DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 21499, 25 August 1933, Page 2

DRAUGHTS

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Game* analysis, solutions to problem* invited for tliis column. Games should be written in six colums, as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor, the ' Evening Star,’

TO CORRESPONDENTS,

I. P. Bonner (Port Chalmers). —Your solutions to 101, 103, and 105 are correct. In No. 102 you allow a White win at eighteenth move. Instead of 10-14- play 13-9, and White wins. Your first move in 104, 10-15, allows a draw for Black, and in your play at eighth move 25-29, play 18-23, 19-26, 31-22, and Black draws easily. In' 106 your solution wins, but Black has better play. At tenth move instead of 10-14, play 17-22, which makes it much harder for White to win. See solution below. O. F. M’Cluskey (N.E.V.).—Solutions to problems 107 and 108 are correct. L. Burn (Milton). —Play on 107 is correct. In solution No. 109 yon allow 1 Black lo draw. At fifteenth move 14-10 allows Black lo draw with 25-30, inslcad 1 of 25-29. which you play (14-10. 25-30, 24-28, : 51-26), and Black escapes. Note solution' to 104. PROBLEM 111. [By J. R. Yeoman.] Black. 6, Ks, 14, 22.

White, 13, 15, 16. Black to play and win. Another fine example of strategy. PROBLEM 112. [By T. J. Sinimomls.] Black, 18, Ks. 2, 23, 29.

White. 30. 32. Ks. 11, 16, White to play and win. Not too difficult, but pleasing.

GAME 97. ’■Kelso Cross.”—

The following games wore played in a friendly encounter between two of London's finest experts—F. Kaiser and C, J. Greensword. Contributed with notes to the ‘ Aberdeen Weekly Chronicle ’ by the latter:—

(a) This is unusual, but I had it. played against me in a league match, and 1 had none too comfortable a game with the Black. That may have been due to my bad handling, however. (b) In Master play 2-6 is given here. (c) This simplifies nutters, but 17-13 would have been interesting.

GAME 98. —“ Kelso Cross.”— Black, Groensword; White, Kaiser.

(a) 9-14 is given here. (b) 19-15 looks proniishg. (c) I didn’t like tho Irak of my game now, and I couldn’t sec where tie draw was to come from. (d) I thought at first that 25-22 would win, but 1 can escape all light. (e) My men don’t look too nicely placed. (f.) A result I didn't think possible at one stage. GREAT BRITAIN v. AMERICA. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE MATCH. AMERICAN CHAMPION v. BRITISH CHAMPION. This match has been started with 100 players a side. The style of play is tho three move restriction, and the games between Asa A. Long, of Detroi, American champion, and Samuel Coho, London, British champion, on Board 1, opened 10-14, 24-20, 11-15, and 11-15, 22-17, 9-14. The match was arranged by_D. Bryant, of Portsmouth, England, and Icnuieer, of Allantown, U.S.A. OBITUARY. It is with regret we have b record the death of Mr William Balfour Rondall, at his residence, 65 Murray stret, Kew, on Sunday, 20th August. Mr lendall was draughts editor for the ' Evcni;g Star ' for a number of years. Owing to ill-health he resigned from that position ( few years ago, but he still took a keci interest in the game right up to the enc While he was draughts editor ho arranjed tho first dominion correspondence tourny played in Now Zealand, which commence! in 1925 and

concluded in 1927, lasting a little over two years. Mr Eendall was a keen enthusiast in the game, and he conducted a very line column in the ‘ Star,’ and did a great deal to foster the game in this city. Ho was a member of the Otago Draughts Club for many years, and will bo greatly missed by all the draughts players in Dunedin. We convey our deepest sympathy to his bereaved wife an,d family. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 103, by J. A. Borcham. Black, 11. 21, K. 29. White, 30, Ks. 20, 32. White (o play and win. 20-24, 11-15 , 24-20, 15-19, 30-26, 21-25. 22-18, 25-30, 18-23, 29-25, 23-16, 30-23, 16-19, 23-16, 20-11. White wins. Problem 104, by J. A. Boreham. Black, 4, 13, 21, 22, 23. White, 11, 13, 28, 30, K. 10. White to play and win.

(a) 15-11 allows a draw. Problem 105, by H. Brookcr. Black, 15, 17. 19, K. 21. White, Ks. 9, 20, 28. White to play and win. 20-16 a, 19-23, 9-13, 17-22 b, 13-17, 21-14, 16-19. White wins. (a) 9-13, 17-22, 20-16, 21-17, 16-23, 17-14. Drawn. (b) 23-27, 13-22, 27-32, 28-24, 32-28, 24-27, 28-32, 16-11. White wins. Problem 106, by B. Budge. Black, 1,3, 6,9, 17, 24, K. 23. , White, 12, 13, 16, 19, 30. 31,. K. 11. White to play and win.

(a) 11-20 e, 17-22, 13-6, 1-10, 31-27, same as trunk at il. (b) 10-14, 31-26, 17-21, 20-16, 19-24, 30-25. 21-30, 16-20. White wins. (c) 20-16, 19-24, 16-11, 24-28, and Black appears to draw, but 10-14 in place of 24-28 id) 23-19, 27-32, 20-16, 10-14. Draws. (e) If 9-14, 31-26, 17-21, 20-16, 19-24, 30-25, 21-30, 16-20. White wins. If 1-6, 31-26, 17-21, 20-16, 19-24, 30-25, W. wins.

Black, Kaiser ; White, Groensword. 10-15 15-22 5-14 3-7 30-25 23-18 25-18 25-22 32-28 19-16 12-16 4-8 11-15 11-15 25-22 26-23 24-19 22-17 23-18c 16-11 16-19 8-11 15-24 14-23 23-26 23-16 27-23a 28-19 17-14 21-17 11-20 6-10 20-24 10-26 Drawn 18-11 29-25 30-26 19-3 8-15 9-14b 7-11 26-30 22-18 18-9 26-22 28-19

10-15 4-8 6-10 19-24 18-27 23-18 22-18 22-17 25-22 26-22 12-16 8-lla 2-6c 3-7 27-31 26-23 25-221) 29-25 31-26 9-5 16-19 11-15 6-9 7-11 31-26 25-16 18-11 17-13U 17-13 5-1 11-20 7-23 10-15 11-15 26-30 18-11 27-18 13-6 22-17 17-13 8-15 9-14 l-10e 15-18 10-I5f 24-19 18-9 26-22 13-9 15-24 5-14 15-19 • 24-27 Drawn 28-19 30-26 22-17 32-23

*10-14 *12-8 13-9 10-15 15-18 22-18 22-25 23-27 24-27 24-20 32-28 29-25 *14-17 *8-3 9-6 15-18 23-27 11-15 25-29 27-32 27-23 23-19 4-8 12-16 *28-24 *11-7 6-2 14-10 27-32 »15-10a 23-27 32-27 20-24 19-24 8-12 16-19 *24-20 *7-2 2-6 10-15 18-23 10-14 27-32 27-24 24-20 24-27 20-24 19-23 *20-16 2-7 6-10 15-19 23-18 14-17 32-27 24-20 20-24 27-32 24-15 27-32 *16-12 7-11 10-14 18-23 18-11 18-27 18-23 31-27 24-20 32-28 28-24 32-23 *17-22 3-7 7-10 11-15 32-28 28-24 27-31 27-24 20-24 28-32 24-27 White wins.

12-8 6-15 51.27c 27-32 11-7 22-26 3-12 13-6a 19-24 20-16 24-19 30-25 19-15 1-10 27-23 32-28 7-14 White 12-19 11-20 24-27 16-11 19-23 wins. 15-10 17-22b 23-18d 28-24 18-15