DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1686, 22 June 1904, Page 58

DRAUGHTS.

White,

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SOLUTION TO PEOBLEM No. 170.

(By C. B. Gaunt, Leeds.)

Position:—Black men on 3, 5. 9, 11, 12. 17, 20. White men on 10, 19, 25, 28, 30; King, 23.

White to play and win. 25 22 3 10 12 19 9 18 17 26 19 16 23 14 30 14 10 7 W. wins

PROBLEM No. 171

Black,

Position:—White Kings on 24, 25; men on 10, 14, 15, 20, 21, 27, 28. Black Kings on 19, 31; men on 3,5, 9, 13, 17, 13. , White to play and win.

SELECTED GAMES.

("Bristol Cross.")

(By Mr Tlios. Cowie, Liverpool.)

(a) Varies from Game No. 6230, where 10-15 is played, which would seem to give White a winning advantage. 10 15 . 622 714 11 16 20 27 15 19 10 17' 10 25 18 28 24(b) 31 24 29 25

White wins.

(b) Corrects Game No. 6230, also "Draughts World” Game No. 1657, where 18-15 is played, allowing Black to draw. I am. of opinion there is no draw after 10-16. 12-16, as in trunk, is the correot move.

("Waterloo.”)

(By Mr John Lumsden.)

(a) Submitted to win and correot Mr Drake. Instead of 32-27, play 17-13, 3-7, 32-27, 10-15, 26-23, 6-10, 31-26 (b), 11-16, 20-11, 7-16, and White draws with care.

(b) 30-26 would lose. Mr G. Wood, Carlisle, writes: —At the Bth move of Variation 6 in Mr Drake’s play the position is: Black men on 2,6, 8, 10, 11, 12; White men on 17, 20, 23, 24, 27, 30, 31. Mr Drake played 23-18, with a drawn result, but 24-19 is stronger, thus—24-19, 5-9 (b), 17-14, 10-17, 19-15, 11-18, 23-s—White best. _ (b) 11-15 (c), 27-24, 8-11, 17-14. Drawn. (c) 2-7 (d). 23-18, 5-9, 27-23, 9-13, 2046, 11-20, 18-15. Drawn. (d) 2-6, 23-18, 6-9, 18-14, 9-18, 19-16, 12-19, 27-23. Drawn.

(“Bristol.”)

Drawn

(a) Practically the same ending as this can he found in the “Scots Tourney Book," 1893. where it is left as a draw. Black has a powerful position, ana if there is a draw it is a narrow one. — o. jun., in “liiternational Match Games. (bj No draw after this: 24-20 is better. - J. A. Kear, jun. „, _ , (t) 1-6, 11-7, 23-26, 7-2, 6-10, 2-6 or 7 draws. —A. McGill. (c) 15-18, 7-2, 1-6, 2-9, 14-5, 21-17, 26-22, 17 14, 22-17, 14-10, etc.—Drawn. '(*) 22-18, 3-7; if Lb, 2-9, 14-5, 21-17, 5-1, 7-10, or 1549, 17-14, or 7-11, 15-19, 17-14, 18-9, 13-6, 1-10, 11-15.—Drawn. If 15-19, 21-17, 14-21, 2-6. White wins. , , (1) In the international game between Messrs Kear and Ferrie. 3-7 was played here and Black won, but 20-16 corrects Game No. 105, in “Match Games” book. (2) 7-2, 23-26, 20-16, 26-31, 16-11. it 26. ILS. 26-22, 8-s—Now the same as at (*) in Trunk.

(3.) 7 2 21 17 14 10 .7 3 3 7 9 5 15 19 23 27(d) 31 27(e) 24 20 16 20 11 15 24 15 17 14 10 7 12 9 716 : 7 18 11 27 31 27 24 20 16 20 11 Drawn. (d) 11-15, 17-14—Drawn. (e) 11-8, 2-7. 8-3, 13-9, 31-26, 9-6, 20-22, 6-2 Drawn.

(“Waterloo.”)

(By Mr S. W. Gillespie, Ontario.)

.Drawn. hi) 22-17, 7-11. 31-26. 11-15, 19-16, 12-19, 23-16, 1448, 1744, 10-17 21 ; 14-Drawii. (b) z 248, 1-5, 18-9, o-14, 26-22, xl-xo, *2-x7, x5-Z4 13-6, 24-27, 13-9. 10-15, 6-2, 27-31. 2-7, 31-27, 7-10— White wins.

Drawn

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