DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 22684, 25 June 1937, Page 2

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.] Game.-, analysis, solutions to problems invited for this column. Games should he written in five columns, as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor, tho ‘ Evening Star.’ PROBLEM 512. (By “Unknown.”) Black, 10, 11, 17.

White, 23, 26, 30.

Black to play and win. Tins is a beautiful problem, and the play is very fine and not too easy. PROBLEM SXI. (By Joe Barber, Vancouver.) Black, 3,5, 6, 16, 22, K. 32.

White, 8, 13, 14, 24, 30, 31,

White to 'play and win. This is a problem from the ‘ Vancouver Sun,’ which donates a prize each week for tho best problem. It is an end game that took place on the Big Board between W. Meek and T. Tom, and resulted in a draw'. The play for the win is tricky, and needs watching, but the solution is quite short. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 509, by J. Pattison. Black, 4, 10, K. 26. White Ks. 12, 20. White to move and draw. 20-16, 26-23, 16-11, 23-14, 12-8. Drawn. Problem 510, by O. Simson, U.S.A. Black, 14, 23, K. 7, 32. White, 31, K. 4, 24. Black to play and win. 7-11 23-27 32-27 27-23 14-18 24-19 51-24 24-20 19-26 B. wins. GAME 574. American Play. The interesting,game described below was played at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1934. Newell W. Banks was giving a simultaneous exhibition in that city. The notes are by Mike Zierhut, champion of Winconsin: — —“ Glasgow.”— Black, Raymond (Kcmmerer); While, Newell Banks.

(a) Was not expecting this. New York players at Stands play 11-8, which is called weak by the books. (b) 5-14 is equally good. (c) 32-27 is usual. Text is not so good. (d) Variation 1. 4-8 27-23 2-7 17-14 30-26 9-14 31-27 10-17 8-11 23-16 14-18 21-14 17-13 e 12-19 27-24 f 22-31 11-15 ' 22-17 18-22 14-9 And 6-10. Black wins. (e) 22-18, 19-23, 26-19, 9-14, 18-9,' 6-22. Black best. (f) White seems to be in a loss now. Probably in a losing position at second move of variation 1. After 4-8, if White lias a draw, it is narrow, amj the reason I failed to sec 4-8 was, at that time, I was afraid of cut by 27-23. There is no hook ou above. GAME 575. —“ Second Double Corner.”— By R. J. Oman?, Detroit. US.A.

(a) A weak move—32-28 is much boiler. (b) A powerful move, and played many years ago in the early Scottish tourneys. (o') I contend that this is a losing move—--23-19 is the only draw. (d) Overlooked in the checker books, which give 8-13 or 3-7 to draw. Among others, it corrects Alfred Jordan v. N. W. Brooks in the thirty-second American tourney, where Jordan played the 9-13 book lino to draw only. This -10-15 wins. (o) All other moves lose—32-28 loses by 14-17, regardless of which capture is made. (f) From tbo ‘ American Checker Review. GAME 576. —“ Single Corner.” — By Thos. Graham, Blantyre.

(a) I can find no play on this by the oldest authorities. (b) This was suggested to me to win, and correct the handy manual. It is stronger than 23-18, but docs not win, for 23-18 see var. (2). (c) Forms ‘ Advertiser * problem 1,152. solution follows. Here again 24-20 forms * Advertiser ’ problem 1,153, for solution soo var. (11. (dl 9-6. 20-11, 12-16, 24-20, 3-12. 28-24. White wins.

(e) 6-2, 24-20, 12-16, 28-24—same win. (f) If 28-24, the 2 for 1 loses, but 12-16 draws. Thus 8-12, 16-20, 24-19, 20-24, 15-10, 18-15, etc.

(g) 11-7, 3-12, 20-11, 18-15, etc., draws., (h) Repeat again by 18-23 and 12-16, etc. White wins. (i) Must be played to avoid first position by 15-10, etc. (2). 23-18 26-23 24-19 J 16-19 • 24-4 30-26 14-10 23-18 10-7 118-9 18-14 3-8 19-15 m 11-16 k B. wins. (j) 10-7 or 6-9 will draw here. Text forms ray ' Govan Press ’ problem 519, with the terms Black to move and win to correct Macfarlane in the ‘ Handy Manual,’ (k) Mac. overlooked this. (l) Published by me a few years ago, and recently it appeared in ’ Hamilton Advertiser ’ by an American, but he was forestalled as above. It is amazing the amount of material that comes back over the Herring Pond, under a Yankee name, after it. has previously appeared here. (m) Trunk solution was by 10-7, 16-23, etc., to Black win.— Taken from the ‘ Hamilton Advertiser.’ mastery of the air can. bo illustrated

11-15 5-9 15-22 20-24 23-19 29-25 24-15 17-14 8-11 36-19 22-25 24-27 22-17 25-22c 15-10 14-9 11-16 1-6 0-15 27-31 24-20 32-27 13-6 9-6 16-23 10-15d 7-11 31-27 27-11 17-13 17-13 6-2 7-16 4-8 15-19 27-24 20-11 22-17 21-17 2-7 3-7 18-16 25-29 23-27 25-22a 31-26 6-2 7-10 7-16 8-12 11-16 27-32 22-18 28-22 2-7 13-9 9-14 2-7 19-24 24-20 18-9 27-24 28-19 9-6 6-221) 36-20 15-23 12-16 26-17 22-18 7-11 Drawn.

11-15 4-8 2-9 9-13 21-17 24-19 17-13 27-24c 17-14 15-18 15-24 8-11 20-27 12-16 22-15 28-19 26-22 31-24 ■ 24-20 13-22 8-11 10-15 10-15d 16-19 15-11 22-18 19-10 23-19 25-22 27-31 11-16 7-14 14-23 19-14 16-22 25-22 29-25a 19-10 20-16 31-27 16-20 6-10b 11-15 24-27 B. wins. 22-17 13-6 22-17

n-is 22-13 10-15 2-6 18-25 22-18 15-22 31-26 26-30 19-15 15-22 26-17 15-18 6-10b 23-18 25-18 8-12 26-23 30-25 fl5-10 8-11 27-24 18-27 23-18 12-16 29-25 2-7 32-23 25-22 8-4 4-8 23-18 5-9 18-14 16-19 24-20 7-10 17-13 22-18 11-7 10-15 30-26 9-14 10-15 18-23 25-22 10-14 13-9 18-9 7-2 12-16 17-10 14-17 15-8 3-8 21-17 6-22 9-6 9-14d Etc. 7-10a 13-6 17-22 20-11 draw. 17-14 1-10 6-2 14-18 10-17 25-17 22-26 24-19c

24-20 12-16 (1). 16-11 8-4 11-8 32-16 18-23 19-231) 6-2i 3-12 8-12g 16-12 28-24 12-16 4-8 16-19 23-18 18-14 23-27 Etc., 11-8 4-8 24-19 16-19 draws. 18-23 18-23 14-9 27-32 8-4 20-16 19-15 15-10 23-18 23-18 9-6 32-27