DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 23496, 9 February 1940, Page 3

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by A.W.]

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. (By J. Caulfield (Launceston). White, 19, 21, Kings 5, 23.

Black, 10, 14, Kings 12, 22, White to play and win. PROBLEM. (Author unknown.) While, 20, 21, King 27.

Black, Kings, 14, 15, 19. Black to play and' win. NEW SOUTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Paisleyl”— Black ' E. C. Stubbs; White, A. Dellcr. 12-18 9-18' 16-20 16-19c 9-13d 24-19 23-14 31-27 24-15 18-15 2-18a 16-23 6-9(1) 7-10 2-6 22-18 27-18 25-21 ■ 14-7 15-11 4-8, . 12-16 1-6 3-26 20-24e 18-14b 28-24 29-25 30-23 27-20 10-17 ' 8-12 11-16 6-10 10-14 21-14 26-23 25-22 23-19 11-7 and 6-9. Drawn. (a) 16-20 is more aggressive, and would keen the game in a Dundee formation. (b) 25-22 is another good move here. The London players favour it. (c) This is Hack’s best move. At the conclusion of the game several of the spectators said 7-11 was stronger. Published play does not support that view. Variation 1 off game at nineteenth move. 6-10 2-6(2) 16-23 31-26 3-8 25-21 .. 21-17 , 27-18 n-7 . 15-18 10-17 9-13 26-31 20-24 8-12 21-14 19-15 2-6 7-2 10-6 1-6 13-22 12-16 24-27 12-16 29-25 14-10 18-14 2-7 14^101 11-16 7-14 16-19 27-31 White 24-19 18-2 15-11 7-11 wins. 6-9 22-26 19-23 31-27 25-21f 23-19 6-10 11-15-JAuthor of this play is unknown to us. (f) American players term this the “ Spider Web Position.” It should be studied along with what is known as Teschleit’s win in the 9-14-22-17 opening. (d) 10-14. 27-23, 20-24 22-17, 24-27, 17-10, 27-31, 10-6, 9-14, 18-9, 5-14, 6-1, 31-27, 1-5, 27-18, 5-9, 2-7, 32-28, 7-11, 19-15, 11-16, 15-10, 16-19, 10-6, 19-23, 6-1, 25-17. Drawn. (e) 6-9, 27-24, 20-27, 32-23, 10-14, 22-18, 13-17, 11-7, 17-22, 7-2, 22-26, 2-6, 26-31, 6-13, 31-27, 18-9, 5-14, 13-17, 27-18, 17-10, 18-15. Drawn. H. Lieberman v. €. Hefler. The position at note (e) comes up from the Denny as follows; — 10-14 9-18 • 6-10 7-14 8-12 22-17 21-17 26-23 30-26 25-21 7-10 10-15 10-17 4-8 15-18 17-13 17-14 21-14 27-25 31-27 3-7 12-16 16-19 18-27 18-22 24-20 25-21 23-16 32-7 27-24 14-18 8-12 12-19 2-11 5-9 23-14 29-25 14-10 26-23 Var. 2, of (1) at eleventh move. 7-10g 2-6 9-13 31-26 26-22 14-7 18-15 6-10 7-11 ' 24-27 3-10 6-9 18-23 26-31 22-18 18-14 14-10 15-11 10-14 14-10 10-17 9-14 20-24 31-26 Etc. 21-14 10-6 11-7 11-15 9-18 14-18 24-27 28-31 White 23-14 6-1 7-2 15-19 wins. 16-23 5-9 27-31 31-26 27-18 1-6 2-7 19-24 (g) If 9-13, White can win by 18-15, 13-17, 23-18, 16-23, 14-10, etc. At fifth move of this variation 9-18 loses by 23-7, 16-23, 27-18, 2-11, 21-17, 12-16, 17-14, 16-19, 30-26, etc. ' Var. 3, off game at note (c). 7-11 30-25h 2-7 32-28 11-15 24-19 9-14 18-9 15-24 6-2 6-10 18-9 • 11-15. 28-19 15-24 14-7 5-14 27-24 7-11 23-18 3-10 22-18 20-27 ■ 9-8 27-31 Anc 25-22. Drawn. Waterhouse v. Gonctsky. (h) 32-28, 9-13, 30-25; 5-9, 21-17, 9-14, 18-9, 11-15, 28-24, 15-13 is a hard road for Black —‘ Encyclopaedia, ’ Taken from the ‘ World’s News.’