DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10407, 3 April 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. S9O. 25—22 15-19 21-25 9»—'9 29-25 25-18 17-21 30-20 26-31) 30-26 28-31 J7-2J 26—Si White wins. PROBLEM No. 892. (By the late W. H. Brocghtox, Portland, Me.) White.

Buck. Black to move and win. Captain Brou.'hton won this position in crossboard play from the late It. D. Yatos in 1573. It was first, published in Mr. Yaterf column in the " Bojs of the World" as Position No. 10. with the not-: "This is one of the prettiest endings we oversaw." Game Xo. 103.-" Bristol." By Mr. Robert Freer, in Chicago Inter-Ocean. 11-16 '27-23 3-9 10-151 10-14 17-22 24-20 8-12 26- Kb 30-iOj 11- S 7—l" 16-19 23—16 19-26 3- 7 14-17 15-19 23—10 12—19 31-22 C 27—24 21-14 11-16 1-2-19 29-25 1- «1 7—lok 30-21 10-23 22—la 11-U 30—lie 24-20 7-11 16-19 9—U SO-M 7—lβ 18-83 111-28 22-20 18- 9 15-18 2-2-17 20-11 8- 3 10-15 S—l4 17-13 0-10 23-30 23-27 18-22 25-22 10-15 17-W 8- i 14- 9 19-24 8-11 32—37 15-11) 14-18 21-17 20-81 2-2-17 β-fti 13-6 2-7 3-7 15-18 4- 8 13- 0 Drawn. (a) Several authorities consider this a losins move I_s or 6-UI being the moves to draw. (l>) In the 73rd game of the Wyllie v. Ferrie match games, Wyliie played -27-24 here and only drew as follows :- 9-13 6- 9 IS-2S SO—U 15—IS S- 4 24-20 10-12 27-21 13-17 11- 8 29-28 j_ g 7_ii ii-ie 23-16 25-20 12 - 3 31-27 25—22 Drawn. J P Reid and others were of the opinion that Wy'llie could have won by -26-23, 19-26, 31-23, <I-13, 28-24, 1-li, IG-t-.'.0-10, 24-2(1. 7-11,30-20", J_j 12—S, 14-17, 21-14, 10-17. 6-3, 7—HI. 20-23, White wins.—Pmfcuot Smith in the CinclmiiUti Commercial, 1877. (c) Janvier and others thmijht this won and corrected Ji-JS, Ilmnn.-Baiker v. Frrelman. (rt) R. Freer rlvu this to tltiiw ami corrects Professor Smith's play wlnre 9-13 is played ami White wins. The continuation which Mr. Freer considers the strongest ;itt«ck is 16—II after 1-6 is played. (e) -28-24,7-lii. f-10-12, 3-7, 12-8, 7-11, 8-3, 11-16, 3-7,10-10, 24 -20,19-24, 27-24 Drawn.— (f) g-24-20,15-19, 22-15, li-9-13,16-11, 14-18 draws.—Freer. (g) 30-26, 3-8,16-11, 8-12,11-7,12-16, 26-23, 16-19,'24-15. Drawn.-Fred. (h) 19-24 would los» by 25-22, and 14-18 would also lose by 2'.—17. - Freer. Instead of I—6'is initial move of solution, 7-10 losses by 16-12, 1-6, ::O-26, 3-7, -27-24, 9-13, 24-lU, 15-24, -JS—l9. —Freer. Instead of 28-24 as White's first mo-e, 30-26 and Black .-ecuro« the best position-by 0-10,27—24, 18-23, 26—10, !>—IS. —Kieer. (i) The only move to draw, 19-23, '27-24, 23-20, 30—23, 18-27,, 24-20,10—19, 6-2. White wins.— Freer. Ij) If 0-2, Black can only draw by 10-23,27-24, 16-20, 24-19,15 -24, 28-lfl, B-JGL draw. (k) 10-20 loses by 2&—2 i, etc.—Freer.

The handicap tournament of the Temuka Draughts Club has boon concluded. Mr. F. A. Batterdelil won lirst prize with the score of 17} points, which, with an allowance of 5J points, made a teal of 23. Mr. J. Sim (scratch) was second with 20} points, losins only 1} points. The important contest, Xorth v. Smith, took place on Saturday, January 'J. at the Polytechnic Institute, Jtugent-street, London, W. The North proved too strong for the South, winning easily by a majority of 62 games, the scores being-North, 05 wins; South, 43 wins; drawn S'J. Prominent amongst the contestants were such well-known checkeiists as Messrs. A Jordan (the English champion) V. Tescheleit, 11. Jacobs, 1,. S. Beliro, J. G. Lewis, 0. Freeman. A. H. Uranger, for the North; anil .Messrs. W. Lambert, J. 11. Bailey, W. Kelcher. W. Dickinson, J. W. Larkworthy, C. Robinson, for the South. The total number of players engaged was His, consisting of 73 ;i-side. The Draughts World publishes the first list of subscriptions towards the contest between the two veterans, Wyllie and Martins, and it was announced that the Match wouM take pUce early In February, at Glasgow, London, ana Manchester, the exact dates and pi ices of meeting to be fixed later. Tliepiihlishedsiibscriptinniapproacbednearly £40, mil the promoter* 'if the match were not without hope that the old veterans would have a decent benelit,