DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 22630, 23 April 1937, Page 2

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.] Games, analysis, solutions to problems invited for this column. Games should ba written in five columns, as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor, the ‘ Evening Star.’ PROBLEM 493. (By D. Long, U.S.A.) Black, 12. 15, K. 24.

White, 20, Ks„ 3, 22. White to play and win. PROBLEM 494. (By G. R. Thornton, Edinburgh.) Black. 5. 7, 10, 13, 27.

White, 15, 17, 19, 22. Black to play and win,

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 491, by Joe Barber. Black: 3,9, K. 24. White: 11, 12, 18, 21. White to play and win. 18-15 (a), 24-19, 15-10. 19-15. 10-7, 15-8, 21-17, 3-10, 12-3, 10-13, 3-7, 15-19, 7-10, 9-13, 10-15. White wins. (a) If White plays 11-8 hero Black can draw on all variations. Here is one where Black sets a perpetual check: 11-6, 24-19, 21-17 (b), 9-1“., 17-14, 19-23, 8-4, 13-17. 4-8, 17-21, 8-11, 23-19, 11-16, 19-23, 16-11, 23-19. Dr (b) S 'B-4, 19-23, 18-15, 3-6, 21-17, 23-19. Drawn. Problem 492, bv Joe Barber. Black: 6, 10, 12, K. 14. White: 16, 19, K. 6. Black to play and win. 14-17*, 6-15,' 17-14, 16-11,. 14-18. Black wins. GAME 555.' —“Kelso.”—

(a) Safest. (b) Again best. (c) To this point play has proceeded on regular lines —the object of this move being to entice 9-14, which loses. ... (d) This was a sacrifice m view of Z 3-18, etc., but White thought the text O.K. for drawing purposes. (o) It 23-18, 26-30. . , (f) Played between A. J. Mantell and M. E. Keating, Mantell playing Black. From ‘ Roseville Citizen.’ ’ NOTES. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Draughts Association, held at Feilding on March 25, the following were elected to the Central Executive;—Messrs R. Weir, K. D. Russell, G. Duncan, A. White, G. F. M’Cluskev, J. Blythe, R. 0., MacmuiTay, E. Campbell, T. Milne, R. Edme, J. M Kee, and J. Cunningham. , , ~ , The annual report presented at the meeting disclosed that at the 193 S congress, held aU Dunedin, £9O was paid out in prize money, and a surplus of £lB handed over by the Dunedin Committee to the trust fund of the _ . Another very interesting item in the report is that the trust fund, established many years ago by far-seeing administrators of the game, now reaches the fine_ sum of £llß.

CENTRAL EXECUTIVE MEETING. A meeting .of the Central Executive of the Now Zealand Draughts-Association will be held in lbs office of Messrs J. B. Samson’s Bridgeinan street, ai 8 p.tn. on featurday, April 24. ~ The following are the officers of the association Patron, E. Gibbard (Dannepresident, F. Hutchins (Invercargill); vice-presidents—Messrs G. A. Brown '(ChrisVhurch), W. O’Malley (Dunedin), W. H. Nicholson (Invercargill). J. P. Sutherland (Invercargill); secretary, Mr W. O Malley (Dunedin).

ANNUAL INTER PROVINCIAL MATCH, —Olago v. Southland. —

The annual match between Otago and Southland is due to be played m Dunedin this year. It is rumoured that our Southland'friends are .-.ending up a very strong contingent. All Dunedin players who played in cither of the previous matches are reminded that now is the time to get prepared for the invasion. A definite announcement regarding the date of this important fixture will be made within the next week. The date will probably be about show week, early in June.

CALEDONIAN CLUB. The annual meeting of the Caledonian Club will be held in the club rooms, Y.M.C.A., on Thursday evening, May 6. at 7.30. All members and intending members are requested to attend.

10-15 6-9 8-11 11-15 18-23 23-19 27-23 19-15 19-16 26-22 7-10 8-11 10-19 . 12-19. 22-26 22-18a 24-20 23-7 23-16 e8-4 15-22 15-24 14-23 ■ 15-18 23-30 25-18 28-19 26-19 16-11 4-8 9-14 b 11-15 2-11 10-15 30-25 18-9 32-28 30-26c 20-16 22-18 5-14 15-24 1-6 15-19 25-22 29-25 23-19 26-23 16-12 Black 11-15 4-8 6-10 9-13 wins. 25-22 22-18 31-26d 11-8 .