DRAUGHTS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1717, 25 January 1905, Page 58

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. 202

(By "Leeds Mercury” Editor.)

Position: —Black men on 5,7, 11, 12, 15, 18. White men on 14, 30, 22, 23, 24, 31.

PROBLEM No. 203. (By Mr C. Taylor.) Black.

White. Position:—Black men on 2,3, 5, 11, 12, 17, 27; King, 26. White men on 6,8, 9, 10, 14, 20, 23, 30. White to play and win. SELECTED GAMES.

White ■ to play and draw. 22 18 22 25 31 26 32 27 15 22 18 14 16 19 6 a 33 18 25 30 6 10 14 10 6 9 14 9 19 28 22 18 14 5 30 25 10 19 27 31 7 10 9 5 (a) 18 14 18 14 5 1 25 22 1 6 10 17 10 15 5 1 28 32 2 7 1 6 22 18 26 22 Drawn. (a) If 18—23 , 19... 15, etc.. draws.

('‘Buffalo ■”) Black. White. Mr Maney. Mr Strickland. 11 15 17 13 5 9 22 17 15 24 22 17 6 9 32 27 13 22 28 19 8 11 13 6 1 5 25 2 14 18 23 19 2 9 19 16 9 IS 6 10 9 14 30 25 12 19 2 6 8 11 25 22 9 13 23 16 10 15 W . wins. 4 8 27 23 11 20 24 19 C 'Paisley. Black. White. MiLeo. Mr Strickland. ll 16 25 18 16 20 18 9 10 17 24 19 4 8 28 22 5 14 19 15 8 11 28 24 9 14 25 22 17 22 22 13 2 6 18 9 11 16 15 11 10 15 24 19 5 14 22 18 8 15 19 10 6 10 22 18 14 17 18 2 6 22 29 25 1 5 21 14 W. wins. ("Fife."; ) Black. White. Mr Lee. Mr St rickland 11 15 25 9 8 11 25 21 25 30 23 13 6 13 18 15 10 17 22 17 9 n 29 25 11 18 21 14 30 26 22 17 8 11 23 14 13 17 11 7 5 9 25 22 10 17 19 15 3 10 26 23 11 15 21 14 17 21 14 7 9 13 32 28 1 5 15 fl 12 16 24 20 15 24 31 26 7 16 Drawn. 15 24 28 19 2 6 20 11 28 19 4 8 30 25 21 15 13 22 22 18 6 10 26 22 ( "Soutor. ") Black. W'hitc. MiKear Mr Strickland. ll 15 13 22 5 1)4 7 14 13 17 23 19 25 9 24 20 18 9 6 2 9 11 1 5 11 15 21 25 17 22 22 17 9 6 26 22 23 18 2 7 6 9 2 9 15 24 25 30 11 15 27 23 29 25 28 19 18 14 7 10 k 11 10 14 3 7 30 26 15 19 26 22 25 22 22 18 14 10 20 16 9 13 4 8 14 17 26 23 18 15

22 13 22 18 21 14 10 7 10 14 15 22 7 10 10 17 23 18 Drawn. 25 9 31 26 19 15 7 3 5 14 9 13 17 21 8 11 30 25 18 9 15 10 9 6