DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 21879, 16 November 1934, Page 3

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.] Games analysis, solutions to problem* invited tor this column. Games should be written in sis columns, as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor, the ' Evening Star.’ PROBLEM 239. [By E. Ransome, Nottingham.] Black, 5, Kings 7, 15.

White, 9, 14, 26, King 23. White to play and win. PROBLEM 240. [By W. Horsfall, Halifax.] Black, 5, 11, 15.

White, 23, 28. K. 27. ' While to play and win. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 235, by Bqrt Berry. Black, 3,7, 12, K. 31. White, 8, 15, 19, 32, K. 21. White to play and win.

(a) 8-4 (32-28, 31-27, 84, 27-23, 4-8, 23-16, 8-11, 16-19), 31-26, 32-27, 26-31, 27-24, 31-27,-24-20, 27-24, 21-17, 7-11, 15-8, 24-15, 17-14, 15-11, 14-18, 12-16, 18-15, 11-18. Drawn. (b) 32-27 (17-13, 26-22; or if 8-4 then 26-23),. 26-31, 27-24. 31-27, 24-20, 27-24. Drawn. (c) 32-28, 16-20, 27-31 (27-32, 19-23, B. wins), *2O-24. Drawn. I (d) 32-28, 19-23. Black wins. (e) 27-24, *l6-20. Drawn. (f) 26-31, 32-28, 16-20, 28-24. White wins. Problem 236, by Bert Berry. ■ Black, 7, 12, 19, 24, K.. 32. White, 15, 18, 28, 30, K. 22. White to play and win. 30-26 15-11 , 26-23 28-19 22-24 32-27 7-16 1 9-26 16-23 23-26 then 24-19. While wins by first position. GAME 238. ; —“ Dundee.” (12-16, 22-18.) [By “ G. R. Thomson,” Edinburgh.]

(a) 15-10 is also given to win. (b) 15-10, 12-19, 25-18 wins at once. This was overlooked by C. Taylor, St. Marks, in the ‘ Winnipeg Free Press.”—G.R.T. ■ (c) Forms problem No. 1,806 in ‘ Draughts Review.’ Black to play, White to win. (d) Corrects Mr Taylor where he plays 2-6 to win for White; but which, I think, only draws, as follows:—2-6, 9-13, 25-21 (el, 23-26, 6-9 (f), 26-30, 9-18, 30-25, 21-27, 19-23. Drawn. (e) Left hero, as White wins; the following also draws:—22-18, 14-17, 25-21, 17-22, 6-10, 23-27, 10-15, 19-23, 15-19, 22-26. Drawn. (f) 6-10, 26-30, 10-17, 30-25, or 30-26, 22-18. Drawn. GAME 239. —“ Dundee.”— (12-16, 24-20.) [By G. Bass, U.S.A.]

Notes by Mr Bass. (a) This was once said to lose, but is now considered ‘ better than 8-11, the old move, by many experts. (b) This is given as a loss by Prank Durne, of Warrington, England. (c) 22-17 is a hard draw for White. (d) Hard going for Black, and requires great care to draw. NOTES. The American Checker Association has communicated with R. Stewart, Kelly, Fifeshire, repudiating the claim of N. W. Banks to the world’s championship, at present hold by Stewart. The association will send an American representative to play Stewart in Scotland for the title. The Octoben number of the ‘ Draughts Review ’ is promptly to hand, and contains some interesting matter, chief of which is a fine description of the recent American championship tourney, also of games at the tourney which was conducted on the threemove restriction. The new American champion is Edwin P. Hunt, Nashville, Tennessee. with Nathan Rubin, Detroit, runnerup.

23.-l.7a-14-9 27-31c 32-28 27-32 51-27 3-12 19-23 30-25 20-27 17-14b 15-10 31-276 28-24 32-23 26-23 ' 7-14 23-26 16-20 White 19-16 9-27 27-23e 23-27 wins. 12-19 12-16 26-30f 25-22

12-16 10-10 3-7 12-19 19-23 22-18 24-15 13-6 ' ll-2o 15-19 8-12 14-18 2-9 18-23 22-25 25-22 23-14 26-23 25-21:1 ■19-15 4-8 9-18 9-14 23-26 18-22 29-25 21-17 23-19a, 22-17 15-18 10-14 6-9 5-9 14-18 23-27 18-15 26-23 19-16 17-13 18-23 11-18 1-6 12-19 9-14 White 22-15 23-14 27-24 2-6 ■wins. 16-20 9-18 20-27 18-22 26-22 30-26 32-16 6-10' 7-10 6-9 8-12 14-18 .31-26 17-13 ,15-llb 10-15

12-16 24-20 14-23 11-7 10-15 24-20 16-19 27-18 : 5-14 17-13 8-12 25-16 15-22 ' 7-3 23-27 28-24 12-19 25-18 16-20 31-24 9-14 20-16 lO-lSd 29-25 20-27 22-17 8-12a 30-25 14-18 9-6 3-8 17-13 15-22 21-17 2-9 26-22 5-9 25-18 18-23 13-6 11-15 16-llb 9-14 32-28 16-19 20-11 12-16 18-9 6-10 Drawn. 7-16 22-18c 1-5 13-9