DRAUGHTS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1751, 27 September 1905, Page 51

DRAUGHTS

(Communications to this column will he 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 OF END GAME NO. 4. W. B. W. B. 27 24 18 15 20 24 19 23 24 20 15 11 24 20 END GAME NO. 5. Black

White. Either to move, Black to win. GAMES, (“Double Corner.”) Black—Freedman. White —Battersby.

(a) 11 16 or 5 9 may he played with safety. (b) White may decline the Second Double Corner formation, and have quite an equal game. For ex am ciiq regular Defiance, and 28 24 is also good. See var. 1. (c) If 22 18, 15 24, 18 9. 6 13, 27 20, 10 15, Black gains the best of the ending. (d) This varies from preceding game, and is the line given in ‘‘Barker’s A.C.P.” (e) 12 15 is the line given by Barker, and also in the match referred to. The text move seems quite sound.

(g) This “two for two” seems to leave White with fully the best of the game. (h) If 22 18, 5 9, 13 6. 2 9—same as var. 2, at 20 th move. —“Draughts World.” Played in Queensland Draughts Championship Tournament recently. Black, White, Mr C. Wethrell. Mr F. Passey.

9 14 28 19 16 20 26 19 24 20 15 11 24 20 (a)ll 15 22 18 10 17 30 23 (b)22 18-1 8 11 19 10 13 17 15 24 18 9 20 27 23 18 18 9 6 13 31 24 17 22 5 14 29 25 (e) 2 6 18 15 28 19 11 15 23 19 22 26 8 li 27 24 6 15 10 6 25 22 7 11 19 10 1 10 11 15 25 22 12 16 15 6 (c)32 28 11 16 24 19 3 7 15 24 21 17 16 23 Drawn

(Variation 1.) 28 24 5 14 9 13 15 24 2, 8 11 24 20 25 22 28 19 (f)22 18 6 9 11 15 4 8 15 22 29 25 32 28 22 18 25 9 Now into a popular var. of Defiance. (f> Or it may be run into another popular opening thus: — 22 17 20 11 25 22 26 19 11 16 7 16 7 16 4 8 24 20 27 11 23 19 30 26 15 24 3 7 16 23 8 11 Now into a var. •of the “Glasgow/' (Variation, 2.) <g)15 18 25 22 14 23 18 9 22 15 11 16 27 18 5 14 12 16 (h)17 13 11 20 30 26 19 12 8 11 22 17 11 18 10 28 22 18 10 14 21 17 25 22 5 9 17 10 18 22 8 11 13 6 7 23 26 23 22 17 2 9 31 27 22 26 6 10 26 22 1 5 23 18 29 2-5 16 19 27 18 26 30 4 8 23 16 9 14 Drawn.

11 15 25 22 18 22 17 14 33 19 18 25 26 10 3 8 8 11 29 13 6 31 4 11 22 17 16 23 8 4 19 24 9 13 26 19 12 16 28 19 17 14 7 10 30 25 23 7 10 17 14 7 31 26 9 5 21 14 2 18 13 9 1 6 15 18 31 26 16 19 5 1 19 15 5 9 25 21 6 9 4 8 19 15 26 22 14 5 24 19 9 14 32 28 7 10 13 17 24 19 22 18 — 28 24 8 11 21 17 — 11 16 15 8 18 23 Black wins. —'‘‘Queenslander/*