DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10629, 18 December 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

" SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 927. Position :-Black men on 3,5, 8,13, 16,24, king 23; White men on 6,14, 15,18, 22,29, SO. • ; 22-17 29-25 30-.25 15-10 14-9 6-2 13-22 2-2—29 29-22 22-15 6-14 Wwins. PROBLEM No. 929. (By Richard Jordan. From the Edinburgh Illustrated Journal.) Black.

White. White to move and win,

Game No. 214.—" Denny." By Mr. Frank Dunne, Warrington. Correcting the Scottish Tourney Games, 1897. 10-14 17-13 9-25 8-11 12-19 19-26 24-20 1-0 29-22 27-23 32-27 39-23 11-15 25-22 15-19 4- 8 8-12 10-15 22-17 14-18 22-17 23-10 20-23 27-24 6-10 23-14 And we have the following position '.- White.

Black. Black to move and win.

In Game 91, pige 47, Scottish Tourney Book, Henderson auainst Klrkwood played 11—16 at this point, and the same was drawn. Tho annotator, Mr. James Searight, gives 7-10 as " the strongest move at this stage of the game," leading to a critical draw. 1 am of opinion, however, that 15—18 is stronger than 7-10, and forces a win for Black, as follows:—

15-18 7-10 5-14 25-30 21-17 23-27 23-14 14- 7 13- 9 10—Ha 10-7 11- 8 0- 0 3-10 14-17 30-25 22-20 27-24 13-0 31-21! 9-0 14-10 7-10 8-3 2-18 23-30 17-21 25-21 20-23 24-20 17-14 20-23 0-2 10-14 19-15 10-11 18-22 30-20 20 -23 23-20 12-19 14-10 21-17 S3— 2- 0 14-10 20-10 11- 8 22-25 10-14 21-25 26-22 17-14 20-10 17-13 18- 0 o—lo 24-10 15—11 B wins. (a) Hie position is now the same with colours reversed as A. Jacks in's prize protein "An Evening's Study." I append Mr. Jackson's continuation, which, no doubt, will prove of special interest. I may say that this U tho first time I have come across Mr. Jackson's position in actual play.

A seventeen n-siileTown v. Country match, played at Brisbane on November 9, resulted in favour of the Town representatives by 32 wins to 20 wins.

A match recently played at Newcastle caused a considerable amount of interest and amusement to those present. Mr. Hugh McManns (blindfold champion of the north) contested four players without sight of boards or men, and after an hour and a-hull's play succeeded in defeating all of them. An aged couple are very fond of checkers and play frequently. When ho bats at the game she loses her temper, and declares she will not play again. It vexes him to have her act so, but he controls the irritation and talks to her about it. He tells Iter how wrong it is for people at their age to be disturbed at such trifles, and shows her so clearly the folly of such a course that she becomes ashamed of her weakness and returns to the game, and plays so well that alio beats him. Then he throws the men in one direction and kicks the board in another, and says he will never play anybody who cheats so awfully, and stalks moodily to bed, leaving her to pick up the things.-D.P.W.M.