DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 22233, 10 January 1936, Page 2

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.]

Gfcnies 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.’ PROBLEM 359. (By L. J. Moreau, Vancouver), (‘ Vancouver Sun.’) Black, 4,5, 12, 14, K. 24.

White, 13, 22. 26, 31, K. 7. White to play and win. A nice snappy ending, which couldeasily bo missed. PROBLEM 360. (By L. J. Moreau.) Black. 1, 12, 13, 25, 27, Ks. 17, 20, 29.

White, 18, 22,'23, 24, Ks. 2. 11. 31. White to play and Win, One for the stroke artist. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. (By W. J. Tregida.) —Problem 357.

—Problem 358. (By Edward Erickson.)

(a) 11-17, 27-24, 19-16, 4-8, 3-12, 10-3, 16-11, 24-19, ,11-8, 19-15, 8-4, 15-11,. 21-17, 1-6, 17-14, 3-7, 12-8,. 7-2. Black wins.

GAME 405. This sociable game was played on the big board. Contributed by J. M’Kibbon to the ‘ Vancouver Sun.’ —“ Old Fourteenth.”— Black, J. RoSS; White, J. M’Kibbon.

• —Notes by J. M'Kibbon. — (a) Now we are in a well-known lino of the Old Fourteenth. (b) Not so hot. I can’t find any book play on it. (c) 2-6 would be much stronger. (d) White’s strongest, as there it leaves a nice trap for Black. (e) Now, White, do your stuff. (f) Knowing that a move should win and winning it is two different things. For after 24-19 Black should have drawn by 21-25, 30-21, 22-26,. 32-28, 26-31, 28-24, 31-26, 15-11, 14-18, 19-15, 26-23, draws. GAME 405. —" Soutef.”— (By Alf. Lambert, Sawley, Derbyshire.)

—A. H. Barnes, Chicago, 1916. (a) 11-16, 19,15, 10-19, 24-15, 22-25 y, 17- 25-29 z, 21-17, 16-12, etc,, draw.— Published play. (b) 19-15, 10-19, 24-15, hero 11-16 is (a) at y, and 25-29, 17-14, here 11-16 is (a) at z, and 29-25, 31-26, 7-10, 14-7, 3-19, 18- 9-18, 27-23, 18-27, 32-7, nothing said, but looks like a White win.—G. Barnes v. A. H. Barnes, 1907. (c) 11-16 draws. —J. Wyllie, 25-29, 19-15 (d), 11-16, 24-20. 16-19, 31-26, ' 7-11, 27-24, 12-16, 26-22, 19-23, 24-19. White wins.—J.W. (d) 24-20, hero 29-25 draws. —.1. Drummond, but A. H. Barnes plays 7-10, 14-7, 3-10, 19-15, 10-19, 27-24, 19-23, 24-19. White wins, A. J. HEFFNER. August J. Heffner, Boston, stood in the forefront of American checker players for ovbr 50 years. As a player and analyst and problemist he far excelled any of his contemporaries. Of German parentage, Mr Heffner first saw tho light in Cambridge, Mass., on April 5, 1858, and at an early age showed great skill at the game, and at tho ago of 12 was beating all except the experts. .When Heffner took his place amongst the popular players ho soon reached the very front rank, and was a playef to bo respected. In his early contests ho met W. R. Barker, in a five-game match—Barker, 1 win, drawn 4. His next tussle was with Charles F. Barker, champion of America—Heffner, 2 wins, drawn 2, in a four-game match. At this time R. D. Yates was approaching tho zenith of his powers, and a match of six games ended Yates, 3 wins; Heffner 0, drawn 3. In a stake match at Boston Heffner defeated H. 2. Wright, 7 wins to .3, with 10 drawn games. In his first meeting with the great C. H. Freeman, a stiff match ended:—Freeman, 2 wins; Heffner, 1 win, drawn 3; but bn fared better in tho second encounter—Heffner 2 wins, Freeman 0. drawn 4; and.in their third match, Freeman 3 wins, i-Icffnrr 1 win, drawn 2.

1-1'! could not Siam! before Wyllic, at though the imitfli was a good one:—'Wvliu ‘t- wins, Heffner 0, drawn 6.

llr Heffner annotated Hie, 1905 international Match Game book between Britain and America, and also tbo 1927 match game book between the same countries. But it is ns a problemist that' ho excels. He has more problems to his name than any other man, and his problems are mostly practical end-game studies. Some day wo hope to soo his problems put in • '"k form.— .Vancouver Sun,’

Black. 3, 19, K. 21. White, 6, 32, K. 31. White to play and win. 31-27. 38. 27-23. 19-26, 31-22, , 8-11, 22-18. 21-17. 6-2. 11-16, 18-15, 17-22, 2-7, 22-26, , 7-11, 16-20, 15-19, 26-31, 11-15, 31-27, 15-18, 27-32, 18■23, 3228.

Black, 1, 4, K s. 10. 32. to play White, 11, 19, 21, K. , 3. Black and win. 32-27 24-20 4-8 5-9h 1-6 ‘ 19-16a 11-7 2-7 21-17 2-7 '27-24 1-5 10-6 6-1 8-11 16-12 7-2 7-2 17-13 B win*|.

11-15 15-18 11-20 1-6 22-26 24-20 31-27 22-17 2-9 7-3. 8-11 11-15 ' 13-22 5-14 26-31 28-24 17-13 21-17 24-195 19-16 4-8 8-116 14-21 3-8 12-19 23-19 13-6 23-14 15-10 5-7 9-14a 2-9 10-17 8-11 31-24 22-17 26-22d 2S;2 10-7 7-23 6-9b 9-13e 17-22 21-25 White 27-23 20-16 19-15 30-21 won.

11-15 29-25 22-25a 13-6 7-14 23-19 4-6 17-14b 1-17 5-1 9-14 22-17 10-17 19-15 14-17 22-17 14-18 21-14 16-20 1-6 6-9 26-23 ' 6-10c 18-14 17-21 17-13 18-22 30-21 17-22 Di-awn. ,2-6 25-18 10-17 15-10 25-22 15-22 21-14 5-9 8-11 23-18 11-16 14-5