DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12272, 16 May 1903, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

SOLUTION OF. PROBLEM No. 1209. Position:-White men on 23. 25, an'd 29; Black man on 4, king on 21. White to move and win.

25—22 25—22 23—19 22—29 9— 6 22—18 21-25 17-13 8-11 13- 25-22 2- 7 22-17 4— 8 29—25 A- 25 6— 2

White wins.

PROBLEM No. 1211. (By J. S. HEYES, Leigh.)

White. White to move and win.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. GAME No. 573.—" Ayrshire Lassie."

Black, F. E. Hilliker; White, J. Gardiner. 11-15 25-18 11-25 23-19 /-23 21-14 24-20 10—15 29—22 7—lo 31-27 10—17 8-11 26-22 5—14 27-23 . 23-25 19-15 23—24 15—19 22—18 3- 7b 30—23 7—lo 4— 8 24—15 8-11 23—13 2— 7 15— 6 22-13 a 9-14 18- 9 11-15 23-19 I—lo 15—22 18-9 6-13 18-11 13-17 Drawn.

(a) This is not a common line in match play, that being probably the reason why White here adopts it. Black, however, appears to be on quite familiar ground.

(b) Book to this stage; but the digression involves no risk. 11—15, 32—28, was the WyllieMartins continuation.

Black wins. (a) Best here, if, indeed, it is not the only move. (b) Black's moves have been so nicely timed that White's seeming advantage is nullified. (c) Losing move; 7—ll draws. Boswell probably was under the misconception that 7—ll allowed Black to capture man on 27 by going 19-23.

(d) A denouement overlooked by White.— Otago Witness.

Many stories have been told of the "Herd Laddie," and the following, which illustrates his " carefu" disposition, is worthy of recording. During Wyilie's stay in Dunedin, N.Z., in 1888, he was accommodated with board and residence at one of the leading hotels in that city, free of charge. A notable Scotsman like him was sure to be a big draw in the " Edinburgh of the South," and a profitable guest to any hotelkeeper. And he drew like a mustard plaster. Still there were intervals in the afternoon when playing was slack, and the Herd Laddie oft-times would pass the time yarning, in his quaint way, with the young lady in the bar at the corner of the large room in which he played. She didn't happen to be of Scotch descent, and probably did not appreciate his fatherly advice; but he was deaf, and remonstrance with a deaf man is useless. One afternoon, when AVyllie was so engaged, a well-known Dunedin draughts player, came into the room, and, as the Herd Laddie spoke very loudly, had to listen to his lecturette. Let us tell, it in his own words. Wyllie was telling the barmaid that " folks should be awful carefu' o' their siller. They didna ken what might happen, and how soon the rainy day would come round." Aftei enunciating his principles generally, he wound up by solemnly remarking, ' I'm pretty carefu,' miss, but 1 wasna always carefu'. One time I was travelling in America, and, stopping at a hotel at night, I put my siller in a pouch, and I put the pouch under my pillow. Well, miss, i had to catch an early train, and catch it I did. and travelled past twa stations before I discovered I had forgotten my pouch. Of course, miss, I got out of the train and walked back, and, fortunately for me, the hotel folks were honest, and nobody had been in the room, and I got back - my siller. But, miss," and here the old man spoko quite seriously and impressively. " it's made me awful carefu' since. Nowadays, when I'm travelling, I always put my money in a pouch, and I put the pouch in my trousers pocket, and then put my trousers under the pillow. I think I'm no' likely to go awa' in the morning and forget my trousers."—

GAME No. 574.—" I-ife." Black, D. A. Erodie; White, J. A. Scott. 11-15 15-24 10-15 4-8 3-7 13-22 23—19 2&— 19—10 17— 30—25 26—17 9-14 13—22 7—23 8—12 7—10 19—23 22-19 25- 9 27-13 14-9 14- 7 3—8 5— 9 6—13 12—16 1— 5 5—14 23—26 26—23 29—25 25—22 18—14 7— 3 31—22 9—13 8—11 16—19 11-15 14—18 18—25 24-20 23-18 21-17 32-28 22-17 Drawn. (a) So far same as Jewitt-Martius game. The succeeding play presents no special feature. GAME No. 575.—" Double Corner." Black, J. A. Lucas; White, E. Boswell. 9—14 23—19 10—15 22—18 19—26 22-17c 22—17 4— 8 19—10' 1- 5 31—22 19—24 11-16 22-18 6-15 13- 9 16-19 7-10 25—22 8—11 22—18 5—14 5- lb 24—31 8-11 18- 15-22 13-9 2—7 10-19 24-19 5-14 26-10 8-11 1- 6 18-2M 16—20 25-22 7—14 9- 5 7— 29—25 11-15 30-26 11—15 6— 2 11-15 32-28 12-16 5- I 11-15 17—13 15—24 26-r22 15—19 2— 7 15-24 28—19 3- 8a 1-5 14-18