DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14566, 31 December 1910, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1604. Position -.—Black, 3, 13, king: 9; White, 12, 18, 21. Black to move and win. 9-5. 18-4, 13—17, 14—10, 17—22, 10—6, 5—9, 6-1, 9-14, 1-5, 22-26, 5-1, 20-30, 1-5 , 30-26, 5-1, 26—22, I—6, 22—18, 6-1, 18—15, I—6, 15—11. 6—l(fi), 11—7, I—6, 7—2 6-1, 14—10, 21—17(h), 2—7, I—s, 10—6, s—l, 6—9, 17—13, 9—6, I—l,o, 7—14, Black wins. (a) 6-2, 14-9, 21-17, 11-15, 17-13, H5-10, Black wins. (I>) I—s, 2—6, 21—17, 10—7, 17—13, 7—lo, 5—9, 6—l, 9—6, 10—14, 6—2, 14—18, anil Black wins. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1605. 22—18 25—22 23—26 28—24 24—27 22—18 6—lo 10—14 32—27 20—27 2&—32 28—24 29—25 18— 9 26—31 31-24 27—23 18— 9 1— 5 5—14 27—32 32—28 32—28 W. wins.

PROBLEM No. 1608. (By Mr. A. Bikns, Guernsey) Black.

; ENGLISH CHAMPION IN N.S.W. Tho following interesting: game occurred between Mr. Alfred Jordon (champion of England) and Mr. 1!. Houston, while the former was playing a number of boards simultaneously at Forest Lodge Institute:— Game Xo. 1015.—" Cress." Black, Jordan; White, Houston. 11—15 15—24 1:. -13 4—B 2-6 22-26 23—18 27—20 a 23—14 28-24 23—13 8— 3 B—ll 10—15 9-18 8-11 7—lo 26—31 26-23 22— b 31-26 26-23 22—18 20—16 10—14 15—22 11—15 3— 7 15—22 31—27 30—26 17—10 25—22 32-28 19—16 16—12 7—lo 6—15 18—25 5— 9 12—19 10—14 . 24—19 26—17 29-22 17-13 24— 8 3—7 Drawn. (a) 28 — 11 —16, or 12—16 is usually played here. — (!j) Anderson gives 2824, 6—lo, 22—17, 15—22, 25-18, 9—13, 18—9, 13—22, 26—17, 5—14; (c) 32—28, 4—B (or 3—B, 31—25, 11—15, or 11—lb, ltobertson), 24-19, 11—15, 31—26, 15-24, 28-19, B—ll, 19—16, 12—19, 23—7 , 2—ll, 29-25, 3—B, 25-22, 11—15, 26-23, 8-12, 17-13. Drawn. (c) In a friendly game between Messrs. A. Jordan and A. H." Granger (then champion of London) the latter played 29—25 at this point, and was eventuallv trapped as follows:—11 —15, 25—22, 2-6, 24-19, 15-24, 22-28, 6-9, 17—13, I—6. 32—28, 24—27, 31—24 , 4—B, 24—19, B—ll, 28—24, 3—7. Black win'. Played at the Sydney Central Cltibroom, _770, George-street South, the opening - being balloted: Game No. 1016.—" Edinburgh." Black, A. Jordan; White, I'. Dorset!;. 9—13 22—13 12—16 14— 7 26—30 19-23 23—18 15—22 32—28 5—21 28—24 12—16 5- 9 26-17 8-12 2319 30-26 23-18 24—2Ca 9—lß 24—19 4— 8 24—19 21—25 10— 30-26 15—24 2— 6 21—25 14—10 21-17 3- 7 28-19 8-11 7- 2, 16-20 7—lo 26—23 7—lo 6-10 25—30 10-15 2521 18—22 18—14 11 -16 2— 6 20—24 1— 5 23—18 2— 7 10 -15 30—25 15-19 17—14 6-10 13— 9 1: -23 6-10 24—28 10—17 27—23 11—15 15 -19 25-21 21—14 10—15 20— 2 2.'i 26 10— 13-170 28-24 15-24 19 -28 26-30 Drawn. (a) A stronger line is 26 • ?3. 11—16, 24—19, 10—14. 30—26, as played between. Grover and Stewart at Boston, 1905. Int. (b) In the London championship journey, 19C9, 10-14, 26—23, 7—lo, 28—24 , 3-7, .30-26, I—s, 32—28, 1417, etc., and Black won, though a draw in the ending was mifwed. (c) This is probably not best for Black, though it is difficult .to suggest an improvement.— Queenslander. — Tho death is announced of Mr. C. E. Welen, of Chicago, one of America's foremost players and benefactors of the game of draughts, at the early age of 38 years. The Melbourne Leader says:— It 13 probable Victoria will be represented at the Australasian championship tourney, to be liekl in New Zealand at Easter, by Messrs. Cottrell, Egan, F. T. Best, and Armstrong, a powerful quartet. The tourney will be conducted on the double knockout and the two-move restriction." The Yorkshire Post says: "Alfred Jordan is said to have defined the difference between chew and draughts as follows:—'A chess player plays what he sees, a draughts player by what he knows.' Alfred knows a lot, and the rule may apply to him. Few players, however, will! agree with his opinion. The * bookman' becomes a mere automaton, playing what he knows, setting traps for the unskilled in such lore to fall into. When a victory falls to his lot he chuckles at his success, frequently forgetful of the fast that such is due to others' brains, and content with the fact that whosoever discovered the trap, knowledge' of such is power. The ' wood-' pusher' one meet*- daily in draughts rescrts, who does not know that even the opening moves of his games are recorded in books, derives a keener and more hearty enjoyment from his play than the man who ' plays by what he knows.' "