 18—25 24—23 20—27 31 26 26 22 29 22 22 18 ' 14 9 19 16 6— 9 16—20 23—32 5—14 26—23 22 15 17 14 27 23 18 98. wins 9—lß 19—24 32—27 27—31 J. Lees. (2) If 10 17 13, 13 6 7 2 31 24 2— 6 19—24 I—lo 28—32 18—23 21 17 15 11 11 7 27 24 26 19 16-20 6-15 J24-28 20-27 32 27 P. Dunne B. wins. -.^■- ■'■•■"-■?■■ ' ■&>- ■ ■.:;::; ■ ■.. 24 19 8-11 17 14 19-23 14 9 15—24 29 22 9—13 22 18 26—23 28 19 11—16 14 9 4-23—26 9 6 18-23 19 15 16-20 9 6 23-18 31 27 16—19 15 10 • 2— 9 6 2 9—lß 5-30 28 20—24 14 5 13—17 25 22 12—16 ,:- 18 14 26—31 B. wins 18-25 22 17 24-28 18 -14 J. Mac--27 18 5—9 2* 22 31—26 farlane. (4) I—s ; 6 1 31-26 10 15' 17-22 10 6 26—31' 6 10 22—17 10 15 23—26 1 6 26—22' 15 10 3—7 R. E. Bowen. B. wins. (5) 15 11 30 26 11 2 2 9 12-16 2—7 I—6 5-30 B. Wins Drummond. (b) 11 15 seems to win here. " Spayth's Checker Player" gives 2 7, and we think White can draw as follows:— 2— 7 6-12—16 3—lo 20—27 14—17 32 27 17 13 25 22 31 24 24 15 11—16 16—19 18—25 B—l2 9—14 19 15 30 26 29 22 23 16 26 23 16—20 7—lo 10—14 12—19 17—26 21—17-c 14 7 27 23 15 11 23 19 J. Little. Drawn. (6) 7—ll-7 14 10 B—l2 22 18 , 5—9 17 13 11—16 15 11 15-22 26 23 12—16 25—22 6—15 24 6 9—14 30 26 18-25 13 6 22-25 1 6 16—19 29 22 1-10 6 1 Drawn. J. Little. (7) 9_13 7—14 1— 6 20—27 8-<-15 24 19 27 23 2 9 28 24 19 10 13-22 18-27 5-14 27-31 31-27 14 10 25 2 31 24 15 11 24 20 J. Little. Drawn. (c) This seems to draw and correct " Spayth's Checker Player," var. 28, where 30 26 is played, ending in a B. win.