DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 23124, 25 November 1938, Page 3

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.] PROBLEM 661. (By T. M'Gregor, Kirkwall.) Black. 1, Ks. 14, 15. 29.

White, 5, 9 Ks. 7. 30. White to play and draw. PROBLEM 662. (By D. D. Montague, Dumbarton.) Black, 2,3, 19, K. 18.

White, 21. 27, 31, K. 1. Black to play and win. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. —Problem 659, by T. Colston (Belishill). — Black, 17, Ks. 19, 28. White, Ks. 11, 25, 52. White to play iand win. v 25-21 28-32 21-17 12-8 17-22 11-16 32-23 9-16 32-27 19-12 1749 White wins. —Problem 660, by J. C. Whitfield (Sacriston). — Black, 16. 17, 21, K. 15. White, 31, Ks. 14, 24. '■White to play and draw. 24-20 31-26 14-18 ' 26-22 16-19 15-11 21-25 17-26 and 18-23. Drawn. GAME 721. —“ Denny, 24-19.” The following interesting game was played recently by correspondence in a Bryant tournament. The position at the diagram may engage the attention of the analysts. Black, J. Hustwait, Highham Ferrers; White, J. M'Kay, Portobello.

17-21 and now spots the draw; pay 15-10,' Black replies 21-25, etc. Drawn. —Notes by.-J, Hustwait.— . (a) Can these moves be improved upon? (b.) I make this out to be the loser. N. W. Banks in his ‘ Scientific Checkers,’ page 85, note D, says that this move is probably better than 8-11, and leads to an easier draw, althbugh play has been published on the 8-11 line to a “draw. Mr Banks, however, does not give this play. (c) I can find nothing better here. (d) I make this .to be the winner, and think it corrects the Banks v. Jordan game in ‘ Scientific Checkers,’ page 84, where Jordan played 21-17 to draw. (el Going the wrong way. The win is thus :-7-10*. 31-26, 10-14, 17-21. 14-10*. White wins. (f) Allows the draw. White would still have won thus ; -11-7. 26-31, 7-10. 31-26, 10-14, 17-21, 14-10. White wins. The correction «t note (d) seems sound to me. (+1 I failed to find a line at this point which would force a draw for Black against White’s best play. The position is: Black to play. What result?

(Taken from the ‘ Draughts Review.’) EDINBURGH CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.' GAME 722. —“ Edinburgh.”

—Notes by E. Gibson.— (a) Just es troublesome as the more popular 24-20. (b) Obviously out for the powerful 9-13 “ Paisley ” line.

(c) The position is now the same as th« Swan-Adamson “ Paisley " ending as given in ‘ Lee's Guide.’ (d) Swan-Adarason play 31-26 here, which draws easily by 14-18, 22-15, 7-11, etc. The “ shot " as played above is much better, and leaves Black with a very doubtful finish. (e) 7-11 does not look like drawing. (f) 20-24 would have given more troubl*, but White appears to have sufficient strength to win. TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. F. M'Ewan (N.E.T.).—Solutions to Problems 651 and 652, 657 and 658 are correct. Thanks for good wishes. G. H. Taylor (Melbourne).—Thanks for; further favours. D. Jeffery (Vancouver). —Many thanks for problems, games, etc. F. Hutchens (Invercargill).—Budget received. Thanks.

10-14 27-11 8-11 15-18 24-19 3-8 7-5 12-16 6-10 . 11-7 11-16 18-27 22-17 2-11 3-8 24-31 9-13a 22-17(1 16-19 11-15 28-24 12-16t 14-10 20-24 13-22 17-14 19-24 15-11 25-9 10-17 10-7 16-19 5-14 21-14 24-27 11-15 26-22 16-20 8-11 19-23 ll-15a 24-19 27-31 14-10 29-25 8-12 18-14 5-9 7-llb 25-22 31-26 10-7 23-18 4-8 11-15 9-13 14-23 22-18 26-31 7-2 27-18 11-16 7-2 13-17 ll-16o 19-15 31-27 2-7 18-11 16-19 2-7 24-28 8-15 15-10 27-24 7-11 e 31-27 19-25 7-11 31-26 16-23 10-7 1-5 ll-16f

Black, E. Gibson ; White. J. Jackson. 9-13 6-10 11-15 19-23 22-18 22-18 6-9 3-7 12-16 1-5 26-30 23-26 24-19a 18-9 9-14 7-11 8-12 5-14 7-11 26-30 26-22b 29-25 22-17 11-15 16-20 4-8 30-25 12-16f 30-26 25-22 17-13 31-27 11-16 3-7 25-22 30-26 22-17 28-24 14-18 13-9 15-22 2-6c 22-17 22-25 26-17 19-15d 21-14 9-6 10-14 10-26 15-22 23=30 17-10 28-24 14-10 6-2 7-14 16-23 11-15 30-25 18-9 27-2 10-7 2-7 5-14 8-lle 15-19 25-22 25-22 2-6 7-3 7-3