DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 23130, 2 December 1938, Page 3

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.J PROBLEM 663. (By C. Smail, St. Andrews.) Black, Ks. 11, 23.

White, 20, Ks. 10, 14. White to play and win. Not so easy as it looks. White has to be very careful to avoid Payne’s Draw. PROBLEM 654. (By R. Holding, Manchester.) Black, 13, 21, K. 11.

White, 23, 27, K. 22. Black to play. White to win. A nice little exercise in strategy.

AUSTEALIAN TOUB.NET PLAT. From “ Kelso“s ” column in the ‘ Adelaide Express’ the following game and motes are taken. It is a game played in last Easter’s championship tournament at Sydney between J. Boyles (Australian champion) and A. W. Walkley (South Australia). AJr Walklcy, who. succeeded in drawing five games out of six, was one of the oldest competitors. , —Game 723. —, “ Second Double Corner.”

Drawn. (a) Forms the opening. To the nonbook player it probably looks fairly strong for White, but on a number of lines Black has a decided advantage. (b) 11-16 or 10-14 much better. After 9-14, Black’s only advantage lies in . his ability to play a very safe game and draw against a superior player. (c) Eecognised as the best, although it breaks his double corner early; 22-18, 22-17, 29-25, and 27-24 are all sound. (d) 4-8, 22-18, then 8-11 or 1-5 also frequently- played. . . (e) Allows a break-up of Black’s position, which is hardly commendable; 1-5 is much better. See var. 1. Variation I.' As played between Barker,and Freeman, famous American exponents of a past

A model game, a careful examination of which by the student will be well repaid. These old masters, who were untrammelled with the necessity of studying 43 two-move openings (not to mention 138 three-move), were able to specialise ou scientific and game play. (f) 23-19 would have made it hard for Black to draw—“ Kelso.” If next 1-6, then 27-24, 20-27, 31-24, 3-7, 14-9, 6-10, 9-6, 10-14, 6-2, 7-10, 2-7, 11-15, 19-16. White wins. (g) Another old line here, 6-9, 19-15,. 11-18, 17-13. 10-15, 13-6, 2-9, 21-17, etc. Draw. (h) More old play, 18-23, 27-9, 6-22, 26-17, 7-11, 17-14. Draw. (i) 17-1 was taken by G. Moodie (Tas.) against P. Milford (N.S.W.) in the recent tourney, and should have resulted in a level draw, but Milford ultimately brought off a nice win after his opponent had made a weak move.

GAME 724. —“ Edinburgh.”— This game was played recently at the Big Board, Central Park, Winnipeg, between T. M’Lelland, checker editor of the * Free Press,’ and a friend, and is from the ‘ Vancouver Sun.’

(a) Not so strong as 26-23 or 24-20. (b) 8-11 was played between Banks and Stewart in their world championship match. Text was introduced by N. Rubin against B. Case, and is considered stronger.

(c) Varies from Case, who played 32-27 with drawn result. The text move seem* to win for White and correct their play. ■(d) A nice variation comes in here; played between G. W. Bass and G. P< Avery, by correspondence.

NEWS, NOTES. ETC. Sam Levy and George O’Connor are matched for the world’s two-move Cham* pionship. The match between Mr Levy and Asa Long has been called off. John Dougherty, the beloved editor of checkers in the * Los Angeles Times ’ a few years ago, was known as " Pirate Jack.” The game lost a fine man when he reached the King row.— * Mercury.’ Manson D.-Teetxel, editor and publisher of the ‘ American- Checker Monthly, and prominently associated with the game for more than 30 years, died in the Hendrick Memorial Hospital, Abilene, Texas,- Sep* tember 8, 1938.

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. —Problem 661, by T. M. M'Gregor.— Black, 1, Ks. 14. 15, 29. White, 5, 9, Ks. 7, 30. Vy'hite to play and draw. 9-6* 1-6 7-11 14-5 5-9 1-10 10-15 15-18 15-8 11-15 5-1 6-10 10-14a 30-26 9-14 15-19 14-9(1) 19-15 8-11 Drawn. (a) If 11-15, then 9-6, 15-24, 6-15. W. wins. Var. 1— 14-17 15-18 17-14 14-7 7-10 7-11 11-15 15-24b 30-26 24-19 Drawn. (b) 10-17 also draws. —Problem 662, by D, D. , Montague.— Black. 2, 3. 19. K. 18. White, 21, 27, 31, K. 1. Black to play and win. 18-22 27-18 11-16 11-7 26-23 1-5 22-6 24-20 26-30 6-1 2-6 21-17 16-19 7-2 23-18 5-1 6-9 20-16 30-26 1-5 3-8 31-27 19-23 17-15 18-15 1-10 8-11 16-11 9-14 Black 19-23 27-24 23-26 - 2-6 wins.

Black, Walkley; White, , Boyles. 11-15 7-lld 15-19 22-25 24-19a 22-18 17-14 . 11-7 15-24-4-8e 16-20 , 25-30 28-19 18-9 26-23 7-2 8-11 . 6-13 19-26 '30-25 22-18 19-15 30-23 2-7 9-14b 10-19 8-11 1-6 18-9-23-7 14-10f ■ 10-1 5-14 ; . 2-11 11-16 3-10 25-22 / 29-25 22-18 . 1-6 11-15 11-15 13-17 10-15 32-28o . 25-22 18-15 27-24 15-24 12-16' 17-22 20-27 28-19 21-17 15-11 31-24

generation, 1-5 ■ ■ 26-17 10-19 22-18 18-9 8-11 17-3i 19-24 5-14 30-26 22-25 18-14 29-25 3-Vg 3-8 24-28 4-8 19-15 25-30 21-17 25-22 11-18 26-22 30-25 11-15 23-19 12-16 14-10 22-18 18-22h 8-11 Drawn. 15-22 19-15 16-20

9-13 24-15 9-14d 20-11 32-27 23-18 10-19 27-24 6-9 7-11 5-9 17-14 19-23 11-7 27-24 27-23a 7-llb 26-19 25-27 19-15 11-16 29-25 16-23 32-23 24-20 21-17 8-12 24-19 14-17 30-26 1-5 31-27c 3-7 21-14 12-16 25-21 11-16 28-24 9-27 26-23 16-19 34-10 7-16 7-3 5-9 23-16 6-15 24-20 27-32 15-10 12-19 18-11 2-6 3-7 etc., White wins.

16-20 9-14 9-14 . 13-17 31-24 21-17 20-16 3-7 30-21 9-6 20-24 14-18 16-20 15-18 2-9 27-20 16-11 32-27 14-9 11-8 3-8 12-16 14-17 18-22 4-11 17-14 10-7 25-21 21-14 7-23 8-15 5-9 18-25 22-31 Whits 14-10 7-3 21-14 14-10 wins.