DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 22193, 22 November 1935, Page 2

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.] Games analysis, solutions to problems invited for this column. Games should be written in five columns, as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor, the ‘ Evening Star.’ TO CORRESPONDENTS. P. Anderson (Port Chalmers). —Solution to problem 344 is correct. R. Rotting (Dunedin). —Correct in solution to problem 344. A. K. Tulloch (Medical School, Dunedin). —Letter received. Glad to know you are interested. Replying by letter. G. F. M’Cluskey.—Parcel received; thanks. Will remember meeting. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 343, By Fred Allen. Black, 9. 10, K. 30. White, 21, Ks. 8, 18. White to play and win. *lB-22 *22-17 17-13 13-17 8-11 10-15 30-25 9-14 14-18 W. wins Problem 344, by T. Colston, Belishill. Black, 14, K. 18. White, 13, 15, 27. White to play and win. 15-11 13-9 b 6-2 7-11 3-8 18-15 14-18 22-25 30-25 White 11-8 a 9-6 2-7 8-3 wins. 15-19 18-22 25-30 25-22 (a) 11-7 only draws. (b) White must crown to win. PROBLEM 345. (By T. Colston, Scotland.) Black, 14, 16, K. 21.

White. 28, Ks.' 6, 23,

While to play and win,

PROBLEM 346. (By L. Puttenhaugh, U.S.A. ) Black, 19, Ks.' 15, 18.

White, 26, 27, K. 1,

Black to play and w«i,

DOMINION TOURNEY GAMES,

The following four games were played iri the tourney held at Dannevirke .last Easter:—

GAME 380. —“ Denny.”—

(a) 18-15 would be belter, although Black seems to have the better of it. (b) White now is a piece down and cannot recover.

GAME 381. —“ Denny.”—

Black, Gibson; White, Adair.

(a) Looks like the loser 26-22 would be better.

(bj Assures the win,

GAME 382,

—“ Denny.”—

Black, Clark; White, Calderwood,

The game ultimately reached this position: Black, 10, 11, 12, 15, 19, King 18; White, 20, 26, 28, 32, King 30, White won by 19-23. (a) 11-15 is a good line and is considered best by sonic authorities. (b) 26-22 is -a better move. (c) 8-11 or 16-20 are perhaps more popular, but text is good and lead? to many wins.

(d) 16-20 is a good alternative, but we prefer text. (e) Black has now a very strong game, and Mr Clark handles it well.

GAME 383. —“ Denny.”—

Black, Calderwood; White, Clark,

(a) 21-19 is the usual. (b) Now into a Bristol, brought up thus -11-16., 22-18, 25-22, 16-20, 29-25, 10-14, 18-15, 11-18, 22-15.

(c) A strong reply. (d) 4-8 is book. Text seems to be the beginning of some fine original play. (e) 22-17 would bring it back to book, (f; This exchange allows Black to win

by a beautiful bit of end play. 36-22 appears to draw.

NEWS. NOTES, ETC,

N. Rubin, as was expected, won the Cedar Point tourney (U.S.A.) last month. Ha beat L. T. Debearn in the final rather easily, by 2 to .0 and 3 draws. Rubin is considered to'be one of the four best in- the States.; the other three being Long, t Hunt, and 1 Banks. We notice the Americans are saying that the two-move restriction is obsolete. This is pure nonsense. In the .bid 'Draught* World,’ a statement was made that in one opening alone, the “ Single Corner,” the variations run into ,33 1 figures., The rear truth is that whether it is the two-move, three-move, or go-as-you-please, the gams of draughts is inexhaustible, and will never be fathomed bv. the ’ human mind. The Scottish ‘Committee, dealing with th* negotiations for the world’s championship, on behalf of E-. Stewart, the champion, has accepted the amended offer of the American Checker Association for a match between Stewart and A. Long, the American representative. The match is to be of 40 games for a purse or a stake, whichever the Americans decide, and it is proposed tof begin in September, 1936. This is surely a' long time to put off the match. F. F. Smith;, of Birmingham, the correspondence champion of, the world, defeated J. Napier, Nyassaland Protectorate, by 7 wins to 0 and 3 draws with six games to play in a correspondence inatch for tha world’s correspondence title and a stake of £lO. Hr Napier threw in the “ towel ’* when he found he had no hope of-equalis-ing. Mr Smith is open to play anyone for a stake and the title.

Black, W. Adair ; White, D. Gibson. 10-14 . 4-8 3-7 9-14 19-23 24-19 26-22 19-15 25-21 6-10 11-16 2-7 16-19 14-18 15-19 22-18 17-13 23-16 22-15 17-14 8-11 14-17 14-23 10-19 19-24 26-22 21-14 27-18 11-7 21-17 16-20 10-26 12-28b 6-9 SM-27 28-24 31-22 21-17 13-6 17-13 11-16 7-10 7-10 1-10 . 27-31 22-17 25-21a '15-11 7-2 13-9 7-10 10-14 8-15 10-15 31-26 30-26 29-25 18-11 2-6 B. wins

10-14 16-20 5-14 6-15 22-26 24-19 28-24 26-22 23-19 15-11 11-16 11-16 17-26 16-23 12-16 22-18 25-22a 31-22 27-11 , 8-4 8-11 14-17 14-17 20-27 16-20 26-22 21-14 22-18 32-23 11-8 4-8 10-17 17-21 17-22 , 20-24 22-17 38-15 ’ 18-14 23-19 8-3 7-10 7-10 10-17 21-25 24-27 17-13 22-18 15-11 31-8 3-8 3-7 9-14b 8-15 25-30 26-31 30-26 18-9 19-10 19-15 B. wins

10-14-13-22 13-17 1-10 22-25 22-18 • 26-17 14-10 9-5 29-22 ll-16a 6-22o 17-22 8-11 18-25 25-22b 30-26 19-15 5-1 13-17 7-10c 5-9 11-18 11-15 25-29 24-19 26-17 23-14 1-5 17-22 8-lld 9-15 16-19 10-14 3-7 22-17 17-14 14-9 5-9 27-24 9-13 10-17 4-8 14-18 7-10 18-9 21-14 10-6 9-13 24-20

10-14 7-10c 2-7 9-14 1-5 22-18 25-22 23-14 25-21 22-17 11-16 - 10-19 9-18 8-11 14-18 25-22 23-16 31-26 15-8 17-14 16-20 12-19 7-10 3-12 18-23 29-25a 24-15 21-17 27-24f 8-11 W-18d 10-19 20-27 , Black 18-15 30-25 22-15 32-16 wins. 11-18 4-8 5-9 12-19 22-15b 26-23e 17-13 26-22