DRAUGHTS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1696, 31 August 1904, Page 24

DRAUGHTS

(Communications to this column vyill he welcomed. All correspondence to he addressed, Draughts Editor, "New Zealand Mail.”) (Those forwarding games would oblige by placing record, of play in four columns. Solutions of problems are invited.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 180. (By C. Taylor, Fulham.) Position:—Black men on 2,3, 4,8, 1 4, 19, 25; Kings, 28, 29. White men on 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 23, 24, 26; King, 5. White to play and win. 10 6 28 19 20 16 14 21 29' 10 7 12 19 5 30 26 22 3 10 3 8 White 19 26 12 3 4 11 Wins. 15 10 19 12 22 17 PROBLEM No. 181. Black.

White. Position:—White kings on 8,9; men on 13, 16, 23, 24, 27, 28. Black kings on 15, 26, 31; men on 2,6, 7, 10, 17, 22, 25. White to play and win. SELECTED GAME. ("Double Corner.") J. A. Kear, sen.', and W. Eryden. Bryden’s move:

White wins. (a) This seemingly is the weak move. NOTES. The match between Messrs A. Jordan and R. Atwell for the London championship has resulted in Atwell’s favour, the Committee having decided that, according to the rules laid down, he was entitled to the game he claimed. The final score was:—Nine drawn games and one loss to Jordan through being late. , . T „ . , Mr R. J. Clegg, of Cleveland, J.S.A., has arrived on a short visit to England. Mr Clegg who is a Lancashire man, and a splendid player, is making Manchester hie headquarters during his stay, but will visit London, Bristol, Glasgow, and other draughts centres. He visits some .arge iron works on the Continent on business before he returns to America. Mr W Forsyth, champion of Canada, a native of Ayrshire, has been .revisiting the scenes of his boyhood's days in and around Mavbole and spent a pleasant he rf-liour with Mr’ J. Tyrie, of Ayr. . Mr Forsyth has Jiad the honour of winning an Ayrshn e championship tourney m the old days, and has twice met the famous W. Reid, Mauchline, coming out with even honours Mr A. H. Bannerman, a stiong boots

player, and a contestant in one of the Scots tourneys, is stopping in New York at present. He will shortly play James McEntee a short match for a small stake. A stranger has visited the Boston Checker Club several times ancl introduced himself to the members as Alfred Cain, of Liverpool, England, who won the English championship in 1902. It is said that the party has made a rather poor impression personally, and grave doubts have arisen as to his being the man lie claims to be. A late Manchester player now in the vicinity of Boston says that the description has all the earmarks of another Liverpool player, viz., “(Sailor Kelly.”—“Newark Call.”

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