DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1775, 14 March 1906, Page 50

DRAUGHTS.

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SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1

Black 25, 14, 21, Kings 7, 23, 29. White 9, 11, 15, 18, 28, 30, Kings 4 22 White to play and win.

PROBLEM NO. 2

(By Mr James Miller, Glasgow.)

Black

- White.

Black, 2,7, 20, Kings 1, 18. White. 12, IS, 28, Kings 4, 9. Black to play and win.

GAMES. Following are some endings from .the SS? a?rNo?e h s am K Sh fL K W^d H Slhe third round Btajk gWhlSw.Bryden) men on 17, A A 30.

NOTE, (a) 14 17 looks like a winning move

Plaved in the final round. White (J. Searight), men on 28, 25. 27. 28 29 31; Black (G. Buchanan), men on 1,4, 5, IU, 11. 15. White to play:

Played in the final round. White (GK Buchanan), men on 18, 20, 23, 28, 29, 31; Blaok (J. Searight), men on 1,2, 4, 8* 10, 11. White to play:

Played in the final round. White (J. Sbaright), men on 14. 17, 21, 23, 27, 32s Black (G. Buchanan), men on 2,3, 5,6, 7. 18, 19. White to play:

And Mr Buchanan won. Played in the final round. Black (J. Searight), men on 2,3, 5,6, 15, 16; Whito (G. Buchanan) men on 13, 17, 21, 24, 26, 28, 29. Black to play:

And the game was drawn. Played in the final round. Black (J. Searight) men on 3,5, 7,8, 12; White (G. Buchanan), men on 19, 20, 24, 28, 28. Black to play:

And the game was drawn.

28 24 24 19 14 23 8 12 7 16 23 16 22 25 5 14 15 11 4 8 29 22 12 3 16 7 W. wins.

SI 32. Black to plaj ’ 9 13 19 23 17 14 26 19 13 17 25 22 27 23 10 6 17 21 22 18 OQ 18 14 10 r : — 15 18 19 23 8 11 11 15 18 22 31 26 9 14 15 19 22 26 24 27 14 18 (a) 19 15 22 25 19 15 18 15 19 15 27 31 6 1 18 22 15 18 11 16 15 8 15 8 26 22 15 11 1 6 22 31 18 25 25 29 20 24 8 3 31 26 18 15 10 7 12 16 32 28 29 25 3 10 3 7 23 27 31 26 6 15 16 19 30 23 16 19 15 10 5 9 7 11 21 30 And tlie game was drawn.

22 18 4 8 12 16 9 18 15 22 27 23 25 21 23 14 25 18 8 12 10 15 16 20 5 9 31 27 18 14 27 23 20 25 And the game was drawn-

29 25 25 21 23 18 21 14 4 8 9 14 8 12 13 17 31 27 18 9 18 14 14 10 1 6 6 13 10 17 17 22 And the game was drawn.

27 23 26 23 17 14 11 7 18 27 20 24 31 26 23 18 32 16 23 19 14 10 7 2 7 10 24 27 6 9 9 13 14 7 19 15 15 11 10 6 2 20 27 31 26 28 3 8

28 29 24 27 26 23 10 15 24 19 16 11 19 16 17 14 15 24 27 31 28 18 18 9 28 19 26 23 16 12 13 6 20 24 31 26 6 10 2 9 19 16 23 19 29 25

5 9 10 6 25 21 24 15 19 15 9 14 17 22 11 18 7 11 6 2 2 6 6 10 15 10 12 16 14 17 16 19 18 23