DRAUGHTS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1680, 11 May 1904, Page 19

DRAUGHTS

(Communications to this column will be welcomed. All correspondence to be addressed, Draughts Editor, ‘‘New Zealand Mail.”) (Those forwarding games would ob’ige by Macing record of play in four columns Solutions of problems are invited.) SOLUTION TO 1 PROBLEM No. 164. (By J. R. Stormont.) Position: —Black men on 2,3, 8. 13, 18. White men on 16, 19, 21. 24, and 26. Black to play and win.

PROBLEM No. 165 Black.

White. f Position:—Black men on 4,5, 6, 12, 13, 14. White men ou 11, 15, 19, 21, 22, 81, 82. White to play and win, • SELECTED GAMES. ; - A WYLUE. MASTERPIECE. - The following game is froni the “New York Tribune • Farmer,” in which it is stated that the White pieces were played by Mr James Wyllie:—-

A CLEVER GAME, The following game was played iin Manchester a few weeks age. The score

and the notes are from the “Manchester Weekly Times.” (“The Bristol.”) Black. ” White.

15 13 9 17 22 And Mr Jones won. (a) A departure from standard play, and a weak move. (b) Mr Jones lays a trap. (cj Mr Harris falls into the trap. TWO EDINBURGHS. The following games are from the “Leeds Mercury Supplement.” They were contested in the final round of Die tourney for tlm championship of Halifax, between Mr E. Clegg, the whiner of the championship, and Mr C. Horsfall: (“The Edinburgh.”) Black. White.

And the game was drawn. NOTES Mr J. T. Denvir, of is now publishing “Traps and Shots” in pamphlet form. He recently offered two prizes—one of five dollars for the “most original” trap or shot; the other, of two dollars, for the most “pleasing.” Mr James Forrie recently gave exhibitions of simultaneous cross-board play at Dumfries and at Largs, keeping 20 boards in use at Dumfries, and 12 boards at Largs. His total scores were as follow:—Games played at Dumfries, 110, wins, 80, draws 27, losses 3; games played at Largs. 86, wins 76. draws P, losses 2. The “Liserpool Weekly Mercury” states that at the annual meeting of the New England Checkers Association, the mention of the projected team match between Great Britain and the United States was received with enthusiasm. The promoters believe that it will be easy to raise 3000 dollars for the purpose of arranging the affair In answer to a question, the draughts editor of the' “Aberdeen Weekly Free Press” recently informed a correspondent that he could not venture to say how long a “novice” would require in order to become a “player.” The answer inany particular case would depend on extent of "natural faculty” , together with amount of “application bestowed.” The necessary • time would vary, also, with tlio quality of the “application.” Mere haphazard play would never make a player. The essential thing was “systematic study,” supplemented by plenty of hard and careful practical play.

During the recent fire at Messrs Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.’s premises .several . .energetic citizens gave their to the Fire Brigade. One of them asked the City Council fo'r “a trifle” to repay him for damages —including the destruction of a suit of clothes. The Council could not see its way to pay, and the energetic one grew reproachful. “If that was the iv;ay citizens were to he treated,” he wrote, “it could hardly be expected that help wciald he given in future.” The opinion of Superintendent Hugo was then sought by the Council, and he settled the applicant’s hopes by advising that it would be a bad practice to start paying for help that was not asked for. The .estimated population of the colony on March 31st was 838,954. This does npt inelude-Maoris;, who at the census of 3901 numbered 43,143. nor does it include the population of the Cook and other Pacific Islands annexed in 1901, 12,292 persons. The net increase in the population of New Zealand during the March quarter was 6449—the total increase by births and arrivals from other countries numbering 14,974, and the losses by death and departure 8525#

11 15 10 17 11 15 26 31 23 19 19 10 26 22 2 9 ' 8 11 7 14 17 26 5 14 22 17 26 23 23 18 9 13 2 7. 14 23 31 22- . '.:r: 17 14_ 31 26 27 2 26 9 And Mr Wylli© won.

Mr W . T. Jones. Mr E. . Harris. 11 16 32 27 25 29 13 9 24 20 4 8 9 6 31 27 16 19 25 22 29 25 9 14 23 16 14 17 6 1 18 23 12 19 21 14 1'4 17 14 18 22 18 10 17 1 5 (b)22 25 9 14 22 18(a) 25 22 ,(o)18 22 18 9 15 22 26 23 8 11 5 14 24 15 10 15 22 29 25 22 11 18 27 24 23 26 10 15 26 23 22 26 30 23 22 17 17 21 23 19 27 18 6 10 23 14 26 31 24 19 17 13 22 25 10 10 18 23 8 11 31 26 7 14 19 16 27 24 6 10 5 9 23 19 2 6 14 9 14 18 16 7 29 25 5 14 9 13 3 10

Mr E. Clegg. Mr Horsfall. 9 19 4 8 12 16 2 7 21 17 27 23 8 4 30 25 • 11 15 . 8 11 16 20 6 9 25 21 ' 23 18 31 27 26 22 8 11 C 9 1 6(b) 7 10 29 25 19 15(a) 27 18 14 7 15 18 10 19 20 24 3 10 23 14 14 10 25 22 4 8 11 15 7 23 24 28 10 14 24 19 17 .14 18 14 . 18 15 15 24 9 18 19 24 24 27 28 19 22 8 22 13 And the game, was drawn i eventually. (a) Ono of the ’"Herd Laddie's” Iiappy inventions. (b) The following variation was played in the international' match of 1839: — Black White. Mr Currie. Mr Atwell. 19 24 24 28 23 19 7 11 27 18 22 18 13 17 ro 6 1 6 20 24 19 15 24 27 18 14 26 23 17 23 32 23 2 7 6 9 15 10 11 15 25 22 And the game was drawn. Black. - White. Mr Horsfall. . Mr Clegg’. 9 13 1 5 19 23 16 20 21 17" 19 15 24 19 15 11 11 15 10 19 8 11 23 27 25 21 23 16 21 17 . 31 24 6 9 12 19 13 22 20 27 30 25 17 10 25 18 21 17 9 14 7 14 4 8 27 31 24 19 22 17 29 25 17 13 15 24 13 22 8 12 31 26 28 19 26 10 25 21 10 6 5 9 9 13 11 16 2 9 32 28 27 24 19 15 13 6