DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14453, 20 August 1910, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1586. Position :—Black 3. 6, 10. 14, 28, kings 24 - White 16, 23, 25, 30, 31, 32, king 13. White to play and win. 23-19 21-30 2- 6 13-17 - 12- 8 3- 8 24-15 31—27 10-151) 3— 8 , 11—16 19—23 13—17 30—23 6-13 16—:12*'' !■ 8— „. 17 ' ~ 14 14—21 27— 2 15—18 B—ll 16—19 W. wins. 30—26 6— 9a (a) If 3—7. 2—9, 10—15, 9-14, 15—19, -4—lß, 13-24, 18—15, W. wins; if 10—15, 2—9, 15—Its, 16-11, 18-23. 9-14, 23—"-27, 32-23, 28-32, 14-10. 32—27, 23—18, 27—23, 18—14, 23-18, 14—9, W. wins; if 3—B, 2-9, 10—15, 9—14, B—l2, 16-11, 12—16, 11-8. 14-10. 15-18, 10-15, W. wins. (b) 9—13, 6—15, 13—17, 15—18, 17—21, 18-22, so on, W. wins. PROBLEM No. 1589. (Contributed by Mr. James Beayet. An ending from the " Double-Corner.") Black.

Wbitb. Black to play and draw. ENGLISH CHAMPION'S VISIT. Jordan's totals to date are 823 games played. 657 won, 5 lost, and 181 drawn. The following are the scores of Dunedin's four ex-champions of New Zealand against Mr. Jordan:— Won. Lost. Drawn. Ililiiker ..« ... 1 2 7 Brodie ... ... 1 9 31 Borehani 1 7 20 Lucis 1 3 3 Mr. Jordan is to commence a ten-days' season in Wellington on August 24, after which l'almerston North and Wanganui will most probably cach have him for two evenings. Negotiations with New Plymouth are in progress. Later Mr. Jordan visits Auckland and Huntly. The Auckland Workingmen's Chess and Draughts Club undertaken to guarantee Jordan's expenses during- his visit to this city. The champion is due on September 4. The following game (from the Otago Witness) was played between Messrs. J. M. Mutton and A. Jordan in the Otago Club. Dunedin, on Saturday evening, August 13, and proved quite an incident of the evening:— Game No. 994.—" Denny." Black, J. >r. Hutton ; White, A. Jordan. 10-14 16-20 7-10 11—15 5- 9 20-27 22—18 24—19 29-25 18-11 2— 7 32—23 6—lo 2— 6 11—16 9—14 10—14 6— 9 25—22 17-13 25-21 11- 7 18—15 a 13- 6 11—16 14-17 3— 8 14—21 14—131) 1—26 22—17 21—14 28—24 22—13 23— 5 30—23 8-11 10 —25 8-11 4- 8 16-23 e—ll 26-22 31—22 21—17 7— 2 27—18 7—l6c Drawn,

(a) Before making this move White bad a win in hand, but this allows the neat draw which follows, Jordan having 1 overlooked the final two for on p. (b) A stroke which remove? 14 pieces. (c) When Hutton began his stroke at (b) "ie played iiis man with a defiant snap, and each player continued the game in the same way. This snap! snap! at once attracted general attention from all parts of the. room, and the climax oame when Jordan, with a laughing shout, played 7 —16 and left the Black man standing on 11, so that when llutton finished with 12 —16 it left threi? Black men on the board and two Whites. This gtve the impression that Hutton had won, and cheers and exclamations greeted Hutton so vociferously that for a. moment or two iie seemed uncertain himself what the result was. A revelation of the truth created inucn laughter and merriment. A match will he played between the Leys Institute and Auckland Workingmen's Chess and Draughts Clubs on Friday next. There will be twenty players a-side—lo chess and 10 draughts. Kntries closed on Monday for a draughts tourney end also s. chess tourney at the Levs Institute. Seventeen players entered in the draughts section and 10 in the chess. Both are handicaps, which will be made by points.