DRAUGHTS.
VikaUuUJ.u< ~. . PROBLEM No. 1708. . : (Br MB. P. JUCTCAT, Auckland. Original.-- '-. Specially contributed to the Attckiasd W bkei.T Km) ■ ■. ■ White men on 5, 9, 10, 17, 20, 21, 28« 30. ' :: Whit*. ■■ '
' .. \ Black. j Black men on 1, 3, 4, 12, 15, 18, 19, 27. 1 Black to move and win. ' , ■ The above occurred in actual play. The author • •ays: " ISot 1 difficult, »but. pleasing to solve." What «ay our eolversT SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1705. , ;."' ; -' T '- ■ (Mb.' Bxybs'B.) * •. Black man: 12; kings, 7, 20. White kings: 15, IS! Black to play and win. 2016(a) 11— 7 15—18 21-25 16-19 18—15 19-23 23—18 24—27 24-27 24—20 'A-24 7—3 7—lo 10-14 25-30 15-18(0)25-22 23—18 18—2.1(b) 27—24 19-23 20—15 24—28 3— . 8-11 14—17 18—15 19-23 22-13 1&-23 23-27(1) 24—27 27-24 ; 27-31 28-32 16-11 11—15 17-51 1216 30-25 23-26 15-19 27—24 27—24 -23-27, 16-20 B. wins (e) 7—2 allows a draw by 15—10, 20—16, 19—15, 16— 15-19, etc. (b) 18—15, 12-16, 19-3, 10-13, 5-7, 10-15, B. win*. - - ' (c) 19—24 only draws by 27—32, 24—28, 29-24, etc. ' ■ ' . ' Variation 1. ' ' - 23—18 23-18 23-18 " 23-27 23-27 24-27 11— 7 2— 6 ' 10-14 13—17 22—18 17—21 19-23 19-23 18-23 27— 1.27—24 27—24 7—2 6-9 . 9-13 17-22 14—17 ' 21-25 . B. wins came as trunk line at 25th move. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1706. . (By Prof. , Mcztmno Magpie P. 0.) Blade, men on 3, .11, 15, 23; king on 5. White men on 20, 24, 30; king on 2 and 4. . Black, to. move and win. , 5-9 4—B *9-13- 7—16 15— B. 2- 7 10—14 3- 7 22-26 ■ 24—15 s—lo 3— 3(a) 13-17 30-23 :14—1ft ;. 'Black wins. (a) &—l2, 9-13, ' 12-16, 13-17, 15-7, 22-26, 30-723, 11—18, etc.. Black wins. * SELECTIONS FROM THE MASTERS. (From the Draughts World.) . J. WILLIE V. J. FEfiaiß. - The following it the 53rd game < contested between the two great exponent* for the world's championship in 1834, Feme defeating the veteran champion by 13 wins to 6 and 69 draw*: • Dskst. , Black, Feme; White, WylHe. 10-14 29—25 11—15 10—17 19(a) 15—24 32-28 18-14 . —10(b) 28-19 15-24 7—lo 18(c) B—ll 28-19 14— 7 „ 13(d) 22—IS 4— 8 3-10 I 18- S 1- .VJ) 22-18 19-15 - 5-14 IS- 0 14-17 12-19 £5—22 * 5-H 21—14 23—16 11—15(c) 25"".-. • The position at ibis tr-le. Is: Black men on 2, 1 8, 10, 13, 17; Whii» rv.:\ m 16,.26, 27, 30, 31; Biafck to play. The tfj.j'- v.oceeded: 3-11 25-29 22-25 17—13 16—7 11— 7 J V-7 . 23—26 ' 2-11 23-25 '/■£-& 14—17 Kr-25 7—2 /. .. a v ; 15-18 17—22 25-22 t»—iTi . 9-14 -24 "2-6 % - 7(f) 18—9 13-.17 22—17 /.i'—l3 13—6 23—19 20—16 /-ll .31—27 17—21 10—14 .-.-22 6—9 24—20 6—lo '■> -.16 27—23 11—15 15-13 ,i- - 9 9-13 19-16 10-'.5 , 3-19 ' .i j : 22-25 18—TV V— 16—11 16—1: . 19-23 ' Brawn. (a) Scarcely so i> Oi--' a« 22—17. Withal, it gives Black a bare; f»n. (b) Best reply. 11- It- to be carefully played to ensure tb-v d.raw. (c) 22—17 in aaot{,.?r powerful line. (d) Ferrie erred hs-M. 11—15 if the proper play. (e) Nothing better. (f) 14 —17 is also ivSd. (g) Ferrie plir«.<x this game well, considering tliat he was in a lo?s. The " Herd Laddie" failed to score at \"his. stage by 2-6, 17-13, 31-26. We re.m«r,ber the late Willie Campbell pointing out the win shortly aiter the game was finished.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15175, 14 December 1912, Page 4 (Supplement)
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