DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10423, 27 July 1895, Page 7

DRAUGHTS.

. COHDUCTEB BY .JpS. JUERjiCTItY. j Solutions of problems, guncs, :m(l analysts invited for thl? | column. Oamfa HhouM lie writtcu in Qvo columns as btio*?, anil all coirespoaaeuce adilresMd to tho Draughts EdUnt. ' ■ ' .-. PROBLEM 93. By D. A.; Brodik, Champion of New Zealand. : '[BLACK.] ; ■ '-■'<■ [WHITE.] j \ ■ Black to play ; White to draw..; -■ T [Given to correct Problem 39 in Dunne's G.ai.de, by Mr Jtt'Kechnie. A nice problem.] ■ . | PKOBLISM 94. Bj James Bisfcot, MandeviUe. [Buck ) [White.] White to play and draw. [Oiven to correct Garae US— "Cross"—Daily Times, played between Messrs Sim and Stewart, in which Black won.] GAMES. The' final sta»e of the Lanarkshire championship tournarnen't'.was reached, ph SaturdayyMay 4,' the vfVnalistScbeing J;.-B rXifk\vood, ot •Rutherglen,; arid Claud Browrii Carab'uslang. X'A'-large nutnber of spectators were present to witness the play, which began- at 4 o'clock. Kirkwaod won,, thesqbedceof me.pi-andrtaking the-'Blacljgpieqea■; played, 1115, and Br'own'fprmed--t.hio'"" Svviichesr by 2117. After some pretty play a draw resulted; the second game, an " Ay^Mrt'lii«sie,"™was'';4lsb:< drawn; and in the third: ("Double Corner") Brown was thought to .bo in a lqsing position, hut^ ha played a perfect- defence, and another draw ;>i\vns the result. 'The fourth'.garue^the! deciding v J pne.^rwasa"..Grpss,"and altbpngh, Bro,wn?.at one ' stage. had an aSyantage t .Kivk.woqd.. p!aye.d-; ; yery skilfully, and forced bim ti? reiign, tbi\s vyiinhing the championship foi^lSSSp^VWe' give the1 game •'" .won by-Kirlcwoo'd fromßrbwn vin;the 'final/tie.' < :;; "v"':: u ':'";";.':'"' ;^liiME-152-^VCrbss| i! 7 .X' i ■'■■■• ' v:- ";:Blaci^BrownV'/": J;;:^VTjite—Kirkwbo&' ; .:. ,"::;;ii. is'[■'■■']s''.ii '^.V^&s^s.'.'ie:;. ."4", 5 ;, ; 23 IS"' ': 8V15; 17' 14 ' 2o' 22 ■10 20 '-' .-.--; 'B'-H 7'';;v22' rl7-''; 13" 17 Jv' 128 "19 '22-20 ~ - 27 23" • -13-22 ■■'■■ 11 7-#: 22 :13 , 10 14 25 11 : 2 11 £0---ltJ!!'>/.Br:il '' ... 23,13 ■~•-■.6 10..-,. l-l.;10 ; -^5,,.a A JO; 17'; 14 ;23; :'2r 25. :: ; i7: 2C?;:i6-fii;::,i2fi 23 ;■? ; 19 10 ' 101 15' 'f£(i 37 ;r« -14 ;'^l7, 14 ' i ■"■■• ■■•'-7-:"i4."':-; 3V 2tf-"ia'23 "W 7 ' ;23^16 -..-. ■■■' :' Zh '- 19 ■ '■'■ •"' 5> j;io-S'vl0"": 7- o-M3:.'-17 ''•■■■l4^-10 " / ■■ ■-■''■: 11* Iti- '■'-■■■■: 25:■ :22r.-i,:23.>a7 1 I-'.->:'7.^ -Sw il6-'il9 .." • : -:.19'-15--,-.\c:i.-.r-5<!:v; 7..;,;3rt ;17 22/ ij2l-..-,- : l7 '; ■ 16 19.0 27 24 27 SV 3 7 ,19,;23 - ,24 20.. 14, 18 ~:,* 3- 8., -; 22,_26 tl ;i7 13 ■ *:■•■.'•'- 9 13 ":"21r17.-'i'."'3l.-;2!r."j 'X:H;t:;. Brown ■;-, '- ■■■'■'- 32 27 ; 18"25 l:r 24 ' 19-; '28 •22 resigned; ; . ' 3 8. '30 21 15 24 ;. IV 'I(s^' '•' ■'■' y-'y Ar (o) This is soTnewhat prematutei VVhite gainsi a very strong gainoby repb'ing 15.11, &c. • .;• .-'.■- (6) This is now the.same va,s^var.l,:SeQti,on I,'of; • our-;" Oroßß "; in^April, number;■;.'■ 12 -.10, aa .there: giyen.Ja preferable,. .V",.'.'■•>".'■■^■''.->-■'■;■'' ■.-■...=:■; '"', (cV9I3, as giyen'in.ti'un.K 9,f sectipp;l, is better.1' -; "Itwas thought by many.'glftar Brown playeti 1 5 , '--hb wbnld:win the Ramei'b'ntin'reftiayibis a;very, ; 1 i;;weafc'''todve;'-tad^-Mi^'-JBatkY('d6d>proired'ihiuaspljE ; .... *'equalto:the occasjoh.-.y?..ir:;r-".ri! ■"..-■,' ;••: r\vt.^;'; ■' .•■.. ...v- (d) WtU played,-and gives White-iriuch-.the best. •: of tlia ending. ,';..•:;>■... ,-■•■ ..-.-,- ■",,;■*.,.. ,;■..;. '."' ■„ " («X Jnat. in tiraQ;to preyent .Black'lprcing;;the^ ■ exchange." "'-'^'.:K '■'' ':*'-■ *"!' ; ,•■■?/,"'. '-' ■'' i: S ■';■ (f) Loses right away i'-li 18-;would:.hayo given '"inorehbpe. i'~- .'.!-'- ■-;•■'■■ ■•'•■->•. ..^V'-^.V'r- ■*•''.■'■■ -'-';;' j.c '■"■•':A'::.to)- -The-gania'»ssetifr.to.ns.wftSiitnplayableifrqm. : hei-e. We add a probable continuation;—DranghtH ■"■..": World: o • •-'-;■.- ,-,i ■:/-.:. w^sSr ■;^,,i- < ; ,;,;!;■.>■>; \ -■: ' Playea at .ForfM.fc^MrMU.'M«ii|ars'.''Martinß"aiid1 :' •'. J. Buriiot.. '.■'■•!•.; -'* ";- •.'•'••■;' .'.: '"::','•;'" ■';■;;, i ■:■ v"! ":'^'' i:' :': ■:;'"Oai™'.ls3—"^Bristol: ""■J ;'";;;;";; "•■■ '"'■'*"":• ■'••: -'-''>'::i'-'''Mtu:tihV'4"ni6ve;'''i. ■""■■■'■!• i*'-'-' ; i: .■■'.■■';il?-IB ■':i 12; 19 ;;.::;'4VB.;' '. r3;;'';7'' '14;'23 / ' ''24-20 "23""2522;: 31 27';"- 26;'19. -. ••' 11' i: 914 "'7' 11^V20;;'27 > u«.,Vi-22a8^ -^li-i-IU-^-'SS ■25.u----.27. 24 = - 32.-23 , ■•..-•:.: 10 19 7 16v' ■-.■ 5 < r9 ; ;Jlfi:2o -■'.-■- 2 '27' -.' - 23 IB 18.,15v;-2J^18,^23,., 7. vB.-wins.^ ; - ■ Played between Messrs' Dyer and Mai-tin's. ; :: ■-■.■?: •>-.'-• .:-i-.. ■• -}6am.rls4~'* Switcher."'-; j-;-> : ';, -'■.^-■; ■'•■;•. ''■r '. , '; Dyer's move." -:'.'-'-'--1 '• '! : \-!-:-"- ;.-i. 11 15 24 19 'ir:rls :27 ;24' " 19)2e 21 17 i;';4 •-. 8 -32-23 i ;18 2.J>-'-28 f 19.-, 9 13 29 25.. 12 16 • 6 2 2fi 31 ~ ..-25-21 11 -15", -24 .20 23. .27:. .19, 16 ■■v-"'8''!n"'"'"28:":24" 18. ;19':\' 2;,;.7;,"'31 ;27 ; '"■■'.'■' 17'W: '■ 8•'••■'IV -' 20 1(5 27"32-c' 15 !19 n ' ilO 17! i; 17f>l3' !V-15-.'>l8 3:!-'- 7*ll «27.:>32 - i- 21 14 "W -17 >' 31 "'28 ■■■ J32-27-;;19"24 :- -.,- 10'=.; 23< 14 ■■.-. •■-'7-.-ll;6-V-'.lX 18 ;.- 32 .-28 : .'.'.,-r22 vl7■'..:'-J7i 22.V..-IC-. 7,:r ;27. :20 «-24,27 , " ' 13-22- .19 10 2 ; .U- . 18; 15 *rf-28 ~;32 .„ \ . 726 i7-V 22,2!)\ ,9, -O;. ;20 24 : s Dra\yhV .; •' (o) Intbi the eneiny^B, encam'pTneni -^~ ~",.; y , ;j;" (6): In' a aubse<iuett^ game Mr' Sculthprpa -yaTies' '" as follpwai:— ■'. r': '"" :-■.■■■;■''- •;• ■-<••'-' ;•• :'!- •23!:25-: '2?' is ■-■:- 7 'i 6: ''S:3O'V '3 :10 ■■'' \c'; v3O :Zi: '•'•'l- -C !14-7 ' !16 11 A Drawn; -- ■\ '-'18 23 10 1 . ,' ... :.■*'*>* ;-'^ .! ! •'• (c) 27 Si-would"-'have forced; a; draw.by-30 26, 1 abPut the only movei White has left- : j "? ■ q ./■■(<l) A remarkably pretty game-■-.-] :• •;v i !. ;-. ; ; ; -v,^-- i , '■ *'''' -.'V'^l' 1 ''GonK.'V.lvlATXwiu,"'^ i.,'..'",-"'.', 1'; ,; ' *■ O"n1 Wednesday, the! Ofch in'at.tafriehdryihatch' was played between 12 members each of Uie Gore and MatauraGhess arid Draughts Clubs. Play ■■'• :' conirnenced at 8 p.ra'. and ceased at 10 p.m. 'The . stable', below will show the result,, arid-although ... 'Gore'scoied.'high,-there.were Bpme well : contested ;,,; games, as may bo.seen from .the fact that out of 12 • ' pairs playing no less .than five'played but two '"'.garries during- tho tw6 hputs that/Jtbef, match 1 'lasted.''. Scores';—";'J -■ '"-' '""I';.<" :.'"•".!'-" '■ ' ■ YV-: >■■; ■•'^■■■Go^/--'^ ■ ■'• '•■■■■"■•■;, ','':' MdtauraV;: '^ , ■ Wins. .• Draws. ' ■ . :;^Wins. •:.••■ ■.■7.3 ..W.'M'Kinua . ■ -0-'W: M'Andrew- 1•? -; -2^ J ißeecot :""? ■ W. Anderson >v :- 0 .-.,/;3..'J: A.:Scott-.-?."-o-..- 1; J^Richmond-,-:-: : ;. 0 •'■:-... V J Mulvey - -•'■;- l ; :nT. S. Shanks -~. ;0 IK.'Anderson,' . .J.'f>!,TL Winning,. ... 2 ■' 2'PM'Kinna OJ. Beattie/ .\,, 0 '''2 J: Gardiner .-"■ OH. Hunter •'• .;."•') 0 ."■"' 1' A M'Kay ■ y> :"O M; Sheellqn ' : .$ '- --2 'G.;Penney • '- 0 "A; Balncavi'S .' () . , • 3 Grßaird- * ■■■ - ■:■■ 0 H. Smith- :■: 1 2 A. Kroning 1 T. Hastie ;..,.-..; 1 ~ 8. J. Raebutn. 0 J. Preston 1. --;',25 ■!..---■:>:. :■:■ ',•.■•.:.'3^. : .'.- : : .- : ,-J. -' 9'! .'••- At the conclusion of the match, whirS was played ;,in the large dining room of Mrs Gleeson sestablisn- •'-.-; inent, ample justice was done to the very nice 'ii'ippbrprovided. ■■; '.' .' '„_ .. .' , : ' WppnT.AND3 y. Wtnuiiam, '• ■A very interesting match of 18 playere a-side wa's'playcd at Wyndhani on tho 18th. It,is rarprising to find that a small place like Woodlands can turn out a team of. 18 so strong'iis to ,rim within four wins of drawing with. Wyudh'am— one of the strongest, if not the strongest, teams in Southland. Yet. such is.the case, and .it-speaks well for their pluck and enerfry. A. <juartet such as Messrs Ayspn, SouneEs,, Oughton, and Marah ~ at the head of a list' is enough, to dishearten moat teams, and their opponents' in this match '•■''■■• are to be congratulated on the stand ■ they mude. . This was the first meeting of ;Wyndharn, and Woodlands, and there is no saying-what-the result of the next match, may be. The following are the scores:—- ■ •"•■ - - - : •"■"' ■ ■ ; Wyndham. Woodlahda.. Wins'. •.'■■...■"•.:■'• Draws. ""-":•' ■' -VVlns. 2 T. Ayson 1 R. Berry : I 1 C. Souness . *■. 0 R, Swale ' 0 0/.J..Oughton' I.M-Leitb r' 3 :i- A. Grieve i 0 W.'-Murifo' 1 - :i 'W; J. Marsh 0 .1. M'Laehlaii . 1 1 W. Wood 0 J. Kerr I 2 11, M. fil'lCay 1 J, M'uiiro 1 OP. Cullen -..■-..,•...1 W.Nicholson 3 2 J.Walker ■» H.Nicholson ' 2.. 0 W. Cullen ,•• W C. Bigwpod ' '"■ 0 , 2D.Bogue '.-:•-■. IG. Oohl . 1 0 J. A. Dodd ."••'■■ '•'■o D.Hannari- 4 3 D. Brenmer 1 J: Bell 0 2 J. Aims •■- ■ -■■'■■■;: \T Xlioiiruon I ,1 A. Stewart , 2 A. H. Hiddleston 0 .2 D.Gibson .1 J. Liiiklater 1 1 J. Sawers -...-. 1 C. Kerr 2 '-. 2 B. Barker ' 0 R. Acderfon : 2 30 .14 20 After play was over the teams adjourned to Host Milne c, where a very pleasant hour waa spent, Mr A. Stewart occupying thn chair. Messrs Iliddleston and Berry (Woodlands) and Ayson and Marsh (Wyndham) were the speakers, while tho vocal-items, came from Messrs Walker Bigwood, Barker, Nicholson, Bell, Simpson,' and ' Cathbert, and recitations from Messrs liigwood ■ and Ayson. Ihe captains of the teams were Messrs Stewart (Wyndham) and Berry (Woodlands). • ■ - i;

criticisms. ; Mr Jamfcs A. Scott, Gore, writes:— In youv last -■ ■ f r 8 n ue °. {,- the-^-Tunee, .Qama &—:1 150 — Cross" — a t ' '35th i "%J~ J%m-p? move. l thi n °k Mr Stewart slips 'rP-^v- n a wm- lbe Position is as ft-PSJ^JSv* illustrated on the diauram i ii-Pr^ f Ithink 151S wiDS is' follows •- fg^SA22J7< 710> and Blaok wi!is

Mr James '■Beecot, Mandeville, writes;—ln name 150-" Cross "-in .played between Messrs Sim and htswart, the position «lands at the 27th move-Black men on ], 3 r. u IS. 10; "White men on 21, 22 } 23, 30 31, 32 Wljite to play. Mr Sim played 22 17 and drew, but 3127 wins at once. ■; ':..-. r,. . r trvMr J. Sim, Temuka, wnteß :-I iind^l. Wi is in error as to losing move-, m tame i«b— l^ross — Note (a), as ZT 24 instead of 30 26 four.movesilater WSttld draw for Whit*. ,

PBATj(3rHT3 ITEMS.

Tbo photo and biographical sketch of D. A. prodi.e,-New Zeal»r\d.chaiupioq,.with. a.selection' orgfimos anil vroblsmj, will tippsar in tha forth--coming boiik of eminent players;'* Vol. 'IT, by Mr L. M. Steams, Deny, X.H., XI.S A. Among hh games is the "Laird and Lady "played between, MofSM Buahby and Durgin, which was consi dereil a draw for over 5:0 yewa. till Brodie'a; play, \vhi«li-appeared-in Otago Witness, proved: ifc a B(ack win. , ' ' ',■• r; .■ .- ''.:'- ;■ Tho flual round of th 9 Squth Gantwbury Tournament: was- played.at Temuka- on Friday evening, and resulted in Sim securing 3 wins; and Stewart 1 win, 2 games being drawn. Mr Sim is therefore first draughts champion for Sputh Canterbury. rThe,scores xnade by the iirst three placers in tbs tournoy are as follows :— ■ i Won. Drawn. LoaV Sim(Temulca) ... ... 10 7 5^ Stewart (Timaru) ... ... 12 . 8 S: Lac (Temuka) ■_• ..V '■ ... ■'-'7 ";. 6 ; ";, -'8' •Th.vflvst two mot three times during the contest, ftn/l their scores for these three rounde ure-—Sim'7 .wins, Stewart4 .wins,-.with 5 games drawn. :.'•••=• ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. ''■ j. A. S., Gore:—Thanks for play. We think Mr ] Jamcsiittle baa them on hana; we will write to I ' himandletyou know result. ; J. 8., Mandeville. —Problem and correction to I ; hand. Thanks, for attention; \ • , . J. S., ;Temuta.'4-Many thanks,; for ..games,\ <tc. Will appear next week. ' J. D., Roslyn.-rYour solution of Problem 89 is correcL lc Prwhlsm 89 your play is correct but you do not give Black the strongest iirst move.'