DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 22774, 8 October 1937, Page 2

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.] Games, analysis, solutions to problems invited for this column. Games should bo written in five columns, as below, and alb correspondence addressed to th« Draught* Editor, the ‘ Evening Star.’ PROBLEM No. 543. (By G. W. Corlew.) Black, 11, Ks. 22, 28.

White, 9, 19, 23, K. 14. White to play and win. This was won across board. Can you do it without moving a piece? PROBLEM No. 544. (By E. R. Churchill.) Black, 1,2, 4, 12, Ks. 22, 26.

White, 11, 15, 18, 20, 27, K. 3. White to play and draw. Drawn across board. A nice one for tho beginner in eight moves. Here are two games played between S. Cohen, checker editor of ‘ Reynolds,’ and Dennis Page, a six-year-old boy, who is barely 3ft and needs a cushion or two beneath him before he can reach the table with comfort. " KELSO.”

and young Dennis was shortly forced to resign. —Comments by Mr Cohen. — (a) A good reply and was expected. (b) 11-15 best here, but this sets an early trap and was played to test the boy’s knowledge of the opening. (c) Dennis played this one quickly, hut at once realised he was trapped; ‘ 18-14 or 26-22 gives White a good game here. (d) Cleverly leaving the piece on 17, so that if Black should attempt the exchange by 10-14 then White would take the two for one by 30-25. (e) This was played without hesitation, so that if 16-19 came the 4 for 3 by 18-15 would win for Dennis. (f) Sharply played. (g) For one so young Dennis shows remarkable ability. “ KELSO.”

(a) Having tried this in the previous game _ with success, I tempted Dennis to play it to see how it would be met. (b) Something new; 8-11 and 9-13 are usual. (c) Playing for a trap that cannot be forced; 3-7 would have made an interesting game, compelling 31-26 in reply, when 19-23 should draw with a man down by 26- 6-10. (d) What the boy spotted was the brilliant stroke by 14-17, 3-19 22-15, 1-6, 27- 12-16, 20-11, 6-10, 15-6, 8-31, 6-1, 19-23. It was good for Dennis.

Black , S. Cohen; White, I). Page. 10.15 12-19 8-11 16-19 15-18 22-18a 24-15 17-13 14-10f 6-2 15-22 9-14 4-8 ' 7-14 11-15 25-18 18-9 23-18 30-25 2-6 6-10 11-25 - 8-12 29-22 23-26 29-25 9-6 28-24 26-10 31-22 10-15b 1-10 12-16 19-23 18-25 25-22c 21-17 24-20e 10-6 20-16 25-19 25-28 10-15 2-9 25-30 23-16 27-23d 18-14 13-6 *16-11

Black , D. Page; White S. Cohen. 10-15a 11-16 6-10 8-11 7-10 23-19 19-15 15-6d 15-8 15-6 15-18 16-19 1-17 4-11 2-18 22-15 24-20 22-15 18-14 ■ 26-23 11-18 9-15 17-21 11-15 18-22 21-17 26-22 27-18 32-27 23-18 7-llb 19-23c : 3-7 15-18 White 17-14 31-26 25-22 22-15 wins