DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9271, 5 August 1893, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 697. 32—-7 'Jl —27 15— 7-2 2-11 11-15 23—32 32-23 23 II 14—7 1-10 10-11 White wins. PROBLEM No. 691). (By Mlt. J/. M. stkauns, Kerry Depot, X. 11., C.S.A From "Steam's 100 Selected Situations.") Bi.ack.

Mom-; " FIFE." Mr. Wakey writes to say that upon further limitation lie was wrong in Hinting a Black win for the line of play adopted by him last week. lit: points out that lie went astray at the Kith more, where (as is shown in Mr. Henderson's notes below) 17 —14 should have bee'i played, wlu'clt draws. Early in the week (prior to the receipt of Mr. Bl:ikey's correction) Mr. Henderson .sent in the following communication upon the same subject. As to the B—lt move, it is hardly worth contention, being a move which would suggest itself to any player undertaking an analysis of the position. Mr 11. says:—Mr. Wakey states that lie never claimed a draw 011 the 10—15 move, but that he certainly thought that he could draw against my play. How very, very funny, especially when one considers the fact that Mr. Blakey published his play for a draw before my play appeared. Mr. Blakey admits that he claimed a draw against my 3D— move; exactly so; and he played 19—15 to uphold his contention that H025 was 110 win. If that is not claiming a draw for 10—li I don't know what is; however, I leave your dr,iught readers to decide that matter. With regard to the 8 11 move, I can go one better than Mr. Blakey, and state that the Draughts Editor knew I intended to win by that move before the problem appeared; besides, Mr. Blakey referred to it as being Mr. Henderson's move to win. 'l'lie position as left in my trunk play seems to have been too much for Mr. Blakey to unravel. I shall do it for him. Position (afier 29—25 is played, my only move to draw): White men on 28, 27, 25, 20, 19, 13; Black men ou i, 7, 8, U, 12, king 011 c. Black to play.

6— 1 r.— 0 —14 14 —IS 0— 9 10— 7 13 9' 6- 1 27— -24 -21 —17 14—in 14—18 1— 7-10 '.)— IS—'2.l 9—lt 19—15 D— 0 1- .1 25—21 17 —141 Draw. * I hardly think this move will draw ; I like the following play host:—-J ■ >—21, —(>, '21—17, 7—10", — 23, o—2, 1:1—9, 2—7, 9—51, draw. f Will Mr. Bliikey show how Black can win against this move'.'" 17—13 was played by Mr. Ilia key in last week's 11i:kali>. ' o—2, •27—20. draws. t 9— would lose. Note. - The ipiestion now is, Is Mr. Henderson's draws better than Mr. lilakey's wins ? "Till-; Biustol." This mill the following game were played litely at Kilmarnock, Scotland, between Mr. Wyllie, the champion, and Mr. W. Keiil, champion ot Ayrshire :— Mr. lteid's move. 11—10 32—27 9-13 14—21 19- 24 27-31 •22 — :.1 12 —19 1.")— ti 23— IS 28—19 IS-2 J 8 -II 27—"23 I—lo 7—ll 15 — .'4 Hi—2o 21 2 1 11-It! 22 —IS IS-14 2— 7 23-19 Jti —19 -20 -11 2— 7 Hi—29 11— 0 31- 27 23—10 7— 18—9 14—9 7—14 19-24 12-19 25-22 5-11 3- 7 '21-27 27-31 27—23 10 —1 1 25—22 9- 0 31 —24 21 28 1— 8 29—25 10—15 7 — 29-27 31—27 23—10 o—lo 21 —17 0— '2 14 —IS 28—32 ij—l2 lb— Drawn. "Tin: Fu i:. Mr. Wyllie's move.

11—15 '29—25 17-22 18-15 13- 9 22-18 23-19 - si 231S 19 '23 .I—ll 1,3— 9 9—14 2.1—22 22-20 32-28 10-17 23-20 22-17 8-11 31—22 31-27 20-39 9-5

5- 9 22— 7—lo 22-17 17—1 20-31 20-2.3 3- 8 11- 7 0- 9 —23 s—l 9-13 IS —14 11-10 17—13 14-10 31-20 24 -20 —17 20 -11 9—14 30-20 7—3 15—24 21 -14 —31 7—19 21 -17 20— 28 19 2- 0 7- 3 14-18 '20—22 11- 7 13—22 30-25 12-10 15-11 17-13 23-19 25- 9 13 17 3- 7 23—20 10— 7 7—2 o—l3 2.1—21 10—19 Drawn.

J.asker, the famous chess player, said about a year ago that " there was very little in draughts," that " anybody could play it Well," ami thai "skittles was a superior g out'." Mo has several times in KiigUnd been asked to give proof of his .skill at draughts, but always very w selv declined the invitation. Oil bis rival in Chicago, however, Mr. licflur peisuaded him to try a game, with tile result that, Heir Lasker, out of over 2'l games played in that city, did not. manage to get a single draw nor even come « itliin measurable distance <if our. It will lie remembered th it I'anl .Murphy could make no headway at dr nights, and this lie always courteously acknowledged. He did not, like l.asker, condemn the game simply because he could lint understand it. — (ilasgow Herald. In si match recently played between Mr. 11. 1.-. Wright and Mr. S. (irove, Mr. Wright was very decisively beaten by the score of eight wins to two wins and 17 draws. The winner had .Mr. i". 1\ li nker as hismarh.

Mr. .1. Iteiiuie, the chess and check' expert of Toronto, recently played fourteen simultaneous games of chess, together with twelve simultaneous games of checkers. His chess seme was eight wins, two draws, and four looses, and his checker .score eleven wins and one draw.

Tin* quickest played games I have had the pleasure I>f seeing (says "Single Corner," in tlie Sydney Kl'lh>) weie played between Miosis I,am; : 11111 Nairn, two " lightning players." I'lree games were played within til 1 space of three minutes and a-lialf, ami eight in twenty minutes. As the players settled to their wank, the rapid moving became slower. Mr. I,inc, tin,lnn; Mr. Nv.ini a nut he e uld not crack in Ins olihand style, became more deliberate, and eventually after having played about twenty games within the space of one hour and a-half. he brought hi" score about equal. Some of t, e panics were really well played, the I looks beina followed ill several with great exactness. Notwithstanding the rapidity of Messrs. I.ane and Nairn's play, the panics were well contested, and we 'till not observe many slips. Charles Manson, No. I-, Wendell-street, Chicago, has just finished a draughts board table winch claims celebrii y for being made out of -J-.OTil sepa rate piece, of wood, not including seveial hundred pieces of which the legs are made. The table is 3 leet high and the top is l'i) inches .square. In its co struct inn nearly every kind of wood was used, from cedar of l.ebamm to (ieorgia pine. Ivich piece was whittled by h uid, ami some of them are almost as thin as piper. On the top are beautiful mosaics of 111 tlii >umy, walnut, oak, hickory, and linple. Around the edges are delicately wrought mosaics in double rows of whitewood and mahogany. The legs are of coi screw pattern of whi.ewooi, maple, and walnut. The ciosspieces, ac ill.; as braces for the lens, are inlaid with woods coloured by hau l ill red, blue, yellow, and purple. The centre piece of the braces bears the legend, "Chicago, Is'.W." Tile thousands of piece- in 1 lie table have been whittled out and glued together by Malison during his evenings for the last three years. He is a Swede, and has practised hand carving since I.is boyhood in Sweden, wheie sloyd. or h mdicraft, is generally taught. .Man-,011 will exhibit, the table at, the World's Fair, lie says he would not take £.00 tor his draughts hoard.