DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 21891, 30 November 1934, Page 2

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.]

Games analysis, solutions to problems invited tor this column. Games should be written in six columns, as below, and alt correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor, the ‘ Evening Star.’ PROBLEM 243. [By H. Shearer, Dundee.] Blick, 5, 11, 12, 17.

White, 19, 20, 23, 31. White to play and win, PROBLEM 244. [By H. V. Walker, U.S.A.] Black, 1,2, 5,8, 11, 15, 24, 27, K. 18.

White, 15, 20, Ks. 4, 10, 17> 19, 25, 28. Blafek to play and win. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 240, by W. Horsfall. Bliick 5 11 -15 White, 25, 28, K. 27. White to play and win. 28-24 27-51 51-27 25-19 .. 27-52 11- 16-20 5-9 15-18 W. wills. Problem 241, by H. T. Smith.' Black, 13, 18, Ks. 2, 22. White, 12, 17, 29, K. 30. White to play and win. 30-25 7-11 3-7 19-23 25-? l 2-7 8-5 15-19 . 10,14 13-22 12- 11-15 7-10 22-26 21-17 White wins.

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.; The two following games (says the ‘ Draughts Review ’) wefe played in the recent American championship tourney (notes by N. Rubin, tho runner-up):— GAME 242. Black, N. Rubin; Whitd, W. Ryan. •. ; Bristol , Cross.”—j (Three-move opening, 11-16, 23-18, 7-11.)

Rubin resigned. (a) Cutting down the pieces, but it turned opt badly. (b) Little did wc suspect when making this move that it was a loser. At the moment it looked natural enough; 12-16, however, instead of the text, would draw easily, as, for instance, 12-18, 31-27, 16-20, 17-13, 15-18, 13-6, 1-10. Drawn. [The “choke”'Of the Black pieces in the double corner is tnost effective, as the dominating White king on 25 cannot be , dislodged without giving a man. Ryan pliyed a brilliant ending from note (b).—-Ed. * D.R.’l GAME 243. * —“ D6nriy;”— (Three-move opening; 10-14, 23-19, 14-18.) Black, N. Rubin; White, E. F. Hunt.

4nd 2-7. White won. (a) Premature; 4-8, 25-21, 11-15, etc., was drawn by Harison and Hunt at Nashville. (b) No draw after this; 13-17 instead will probably draw. (c) had anticipated the play from note (b) to this stage. At the time of making 4-8. however, we had planned, when this position was reached, to continue 12-16, 31-26, 18-22, 25-18, 10-15, but we could see now (hat White would win here by 26-23, 15-22, 14-8, 5-14, 23-19, 16-23, and the piece on 17 drnst go; 11-15 consequently was all that remained, but it gave little hope. GAME 244. —" Denny.”— [By R. Scobbie, Motherwell.]

Notes by Mr Scobbie. . (a) Into an Edinburgh formation—9-13, 22-18, 10-14, given in vol. 4, page, 182, • Draughts Review.’ as a loss by J. T. Bradford. f (bv 1 claim this to correct said game where 11-16 is played arid White wins. (cl Played between R.' Scobbie . (Black) arid "a New Stevenston player at Holytown some years ago.

11-16 25-22 ‘ ‘ l-6b ■ , • . ■, ■ 6-2 28-32 23-18 ' 16-19 17-13 12-16 ' • 31-26 7-11 23-16 9-14 2-7 27-31 26-23 12-19 26-22 ■ 16-20 26-22 3-7 32-27 6-10 ; . 7-10 •' 31-27 24-18 6-9 22-17 15-19 22-18 11-15 27-24 19-24 10-15 27-31 8.11 2-6a 23-19 ' 18-23 25-22 8-24 24-15 15-24 15-11 . 31-27 87-11 10-19 13-9 24-28 " 22-17 7-16 17-10 10-15 11-16 27-31 JO-26 6-15 17-10 19-24 17-13 ,9-14 22-17 5-14 18-19 32-28 22-17 8-12 10-6, 23-27 13-9 4-8 29-25 14-18 19-25

10-14 22-15 13-17 25-22 ' 15-18 25-19 11-12 30-25 18-25 6-2 14-18 17-14 6-10 29-13 8-11 22-15 3-11 15-6 10-17 26-23 U-18 24-20 1-10 21-14 18-22 21-17 . 3-7r 28-24 6-10 23-19 9-13 19-15 ll-i5c 13-9 , ,7-10 25-22 4-8 31-26 10-17 ■ 32-28 7-11 25-21 ' . 2-6 9-6 • 11-15

10-14 1-5 11-16 10-14 27-32 22-lS 18-9 24-20 28-24 22-18 9-13 5-14 .8-11 3-7 • 32-28 18-9 29-25 22-18 19.15 '24-19 S-14a 8-11 7-10 18-19 *28-24 25-22 23-22 26-22 15-8 19-16 IMS . 14-17b 17-26 19-26 ' 12-19c 24-19 21.14 . 31-22 8-3 Di*awn 15-24 10-17 2-6 14-23 28-19 32-28 30-25 3-10 ,6-10 4-8 6-9 23-27 22-18 27-24 25-21 10-15