PROBLEM No. 471.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9311, 11 January 1896, Page 3

PROBLEM No. 471.

By Mr W. Dunn. WHITE

BLACK Black to play and win.' Game No. 14<V7.—" Defiance." By Mr W. T. T. Fleming, Christchurch. 11-15 5 14 14 23 7 10 d- 8-11 23 19 29 25 31 27 32 27 27 24 9-14 6—9 2—6 3—7 11—15 27 23 25 23 27 18 18 15 20 16 , 8-11 9-13 a- 6- 9 11-18 W. wins. 22 18 • 24: 20 26 23 22 6 15—22 4- 8 10—14 I—lo 25 9 23 ,18 b-30 25 c-25 22 (a) In Game N0r.'1437, Weekly Pubss November 21st, 1895, Mr John Leggat of Wellington gives this move to win for Black, and correct Wyllie in Games 30 and 32 with Yates, which ended in draws. (b) Seems rather a stumbling block in Black's way, don't you think so?—W. T. T. Fleming, 118 Bouth Belt, Christchurch, December 25th, 1895. (c) In Game No. 1440 var. 1 ends the same as Mr Fleming's play, but Mr Kay played 27 24 at thia point, which allows Black to draw.

(d) We give a variation at this point 'i— 7—ll 9—14 26-31 17—22 27—24 28 24-s 19 10 27 23 7 11 18 14 11-15 12-26 31-27 22—26 30-26 20 16 7 3 22 18 11 16 10 6 14—17 B—l2 14—17 26—30 W. wins. 21 7 24 20 3 7 23 19 Little.

(c) 27 24,11—15, 20 16. Mr Thomas Menaies in the Canterbury Times December 12th. leaves this position as a White win, but Mr Thomas Farrell sends us the following play, which shows that Mr Menzies is labouring under a fond delusion, as the position can be drawn by the play given in Mr Cowan's Problem No. 850, " Gould's Book," colours reversed. After 20 16, continue 14 17, f-21 5, 10—14, 19 10, 12-26, 51, 26-30,10 7,8-12,1 6, 30-25 drawn. (f) If 21 7, then 9-14 draws. Mr Thomas Menzies is to be congratulated, if not on his plagiarism,' at least on his ignorance of published play, as the play which he gives as his own on December 12th was given in the Weekly Press, Game 1440, only a week before by Messrs Kay and Fleming. It is to be hoped, for the sake of his reputation, that Mr Menzies will rise to explain how his name came to be at the head of other people's play. The following notes were left out in Game No 1446:-" (h) 2117, 23-21,17 14,16.—8. wins. (i) 2117, 25-21,17 14, or 17 13, 21-17.—8. wins. J. Lees. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO. 467. Black—6,l3, 21, king 19. White—26, 28, kings 22,1. Black to play and draw :— 6—lo 25 22 a-19—23 30—25 25—11 22 18-1 25-30 18 27 6 15 Drawn 21-25 16 (a) 10-15,1811, 30-25. Drawn. 16 6 9 22 18 23 22 Drawn 19—15 15-19 b-21—25 25—29 (b) 10-14, c-18 22,14-17, 914. W. wins. (c) 18 23, 21-25, 2316, 25-30, 918, 30-14. Drawn. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO. 463. Black—lo, 24, king 32. White—lß, 31, king 4 White to play and win :— 4 8 8 12 18 15 12 16 31 27 32-27 27-23 10-19 24-28 W. wins