DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15482, 13 December 1913, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAUGHTS.

I TO CORRESPONDENTS. I , /'Boss."—lt is not only permissible but ; highly expedient to forward all possible' sound solutions to problems submitted (or solution in the tourney. If you overlook a dual or a feasible variation you will not be credited with full marks for your solution It behoves all solvers, thorofore. to be on the alert all the time. Wo endeavoured to make this clear in our preliminary announcement on September 27 (A.W.N. October 2) but, judging from the marks awarded (see* list below), it would appear that you and several other solvers failed to realise the truo import of our words. "To Akatcn."—You must bear in mind that this column is a reprint of tho draughts column in the supplement to the previous Saturday's New Zeauxd Heraldalso that wo cannot guarantee to include in the week's acknowledgments any solutions received later than Wednesday. Hence it follows that on acknowledgment will not in tho ordinary course reach you till at least 12 days after your despatch of solution, and if you post a solution on Wednesday tho acknowledgment will not be re coived until after tho lapse of 17 days.

, Biplane. —We limited the number of original compositions which might be submitted by any one competitor during the tourney to two—i.e., one " stroke" problem and one "end-game" position. We nave al- - ready received two from you. and havo forwarded them to the judge. Regret therefore we cannot accept the last batch. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 1757. (Tourney Problem No. 5.) Black on 14, 16, 19, king 29. > White on 23, 26, 28. king 10. Black to play and White to win. 29— 10—17, 25—22, 17—21, 22—31. i 21—25. 19-26. 25-30, White wins. fa) 14—17, 10—15. 29—25 (17—22 no good), 15—24, 16-20, 24—27. 25-30. 26—22, White wins. SOLVING TOURNEY. 1 The following _is a list of the marks awarded by the judge for solutions received of tourney problems Nos. 1, 2. 3, 4. and 5 respectively, tho marks to read in that order, the solver's total being added in brackets: Arapata: 0.3. 0, 2, 5 (10). Banksia: 4, 4, 2, 2, 2 (14). Belasco: 3, 3. 3, 0. 0 (9). Bert: 3 0. 3. 1. 3 (10). Bleriot: 1.3. 4. 3, 5 (IS). Bobnkoff : 5. 4, 4, 0, 3 (16). Boss: 2, 4, 2, 2, 2 (12). Boxer: 7, 5. 4, 4. 4 (24). Bunyip: 5. 4, 4. 6, 5 (24). Carolus: 2, 3. 0, 2, 2 (9). Hansard: 2. 4. 4, 2, 2 (14). Kotalu:»s. 3. 6. 5, 4 (23). Marconi; i, 4. 3. 2. 2 (15). Midnight Snn : 0, t, 2. 0, 2 . (4). Monoplane: 2. 3, 3, 3, 2 (13). New Chum: 3, 4, 1. 4. 3 (18). Niho Niho: 3, 1, 4, 3. 3 (17). Sir Cori O'Lanus: 4, 4. 4, 4, 4 (20). Te Akatea: 6, 4. .4, 3, 3 (20). tSolution posted after proscribed date. Graduate and Veritas have each sent only one solution, and are therefore assumed to have retired from the contest. We n&ve received the following further solutions of problems: — No. 1758 (T.P. No. 6): From,"New Chum." " Boss," " Belasco," " Marconi," and " Banksia." No. 1759 (T.P. No. 7): From " Now Chum." "Carolus," "Boas." "Belasco," "Hansard,' " Marconi," and " Midnight Sun." No. 1760 (T P. No. 8): From "Arapata." No. 1761 (T.P. No. 9): From "Bunyip," " Bobrikoff." and " Arapata." PROBLEM No. 1762. (Tourney Problem No. 10.) Black: Men on 4, 11, 23, 28; king on 32. White: Men .on 6, 19. 30; king on 21. , Black to move and draw. Solutions must bo posted on or Before Thursday, January 1, 1914. We regret that we cannot nuord the space for a diagram. In the Wellington Workingmen's Club the long-drawn-out sealed handicap tournament is completed at last. Wallace, the limit man, was a dark horse, and simply romped home on easy winner. For the remaining places, however, the handicappers succeeded in bringing about close finishes. The scores of the prize-winners are as shown below: — Games Sealed Total Won. nandic'p. Points. Wallace SO 30 69 . Erickson 504 scr 50! J. Reid 41. $ 49 Man.on « 8 « Burgess 40? 5 4_>| C. Reid 35 7 454 Warren 2U 21 4os