DRAUGHTS.
PROBLEM No. 1307. (By MR. J. Gkohce, Cardiff. From the Liver-
pool Weekly Mercury.) BLACK.
WHITE. White to piny and win. GREAT BRITAIN V. AMERICA. The Selection Committee of the English Traumas Association have chosen the following as the representatives of England for the international march with America:—Alfred Jordan (London), .Mian Hynd (Manchester), Herbert Morrall (Liverpool), W. Halliwell (Ashton), and W. Gardner .Leeds), with F. Tcseheleit (London) as first reserve. 'J he Scottish association chose as the. representatives of Scotland:—R. Jordan (Edinburgh), K. Stewart (Blairadam), J. Ferrie (Glasgow), G. Buchanan (Glasgow), and Hugh Henderson (Muirkirk). The British team is to leave Southampton on Saturday, March 4. According to latest advices the American team is as follows:— Eastern States arc represent! by Barker, Freeman, Dearborn, Grover, and Heftner. The middle States by Schaefer, Horr, fad Head; and the West by Hotter and Denver. The match will take place at Boston during M irch.
The following highly interesting game, -played in the Twelfth Scottish Championship Tourney, is from the Draughts World, in which these games are now appearing: —
(d) 20— is strong. (e) The Jordan-Barker book gives 12—16 at this point, resulting in a draw. ({) White has scarcely any option. ("1 "'3.-27 also seems to lose, thus:—23— 32-23, 28-32, 23-13, 32-27, 18-11, 27-23, 11-7, 23—16, 13—11, B—ls, 6-2, etc., W. wins.
Game No. 685.—" Double Corner." Black, W. Penman; White, A. Jackson. . 9—H » 10—19 10—13 9—11 18—23 7—11 22—18 24—15 23— 20—25 21—20 16— 7 5- li 7-10 12-19 8(c)12 2- 7 «3—10 25—22 27—2-1 22—17 «ll(rl)27 20—18 11—16 10—19 14—18 4(e) 8 14—18 18(8)15 24-15 17(b)13 27-21 21-17 •Forms position on diagram: — BLACK
White "VTliite to plar. The game was continued:— 2R(f)2t G—24 17—U 22—17 11—15 1— 6 111—23 8— 3 31—26 10— 7 SI— IS—22 2G-1!> 21—27 13— it 17—13 IP—20 27— 1?— 3— 7 20—22 7— 3 0— 9 20—21 23—21 12— 14—10 1— ti '—10 F -10 8(e)ll 7—11 20—21 2— A >• 21—in 15— 8 1G—JO <>— G 13— G 10—14 23—27 10—14 21—17 24—27 3— 7 5— 1 32—23 17—10 27—31 6— 2 27—31 14—IS W. wins. fa) Loads to some fine variations. (li) 17—11 is also quite good. (<•) In the Barker-Jordan contest the former went 3—7, and ultimately lost.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12818, 18 March 1905, Page 4 (Supplement)
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