DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 22275, 28 February 1936, Page 14

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, tho ‘ Evening Star.’ PROBLEM 373. (By “Unknown.”)

While to play and win. PROBLEM 374. (By C. Greenwood, London.) Black, 8, 22, Ks. 26, 28.

White to play and win,

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. (Problem 371, by Author “ Unknown.”) Black, 2,3, 7, 11, 15, 16, 19, 21. White, 9, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 31, 32. White to play and win. 32-27 15-22 17-14 19-26 20-2 21- 9-6 9-18 31-8 White 22- 2-9 26-17 3-12 wins. (Problem 372, by Joe Barber.) Black. 11, 15, 23, K, 13.' White, 20, 30, K. 2. Black to play and win. 13-17, 2-7, 11-16, 20-11, 23-26, 30-23, 15-18. Black wins. BRYANT’S TOURNEY GAMES.

Notes by E. J. Rees (Llanelly, Wales). (a) Now identical with the 11-16 Barred opening brought ,up thus: —11-16, 23-19, 16- 26-19, 9-14, 27-23, 8-11, 22-18, 4-8, 18-9, 5-14, 25-22, 11-15, 30-26, 6-9, 24-20, 15-24, 28-19, 9-13, 22-18, 14-17, 21-14, 10-17, 26-22, 17- 31-22, 7-10, 29-25, 8-11. (b) The ‘Encyclopaedia’ gives 25-22, 10-14 —drawn. Tho continuation is 22-18, 14-17, 18- 17-22, 15-11, 7-16, 20-11, 22-25, 27-24, 25-30, 24-20. 30-26, 11-8, 2-6, 8-3, 6-9, 23-18 drawn. Horr-v. Long. Instead of 25-22, 25- would lose by 13-17, 21-14, 10-17, 19-15 (23-18 also loses), 17-22, 15-11, 7-16, 20-11, 22-26, 27-24, 26-31, 24-20, 31-27, 23-18, 27-23, 18- 2-6—Black wins. The text will draw, but “ one has to know how.” —Heffner. See note (cl. (c) The loser. This is the “ know how ” route:—lß-15, 17-21. 15-6, 21-30, 6-1, 30-26, 19- 26-31, 27-24, 31-27, 1-6, 27-32, 15-11 drawn.—Heffner. (d) Another route to the cemetery is:— 18-15, 25-30, 15-6, 2-9. 21-17, 30-26, 17-13, 9-14, 13-9, 7-10, 9-6, 26-22, 6-2, 22,18, 2-6, 18-27, 6-15, 27-24—Black, wins.—Heffner. (e) For the benefit ot the tyro the following neat continuation is shown: —5-1 (18-14, 26- 5-1. 22-17 —Black wins), 7-11, 1-10, 12-16, 15-8, 26-23—Black wins. (Game 422, “ Dundee.”)

Notes by E. J. Rees (Llanelly, Wales), (a) Weak and premature; the ‘Encyclopaedia ’ continues with 26-23, 8-12, now 24-19 —drawn. • tb) Black has much choice here; 8-12 and 8-11 might yield wins, while 20-24 also appeals. le.'i 14-18 is preferable here. * Not 11-16, because of 12-8, etc. (d) 10-15 here and a draw for White would be hard to find. The ending is much in Black’s favour, and should have been continued for some more moves. NOTES. It is stated that R. Stewart, the world’s champion, is open to play any British player for £IOO a side, or any foreign player for a purse of £l5O a side or a stake of £3OO a side. Tn the British championship Cohen and Gibson played 12 drawn games, and Gibson was ballotted out. The ‘ Roseville Citizen ’ states that A. Long and E. F. Hunt have agreed to play a match for the world’s championship. What a farce, when the championship is held by R. Stewart. Nobody outside the United States will recognise this match. The score in the Britain-United States correspondence match is;—United States, 74 wins; Britain, 46 wins, and 244 draws. There are still 64 ties to finish. According to the American ‘ Keview,* the Long-Stewart match is definitely off. The editor states that, while Mr Stewart mav not be blameless, yet the match would likely have taken place if Long had cut loose from his bellicose backers —Messrs Finly and Carson. A meeting of the Executive Championshin Committee will be held in the Albonreum on Saturday, at 8 o’clock.

(G ame 421, , “ Will o’ the Wisp.”) Black, J. Thomson (Dundee); White, F. Lamb (Pentrich, Derby), 11-15 |>9-25 10-17 22-6 25-30 23-19 Te-io 26-22 1-10 14-9 9-15 25-22 17-26 23-18b 30-26 22-18 11-15 31-22 13-17 9-5 15-22 24-20 8-11 25-2lc 26-31 25-18 15-24 30-25 17-22 23-18 10-14 28-19 7-10a 27-23 31-26 18-9 4-8 32-27 22-25 19-15 5-14 22-18 3-7 18-14d e2-6 27-23 14-17 18-15 10-17 etc. 8-11 21-14 11-18 21-14 B. wins.

Black, .1. Smai ■fc (Dudley, Worcester): White. A. Davidson (Falkirk), 12-16 4-8 11-15 11-15* 10-19 21-17 24-19a 19-16 ■ 19-16 30-26 16-20 15-25 ■ 15-19b 15-18c 6-10 17-13 23-19 16-12 26-22 13-9 11-15 9-14 19-24 18-25 d24-28 25-21 18-9 23-19 29-22 Left 8-11 5-14 8-11 14-18 Drawn. 23-18 27-23 22-17 22-15