DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10347, 23 January 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

PROBLEM No. 882. (Contributed by "Nemom," Auckland.) Buck.

'~ White: .While to play, Black to win. Well worth the attention of solvers, the discovery of the method of securing the win fonniDg an excellent exercise. , ... •...■.■.. .

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 880. 10- 1 2S-18 14-10 1— 2 14- 1 2-27 15-21 30-23 23-H White wins. "FIFE" POSITION. Writing from New Plymouth on January 14, Mr. G. Booker says:-In Mr. Blake/s var. (1) at note (c), he says that 28-32, followed by 11—16, wins for Black. If he will look again at the position, I thiiik he will find that after U -10 is played White can draw easily by 18-15. I send the following correction to my former play :— «8-32 32-28 21-25 21-25 19-16 11-8 ] 9-10* 11-10 14-0 H-7 14-18 16-18 26-21 21-17t 25-21 2-2—lß 15-11 B—4. 16-11 15—10 a 16— lie 13-17 7-3 3-7 26—23 17—21 23-19 18-15 16-12 C— 8 10-15 10--14 D 9-13 17-14 18-15 Drawn. (•) Mr. Blakey asserts positively that there is no draw after this move. I fail to see the win. (t) This move corrects my former rjlay, which gave 23-18 for » draw. " (a) 31-2 M, 23-18, 15-10, 28-24, 27-23,18-14, (d) If 31-26, then 23-18 also draws. (b) 10-11, 23-19, 11—S, 19-10, 8-12, 16-11. 31-27,22-17, 10-β. drawn. (c)9-oe, 28-32, 31 —27f, 21—25, 27-18, 22-15, 6-2, 32-27, 2-7, 27-23, 20-24, 25-21, 21-28, 21-17, 2S-3-J, 17-14, 32-23,15-10, drawn. (e) 16-12, 28-32, 12-8, 32-28, 31-27, 21-25, 27-18, 22-15, drawn. (f) 31-26, 23-18, 20-17, 21-14, 16-19, 14-17 6-9, 17-13, 9-0, 18-14, 19-23, 14-9,6-1,0-5, drawn.

FREEDMAN V. SCHAEFER. The match of 20 Raines for 10 dollars a-side between Mr. Harry Frcedman and Dr. Schaefer was begun on Monday evening, October 2G, at tho rooms of the New York Checker Club. A large eathering of the leading experts from the vicinity witnessed the play. Mr. Vnedman received well-merited applause by winning the thst came, and also for the clever stylo in which he drew the second game. The score of the Ilr4 evening's play was—Freedtnan 1, Schaefer 0, drawn 2. The next evening's play was very disastrous to the doctor's chances of winning, as Mr. Freedman scored two wins in suecesiion, the third game being drawn. The sanies played were a Bristol, a lilack Doctor, and a Glasgow. On the Monday following, the match resulted in •' splendid victory for Froedman, by the score of—Freedman 1, Schnefer 0, drawn 13. The " boy" surprised nil the experts presont during his crmte-it by the solidity of his play, his knowledge of the principal lines for attack and defence, and the pertinacity in retaining any slight advantage secured during the end-game, 'i'hc loser ti iert quite a number of openings during the last two sittings, hut made no impression, as theresultshows; neither has he any excuse to make for th-i worst defeat in his career as a player. Mr. Freedmau deserves all the credit.—Letds Mercury. The following are the scores of three of the games played :-

Co slow wlien you think you hive an easy win in Ham. Thoro is no stage of the game when you are so .lfcely to be careless as when you think that YOU can play iiiiywliern and win." In referring to th« difficulty which Jordan mid Stewart found in agreeing as to the "restrictions" by which they were to be bound, the Liverpool Weekly Mercury remarks that neither has Jordan the right, as champion, to compel restricted openings, nor has any challenger any warrant to impose them. Restrictions :ire rocngnised as matters of convenience, or »f expediency, hut no mention is made of thmn in th« laws that regulate match play. Ihf'ob ligation— and the only obligation-that rests on Jordan as champion is to accept a .-hallense to a match at draughts, and draughts simply ; and he may persist as long as ho likes in declining any challenge that is fettered by conditions as to methods of play. If, then, Jordan and Stewart cannot agree as to the restrictions that shall he ndopted, there is no reason why they should trouble about any restricti us at all. The latest news in reference to the Jordan-Stewart match is that il will probably not be playeil till after the next annual tourney for the Championship of Scotland,

Game 149.-" Tho Fife." Black, Mr. Frcediuan; White, Dr. Schaefer. 11-15 20-23 25-22 22-18 14- 9 18-11 23-19 19-20 4- 8 11-10 28-32 7-10 0-14 30- 5 29-25 25— 22a 21-17 23-18 22-17 IS—18 10-15 10-20 32—2S Iβ—'>O 6-a 27-23 2-1-10 22-17 31-20 18-15 17-13 18--27 15-24 20-24 28-24 3- 7 14—IS S'2-23 28-10 17-14 20-22 22-18 10-10 8-11 8-12 24-28 24-15 7-10 12-19 And Mr, Frewlmau wou. Note. (a) Tho losing move, Gamk 150.-" The Defiance." Black, Dr. Schaefer; White, Mr. Freedman. 11-15 23-7 4-8 23-18 14-17c 7-11 23-10 14-23 23-18- 11-10 21-14 13-17' 8-14 20-19 8-11 18-11 9-18 IO-β' 27—23 3-1(1 31-27 10-23 7-2 17-">2 5- 9 29-25 0- 9 24-10 18-23 6-"l 22-18 S—11 27-23 23-20 15-10 22-26 15-22 26-23 0-14.1 22-1S 31-27 1-0 28-18 11-15 IS-9 20-31 2-7 20-31 7-11 30-20 1- 5 18-15 27-24 15-10 I9-l!i fl-13 9-Ob 10-14 19-15 31-27 10-19 20-23 2- 9 11- 7 24-20d 10- 7 And the game was drawn. Notes. _ (a) The only move. It transposes a came seemmjrljr lost for Muck into a critical oiidim- for White (b) This ami the next move of White are both compulsory. 00 31-30 is mot by 28-24. (d) If 24-10, then 7-11, 23-26, 32-27, etc., and the same is drawn.

Gamk 161.—"The Fife," Black, Mr. Fieednian; White, Dr. Kchaofer 11-15 20-21! 4-8 21-17 25-22 5-1 23-10 19-20 20-25 10-21) 12-10 25-30 0-14 30-6 10-15 31-27 23-18 I-0 22-1? 15-18 24-19 7-10 1-0 30-20 6- 0 27-28 15-24 18-14 18-11 17-13 17-13 IS—-.'7 28-19 111-15 0-1) 26-31 14-18 32-23 8-12 10-ln is-c 27-";i 19-10 8-11 22-13 6-15 2-25 20-24 12—ID 25-22 11-10 Ami the (jama was drawn.