DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1648, 30 September 1903, Page 16

DRAUGHTS.

(Communications to this column will 'be welcomed. All correspondence to bo addressed. Draughts Editor. "Now Zealand Mail.") (Those forwarding games would oblige by placing record of play in four columns. Solutions of problems are invited.)

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 131.

(By Mr IV. J. Wray.). Black men ora 4, 17; king, 18. White man on 2; kings, 25, 27.

PROBLEM 132. (By Mr W. D. Ben stead.) Black men on 4,7, 12, 18, 19. White men on 16, 26 , 39, 31, 32. White fo move, Black to draw. 52 27 19 24 26 23 *7 11 18 23a 18 lab 19 26 Drawn 27 18 12 19 30 23 *Or 19 24, etc. (a) 4 8, 30 25, *l3 22, etc., draws, but 8 11, instead of 18 22 loses. (b) 18 14, 12 13, 14 9, 7 11, 9 6, 11 16. 6 2, 16 20, 27, 24 2-8. Drawn. PROBLEM No. 133. (By Mr W. Veal.) Black.

W'hite. White to- move- and! draw. Black men on 6,7, 9, 15, 16, 23. White men on 13. 17, 21, 30, 31, 32,

"DENNY."

Played between Mosers J. Currie and R. Smart. Currie’s move—

TWO BRILLIANT GAMES

"The Laird and Lady." Black, Mr J. M. Weir, who noanimated the opening; White, Mr IV. Blakeley.

(a) Weak; 1 6 is better.

"The naird and Lady." Black, Mr IV. Blakeley; White Mr J. M. Weir.

Arad the game was drawn.

(a) This ought to lose; 31 26 draws. (b) Throwing away a winning advantage; 2 7 is Blade’s correct move. (c) Whether 24 19 would! win is a mat r

ter of conjecture; but at all events it is superior to the move played. *'WHILTER.”

Played between Messrs T. Hendry and) A. Fyfe. Ilemhy’si move—

White wins

(a) This loses, but 18 15 or 17 13 is no better; 30 26 is the correct play. (b) Drummond shows the win against 32 27. (c) 10 15 is the strongest play. (d) Corrects ivear’s reprint of Drummond’s third.

lilac L : to move and draw. 17 22 18 14 11 7 8 11 25 30a 19 15 18 14 15 8 18 14 14 18 7 3 3 7 27 24 80 25 14 10 Drawn 14 IS 18 11 4. 8 24 19 25 18 10 15 27 23 27 24 a — 15 11 23 18 18 27 18 15 *27 23 8 3 25 18 *24 27 12 8 18 14

10 1-* 8 11 10 17 16 20 24 19 22 18 21 14 27 23 6 10 (1)11 16 7 16 19 24 22 18 18 15 29 25 28 19 11 15 1 G 16-19 20 24 18 11 15 11 25 22 19 15 9 24 14 18 8 7 24 27 28 19 23 14 31 27 23 19 4 8 16 23 23 16 27 31 25 22 27 18 32 28 - Looks like a Black win. V aria t ion 1. (Smart’s move) — 9 13 15 18 12 19 5 9 18 9 32 27 23 16 27 24 5 14 7 11 1 5 15 19 29 25 24 20 26 22 24 8 11 15 2 7 10 15 3 19 27 24 19 16 30 26 22 15 White wins.

11 15 13 17 1 10 18 22 23 19 31 26 32 27 23 19 8 11 6 10 17 22 22 25 22 17 25 22 26 17 19 15 9 13 18 25 10 15 25 29 17 14 29 13 19 10 15 10 10 i7 10 17 7 21 29 25 21 14 23 18 28 24 10 6 15 18 2 6a 12 16 25 22 24 20 27 23 18 15 6 2 4 8 6 9 11 18 5 9 26 23 13 6 20 4 2 6 AncI Mr Blakeley Tron.

11 15 11 18 17 14 1 6 23 19 25 22 10 7 24 19 8 11 18 -25 12 16 6 9 22 17 27 18 11 20 27 23 9 13 5 9 2 11 10 14 17 14 29 22 24 19 22 17 10 17 10 14 11 15 14 10 21 14 18 15 19 10 23 18 15 18 14 18 14 7 29 25 19 15 20 16 20 16 19 16 4 8 18 25 9 14 10 6 24 20 16 11 16 19 18 15 13 17 25 29 14 17 6 1 26 23 11 4 19 23 15 10 17 21 29 25 17 22 9 13 23 19 4 8 23 18 17 14 7 10 25 22 22 25 25 22 14 7 15 10 18 22 16 11 3 10 6 15 25 29 22 17 27 24 a 19 10 28 24 14 8 18 23b 22 17 7 10 1 6 31 27 8 11c 32 27

10 15 8 15 10 17 19 2*4 23 13 23 18a 21 14 11 16 7 10 15 19 24 27 24 27 26 23 20 16 25 21 16 19 3 7 ' 19 24 27 31 22 26 21 17 16 lib 14 10 15 10 11 16 12 16 4 8 1 5 25 21 23 25 10 4 10 7 n t 11 2 7c 3 11 5 9 24 20(1) 11 2 7 2 rr / 2 15 24 9 13 11 15 27 31 28 id 2 9 2 7 2 6 11 15 5 23 15 18 9 14 20 11 31 26 22 15 6 10 15 24 16 19 31 22 14 IS 27 20 17 14 4 llcl 21 17

V ariati on 1. Fyfe’s move 31 26 22 15 8 3 25 21 9 14 11 18 15 13 28 22 29 25 19 16 3 i 16 12 16 20 12 19 23 26 22 26 19 16 24 15 30 23 12 8 ~ 12 19 10 19 18 27 23 18 23 7 27 24 28 24 8 4 2 11 20 27 27 31 26 31 17 13 16 24 19 4 8 8 12 18 23 31 26 31 26 26 23 16 12 19 16 8 11 4 8 8 11 14 18 26 31 23 19 12 8 21 17 Drawn 15 18 11 15 26 23 -