DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 21523, 22 September 1933, Page 2

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted bj AAV.) Games analysis, solulions to problems invited for tnis column. Games should ba written in sis colunis, as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor, the ’ Evening Star,’ TO CORRESPONDENTS. R. Weir, Dunedin.—Your solutions to problems Hi, 115, 110, and 117 are correct Agree with you on No. 113; yours is the only correct solution sc far. Will be glad to have criticism. Have noted remarks re problem 101. I. P, Bonner, Port Chalmers.—ln your solution to No. 113, at 12th move you play 23-19 and Black wins. Now play 3-8 instead, and White can draw. PROBLEM 119, [By Goo. Phillips, New Malden, Surrey.! Black, 3. 5, 5. K. 23.

White, 13, 14, 25, 23, K. 4. . White to play and win. This is a fine practicable ending, but the win takes sonm finding. PROBLEM 120. [By H. 0. Robinson, Hove.] Black, 4, 21, Ks. 18. 29.

, White, 15. 22, 31, 32, K. 17. White to play and win. This will please all solvers, especially the student. CLUB MATCH GAMES. The following games were played in the club tie match last week between the Caledonian B team and Otago:— GAME 107. —“ Dundee.”— Black, R. Weir; While, G. Duncan.

Notea by the Draughts Editor. (a) 17-13 is better. (b) 25-22, 18-25, 29-22 gives White a better game. (c) White looks hopeless now. 31-26 is stronger. GAME 108. —“ Dundee.’’—

While wins. Notes by the Draughts Editor. (a) Beems weak. 17-14 gives Black a better game. (b) 17-21 is best here. (c) This appears to lose straight away. 2-6 is the essential move, and prevents the cut and gives Black an even game, and the draw looks fairly easy. ITEMS. By defeating the Otago Club last week the Gale. B team wins the club’s championship for the season. This team has played very consistently right through the season, winning six matches, with only one loss. Otago is runner-up with five wins and two Josses. A final match between the Otago Club and the Caledonian Club will be played on Thursday, September 28, at the Y.M.C.A., with eighteen or twenty players a side. The Otago Club very generously withdrew its six top players from the competition, and these players will now take part in the final match against Gale. A and B teams. A good, hard tussle is anticipated. RULES GOVERNING THE GAME. An incident occurred in the match last week when a player moved a piece to one square, and with his hand hovering some considerable time on it he then drew it back again and immediately after moved another piece. Now, all match players should know that that cannot be done, as the following rule will show:— After the pieces have been arranged, if the person whoso turn it is to play “ touch ” one he must cither play it or forfeit the game. When the piece is not playable he forfeits the game just the same, according to rule 10, which says he must give intimation to arrange a piece on the board. If “ any part ” of a playable piece be played over an angle of the square on which it is stationed the play must be completed in *' that ” direction. END GAMES. The following interesting end games occurred at the Otago v. Caledonian B match last week:— Black (R. Weir), 1,4, 5, 6. 8, 12, 26. White (G. Duncan). 18, 19, 28, 29, 31, 32. K. 3. Black to play.

(a) 18-14. 6-9, 31-27, 9-18, 11-15. W. wins (b) 5-9, 29-25. 9-13, 18-14, 13-17, 15-10 White wins. Black (H. Hornby), 2,3, 14, 17, K. 32. White (W. Tibbies). 11, 21, 23, 25, K. 5. White to piny.

' (a) 3-7 would have quickly settled it. Black (Boss), 1,2, 3,5, 6, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20. White (Hubbard), 13, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 32. White to piny. White played 32-27 and only drew. 23-18 might win.

White is still a man up, and looks like holding it to win.

Black (Ashton), 3,5, 7,8, 16. White (P Anderson), 12, 15, 23, 25, 28. Black to play. 5-9, 25-22, 7-11, 15-10, 11-15, 10-7, 3-10, 12-3, 10-14, 3-7, 15-19, 7-10, 19-26, 10-17. Drawn. Black (Tibbies), 5,6, Ks. 19, 25. White (Hornby), 13, 14, 17, K. 20. White to plav. 14-10, 6-15, 17-14. Black wins. Black (Pithie), 3, 11, 15, 16, 19, 20, Ks. 22 25. White (Blythe), 12, 24, 27, 28, 32, Ks. 10. 14. Black to play. 22-18, 14-23, 19-26, 10-19, 16-23, 27-18, 20-27, : 32-23, 25-22. Black wins. Black (Blythe), 12. 19, 20, 23, K. 27. While (Pithie). 18, 28, 30, 32, K. 11. White to play. 11-16, 23-27, 16-23, 31-26, 18-14, 26-19, 32-16, 12-19. White wins. Black (Peterson). 1,2. 3,7, 8, 10, 14, 25. White (MTvor), 16. 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 30, 31. Black to play. Position a few moves after the “ Goose Walk”: Black played 8-11, and eventually won, but 14-18, 23-14. 10-17, 21-14, 8-12, 30-21, 12-28, and Black wins easily. Black (MTvor), 2.3, 5,8, 9, 10, 11. 13. White (Peterson), 12, 18, 20, 21, 22. 23. 24, 31, Black to play. 9-14 a, 18-9, 5-14, 22-18. White wins. (a) 10-14, 24-19. 11-15, 18-4, 14-17, 21-14, 9-25 gives Black a chance of a draw. NEW ZEALAND DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION. A meeting ol the executive of the'above association was held in tho Atheiuouni on Saturday evening last, the following members being present:—P. Gray (chairman), T. Ren, F. Pithie, J. A. Boroham, P. Peterson, A. White, and J. Beccot (secretary). Tho Secretary informed tho meeting that he had written twice _ to tho Hamilton (North Island) Association asking if it was agreeable to hold the next championship* tourney in Hamilton, seeing it was tho North Island’s turn to have tho championship played there. As the Hamilton Association had not moved in tho matter for three years, it was decided to write to Wellington, New Plymouth, and Dannevirke to find cut if any of these places wished to hold tho tournament. It was decided to hold tho next meeting on Saturday, October 7, to deal with any replies from tho above associations.

12-16 8-11 15-18 2-6 10-28 6-10 22-17 . 16-12 26-23b 22-15 31-26 29-25 16-20 9-14 11-16 14-18 8-11 20-24 24-19 28-24a 30-26c 23-14 27-23 12-8 11-15 4-8 6-9 16-23 11-16 3-12 19-16 23-19 26-22 27-18 25-22 Black wins,

Black, G. Duncan ; White i, K. Weir. 12-16 24-19 5-14 16-12 20-24c 12-8 22-17 15-24 29-25 14-17 13-9 3-12 16-20 28-19 11-15 21-14 5-14 17-14 17-13 8-11 19-16 10-17 18-9 10-17 9-14 22-18 8-11 23-18 17-21 23-19 25-22 4-8 25-22 6-10b 22-17 16-23 11-15 18-9 l-5a 27-23 11-16 26-3

8-11 7-11 6-9b 18-9 1-5 3-7 16-20 15-10 5-14 15-19 11-16 19-15a 9-14 11-15 W. wins

32-27 23-18 22-29 29-25 29-25 18-23 23-19 16-12 9-13 84 8-11 17-14 27-23 17-22 18-22 25-29a 14-18 23-27 19-16 5-9 11-8 4-8 21-17 13. wins.

23-18 10-15 23-10 24-27 16-12 14-23 19-10 12-19 23-19 27-23 27-11 6-15 8-4 27-32 4-8 20-27 11-8 19-24 19-16 3-7 32-23 15-19 26-23 32-27 8-4