Draughts.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 6695, 22 September 1896, Page 4

Draughts.

[All Solutions, Game 3, Problems, and Items should be addressed to the Draughts Editor of the Oamarn Mail, Oamarn, who will be only ; too pleased • toanswer any question (in his power) relative to the game. Solutions will be published bi-weekly.]

September 22, 1896.

Solutions of Problems. By C. H, Edwards. (From the Birmingham News) Black men on 1, 13, 20, 21 and 28 ; k on 30 and 32 White men on 18, 22, 23, 26, 27 and; kon on 2 White to play and win. 27-24 13-31 1-10 10-26 20-27 2-6 18-15 29-25 22-17 White wins ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. H. J.—Solutions correct. J.L.—Solutions correct. W.H.H.—2O-16 at fourth move 3 ts your play- Try again. Pboblem No. 306. AN END-GAME STUDY. By W. D. Benstead. (From the Leeds Mercury Supplement.)

Black men on 2, 10, 14, 15, 21 and 27 White men on 9, 13, 17, 22, 23 and 30 White to play and draw.

Last week we published the solution of a problem from the following position :

Black to move and win. The author's solution was : 23-26 30-25 21-5 2-6 1-10 22-18 IS-14 7-3 S-15 19-16 26-30 25-21 5-1 6-10 10-15 21-17 1 14-7 3-8 15-6 Black wins 1 9-5 18-14 14-7 17-14 25-21 11-15 15-24 2-11 Black wins. Mr Joseph Boreham sent us the following play for a draw : 23-26 5-1 25-22 13-9 9-5 30-25 17-13 26-30 a 22-17 22-18 j rawn a 26-31 2-7 24-15 22-18 5-1 1-5 31-27 27-24 21-17 18-14 Drawn We find the same correction appears in last week's Press, so Mr Boreham's play will hold good. CRITICISM. Mr J. A, Boreham (Champion draughts player of New Zealand) sends us the following further play in connection with the problem given : Play given by Mr Brodie in Otago Daily Times to correct game played at Moxham's between Messrs Boreham and Sim forms the following position:

The following play is Mr Boreham's third variational his correction of Spayth and Brodie: Black to move. White to draw 14-17 16-2010 17-21 21-30 21-14 27-23 15-18 2-9 10-17 19-2414 8-15 a 30-23 29-25* b23-1818 18-2 9-14 Drawn b Boreham and Sim * Mr Lucas gave three moves here, all of which allow a Black win a Hay has appeared on 7-16, etc. 10 (12) 1-5 forms this variation 22-1S 15-11 2-9 13-9 6-10 17-21 8-15 26-17* 19-23 5-14 °6-2211 18-2 9-6 27-18 10-19 21-30 *3O-26 *l7-14 14-23 23-18 Black wins J. A. and Jacob Boreham and Sim 11 25-22 21-25 22-15 30-26 7-11 18-14 25-30 22-18 32-28 11-18 26-22 26-22 15-11 Drawn 12 13 7-10 27-23 6-9 18-9 25-21 19-24 13-6 10-14 22-18 1-19 Drawn a 17-21 has been given 13 7-11 16-20 15-18 24-27 8-11 15-10 a 21-14 22-15 23-19 22-18 6-15 19-24 11-27 27-31 31 26 25-21 27-23 32-23 26-22 19-16 Drawn —Boreham and Sim a Introduced by Mr Sim 14 17-2115 21-30 30-23 7-1016 10-14 23-16 16-12 12-3 15-11 11-7 Drawn—Boreham and Sim 15 8-12 *ls-11 a 19-23* 12-8 31-26 23-16 7-16 26-12 26-31 32-27 12-19 25-21 17-26 8-3 Drawn a 25-21, 19-23 Black wins 16 23-26 10-14 31-26 16-12 27-31 3-10 22-26 23-19 20-24 11-8 26-17 15-11 26-23 12-8 19-16 32-27 26-31 19-16 24-27 3-7 17-22 27-23 23-19 8-3 6-10 : Drawn —Boreham and Sim ' r 18 23-19 *24-27. a .32-23 17-21 Black wins—S. Boreham a 17-21, 22-17, 21-30, 32-28 draws—S.B. lhere are a few more variation?, but I think sufficient has been shown to prQve the problem a draw—Boreham, Sim and Co. So far we have not heard, of Any move being made bytheOamaru Draughts Club in regard to Mr Boreham's trophies- omething should,be done at once.