DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10267, 26 January 1895, Page 7

DRAUGHTS.

Conducted by Jos. Abernethy.

Solutions of problems, games, and analyses Invttfttl for this column. Onuioa at ion Mdc writ lea hi flvo eotainon a» bulow) auij •U eorrespoutleuca addressed to the Draughts BQibor.

PROBLEM 41. By Mb. Gallacher, Melbourne.

[Black.]

[White.] White to play and draw. (Another fine ending played at the Federation C!ub, Sydney, aud solvers will no doubt appreciate &.-DK. 15d.] PKOBLEM 4.2. By W. J. Marsh, Arrowtown. [Buck*.]

.[White.] " Black to play. and.win. - ■GAMES. Played at the Federation Club, Little M'Qnarrie street, Sydney, on January 4, 1895, between Messrs Gallacher and Thos.' Keid. Game 70-" Wfli'o' the Wisp." Reid's move. . 11 15 1 (i 24-27 -24 27 •16 15 £3 19 27 23 -31 24 11 7 2 6 9 13 1!) 24 29 25 27 31 2S 22 22 IS 23 19 . 24 20 26 22 17 14 15 as 9 U-d .4 8 .18. 23 22 17 25 IS 18 H 20 16 22 17 14 9 7 11 11 18 ' 8 II 25 22 17 14 19 15 20 16 "1G 7 17 13 9 5 10. IS) 5 14 3 "10 22 18 23 27 24 15 16 11 28 24 .21 17 . 5 1 0 !) 8 15 10 15 IS 15 27 32 2!) 25 19 1 24 20 ' 7 .2 .: .6 . 2 12 16 2 6 "15 19 15 10. 32 27 28 24 1 17 '20 16 .30 25 15 JfT'l!) 13 2!) ■'" 19 24 31 26" 27 23 24 20 32 28-5 16 11 '25 21 2 6 Drawn after a lot more moves.' !«) Too soon. \S>) 2117 wins. Game 71—" Laird and Lady." : Second game—Gallacher's move. 11 15 21 14 18 25 27 23 4 8 S3 19 15 18 29 6 10 15 32 27 8 11 24 20 1 17 19 10 17 21 22 17 6 !) 31 23 7 14 27 23 ■ S 13 26 B 2 6 IS 9 3 7 17 14 13 17 23 18 514 26 22 10 17 25 22 6 10 23 19 a-7 16 («) I how played 28 24 tore without consideration, thiu!;ins it would finish the game quickest, lnit instead of that it allows a draw; 2218 of t:ou vie is the proper move, and wins easily.—" XBeid. Game 72—" Will q' the Wisp." Third game—Keid's move. , . ■ 11 15 28 19 3-7 4 8- 15 18 23 19 11 15 11 S 24 19 22 15 0 13 19 IB 7 11 8- 12 -19 10 22 IS 12 19 24. 20 6 9 12 16. 15 22 23 16" 18 23 31 26 20 24 ' 85 18 5 9 26 19 14 18 16 19' 7 11 18 11 15 24 20 16 24 28 2G 22 H 14 8 3 18 23 19 23 ; 11 15 20 16 24 28 16 11 28 32 18 11 14 18 12 8 23 30 9 5' S 15 29 25 28 32 11 7 10 15 27 23 B'i) S 4 2 11 5 9 4532 25322S 37 3228 30 2S 9 14 3 7 o-U 16 6-25 22 S 11 28 24 11 15 7 5 30 25 24 20 16 7 3 16 20 23 18' 15 24 16 12 28 24 5 9 15 10 Reid won. (re) 19 23 followed with 23 26 wins. 0>) 9 5 draws. CRITICISMS. Mr James Sim, Crookston, writes:—ln your ssue of the sth inst. Mr W. J Marsh asks for play foi- a White win in the position as diagrammed, Z£~ ■ -.n^-TflVi after Blwk Soes 11 16. (Posi-fcWJv--r?>« -<■ tion is eighth move, var. 10, °":§oSn-3n "Souter," M'Cullocb's Guide.) :O§JO§ °• Offl X submit the following:-^ ; i^'eTWs'sJ 1 1116 4 8 38 811 • So£S«B£«>& 20 11 22 18 28 22 30 26 •4»f2 I2»3« 824 8 H 11 16 White • !W«®ia»%l| 28 19 27 24 24 20 wins.' Mr G. S. M. M'Dermid, k naaa , gß »,«^,| Glcnderuiid, referring to the IPSMS fi ntion on diagram, writes: — lk?»si«23«»nll aye examined kr W. J. gfifSfa S Marsh's game-ending appear- |l«5 |Se|B SO I' -»iug iv your last issue (10th IJQtg |go|a a I inst.), and can work out the IbaoffiOSOSol ganie m favour of White by a I $g KOISOS I series of forced moves; but I I ' I ,do not see how the position given could occur. If Mr Marsh has not made a mistake in giving tbe position it is a much stilfer problem to show how the position came about than to work it to,a successful issue for White.—Can any reader demonstrate its. possibility, by a number of legal moves? On the subject of discovering moves to form positions in the game we shall have more next issue. ' , '