DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 22798, 5 November 1937, Page 16

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.WJ Games, analysis, solutions to problem* invited for this column. Games should be written in five columns, as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor, the 4 Evening Star.’ PROBLEM No. 551. (By F. Dalumi, New York.) Black, 11, 24., K5.,4, 32.

White, 7, 10, 23, 31. Black to play and win. A nice little late snap. PROBLEM No. 552, (By J. W. Lorimer.) Black, 5,6, 8, 11, 13, 15. 13.

White, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25. Black to play and draw. An instructive and clear-cut analysis. ' GAMES. Here is a nice finish to a game played between J. Hopewell and J. D. Orio, showing how careful one must be in the ending : GAME No. 917.

* (a) 12-16, 11-7, 16-19. Draws. (b) At this stage 19-23 draws; 19-24 loses. This game was played between B. Holt and Bert Titus, and shows the same idea in the ending as 917: —

(a) This is the losing move. (b) Known as the choke game, and should be known. This game is given by request, and is a “shot” that every player should know.

(a) This move, although not sound, has been the means of securing many a win. Observe the defence White makes. (b) the biter bitten. END GAME, An end game by W. A. Bowden Black, 12, 13, 18, 19, 21. White, 16, 26, 30. 32, K. 11. White to play and win.

White wins. (a) 13-17, 30-25, 21-30, 11-15, 30-25. 15-24, White wins. Just as pretty an end game as wo have seen for a long time, and the student will do well to give it careful attention. ; CENTRAL EXECUTIVE MEETING. A meeting of the above will be held next Monday night at 7.45, to consider the New Zealand championship tourney..

11-16 17-13 —Bristol.— 15-18 5-1 25-29 24-20 2-6 14-9 14-17 26-22 16-19 25-22 • 6-10 1-6 18-25 23-16 4-8 17-14 17-21 3-8 12-19 22-17 10-17 6-15 12-16 22-18 19-24 21-14 11-18 8-11 9-14 23-19 18-22 20-16 16-19 18-9 15-24 9-5 8-12 32-27 5-14 26-23 7-10 16-11 28-32b 25-22 24-28 14-7 22-25a 32-27 10-15 23-18 3-10 11-7 32-23 22-17 14-23 13-9 25-29 30-26 6-10 27-18 10-14 7-3 White 29-25 10-15 9-6 29-25 wins. 8-11 18-14 1-10 31-26

GAME 918. -Edinburgh.-9-13 24-20 14-17 24-20 25-29 22-17 15-19 25-22 6-10 6-22 13-22 23-16 1-5 13-9 18-25 25-18 12-19 23-18 17-21 11-18 11-15 27-23 10-14 9-6 19-23 18-11 8-12 18-9 14-18a 18-27 8-15 23-16 5-14 6-2 12-19 21-17 12-19 32-27 18-25 28-24 5-9 31-27 7-11 2-7. 19-28 17-13 3-8 16-7 10-14 27-32b 9-14 20-16 2-11 7-11 White 29-25 8-12 27-24 14-18 wins 4-8 27r23 11-15 20-16

GAME No. 903. —Souter. — 11.-15 8-11 14-17 5-9 12-28 23-19 29-25 21-14 30-26 25-22 9-14 4-8 9-18 9-14 6-15 22-17 24-20 26-23 20-16 13-9 6-9 . 15-24 18-27 •8-11 . 3-12 17-13 28-19 32-23 15-8 22-18 2-6 11-15 15-18a 10-15 15-22 25-22 27-24. 22-15 19-10 26-3b

32-28 13-22 15-18 22-25 26-23 18-22a 11-15 12-19 30-26 ' 19-26 26-17 19-23 18-27 25-30 27-31