DRAUGHTS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9323, 25 January 1896, Page 3

DRAUGHTS.

" Weekly Press and Referee." Edited by J. Little, Champion of Australasia. Weekly Press, January 23,1896. PROBLEM No. 472. By E. R. Jacques, Malvern, Canada. BLACK

WHITE White to play and win.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO. 469. By Mr James Ferguson, Murthly. Black-6.9,12,19, King 26. White-13,17, 21, 22, king 2. White to play and win :— 2 7-a 22 18 18 15 7 10 10 1 19—24 26—22 22—18 18—11 W. wins (a) In Game 60, " Scottish Tournament Book, 1885," 2218 is played, resulting in a draw. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO. 470. "A Two Years War." By P. E. Glasgrow. Black-10,11,14,16. White-22, 24, 26, 27. Black to play, White to draw :— 16-20 19 10 25-30 10 14 2-25-30 ,26 23 18—25 2 7 18—22 14 10 10—15-1 10 7 30—26 24 19 50—25 23 19 11—15 "7 10 22-25 10 15 14—18 7 2 15-18 19 16 Drawn 11—15 18-22 26-31 18-22 15—18 23 19 19 16 11 7 2 7 10 14 14—18 22-26 15-18 10-15 Drawn 22 17 16 11 7 2 7 10 (2) 26-22,1410, 22-18,16 11, 25-30,1015—Drawn. Game No. 1450.—" Fife." By J. Little, Champion of Australasia. 11-15 26 23 11-20 17 10 32-23 23 19 19—22 24 19 6—24 19 15 9—14 30 5 B—l2 28 19 23 24 22 17 B—ll 5S 22 20—24 1-15 10 5—9 2723 3—B 22 18 26 17 13 4—B 21 17 24—28 Drawn. 14—18 32 27 7—ll 18 14 19 16 15—19 27 23 28-32 12—19 23 16 10-14 23 18 (1) 14 9 96 2522 14 9 51 2—7 19-10 12-16 19-23 a-B. wins. 29 25 6 2 18 14 9 6 24—19 10—15 16—19 I—lo (a) In Game No. 7, Vol. IV., D.P. Q 8., by some mistake var. 26 has been printed as drawn. The above is how it was published in this column. Game No. 926, vara. 5 and 6. I probably made the mistake when transcribing the play.—J.L.