DRAUGHTS.
SOLUTION.
Xo 1685.— By J. Wvllic (black men 1, 6, 9, 13; kin? 31. White men 10, 15, 23; kings 7, 22): 13-17, 22-13, .1-5, 10-1, 31-27, 13-4, 27-9. Black wins. ■ . - "
PROBLEM No. 1638.
(b'v Mb W. Teal, Southampton.—Front the ; Yorkshire Weekly Poet.) •;■' Black" men on 2, 4, 13, .26; ■: kings' on 20, 23.
White.
White men on 16. 1?, 22, 23, 27; kings oil 11, 14- j White to play and win. A neat display .of. the " eut-and-tbrust" type that ' will appeal to the amateur. DRAUGHTS IN ENGLAND. Played in the Yorkshire versus Lancashire match between Messrs. Willie Gardner mo U. Morrall, the former having the'move. Score from the, Adelaide Chronicle. 1 '
.411 "took," -which is something of a novelty according, to a Scottish contemporary, who asserts that the old school of players are working go bard studying out • the two-mot® ideas that they - have absolutely forgotten the old '* book" lines of play. Variation. (1). In the second game Mot rail varied as follow? '—' *
THE ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP. . Tile English championship has been won by Mr. John Hmd (Manchester). Re. tied in the E.D.A. tournament with Mr. K. T. Ward (Birmingham), but won in the play-off. Mr. Hynd was born at Dunfermline in 1873. His brother (Mr. Auat* Hynd) won the championship 12 years ago. Mr. ». G. McKelvie (Glasgow) took third prize. The other competitor were Messrs. G. Jewitt (Leeds), J. Crabbe (London), F. Kaber (London), J. juyons (Edmonton), G. Moodie (Dover), 'and E. Truelove (Bridgewater). They finished. in that order. Ward is said to have missed a win in the playoff, and in the very game which Hynd actually won, tool
An earnest- endeavour is being made in Nelson to revive local interest in the grand old game. Incidentally we' notice that -the next Chess Congress is to "be held there. There seems to be no reason whv the ctiy should not also take » trout place, in the New Zealand ' draughts world. A. match WPS recently . played- there between the town and country players, which the latter won. We publish below- the detailed scores, kindly supplied br our valued correspondent,. Mr. P. Morrison. Tbo figures are to be read as representing wins," draws, losses, and total points respectively. Space will not permit of .the proper heading*;— _
Total . /J- *..,' 15
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■ The Cross. ' 11-15 - 11-18 ' 18— 19-56 23-18 ' . 22-15 . . 2/—18; 23-24 8—11, 10—19 19—25 16—ft 27—23 24—15 29—22 24—20 4—3 14—18 12—16 26—31 23—19 31—27 18—15 15—11 3-14{l) 7—10 16-19 19-53 18— .9 . 17—14 , 15-10 10-7 5—14' 10—17 3—12 31—26 ■ 22-17 • 21—14 22—18 7— 3 —18 6-fO 12-16 1- . 26—22 i 14—7 18—15 32—28 18—23* 3—19 23—26 6— 13-15 25-22 30—23 • Prawn.
WW? '— ... ; - , 10—14 .21—14 . 5— 9 23—19 10-10 10—17 3—7 26-31 14—23 23—18 9—13 24—28 26—19 7—10 i 7— 32—27 7—14 - 32—27 . 17—21 19—15 , 24-20 1- 5 15-10 . 31-26 " 6-10 : ' 27-23 • ' 14-17 -. 6-2 . 20 26 ' " • 3—' 7 ,• -- 10 6 - ..•••. 2623 • 9—13 ! . 20—16 v: 17-22 23-18 22—17 , 11—20 26—17 , . 23-18 13-22 ' 18—15 . 13—22 10—6 ; 25— 9 , 10—14 , 23—24 12—16 5—14 15-4.0 20—27 ' : . 2—7 26-23 8-11 " 11-20 . 16-19 ' 2— 7 . 10— 3 . 27—32 . : 7—11 31-66 11-16 , 20-24 19 —23 14—17- 12—15 ' . 23—26 - _ - 11—lo ' • Drawn.
. Town.. - Country. ■ Bateiielor ... 3, 0 S 3 Arnold '... * l I 4£ HolTOian 3 0 3 3 Clark ... 5 10 5£ Calder ... .2 1 3 24 Jarry ... 3 1 2t3$ Bell ... 3 1 3 2£ Morrison ... 3 1 2, 34 Haase, seu. - 1 2 3 2 Stevens "... 2 0 4 2, Basse ;jiia. 10 5 1 Ever "... 2' 0 4*8
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 4 (Supplement)
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