DRAUGHTS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1676, 13 April 1904, Page 19

DRAUGHTS

(Communications to this column will bo welcomed. All correspondence to be addressed, Draughts Editor, “New Zealand Mail.”) (Those forwarding games would oblige by placing record of play in four columns, Solutions of problems are invitee.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 160. (By JU.) Position :—Black men on 10, 13; Kings, 26, 27. Whit© men on 21, 25, 28; King, 9. Black to play and win. 10 14 22 29 25 22 17 14 9 18 15 18 21 17 23 18 26 22 29 25 27 23 15 11 18 15 18 15 And Black wins. PROBLEM No 161. (By J. R. Stormont.) Black.

White. Position:—Black men on 2, 10, 12. 28 White men on 17, 18, 19, 32. > White to play and win. SELECTED GAMES. (“Double Corner.”)

(a) Wyllie here played 9—13 against Bryden, with a drawn result. (b) Mr F. Dunne draws by playing:

(d.) There does not seem to be any way for White to force a win after this move; 19...16, a rather doubtful move, wins as follows:

White wins.' *E. Jordan. (“Switcher.”) (By Mr W. Taylor.)

White wins. (a) In tlie twelfth English tourney games of . 1902, J. Hynd played 27...23, against 11. Movrall, resulting in a draw. The move in the text is the initial move of note (cl) to the said game, and, I consider, is 'Strong enough to win for white, and corrects tlie game as pfa.yed bet ween Messrs Morrall and Hynd. v (b) I submit this to improve note (cl) where 14 —9 is given, and Black lias the.

better game.

(c)13—17, 11...7, 3—lo, 14...7, 17—21, 7...2, 25 —29, 7...11, etc., and White wins.

White wins. (d) 4—B; 23...18, B—ll, 15...8, 6—lo, 18...15, 10—-17, 20...16, etc. White wins.

(e) This appeal’s to draw, and corrects the game as played in the tourney. There may possibly bo a critical draw for White at a later stage, but if so it is hard to find. —F. Dunne. NOTES. Alfred Jordan defeated R. Atwell in. flieir match for the London championship by two games to nothing and three draws. Jordan won the second game with the black side of the “Bristol Dyke,” and the fourth game with the black si da of the “Double Corner,” 9—14 22—18. Mr James Ilozier, M.P. for iyjjfigfh Lanarkshire, hats sent a donation of _£lo to the Martin’s fund. “Traps and Shots” is the title of a newwork now being issued in monthly parts by Dir J. T. Denvii*. The work is neatly 1 irin ted' and well illustrated with diagrams, and when completed will contain about 200 games, ail ending :n “traps” or “shots.” It is stated that out of a total of .100 games which “Mazam’’ played against the public, including all the leading experts,, lie only lost 10. a great performance oveu for Mr Jacob, who is now understood to have been the moving spirit of “Mazam.

9 14 17 10 14 18 11 7 22 18 (1)) 2 6 22 17 26 23 5 9 30 26 18 23 7 3 24 19 6 15 (d)17 14 30 26 11 15 26 17 23 30 21 17 18 11 3 7 14 7 23 18 8 24 aa 25 6 10 3 8 28 19 16 19 7 2 18 22 4 8 23 16 24 27 8 12 26 22 12 19 32 23 22 25 8 11 25 22 ’15 24 12 16 2 18 (o) 7 10 23 19 25 22 11 16 17 13 11 15 16 11 25 22 1 6 2 6 22 25 7 11 31 26 24 27 fL 18 22 17 9 14 19 16 25 21 (a) 10 15 27 23 27 31 6 15 19 10 19 24 16 11 21 23 6 22 23 19 31 26 Drawn

9 13 18 14 16 19 27 24 23 18 10 17 25 18 23 27 2 6 21 14 17 22 24 19 10 7 13 17 32 28 11 16 3 10 30 25 19 23 do) 11 16 32 28 7 10 28 19 31 ‘26 1 5 13 6 15 31 16 20 17 13 19 24 Drawn.

19 16 17 14 8 11 14 10 11 20 15 19 30 26 6 15 26 19 11 8 *21 17 17 14 24 28 19 23 26 22 18 9 19 16 8 3 11 15 11 27 15 18 23 26 18 23 9 6 16 11 3 8 15 11 27 31 10 15 26 30 22 18

11 15 10 17 2 6 3 10 21 17 21 14 32 27 27 23 9 13 6 9 9 13 5 9 25 21 22 18 (a)2G 23 30 26 8 11 1 6 17 22 9 14 24 19 29 25 (b)18 15 ■ 18 9 15 24 , 6 10 (1) 7 11 11 15 28 19 25 21 15 8 26 17 11 15 10 17 4 11 15 24 17 14 . 21 14 23 18 9 16 15 24 13 17 <2) G 10 13 22 27 20 23 19 14 7 23 18

6 9 23 14 (1.) 11 16 15 11 15 11 (c) 3 8 19 15 13 17 7 16 11 7 16 20 7 10 20 11 8 11 2 7 White 9 18 7 2 12 16 Wins.

(d) 7 11 6 9 (2.) 29 25 5 9 15 8 10 7 7 2 27 23 4 11 17 21 25 22 11 15 23 18 7 3 2 6 17 22 13 17 22 25 22 15 9 14 19 15 15 10 6 13 20 16 3 8 25 29 15 10 12 26 14 10 10 7 13 17 3 12

(©) 2 6 21 14 (3.) 4 8 15 6 30 25 13 17 23 19 11 15 6 10 26 22 8 11 And 25 21 17 26 19 15 While 10 17 31 22 7 10 Draws.