DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1831, 10 April 1907, Page 23

DRAUGHTS.

(Communications to this column will bo welcomed. All correspocdence to be addressed Draughts Editor, “New Zealand Mail.”) (Those forwarding games would oblige by placing record of play in four columns. Solution of problems are invited.) SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO'. 55. Sco analytical game by Mr J. Macfarlaue as given below. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO. 56.

PROBLEM NO. 57.

(A phase of “Second Position” that ended in a draw between two Utah players.) (By Mr Hugh Mac Kean, Salt Lake City.) Black.

'White. Black men on 17, 20, 21; White Men on 13, 23, SO. White to play and win. GAME. (Analytical game, from the “Glasgow Weekly Herald,” by Mr J. Macfarlane.) (The “Dundee.”)

(i\) Solution of Problem No. 55.

The following from the columns of the “Bradford Observer Budget” is one of the games in the second round for the Scottish’ Championship. (The “Kelso.”) Blnck: White: Mr Buchanan. Mr Ward.

And the game is drawn. (z) 31 27, 15 19; 20 16, 22 26 ; 32 28; and the game is drawn. (b) Mr J. Macfarlane gives the variation :

And the game is drawn. (y) 24 27, 14 10 ; 27 24, 10 14; and the game is drawn. (x) 16 20, 11 8; or 24 27, 14 10; and the game is drawn.

23 18 30 25 15 19 25 30 25 21 rlO 7 30 25 r ii 82 23 25 20 20 16 30 25 30 25 7 2 25 30 18 15 28 1-ii 39 25 16 11 25 18 25 80 2' 7. 30 25 15 22 2i 20 25 30 11 7 21 25 21 ‘Jo 7 10 25 30 19 15 19 15 30 25 7 2 25 18 25 21 10 15 30 25 15 22 15 10 25 30 .27 W. wins.

12 18 27 23 14 18 28 19 23 18 11 15 29 25 15 24 8 12 * 23 18 1 5 27 20 18 14 12 19 32 27 14 17 r\ 13 20 18 6 9 21 14 22 8 5 9 17 13 10 17 4 11 25 22 9 14 25 22 24 20 9 14 13 9 18 25 ' 16 19 22 17 10 23(a) JJi •awn.

10 15 27 20 G 10(a) 31 27 23 19 8 15 14 7 15 19 6 10 23 18 3 10 ' 20 16 21 17 15 19 13 9 22 26 1 8 17 13 8 11 29 25 25 21 4 8 9 5 28 31 * 11 16 22 17 10 15(b) 25 22 26 23 9 14 25 21 31 24 7 11 13 9 19 23 22 15 24 20 5 14 5 1 23 27 15 24 SO 25 18 22 32 23 28 19 14 IS 1 5 19 26 11 15 17 14 15 18 16 11 20 11 10 17 5 9 24 19 15 34 21 14 11 15 And Mi ■ Buchanan won.

(a) Mr J. Macfarlane and Mr J. Hatton give the following variations . — 9 14 14 16 11 7 17 13 2 7 32 28 10 15 22 25 20 16(z) 21 17 7 10 29 15 12 19 7 10 15 19 23 27 32 27 16 11 10 14 31 24 23 32 15 18 19 23 28 17

16 11 11 7 7 2 11 16 31 24 6 10 27 31 27 23 9 14 14 17 2 7 21 17 12 16(y) 10 15 24 27 20 24 32 28 17 22 7 11 17 14 2 6(x) 23 27 16 20