DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 21819, 7 September 1934, Page 4

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.) Games analysis, solutions to problem* invited lor this column. Games should be written in columns, as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor, the ' Evening Star/ COMING EVENT. September 13,—Tramways v. Caledonian B, at Tram Rooms (referee, Mr W. O’Malley). PROBLEM 213. [By L. J. A T air, Colorado, U.S.A.] Black, 21, 22, 25.

White, Ks. 7, 13, 31. • White to move and win. PROBLEM 220. [By L. J. Vair, Colorado.] Black * 0 12. Ks. 1, 15. 17.

White, 19, 23, Ks. 2,3, 18, 26, White to move and win. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 215, by L. J. Vair. ‘ Black, 4, 12, Ks. 5, 23. White, 6, 18, 19, 25, K. -7. White to move a ”l8-i V 4 m 23-18, 14-9, 5-14, 16-11, 18-23 a, 7-3, 23-16, 3-17, and White, having disposed o£ Black’s heavy artillery, wins by “ First Position-” . . ~ ~ , (a) Of course, this is the only move that avoids giving one for nothing or going into a big shot. . Problem 216, by R. Holding. Black, 8, TO, K. 29. '' White, 22, Ks. 1. 25. White to play and win. ■

GAME 215. —“ Bristol Cross.”— [By G. M. Bonar, ex-Scottish champion, in Hamilton ‘Advertiser.’]

(a) The distinguishing move of the “ Bristol Cross.” > p ' (b) This position can be run up from a variety of openings. (c) The best move, here. (d) 2-6 is the old move here and quite good. (e) 28-24 is also good here. . (t) 18-14 and 28-24 can also be played here. , . , , (g) 27-23 is also played. It was taken m Stewart-Jordan match and many others. (h) 1-6 is a variation at this point; 12-16 loses. Jordan beat Stewart in 1897, the latter playing 12-16. (i) 31-26 also draws here. (k) 21-17 and 31-26 also draw. (l) 12-16 draws here. (m) 9-14, 24-20, 14-18, 15-11. White wins by “ First Position.” ' GAME 216. . —” Single Corner.”— The following instructive game !s by Mr N. Kubin, champion of California, and is taken from the 'Los Angeles ‘ Times ’;

Notes by N. Rubin. (a) Duffy’s “Single Corner” follows this 8-11 line by a different order of mores, and arrives at* this position, and says “ 13-17 draws.” Mr Duffy gives no further play, but his conclusion of a draw is erroneous, as the above shows. (b) Corrects Tcscheleit’s “ Master Play where 31-27 is given and leads to a Black win, but instead of White playing 1-8 at the fifth move after 31-27, White draws by 24-19, etc., as shown by W. ,A. Guttridge. The text move 31-26 at (b), however, sustains the Black win. (c) 24-19 at any stage is met by 32-28. GAME 217. —“ Ayrshire Lassie.”— [By R. Scobbie, Motherwell.]

Notes by Mr Scobbie. (a) A strong line. (b) 6-9, 17-13, 1-6 is the same. (c) The late R. Jordan, world’s champion, said this was a loss. (d) The late John Young, Burnbank, asked the critics, through the ‘ Glasgow Weekly Herald,' Black to play, what result. I have never seen anyone give play on it. I claim it a draw for Black. (e) The above game was played in Ihe Glasgow League, between K. Scobbie (Black) and John Campbell (While). — Hamilton ‘ Advertiser.’

25-30 1-6 21-25 25-22 10-15 10-15 29-25 8-11 31-27 11-16 22-18 30-21 6-10 22-18 White 15-22 22-26 26-31 27-24 wins.

11-16 : 30-26 6-13 16-23 31-15 23-18a 11-16 • . 25-18 27-18 15-9 16-20 26-22 4-8d . . l-5h 28-24 24-19 9-13 29-25e 32-27i m!2-16 10-14 18-9 8-11 2-7 24-20 26-23 5-14 18-15f 18-15k 16-19 8-11 22-18 23-7 10-19 Drawn. 22-17b 15-22 3-10 27-24 7-10c 18-9 25-22g 20-27

11-15 8-11 7-11 17-22 17-14 22-18 17-14 32-28 9-6 6-1 15-22 4-8 6-10 23-27 14-10 25-18 24-19 14-17 6-2 2-6 12-16 16-23 3-10 27-32 10-7 18-14 27-18 27-24 21-17 24-19 9-18 11-16 9-13 22-26 32-28 23-14 28-24 24-20 17-14 6-2 10-17 1-6 - 10-14 26-31 7-3 21-14 31-27 18-9 14-10 dl-6 6-10 8-12 5-14 31-26b 28-24 29-15 30-26 . 28-24 10-6 Black 10-17 8-9 13-17a 26-22 wins. 25-21 26-23 , 23-18 6-lc N. 17-22 2-6 16-23 22-17 Rubin. 26-17 24-19 18-9 1-6

11-15 1-5 9-18 31-27 31-27 21-20 32-28 31-22 8-11 11-8 8-11 ll-15c 7-10 27-23 2-7 28-24 30-26 24-19 11-15 8-4 4-8 8-11 15-31 23-18 7-10 23-13 26-22 22-8d 15-19 15-11 9-14a 12-16 10-14 22-26 e27-24 22-17 19-12 . 8-4 20-16 Black 15-18 14-17 14-17 18-23 wins. 26-23 21-14 25-21 19-15 5-9b 10-26 17-22 26-31 17-13 25-14 4-8 16-11