DRAUGHTS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1716, 18 January 1905, Page 23

DRAUGHTS

(Communications to this column -will be 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 invited.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 20L (By Mr B. Taylor.) Position: —Black men on 3,4, 7, *22; .King, 17. White men on 15, 18, 20; Kings, 1, 16. White to play and win. 15 11 11 7 6 9 11 8 7 10 3 10 14 18 4 11 16 18 11 9 14 16 23 10 15 10 14 17 10 22 25 White wins. PROBLEM No. 202. (By “Leeds Mercury” Editor.) Black.

White. Position: —Black men on 5,7, 11, 12, 15, 16. /White men on 14, 20, 22, 23, 24, 31. White to play and draw. SELECTED GAMES. The following games are from the “Daily News”: (“The Double Corner.”) Played in the recent simultaneous match between Mr J. Entwistle and Mr AY. Scott. Black. AVliire

(“The Denny.”) Played in the recent Crabbe-Atwell match for the championship of London, which was won by Mr Atwell by 3 wins,’

And Mr Atwell won. (a) The losing move.

(“The Cross.”) Played in the tourney for the junior London championship, and entered for the special prize for the most brilliant game.

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. (“Single Corner.”) (By Mr R. Jordan. Champion of the

(a) Introduced successfully by “Magana, the Marvel” in a game with A. Jordan. London.

(b) Taking the piece 7 —14 allows White to win. bj l - 31...27.

A STUDY IN POSITION.

(By “Single Corner.”) Position:—Black men on 2, 3, 7. 9 White men on 12, 14, 20, 29.

Mr Eutwistle. Mr Scott. 9 14 14 23 24 27 16 20 22 17 27 18 22 17 7 It 11 15 20 27 ~9 13 24 27 25 22 32 23 26 22 6 9 7 11 15 24 27 31 27 31 23 19 28 19 10 7 18 15 11 16 11 16 11 16 31 26

26 23 17 14 7 3 22 18 5 9 10 17 31 27 20 24 17 13 21 14 14 10 9 6 3 7 16 20 37 23 26 22 31 26 19 15 17 14 11 16 8 11 7 11 16 20 12 19 29 25 23 19 10 6 15 10 4 8 20 24 20 24 22 15 22 17 15 10 6 2 14 9 1 5 6 15 8 11 5 14 25 22 13 6 2 6 6 2 16 20 2 9 11 16 15 6 23 18 19 10 3 7 2 20 And the game w; as drawn.

1 draw, to 1 draw. Black. White. Mr Atwell. Mr P. A. Crabbe. 10 14 7 11 12 16 18 22 24 19 22 15 28 24 16 12 14 18 11 18 16 19 22 25 22 IS 19 15 24 20 29 22 11 18 5 9 13 17 6 10 23 14 21 17 25 22fa) 15 6 9 18 9 13 17 26 2 25 26 22 17 14 30 16

Black. White. Mr W. Davies. Mr H. M. Blakiston. 11 15 10 14 6 10 10 19 23 18 19 10 30 26 24 15 8 11 14 23 2 6 11 18 27 23 20 19 36 22 22 15 4 8 7 14 9 13(a) 13 22 23 19 22 17 19 15 25 2 And Mr Blakiston won. (a) The losing move : 11 —16 should hav* been played.

World..) 11 15 17 13 14 17 13 6 22 18 7 10 22 18 21 25 15 22 27 24 10 14 22 13 25 18 9 14 19 15 25 30 8 11 18 9 3 8 18 14 29 25 5 14 24 19 16 19 4 8 32 27 17 21 33 16 24 20 1 5 26 22 30 23 10 15 24 19 14 17 6 2 25 22 15 24 (a)30 26 12 19 12 16 28 19 (1) 2 7 20 16 21 17 5 9 15 10 Drawn. 8 12 27 24 (b) 6 24

9 14 Variation 1.' 2 7 7 11 22 26 18 9 9 2 24 19 8 3 11 27 25 30 17 22 7 2 20 4 2 11 19 15 3 7 21 25 30 7 11 7 W. wina. 31 24 22 18 4 8

Black to move and win. 7 10 19 24 22 17 11 15 14 7 14 10 10 6 <B 5 9 2 11 24 27 17 14 15 19 29 25 10 6 6 1 9 14 11 15 27 31 14 10 2 7 25 22 6 2 1 5 14 18 8 11 31 26 ('a)lO 6 7 11 22 17 2 6 5 1 B. wins. 15 19 26 22 6 2 17 14 6 10 1 5 Variation 1. 20 16 19 24 22 18 24 19 3 7 13 17 32 27 11 8 5 9 24 28 18 15 B. win®. 15 19 17 22 27 24 9 13 28 32 15 11 (a) 11--15, 20... 16, 3 —7, Black wins.