DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12663, 17 September 1904, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1278. Position :—White men on 15, 18, 19, 21, 28, 30, 32; Slack men on 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 20:— - 14— ISa 19—26 . 2— 7c 14—17 13- 84» ■■' 6— 10—14 21—14 '18—23 ' ' 26—30 ,:' 24—20 " 22—26 9—6 ; 28—24 " 16—19 V. 31— 22—26 ■ SO— ,7—lo . 25— 9 30—23 And the game is' drawn. (a) If 10—15 the continuation is:— - • 10—15 • 31—27 ■ , 27—32 - 27—32 13— 9 ' ' 7—ll 9— 6 . < 11—16 23—27 19—23 23—27 32—27 '31—24' 17—13 ' 6—2 '16—20 16—20 27—31 1823 27—32 "- , 9— 6 11— 7 15—18 ■ 28—24 20—27 18—22 22—26 32—28 6—2 ■'* 7—ll • 18—22 22—18 27—31 ' 15—18 27—31 28—19 2— 7 11—15 , 2—7 . 18—27 14—18 . 31—27 32—27 31—24 21—17 13— 7—ll 30—16 And White wins. • (b) If 30—25, then 10—15, 18—9, 16— 9—6, 23—27, 31—24, 20—27, 6— 27—31, etc., and Black draws.. . . (c) If 2—6, then 16—19, etc., and Black draws. ■ SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1279. , Position:— < '.■■'■■' ■•■■.-■.-. White men on 15, 18, 19, 21, 33, 30, 32; Black men on 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 20: — 28—24 21—17 19—10 22—17 20—27 11—16 12-19 31—26 32—23 17—13 23—16 18—14 B—ll 10— 24—27 10— 15 IS— 8 30—26 20—22 14— 9 4—ll 20—24 27-31 And White wins. PROBLEM No. 1281. (By Mr. W. D. Benstead, Lowestoft,. In the ' Draughts World.) A BLACK.

>*• " : — — White. . White to move and win. TOWN V. COUNTRY. The annual town and country match was pUyed on September 2 in the upper room of. the Athemmim- Hall, .Melbourne, a very largo assemblage being present. Sir Samuel Gillott, the president of the Victorian Draughts Association, in opening the proceedings, announced that there were 140 players taking part in the match, and he was glad to hear that ■ every district in Victoria was represented, and he was sure the contest would be of a most friendly nature. Mr. P. Salmon was unanimously elected captain of the town players, and Mr. Irvine, as usual,, captained-his country friends." Mr. Thos. Best, the Victorian champion, was elected umpire of the match. The following are the scores:—Number of games played, 411; Town wins, 206; • Country wing, 113; »nd 82 drawn games.— — The following (from the Melbourne Leader) is the score of a game played at Board I. between Mr. G. Cottrill and Mr. Win. Houston:—- ' Game No. 658—" Whilter." Black, Mr. Cottrill; White, Mr. Houston. 11—15 ' B—ll 10—17 19—24 23—19 22—W 21—14 15— • -'." ,: . 9—14 ■. •4—.3 „ 16—20.. '~. 6—15 22—17 - 25—213 22—17 13— . "■- 7—ll 164-20 • 7—11" 15—19 I 26—22 23—18 30—25 6—2 ! " 11— "• "'14—23 2— 7 ' -7—ll - ■ ■', 28—23 27—18,- -25—21. < 2--"7. . ■ ! ■'.'...,. 5— 9 20v-27 ,11—16 11—16 • .17—13 32—23 v 19—18 a 18—15 3— 7 15— 16—19 .-. 24—28 ! 29—25 '--.. 28—19 , 23—16 7—ll *■■■. /..,- 1 .'. I—s . i 11—16 12—19 B—l2 31—26 , 17—14 26—22 15—10 And the game was drawn. ' . '(a)... . Mr. P. Best, the present champion of Victoria, while watching the above game, pointed out afterwards where Mr. Houston should have ' won, viz: . '. '•■ ' 26—22 ' 15— 8 13— 6 3—B 8— lib 7—ll 15—19 26—30 19—15 14—10 B—3 B—ls - 20—24 6—15 19—26 30—25 '• ■ Arid White wins. ',' , ' , ' (b) If 7—ll, 19—18, 20—24, 14—10. White wins. If 20—24, 14—10. White wins. ■ On August 30 Mr. J. A. Lucas paid a visit to the Working Men's Beading' Boom, Port Chalmers, and gave an' exhibition of simultaneous play. He prosed himself ■ quit®., an expert at thin style of play. '-For rather moire than two hours he promenaded iri front of the "row (if'• boards, behind which sat Port Chalmers* strongest team, with the single exception of Mr. H. Montgomery, who towards the close.was an Onlooker. "*, At the close {of play • the.';, visitor " was. accorded a hearty round of applause'•oh "'the 'score being announced, as. follows:—Lucas ,31, "Port Chalmers 4, and five games drawn. • -,''.. A match between H. Morrall, English; champion, and E. Atwell, champion of. London, was played at the Park Cafe, Liverpool, on Bank Holiday,; and attracted a number of experts ;to • the spot.-; The players were introduced to the assembly .by Mr. Prank Dunne, the referee, who read over the arti-1 cles of agreement, the principal points of which were that the' match was to - consist" of 10 games, " Two Move" balloted openings, played under a time limit of 30 moves in 30 minutes, - for 'a stake of £10. The score at the finish Atwell 3 wins, Morrali 3 wins, 5 drawi. * *