DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15375, 9 August 1913, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

--; ■ ."..' i i**". ....'.'''■.' '.'. .-f'":'■:;?'';-- ; / SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1741. (Bt W. Bell, New Plymouth.) Black: Men, 5, 7, 11, 12; king, 26. ' V ■ Whites: Men, 9, '14. 18, 19. 20. ' Black to move; White to;;draw. , 7—lo 7— 3 27—32 15—18 24—27 18—15 14— 7 23—27 B—ls ,: 28—24 15— ; 27—32 6—23 3— 8 32—28 19—15 :26—V Drawn Mr. .K. H. Smith ; also sends an alternative solution, which appears to bo quite sound, viz.:—26—22. 19—15, 22—; 15—8, 17— 18—15. 10—19, B—3, ■ 5—14, 3—17. Drawn. y*, ; PROBLEM No. 1743. (By William J;- Wood, Waukesan. 111.. U.S.A. From the Melbourne Weekly; Times.) -;y '■■■ ■.'"'-■■ i!: : ; -■/'''; > f f ßlack. ■■ ■'■/£■ i'/r?V'.;/;-'''";■/•

1 Wniiis, / - ,/,Black : Men. 3. 5; king, '18.>White: Men. 12. 13; king. 6. > v,v.'- Black to move. :r White to'draw. ■;.•-:'>.' " A" practical £.Q!ah." f':-- ' . AYRSHIRE LASSIE, : J• In -reference ;;to;' the compilation by the /draughts editor- of -the; Manchester/Weekly Times, which we published \ last week. Mr. F. F. Smith, of Birmingham wrote v that the, 31—26 move is a loss, as shown to Mr. H. T. Smith, London, in the Eastern Weekly Press. The play is as follows — Ayrshire Lissra OPJanao. (By Mr. H. T. Smith, London.) >^}Jw^ 11—15 5— 9 14—17 17—21 2— 9 14—17 24—20 17—13 21— 22—17 ; 13— 6 21— U i«—Hv I—s 10--17i16—13; 31-27 .18—2 28—24 31—26 ; 25—22 23—19 ■.:'; 16—12 ''. iß— 4, •4— 11—15 ;■> 18—25 ; 18-22 27—18 5—9 23—19 82—28 29—22 26—23 :■> 19—15"' etc. 9—14 B—ll 9—14 22—26 / 10—19 B. wins 22—17 / 19—16 37—28 17—13 24— 6K ;/ ? 15—18 12—19 6—lo 1,26—31 21—25 26— 23—16 13— 9—6 30—21 Var. 1. - . - ,' 14—18 5—14 21— 22—25 - 30—25 23—14 13— 9 5—11—5 9—18; 23—18 10—17 / 17—22 ' 25—30 / 25— 25—22 i£ 22—15 30—23 9— 6 16—12 5— 0518—25 i 19—10 and after.7 —14, etc. Black wins. v .' ', Thereupon Mr. :/ John"*Hyrid (Manchester) wrote: '—. I s offer; the undermentioned play to sustain the draw on the ; 81—26 line of <; the ' "Ayrshire Lassie." ;•■■,x The formation ; at. the 31—26 ■ move : can be: arrived :• at A rom'Mjeveral •openings, ;; including tho " Old ', Fourteenth" and " Fife." and although weak; it -has long been admitted to be sound for a draw. , Ayrshire Lassos Qvtssvsq.: , ~ '-: (By Mr. "J. Hynd, English Champion.) ! 11—15 26—23 / 12—19 % 27— // 15—13 Z 23—19 24—20/;. 5—9;; 23—16S 6—lo f 16—11 c 31—27 ■" 8— ■: 17—13 14—17 12 7—16 19—15 •' 28—24 ;--;-1—- 5 : 21—14 ; b17—21 - ;- 10—19 j / 4—B 31—26 :'.- 10—17 24—19' 19—24 1 17—10 I 23—19 ; 11—15 25—22 15—24 22— / Drawn 9—14 32—28 18—25 28—19 24—27 22—17 B—ll i 29— ? ; 11—15 26-32 . 15— 19— -9—14 19—16 27—31 ■ K (a) This varies from Mr. Smith's pl*y, 139, which allows Black .to win. ,;, ' ■'■•;■"] (b) This seems as good as anything. ! 2—6 draws by— • - ' ■r 2— 6 :>:■.. 26—19 iiv 5—- 9 : 'i 12— B'/-; 12—19 >l 8— 3 23—18 17— 23—18 /> B—l2 24—8 26—31 54.4—23 80—23 15—23 £ 22—26 Drawn (c) 31-26. 30-23, 21—25. 18--Q.5. drawn. ■/ v-:---'-'/-. 'Ar'- !: , -///-/■; ; ;";■'■•, .'■' iy?&WM^^yWfi&%\ AUCKLAND WORKWOMEN'S DRAUGHTS CLUB. -/j We are indebted to Mr. A; G. Norton'for the!following statement of > the result of > the \ July 'handicap tourney:—F. i Tuck tabes first, price with - 26J points, and iA.-; G. Norton i second prize - with 251. "> ! C. ', F. 4 Moore k ami ;B. Denny tied for '; third prize with and agreed to divide. The best", scores from scratch were: B.:Jaffert P. Msckay. 21; C. F. Moore also scored 211 games from; the 3yds mark. * ~- , ' ' ,-. , - r TO BEGINNERS. THE "MOVE.' Speaking of the "move." Frank Dunne sayg. in his Draughts Praxis, that Its "importance as a -factor in winning' end-games -is almost •- - impossible •»;? to ''* over-estimate ; - a ; thorough knowledge *of ? thin* element "i is i the great secret of successful play." " '.'■-■:.;: We ; nope -' all.■; beginners will read, mark, ■.(lcarni '4 and inwardly digest this dictum* of one of the greatest modern : authorities ■ on * the j game. - ■ " To have• ' the ; move' simply means. I when carried to its logical sequence, to have I the 'last' move."—Duke ' : J >;j Now. we consider , ; the term \", tha'r- move," ; a very ill-chosen term, because in the mind of ; a, beginner -itf is : apt to " : be.; confused with \ the idea of having the next move. iln /reality it means something very different. k"«lnf books I ; on; draughts the - latter (i.e., having the next I move) is.; invariably termed i the w "turn to i play." "It -is. easy enough to distinguish between the two ideas v when ; you set thoi roughly. *:- used i'sto; the W- nomenclature s* of draughts, but I the beginner is ? liable Ito • mix them up. so we intend, : for the '<■ present at ■ any rate, to call the . former "the hold." We - use this term for want; of. a better.. A few illustrations will make , our meaning I clear. The following three illustrations are taken from Dunne's trcatiite referred to. above;? (We will ■: number;, them, \is t case we ; may ; want 'to refer to them ; again):— M. 1: Place a White king on II and s. . Black ' king on /IS. ; Suppose it -is v White's turn to play. '{Than;; Black f has the hold. If White -moves 11—8, Black plays i 18—15. Then, . whether White moves B—4. B—B, or B—l2. iin . each : case Black .- replies ; 15—11. ■ ■ and White cannot move his kinir without its; being captured. ' tln ;■ other words. Black has '* the last" move. ' Reverting -to the onsnhal position, it would have Jed sto• a ; similar ; result ;if White had moved 11—7 or 11—16. -• Black • would • have ; moved S 18—15 s and driven White .' to. the side of, the board, foreinii; him to suffer capture. ?• Now you r- see * what •■ we meant by Black's having " the hold." /'This: is Perhaps/ the svmolf nt. possible illustration f, But sif it had been Black's turn - to' move, he: could I not have won. * because White wouldc have had " th<» hold " , Next tirne w* wiH elaborate the idea bvgivmar; further illustrations, and finally' deduce rnl«s if or i ascertaining which nlaypr has the hold in / any position where the black and white forces are equal.