DRAUGHTS. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 16. PROBLEM No. 18. GAME No. 5l. TO CORRESPONDENTS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7463, 10 September 1892, Page 4

DRAUGHTS.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 16.

PROBLEM No. 18.

GAME No. 51.

TO CORRESP ON DENTS.

(By Mr Ed. Durgin, Boston.)

[Solutions of problems and games to be addi eased " Editor, Draughts Column."]

Bkck men on 3, 11, 13, 14, 15. White men on 12, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26 Bl.ick to play and draw.

DRAUGHTS IN O AMARU.

In tlie recent match. Town v. Country, the following are the fnsfc two games played between Mr ,7. Reid (Town), and Mr P. Fl.umery (Country) : (UME No. 49.

The^ following is a "Remarkable (J.une," which would certainly ha\e been included under that he iding in "(loulrl's IM.it ch (James" book h.ul the two pre.it expeits, who played ii, only met .1 few ye.irs ago, instead of quite recently It w ill be seen from the high cl.iss clur.icter of the combinations, ]>,uticul,uly tow.uds the ending where the play is very hue, that both exponents ere well \crsed m the "Book," and extremely well matched ; m fact, both were "ch.unpions" .md played f<;r a " .strike" :

(-0 < Ml tlio "Book" but deep and cunning ; none hut a " Wyllie" could gi.isp the meuts of tins " .shift." (1>) Oidmary players cannot be expected to rc.ilisc the ob|ects of .such unusual hut superior stylo. (c) A beautiful hnish to .1 "beautifully played" game. [If any <>f our local players will favor us with a "pioblcm" arising out of tins game to pm\c a wm for black after 14 — 17, -»\c -nill bo pleased to dedicate it to the "champion" who appropriated the " stake" to commemorate Ins genius.]

"J. R." — Obliged for two games played in ni.itch. The other two will also be welcomed. " Mlmiu:r." — Notes too full, and anived rather late for publication, but to use an apt quotation therefrom, "some fouks are no bad cutics wlu aio quid for naetlun ithor." '" C .1." — -We h.uc he-u-d nothing definite fiom Dunedin respecting the proposed Oamaru v. Dunedin match. Tt seems that Dunedin players regard the holding of a match as being .surrounded with difficulties ; and are willing to arrange a telegraphic match, w Inch we think would hardly suit Oamaru draught players.

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"Cross." Black— Mr Flanncvy. White— Mr Reid. 1 1 — 15 12—16 ]()— l7 16—23 1(5— '20 23 IS 2.1 22 21 14 2.3 21 17 H l.i-l!) 7—lo7 — 10 3— 7 7—ll 23—27 24 IT. 21 17 22 17 17 13 10 — 10 B—l2 13—22 11 — l(i IS 15 2!) 25 2(5 17 14 ') 1— 14 5— fl 4— S 1(5—19 22 IS 25 21 30 25 21 17 1 t_-_>3 11—13 in— 24 12— l(i M.uk 27 IS 17 14 2S .19 32 28 won

" Glav.oav." Black— Mr Reid. White— Mr Flniwcvv. 11 — 1.) 24 .20 11—1.") 26 22 10-15 23 19 10—19 31 26 31—26 0 11) B—ll 2.i 22 7—ll 11 7 IS -23 22 17 4— 8 25 22 2(5—30 13 !) 11—1(5 20.25 12—16 7 2 10—21 24 20 O— H 32 2S 30—25 10 10 1(5—23 17 13 15—10 22 .IS 2(5—30 27 11 S— ll 22 IS 14—23 7—lo 22 17 s—o 17 It 20 11 2—7 IS 1"> O— IS 3— 7 20 23 11—27 2 0 _>S 21 10—20 20 11 23—20 M.-uk 7— lo 30 23 27—31 0 6 won.

GAME No. 50.

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