DRAUGHTS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9520, 12 September 1896, Page 3

DRAUGHTS.

" Weekly Press and Referee." Edited by J. Littlb, Champion of Australasia. Weekly Passs, September 10th, 1896. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mr W. F.—"Lees' Guide" can be got from Mr T. Menzies, Selwyn street, Addington. The price will be about Is sd, post free. - PROBLEM~NO. 50L By Mr Alfred Jordan, London. From " Steams' Book of Portraits." BIiACK

WHITR White to play and win.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO. 498. By Mr H. W. Kay, Woodville. Black—ls, kings 10, 20. White—Kings 9, 17, 23, Black to play and draw:—' . 30-25-a _7 21 b-25—22 23 27 22—16 Drawn (a) Mr L. M. Steams in var. 7, problem 97, vol. 2, D.P.Q.R., jives this as a losing move, (b) He goes back to 30 here, but this seems to draw easily. CORRECTION OF PROBLEM No. 196. By Mr William Fordyce, Killincliy. Black—2,lo,ll, 23. White—9,l9, 21, 22, with the terms Black to play and win, but the following play seems to draw :— 23-26 26-30 30-25 25-22 22-18 9 5-a 5 1 22 17 17 13 13 9 Drawn (a) 22 18 was given at thi. point, which allows Black to win.

The following three games were played between Mr D. A. Brodie, champion of New Zealand, and Miss Agnes Kennedy, at Drummond, during Mr Brodie's recent visit. Judging from the manner in which the young lady manipulates the pieces, she is evidently well acquainted with the intricacies of the game:—

Game No. 1503.—"01 d Fourteenth." Miss Kennedy's move. 11-15 31 26 13-17 24 19 7-10 23 19 1-6- 9 22 13 15-24 16 11 8-11 13 6 8-12 23 19 31-26 22 17 2-9 a-25 22 11—15 11 7 4—B 26 22 12—19 . 20 .16 26—22 17 13 I—6 22 17 15—24 7 3 15—18 32 28 5—9 22 18 22—15 24 20 3—B 26 22 b-24—27 3 7 11—15 30 26 18-25 17 14 c-15—18 28 24 9-13 29 22 10—17 Drawa. 8-11 19 16 19-23 21 5 26 23 32—19 27 18 27—31 9—14 23 16 14—23 5 1 (a) Unusual, (b) Only move to draw, (c) A well played game. In another game Miss Kennedy with the "black varied here with — a> 5— 9 18—22 7—lo 7—16 26-31 22 17 25 18 24 19 32 28 11 7 14—21 10—15 3— 7 a-2— 6 10—15 23 5 19 10 27 23 18 15 19 10 15-18 6-22 11-16 22-26 6-15 26 23 23 18 20 11 15 11 Drawn (a) Black would lose here by 22-26:— ... 22—26 16—20 20 27 I—lo W. wins 28 24 18 15 15 6 19 15 Drummond Game No. 150..—" Bristol." 11—16 25 22 I—s 25 22 14—17 24 20 8-11 17 13 11—16 21 14 16—19 22 17 3—B 20 11 6—9 23 16 4—B 27 23 7—16 13 6 12—19 29 25 'B—ll 24 20 2 25 22 18 B—l2 23 16 10—1. Drawn 9—14 27 24 12—19 20 11 18 9 11—15 21 17 21—25 5—14 32 27 14—21 30 21 Game No. 1505.—" Switcher." 11_15 7_u 22-25 4— 8 11—16 21 17 27 23 29 22 22 18 7 11 9—13 3—B 5—9 * B—ll 16—20 25 21 32 28 22 17 21 17 11 15 5— 9 11—16 ' B—ll 9—13 24—27 23 18 22 18 17 13 17 14 31 24 1— 5 13—22 1-b-ll—ls 13—22 20—27 18 11 26 17 13 6 14 7 23 18 B—ls 9—14 2-9 16-20 27-32 24 19 18 9 a-26 22 7 3 18 14 15_24 6-22 15-24 20—24 22-_6 28 19 30 26 28 19 3 7 Drawn J. Maize, in " Piteburg Dispatch." * (a) If 28 24,15-18 draws.—J.M. (b) Corrects "Lees' Guide," p. 73, note (t), Kay v. Wyilie, where 9-14 is ploy***' allowing the following win for White :— 9—14 28 19 16—20 1 6 12—19 26 22 4—B 18 9 10—15 10 15 11—15 22 18 11—15 6 10 W.Wins 13 9-c 2-8-11 5 1 15—19 15—24 9 5 15—24 23 16 H. Devine in " Prov. Journal." (2) 2-7 14-17 W-17 7-U 17-22 96 21 14 6 2 2718 14 H. D. W. Win_ (c) Wyilie here played 22 17,15-24,28 19, 4-8,18 15, 10 _6,3182. Draws, _j_-y. WyUw.