DRAUGHTS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9835, 18 September 1897, Page 3

DRAUGHTS.

" Weekly Press and Referee." EdITBI) BY J. L.ITTLB, Champion of Australasia, Wbbklt Prkss, September 15. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mb W. Robinson (Cbristchurch) and Mb E. Rigiy (Hanmer). —Contributions received with thanks. PROBLEM No. 541. By ilr W. Dunn. WHITE.

BLACK Black to play and win. We are indebted to the "West Lothian Courier" for the three follbwin£ games played between Messrs Porte,-BroxbuJiv, Ednionston ani Fauldhouse, in.the Wodt Loihian Challenge Cup competition on April 13th last:— • Gam* No. 1612.—" Double Corner." ' Porte's move. 9—14 21 14 9—13 11 7 s—l 22 18 13—17 22 18 25-29 15 11 5—9 31 25 10-14 7 3 12-16 24 19 7—lo 18 9 29-25 10 15 11—16 14 7 5-14 3 7 I—6 26 22 3-10 19 15 25-22 c-15 18 B—ll 27 24 11—27 7 11 16—19 22 17 I—s 32 23 22—18 18 15 9—12-a 29 25 14—17 24 20 19—24 18 9 17—21 20 11 18—14 15 19 13-22 24 20 17-22 11 15 24—28 25 18 2-6 26 17 14 -9 11 7 6-13 28 24 13-22 15 10 6- 2 18 14 6-9 23 19 9—5 V 3 10—17 25 22 22—25 b-19 15 28 32 Drawn. (a) This is given as a loss by Janvier. The proper move is 16-20 ; if White replies 25 22, then 9-13 may be played. (b) 20 16 would have won. (0) 11 7 draws easily. Game No. 1613.-" White Dyke. ,, Krtmonston's Stove. 11—15 26 23 I—6 29 25 20—24 22 17 9—lß 25 21 12—16 26 22 B—ll 23 14 6—9 25 22 24—20 17 14 4— 8 31 27 16—19 22 17 10-17 24 19 9-38 22 17 19-24 21 14 15-24 23 14 11-16 18 15 9-18 28 19 16-23 17 13 24-27 23 14 11-16 27 18 16-20 32 23 6-9 27 23 8-11 30 26 7-10 B. wins. Game No. 1614.—"Ayrshire Lassie." Porte' 3 Move. 11-15 11-18 2- 7 11-15 14-18 24 20 32 28 26 22 25 22 17 14 8-11 10-14 13-17 18-25 a-18-23 28 24 26 23 22 13 29 22 27 18 4— 8 9—13 6—9 8 —11 15—22 23 19 19 15 13 6 23 19 14 7 15—18 7—ll 1—26 7—lo 3-10 22 15 31 26 30 23 22 17 19 16

W. wine. (a) An unfortunate clip, the proper move, 10 17, would bare drawn.