DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13497, 25 May 1907, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

J SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. I*l9. Position:—White: king ■■ on ': 23, [■ men on 17, 22; Black king on 29, mm on 10, 13:— 31-10 13—22 25-30 30—26 : ' 29—25 '19-16 16—11 11—7 ;;. 22—18 ■; ;.'/:■-/':' :.- ' ■ And the fame .* drawn. PROBLEM No. 1421. ' (Bv C. E. Okay. From the Bradford Observer ";■.•:>.■.-. •..■•;./••••.■'■■•'i' : '.Budget) .' ■'

B-ACK.

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ENGLISH !HAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY. -

•'■ '■::■■"'■■'],', '■.»:■■ ."'.'.«>■' ..'.-:. .V ..:--'.• -.- . .>-.'-.~*'J. - -' " • ■•■".. | A grand tourney to decide the championship of England and possession of the handsome Gelsthorp Cup conimenced on April ;1 at St. Bride'* Institute, London. The ■.: entry of sixteen may fairly:: be styled the flower of the English draughts-playing fraternity, and it having been decided that; the tourney Tie conducted •" on the all-round principle, each player to play the other two games under English Draughts "Association laws, some exceptionally keen and interesting play cannot fail to result. Play was to conclude on April 6. At the end of the tenth round, on April 4, the scores were:— Points. J. Alexander, Birmingham ... 14£ A. Jordan, London ... ... 14 "R. T. Ward, Birmingham ... 13 W. Scott, London ... : ... ... 12 G. Jewitt, Sheffield ... ... 12 :W. ( Gardner, Leeds ... ... 12 R.Atwell, London ... "... '11_ F. Teseheleit, London ... ... 114 ; J. Hyjid, Manchester > ... - ... 10| H. Morrall, Liverpool ... ... 10 J. Lyons, London ... ... .... "8 T. Worthington, Manchester * r ... 8 P. Rowlinson, Colchester ... ... 7 J. Birkenshaw, London . ... 64 . W. B. Davies, London" ... ... 4| W. R. A. Young, London ... - ... 4 Game No. -823. ••From the Book of the International Match between Great Britain" and' America. ".;■' Black, Mr. A. J. Heffner, America; White, Mr. Richard Jordan, Great Britain. 11—16 a 4— 8 18-14 29-25 ••■ 21—17 - • 29—25- 6-9 ' 6—2 : ■ ■ - i lib . 8-11 " 13-- 6 % ' 25—21 . ' ' :,' 17—13 . 22—18 . 2—lß 2—6 . ■■;,■'■' ■'•., 9—14 , 14—17 17—13 21—17 • 22—18 ' 15—19. 14—10 16—20 12—19-26—23 ' 7—14 . 18— 9 ■ 23—16 . 19—26 .16—7 i. 5—14 . 17—21 30—14 3—lo 24—19 25—22 21--25 6—15 * . ' - 11—15 ;1— 13— 9 17—21 [■■■'■■< ■'■-' 25-22 22-17 25-29 27-23 , • ' 15—24 10—15 9— 6 ..; 14— • ■ 28— 19 a And the game was drawn. ,■ . Notes. .....':. '. :. ; (a) Formerly known as the -" Bristol," and still .called* 60; by many player*. As numerous other accepted formations originate 'from the , move, it loses its former distinct feature of completing the opening; and stands to other opening* in the same relation as .; the 11—15 move. '..■.(b) 10—15 would make the game a "Kelso." Though play on the move has doubtless appeared, the editor of the Book of Match Games has no record of 23, ' 15. * ';"._'. // : :•> , .■:■' (c) The position at. this point ' can come from the 12-*l6' •'■Dundee'' as follows :—l2— 21—17 ; 16—20, « 17—13;. 11—15, 24— ? 15—24, 2S#-19; 8-12, 22-18;' 9—14,, 18-9 ;; 5-14, 25-22. c. The Chicago inter-.Oceaii says that' Herbert L. Brown, the "boy wonder," since his- arrival in Chicago, had made a creditable showing with the local players. His score with Mr. Charles Hefter was: Hefter, won 2; Brown, won 2; drawn, 2. A few days later Mr. Hefter had Mr. Brown, the youthful prodigy, call at bis place of! business, where they played - checkers the whole day. The ecore at the Conclusion: was a tie. The next day Hefter played the young man, and the score was even. It-seems as if the youth was next to invincible,' 1 unless Hatter in his next sitting will be able to turn the tables. In a dozen sittings between Herbert L. Brown and Wilson Groshaus the score was a tie. With Mr. J. Workman, ■ another noted Chicago expert, the " boy" had a protracted fitting,, the score- at the- conciu&ion being one win each and; eight draws. ■" ■'■'■ ;..■'■.'.• ■..".■■■'■'■■' ! ,' * .-.' ; I "Stroke" problems are, says Chatter, all right ! "in their way," but the . real : beauty of the pastime of draughts lies in ".end games." Moreover, to be of any value, a. problematic position should indicate a "natural", formation—that is, it ought-to be one that might occur in actual play. ; . ■ . , .. ' . ■ .. .:' \ :,".••. i