DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14299, 19 February 1910, Page 5 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

; SOLUTION OF- PROBLEM No. 1561. Positions—Blade" men' on 2,:': 3,' 4, ■ 10, • 11; 12, 18, 28, kings 17, 26; White men 7, 8, 9, 15, 19, 20,' 25, 32, kings 6, 27. White to play and ' win. „" . ■ ' ■'■ ' "."■■'' ■■■•"•!•:; -■.:< " 9- s;•■': 3-10 18-25 12—19 11-20'•' 4— a- 9 25-22 :< 19-16 20-16 27—23 23-23 15— 6 '.* White wins.

PROBLEM No. 1563. (By J.; Macb'AKUlSB, - Glasgow).

TV' Black ■ to move and win. ■ The tournament, for the draughts" championship of the Dominion, which is to .be held in Auckland," during the Eaater holidays, is under the management of the Leys Institute Draughts Club, A committee :meeting will? be; heJd at 7:3o'p.m. on Monday next for the purpose of iramin« conditions to jtoTern the contest, , : \,--i_

AN INSTRUCTIVE POSITION. V We (Manchester Weekly Times) lately:witnessed an end game , which ;■; took place at ,a ■:; popular resort between Messrs. •*O. Barber anePß..Parry, and " which '; was ".the cause ■ot / much • comment Horsfall's recent work ■" Problems" .throws,; a great' deal of ;' light *' on : this r problem,, and t, we ; give a short account which" we think ,'•will, be of general interest. .: ? -.■•■. ■.'. ' - (By Mb. J. W. Howard, America, I860.), ■ - Bii.cr. : ..

WarrE. ~ White to play-and draw., , " ':'«■'■: Solution :; ;;r 14—18 32—28 19—24 32—28 "...; 27—23 ;," 28—52 25-27 23-27 16-11 15-19 14—17 17—24 18—23 20—16 24—19 7—lo 23-27 »22—17 27-32 27—23 11— 7a 23-27 17—22 15-19 28-32 19-15 10-14 27-23 Drawn. * The lesson to , be learned from Mr.: Howard's problem, says Mr. J. K. Lyons, who is the writer of the article in " Horsfall'a Problem Book," .is to keep the Black kings divided while holding the Black men on 12. - * .' .'. -■'t v (a) 11—fl, 23—18 and we run into some fine play by Mr. Andy Shoean, continued ' with 32—27, »18-15, 27-31, "19-24, 31—26, •24—19, 26-22, and the following delicate and intricate position is arrived at: Black man on 12, kings"on;B and .22;' white kings on 15, 19. White to play, and draw. • "19(1)23 14—18 19—15 15— 19—24 •27—23 22-17 .13-9 6-2 8-12 7—ll 16-11 •23—18 18-23 v. 23—27 19—24 24—19 23—27 17—13 9— ft 12— 8 7—lo 16—20 18—14 15-19 27-23 24—19 23-27 12—16 B—l2 2— 10— 7 11—16- Drawn. • -':■ ;.. ■■■%•:' ,vV;i:/ Var. 1. •-. :■' <' y ' •tMr. Sheean shows that 19—24 permits, of,-a.'win, as follows:— ' : ■• ..■.'...':"'."";--'.. '■■ 19—24 6—2 18-23 9—13 24—27 «12—16 22—17 25—19 7—2 23—27 17—21 24— 24—19 2—7 23-18 13— - t 27—24 , 30-25 17—14 15—18 2—6 27—23 21—25 28—24 19—24 7—lo 18—23 17—22 24—27:-" 25—22 14— 18-23 6—9 23-27 25-30 24-28 24—19 B—ll 23-18 22—18 19—23 - ' 9-6 ; 23-18 10-14 27—24 18-15 . . >: : 19-23 11—7 18-23 14—17 27—24 ; ;^ : -v • Black wins. ". '' : There are many' connecting'links of the above positions with the : principles •> which have-- been I published by Tregaekis (1874), C. J. Bogers £876), and W. Payne , (1756), . all ofwhich it is necessary to have a knowledge of in ; order to : comprehend the above play. .' :■■■■' ' ' ' SCOTLAND V. ENGLAND. . The fifth international draughts contest between teams representing' Scotland and .England commenced on January 1, at Glasgow. : The absentees were Buchanan, Stewart, and Searight from.Scotland, and A. Hynd, J. Hvnd, and Alexander, from England," and as England had only two reserves present, the .teams : numbered ' eleven a-side. • - .•;■.. ; , - - ■■■ % . ':'. ..' ; , • ' : -'^ Scotch Team: 3. Jordan -and; J. O. Brown (Edinburgh); J. Ferrie, W. Biyden,'.:J... Molt (Glasgow); G. M. Bonar i (Botherglen); rA. B. Scott van); R. Holmes (Bonnybridge); A. Jackson " (Kirkintilloch); A. Batteraby,;. and ,G. Smith (Glasgow).., ; ■- ■--.. -i.-■■'■■■'?:■:■■;■"::■■■ "'<- ■,>. : Tv\>,V i j; English Team: A. Jordan ; and W. Scott (London); B. T. Ward (Birmingham); 0. Jewitt (Sheffield); H. Morrall (Liverpool); T. - Goldsboro (Bradford) ,*. F. Dunne (Warrington); W. Gardner (Leeds); J. :A. Kear, . jun. ; (Bristol); J. A. Mime (Eccles); end B. Brown (Liverpool). V ; - England ; got a very bad beating, the . •cores being—Scotland 39 swins, England 131 wins, and 79 draws. ' ''.'.''- : : '';'' v : -",, '",■*.''. ''"■*' A few years ago," »ya,\he Yorkshire Post, " there, was a flourishing - team of players who were deaf mutes.-. A match was arranged with an assorted team; from the Leeds Club. Flay i bad commenced on the appointed evening, and scraps of conversation took 1 place among the visitors while waiting their opponents' moves. The Leeds captain, interested' in his strange surrounding*,, spoke to his next neighbour of the misfortune their boats were under, m being neither able to hear nor speak. When tired of his opponents* pondering, be would by varioua ' mysuc signs . ! try to remind Mm whose turn ,it was to ' play. i While the match was in progress •he norleed-bow lively the temper i of, the mutes appeared ; to-be, and enlightenment as Ito the cause came when, the pieces, on the board being reduced to three I each' he-was for a time ; rendered- dumb - himself, bv his opponent looking up and exclaiming,,..* I think, * Mr.. 8., ; that we may ias ; well ; call :: the game a draw.' It transpired that: the joker was the late Arthur McKie, who took an interest; in the deaf mufei,' and wwaaionally gave them* a hand in their matches."