DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1745, 16 August 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. 230. Position: —White men on 12, 16, 20, 21, 22, 25, 30, 32. Black men on 3,7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 28.

NOTES. (a) If 3 7, then 26 22, 25 30, 12 8; 7 10, 22 18; and White wins. (b) If 25 29, time 8 4; 29 25, 4 8 ; 25 29, 8 11; 29 25, 11 15 ; 25 29, 15 18; 29 25, 2fi 30; and White wins. (c) If 7 11, then 12 8; 11 15, 8 3; 25 29, 26 23'; and White "wins. (d) If 14 17, then 26 30; 25 22, 11 15; and White wins. PROBLEM NO. 231. (By Mr J. E. Lear.) Black.

Position: —Black men on 6, 14, 21; King, 18. White men on 11, 19, 26; Kings, 3, 8. White to move and win. YORKSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY The following four interesting games were played in the last Yorkshire Championship Tourney. Scores from the "Sheffield Independent”: ("Double Corner.”) Black —W. Holmes. Wh te—A. Bean.

White to play and win. I 30 26 16 7 21 14 7 2 7 10 14 17 10 17 Variation 1. 15 19 15 10 19 24 25 30 22 15 25 29 10 7 26 23 17 21 2 6 3 10 30 26 25 22 29 25 6 15 15 19 21 25 22 18 and White wins VARIATION II. 17 21 16 11 25 23(d) 7 2 2 6 17 21 11 15 17 22 21 SO 30 26 29 25 2 6 20 16 29 25 26 33 14 17 30 23 11 8 25 22 6 9 6 10 3 7(b) 12 8 22 25 IS 25 8 4 22 17 9 13 10 26 7 10(c) 8 3 25 22 13 17(a) 4 8 17 22 30 26 26 30 10 14 3 7 22 31 25 29 8 11 22 17 13 22 and White wins.

9 14 24 20 10 15 23 19 22 17 15 24 31 27 7 10 11 15 28 19 4 8 22 18 23 19 1 5 29 25 10 14 5 9 20 11 16 19 18 9 26 23 8 24 23 16 5 14 8 il 27 20 12 19 25 21 17 13 14 17 27 23 6 10 3 8(a) 21 14 19 26 Drawn.

215 22 9 27 30 23 11 16 32 23 8 11 (“Kelso”) Black— B. Taylor. White—A. Hall. 10 15 11 16 3 7 10 19 23 19 26 22(a) 27 24 18 15 6 10 16 23 7 10 8 12 22 17 22 15 24 15 26 22 1 6 10 19 10 19 19 "24 25 22 27 18 21 17 28 19 15 18 7 10 2 7 16 23 22 15 24 15 31 27 15 11 11 18 10 19 12 16 23 26 17 13 30 26 27 24 17 14 8 11 4 8 7 10 9 18 29 25 32 27 24 15 22 15 Drawn. (a). Bather unusual. 26 23 looks stronger. (“Ivelso.") Black— ■Benn. White—W. Holmes. 10 15 18 9 11 16 18 11 24 20 5 14 25 22 16 23 7 10(a) 22 17 16 23 24 19 28 24 13 22 26 19 23 26 9 13 25 9 2 6 11 7 23 19 6 13 30 26 26 30 5 9 29 25 4 8 7 2 27 23 11 16 26 23 30 26 3 7 20 11 8 11 2 6 32 28 7 23 2 1 17 9 14 1 5 26 19 ~6 9 6 15 23 18 8 11 23 18 14 21 9 14 31 26 11 16 Black wins. (a). Net often plaj'ed , but good on that ■account. (‘‘P’a.isley.”) Black— -B. Taylor. White —A. Hall. 11 16 19 10 12 19 14 10 24 19 7 14 18 15 31 26 9 14 26 19 4 8 22 18 22 18 11 16 22 18 27 24 5 9 19 15 2 6 18 14 25 22 16 19 25 22 24 19 8 11 30 26 19 24 14 9 27 24 14 18 28 19 19 16 16 20 29 25 8 11 9 6 31 27 9 13 15 8 16 11 10 15(a) 15 10 6 24 6 2 19 10 18 23 8 4 11 16 6 15 27 18 24 27 2 7 23 19 • 20 27 18 14 16 19 14 23 32 16 27 31 7 11 White wins. (a). Black's trouble® seem to commence here.