DRAUGHTS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9704, 17 April 1897, Page 3

DRAUGHTS.

«' Weekly Press and Referee."

Edited itv J. Li_n,_, Champion of Australasia, Weekly Prkss, April 14tli, 1897.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. F. H. Harrixgton (German Bay).—Your solution of Problem No. 525 is correct.

PROBLEM No. 528. By Mr J. H. SUndring of St. Helens, Lane From the " Draughts Players Weekly Bulletin.**

BLACK Black to play and draw.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO. 525. By Mr C. Shirra, Stirlinjr. Black—2B, 23, kings 10, 26; white—32, kin?s 2, 27. Black to play and win :— 26—31 32 27 26 19 15 24 28 19 27 18 28—32 18 15 32 28 B. wins 31-26 27 23 10 7 2 : 11 Game No. 1572.— ** Edinburgh.^ ; , •■: A correction of pnt)ls_h*d playT"T, ": *~ By Luke Phillips in the " Day," New London.

" LARRY" ARMSTRONG'S ADVICE TO MATT BRICKER. There's Joe Maize ! My honest friend— He's kind hearted and true, Many a game we have played togetherHe will tell the same to you. Joe is up the ladder hia-. Further than I can climb, Bui sitting playing at checkers, Matt, Is just a waste of time. • It's all right to be jolly, It's better than being insane; I pity any mortal that Gets checkers on the brain. I got that once myself; It was a fault of mine. But sitting playing checkers. Matt, Is just a wast, of time. I've dreamed of playing checkers. Matt, When lying in my bed ; I thought the checkers and the board Were stock fast in my head. I saw very grand positions there, And some of them were fine. But sitting playing checkers, Matt, Is just a waste of time. My checker board is fading. Matt, And I am fading, too; A few more seconds on the stage And Til hid you all adieu. You know I am getting old, Matt, ■< * Thank God I have done no crime, Only playing checkers, Matt, And that's a waste of time. —Pittsburgh Chronicle TbligrapK

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The London Wanderers and London Draughts Club will contest for the club championship. The last match for this trophy was played February 28th, 1895, when the Wanderers defeated the London IXC. Mr Wm. Belcher, president, Ludgate Draughts Club, London, has offered to provide a challenge cup representing the championship of London. Alfred Jordou won the first one outright. Robertson Clewes, a checkerist of the olden rime, a companion of George Wallace,;, John Drunvmond, Wyllie, McKerrow, and their friends, recently died at his home, Lbchee, Scotland. The January " Draughts World *' announces that Wyllie and Martins will play their contemplated toateh. Mauolmttr aad

London, in England, and Glasgow, in Scotland, will be given the privilege of the games. Minneapolis players recently enjoyed a little tourney at the Invincible Club. The match resulted in eight wins each. Another trial is on tbe tapis. Hudson, London, Eng ; McKerrow, Donglas, Scot*, and Wyllie and Martins are Great Britain's oldest checkerists. They are quite hale.

9—13 15---22 10—11 22-25 28-32 22 IB 26 10 18 9 29 22 10 7 10—15 2- 7 15-18 18-25 32-23 25 22 10 6 9 6 24 20 7 2 6—10 1-10 3- 7 15-24 28-24 24 20 21 17 6 1 6 15 2 6 5— 9 , 9-13 7—10 25—30 24-28 28 24 23 18 16 27 23 * 6 10 10—14 13-22 11—16 30—25~a-28-32 22 17 27 23 20 11 23 18 31 27 13-22 10-15 8-15 24-28 32-23 26 .10 23 19 1-6 2 18 14 15 11 7—14 7—10 4—8 25-22 W*. wins 30. 26 ... 32 ..27 , 2 6 14 10 (a) Losing move. Can Black draw by any other?— L.P. The editor of the " West Lothian" Courier" •rives the following as good enough for a draw :— 22-17 .* 8-11 17-14 11-18 28-24 15 18 10 15 18 9 31 26 9 14 Drawn a) 24 20 3-4- 8 24 19 23-27 31 24 15—24 4-19 15 23-24 11 4 23—10 6 15 28—32 20—16 12—16 12 8 24-28-2 27.24 5-18 23* 19 12 10 7 15 19 32-28 16 11 24-28 Drawn L.P. (2) 4— 8 12-19 19-24 24-28 8-12 20 16 27 20 15 19 20 16 16 11 W. wins (3) 28-32 32-28 12—19 19-23 4— 8 20 16 19 17 17 14 29 25 14 10 W. wins (4) 19 23 14 17 31 22 17 14 14 10 28—32 23—26 29—25 30—26 23—18 23 14 29 25 22 18 18 15 "Drawn 32—23 22—29 6-25—30 26—23 24—20 20-16 16—23 23—26 26-30 16 11 11 4 4 8 15 19 8 11 (6) 8—11 17 14 25—22 18 15 W. wina Game No. 1573.-" Old Fourteenth." Correction of " Weekly Bulletin," by Luke Phillips. in " The Day," New London. 11—15 2— 7 7-10 11—15 23-26 23 19 28 24 32 23 14 7 29 25 8-11 10-14 10-15 15-24 22-29 22 17 26 23 19 10 7 3 31 22 4-8 18-22 6-22 5-9 1-29-25 25-2-0-5 24 19 20 16 22 18 15—18 14—18 3— 7 12—19 25—21 22 15 23 14 23 18 3 12 19 15 11—18 9—18 7—10 24—28 2-6—10 17 13 27 23 21 17 12 16 15 6 7-11 18-27 1-6 19-23 22-15 24 20 25 18 18 14 a-16 19 6 1 W. wins. (1) (ft) Corrects D.P. "Weekly Bulletin-* game No 53, where 16 11 is played and only draws. 28-32 29-25 25-21 21-17 32-27 22 18 19 15 17 14 14 5 15 19 W. Wina. (2) 28-32,17 14,52 27,14 5. W. wins.