DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 22974, 3 June 1938, Page 3

DRAUGHTS

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The Otago Draughts Club meets on Thursday and Saturday evenings m the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, at 7 o'clock Visitors are always welcome. 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 611. (By Bert Berry, U.S.A.) Black, 5, Ks., 13, 29, 31.

White, 7. 17, 28, Ks., 10. 15, White to play and win. PROBLEM 612. (By “ Unknown.”) Black, 1, Ks. 11. 17.

White, 13, 14, Ks. 2, 12. White to play and win. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. , —Problem 609. By Prank A. Miller. Black, .1, 12, K„ 21. White. 10, 19, K. 22. White to play and win. 10-7, 1-5, 7-2, 5-9, 2-6, 9-13, 6-9* 21-17, 22-26, 17- 9-14, 13-17, 19-15, 12-16, 15-10, 16-19. 10-6, 19-24, 6-2, 24-27, 2-6, 27-31, 6-9, 31-22. White wins. —Problem 610. By P. Smith (U.S.A.). Blkck, 2, Ks., 15, 18. White, 5, 10, 14, 25. White to play and win. 5-1 1-5 10-6 25-22 White 18- 9-14 2-9 wins. DOMINION TOURNEY GAMES. The following pair of games were played in the recent tourney last Easter at Invercargill between Mr G. Duncan and Mr J. W. MTutosh, of Invercargill:— GAME 661. —“Kelso” (24-19). Black, J. W. M'lntosh; White, G. Duncan.

‘ Star ’ notes. (a) Varies frcm previous game, and is more often played. (b) This break was first introduced m the Wyllie-Ferrie match, when the latter scored a win with the White side. Since then it has figured io various tourneys. (o) Stronger than 11-16, as played here by Wyllie. (d) Varies here from the Alexander-Oard-ner tourney game, where 2-6 was played to a draw. (e) Looks like the loser. 18-11 appears to draw. GAME 662. —“Kelso” (24-19). Black, G. Duncan; White, J. W. MTntosh.

Drawn. (a) This reply is preferable to 22-18, as played in the Jordan-Brammer tourney game, and was first played in the FerrieWyllie match. (b) The usual continuation is 27-24. (c) 8-11, 22-18, 4-8, 18-9, 5-14, 29-25, 11-15, 25-22, etc., also draws. (d) 2-6 here gives Black a very strong game, preventing 13-9, and White looks weak and Black has a winning position. (a) From here on the game goes on very evenly to a draw. GAME 663. —“ Cross.” — (By Alf Lambert, Long Eaton).

(a) 10-14 and 9-13 are common here, while 11-16 forms the “ Slip Cross,” a line seldom played. (b) 9-14 is also a good line. (c) 22-17 is best, but allows Black more scope than the text, (d) 19-15 is not often played, but is drawable. (fe) 9-13, 22-17, runs into the 22-17 variation. (f) 31-26 here is supposed to lose. (h) 11-15 is better, but White gets the draw all right. (k) Tho only move left. GAME 664. —“ Edinburgh.”— (By T. Nicholls, Huddersfield).

(a) I thought this would draw but the entire -think otherwise; they say 23-18 and 23-19 win.

(b) Mr Alf Lair.bers says this also loses, (e) In another game I gave 1-5, which lost. (d) 28-24 was given before, but 27-24 is best. (e) To here the play is by Mr Lambert. (f) This draws and corrects Mr Lambert, who plays 13-17 and White wins. OTAGO DRAUGHTS CLUB. A general meeting of the Otago Draughts Club will be held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms on Saturday evening at 7.30. All members and intending members are requested to attend.

10-15 11-15 14-7 19-10 23-18 24-19 27-24a 3-10 11-15 15-19 15-21 8-11 31-27 29-25 10-6e 28-19 23-18b 5-9d 17-21 19-23 6-10 17-14 €7-18 24-20 32-27 22-17 10-17 9-13 1-5 23-32 3-14 21-14 18-14 26-23 6-1 25-22 7-10c 10-17 5-9 32-27 And 1-5, 27-23, 5-14, 23-26, 30-23, 21-30, 14-17, 12-16, 20-11, , 30-26, 17-14. Black wins.

10-15 15-24 5-14 7-14 20-27 24-19 27-20 29-25 31-26 19-10 15-24 12-16o 8-lld 3-8 27-31 18-19 20-11 13-9 32-27 22-17 6-10 8-15 ll-16e 8-11 31-26 22-17a 30-25 25-22 26-22 17-13 9-14 4-8 10-15 11-15 26-22 25-22 22-18 22-18 27-24 9-6 11-15 15-22 15-22 16-20 2-9 17-13b 25-9 26-10 23-19 13-6

11-15 7-14 9-13 14-17U 14-17 23-18 24-29d 18-9 21-14 , 18-15 8-11 6-10 5-14 10-17 17-22 27-23 30-26c 25-22f 25-22 23-19 4-18a ll-15e 2-7 17-26 22-26 23-19 26-23 22-18 31-22 20-16 10-14b 15-24 1-5 11-15U-26-31 19-10 28-19 18-9 19-10 16-11 14-23 8-11 5-14 7-14 Drawn 26-19 22-18 29-25 22-18

21-14 14-7 9-13 23-7 1-6 10-17 11-16 22-18 3-10 24-19 3°-27e 20-11 10-15 2R-23 15-24 17.2] 8-31 25-22 2-1 n 28-19 22-18 27-24 5-9 31 -26b 14-17 21 -25f 31-27 29-25 fi-Qc 21-14 30-21 24-20 7-10 . in.i7 15-17 27-18 18-14 9-U 2^-2] 2 1 -14 Drawn 9-18 27-240 6-10 7-10