DRAUGHTS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1649, 7 October 1903, Page 59

DRAUGHTS

to this column will ba welcomed. All correspondence to be addressed. Draughts Editor. “New Zealand Mail.") (Those forwarding games would oblige by placing record of play in four column®. Solutions of problems are invited.j SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 133. (By Mr W. Veal.) Position: —Black men on 6,7, 9, 15, 16, 23. White men on 13, 17, 21, 30, 31, 32. White to move and; draw.

Drawn. (a) In thte Scots Championship Tourney game between Bradley aud 1 Penman, which this corrects, Pen,man played 32 — 23, 18—20, 30—25 (b), 23—28, 31—22, 7—lo, and Black a von. (b) Mr Veal suggests 31 —23, 23—27, 26 — 23, 27—31, 23—19, 15—24, and asks "What result ?" -PROBLEM NO. 134. (By Mi- EL A. Warne.) Black.

White. Position: —Black men on 4,5, 9, 12, 13, 27; Kin g's;, 29, 30. White men on 7, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23; Kings, 10, 20. White to movei and: win. CHAMPION PLAY. In the tourney for the championship of the Manchester Centra;! Reserves, the last four survivors were Mr C. Barber, Avho Avas paired! with Mr H. Drury; and Mr J. Roberts, who was paired with Mr J. T. Bell. Mr Barber defeated Mr Drury by 3 wins.. 1 draw, to 1 draw; and Mr lie beats defeated Mr Bell by 3 Avins, 1 draw, to 1 Aviii, 1 draw. Appended, from the ‘"‘Leeds Mercury Supplement,' 5 are two of the games of the Roberts-Bell round:

(a) Sacrificing the attack, and bringing the game into a line of the “Kelso.," which, though Sound enough to draov, abounds Avith variations favourable to White. With the exception of 7—ll. 10 —15 is Black’s Aveakest move. Playing far a, thiree-fc*r- three shot by 25...22, I*4—lß, etc., which, however, is not cf any advantage to Black. (c) Varying from the books, which give 25...22, allowing the shot just mentioned, with a draw as the result. (d) Still further weakening Black's game; 6—lo is preferable. (©) If I—s, then 18...15; 11—18, 19... 18.: 12 —28 31...6; and White Avins. (i) and (g) Best. If 11—16, White wins at once by 24...20. (h) If 17—22, White wins, as follows :

And White wins. (i) If 22—25, then 30...26; 23—30, 16...11; etc.; and White Avins. NOTES. A draughts book has lately been published at Madras, India, giving a full account of the fourth correspondence tourney for the championship of India. To play by correspondence seems a rather curious method of deciding the championship; but, as the editor, Mr F. IV. Slade, points"'out, when it is remembered that one player is living at Madras, another at Muireei, at distance of 2000 mules apart, the difficulty of arranging, a "cross board” tourney may be imagined. This ■work is the pioneer of the draughts literature of India, and therefore occupies a somewhat unique position.

(a)31 27 11 15 26 22 19 2A 7 11 27 23 30 26 15 10 27 18 22 25 23 18 6 15 15 22 30 26 15 19 etc. 32 27 25 30 18 15

'‘The Single Cornea* ” Blade. Mr Bell White, Mr Roberts. 11 15 8 11 17 22 21 25 22 18 26 23 14 9 18 22 15 22 5 9 7 10 25 29 25 18 22 18 9 6 19 16 10 15(a) 2 7 10 14 12 19 18 11 30 25 24 20 23 7 8 15 3 8 (e) 22 25 30 23 29 25 27 24 6 2 7 3 9 14 Cb) 1 5(f) 25 30 8 11 23 19. (e) 25 oo 2 G 3 7 4 8 (cl) 9 13 (e) 30 25 11 15 19 10 18 9 6 9 7 11 6 15 5 14 14 17 23 18 24i 13 22 18 9 14 22 26 15 24 14 17 17 21(h) 15 19 28 19 21 14 31 26 11 IS 7 10 10 17 25 30 18 23 25 22 18 14 14 18 28 22 - And Mr Re Berts won. NOTES.

17 22 25 30 13 17 (l) 23 18 23 18 10 7 15 10 19 15 25 30 30 26 22 25 12 19 32 28 n i 16 10 7 3 12 30 25 26 23 26 30 18 11 14 10 18 15 7 3 12 16