DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 22327, 1 May 1936, 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.’

PROBLEM 391. By Heckford.

Whit® to play and win, Has a nice little point.

White to play and win. Neat and snappy, from the Roseville 1 Citizen.’ SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 389, by T. Duncan. Black, 7, 11, 24, 28. K. 52. White, 20, 22, 23, 30, K. 16. Black to play. White to win. 24-27, 16-19, 27-31, 20-16, 11-20, 19-24, 20-27, 30-26, 7-10. 23-18. White wins. Problem 390, by Bert Ben-v. Black, 2,5, 15, 18. Ks. 14, 27, 32. White, 7, 10, 13, 26, Ks. 11, 20, 28. White to play and win. 28-24, 27-31, 13-19, 31-22, 11-8 . 2-11, 24-27, 32-23, 20-24, 14-7, 8-3, 5-14, 3-10. Whits wins. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY GAMES. The following games were played in the New Zealand championship tourney held here' at Easter: —

GAME 439. —“ Denny.”—

Black, W. 0 'Malley; White, J. O’Neill. 9-14 11-15 8-11 11-16 15-18 94-19 25-22 30-26 21-17 16-11 11-15 6-9 2-7 16-20 10-15 28-24 23-18 26-23 17-13 11-8 8-11 14-23 12-16 20-27 18-23 22-18 27-11 19-12 31-24 8-4 15-22 7-23 10-15 1-5 23-26 25-9 26-19 18-14 23-19 4-8 5-14 4-8 9-27 7-10 Drawn. 29-25 22-18 32-23 19-16

GAME 440. Denny.”Black. ,T. O’Neill; White, W. O’Malley. 9-14 18-15 11-15 24-20 10-15 24-19 11-18 27-23 15-24 31-22 5-9 21-17 4-8 28-19 24-27 28-24 14-21 22-17 11-15 17-14 11-15 23-5 8-11 20-16 27-31 22-18 8-11 26-22 15-24 14-10 15-22 29-25 9-14 22-18 15-19 25-18 6-9 32-28 12-26 a22-18 7-11 25-22 2-6 18-2 Drawn. (a) Both very evenly contested games.