DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10707, 23 January 1897, Page 7

DRAUGHTS.

Conducted by Jos^ Abeunethy. Solutions of problems. games, ami analyses invited for thl* column. Games should be written in live column" as below ana All corfespoßdence addressed to [he Draughts Kilhor. ' PROBLEM 1439. ■' By G. H. Slocum, in Cftroniole-Telegraph. . [Black.] \ / €3 • i @ ' // [White.] White to play and -win. [Thi. isi one of those little onea that mate you ttnile—when you \ c solved it—Br Ed Off] PKOBLEM 1440. By W D Be?,sthd, Lowestoft «urdpuzeproblem ln CQlonel R , «fl gl , re » problem tourney in Leeds Mercuiy. [Buck ] V '4 # I I V *€ V [White ] White to play and win. Kn^ U?fi* tori>' Note^Rather difficult of solution, but figure not well formed which detract., tom-ita value in the comuatitionT

GAMES.

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TT -E. F" EEDMAN V; SCHAEFER. Wl^ i ?" dtaan> youngest' ;ontesta'nt in the New Yvt 1 t, ourcnm| Qt. •inc ß ---h& advent among rh« iCi7 StJ°?nßi3tof2^*mes for 10dola-.lde! Wnt tl bowa,Faulty as foUows:-"Thi Game 2578-"Bristol." ' Schaefcv's move. Jill iiini «;14. ,24 19 10 II : I | l |- wns- • '.■...'. ,'■'. Game2s77■-" Doctov." '■.'.■ Freodinati's move. H:ii!lii;il : 11: if II If: (a) Thu should .lose; It) 19 draws a? follows -- it'll a n-jr-A** halUlcinStlon: "9- 5 W..» 23 wins very :-Game 2378—" WhUter." '; Scliaefsi's move ■ -''•" ;; ;" ill I! it if

, '-"THE FORTUNES OF WAR." t-JS^ tle- was recently given -to an article in the Leed« Mercury Supplement by " JJsju," in whichV *• I, John Smith, am ready to fill out the numfathel 11- "KS™" 3W '«»>»'*°« 30Bk 8k X? 13' 1S' Vi wMt9 men on ". 26. o\), s. 8. White to move and win. ■

14 10 30 25 10 7 s 22 m-t 27 31 31 29 2 U ffi A^ c /'This would have done credit to Wv-llin nr Mwtins.butnowfdw.MwhM these are brought °ff, by t«'a-board players, as i n this case At.theJast board in one match Black wi» 'four men up.' and Whita struggled on hooTnc against hope. . Presently Black »»w a cb'aoce of giving five for one, took it, and had the move on his opponent's last pise;, a king. Lookinfe Sn with beaming ,W hU, opponent said - "^"J float because I hadn't the move !' • 8t U^^^S&Z"!*^* very jqt? «! te ito pl'iy l a? d he fusbed 21 17, 14 21 £2 17, then leaned back in his chair, aud, VmUiug sad to his opponent, 'jNke draw, isn't it?' Draw be bio wed 1 I'll show you about a oLn'y. vow ?layed 7 3l and loai " lt'esettiog the pieces, Black's hasty play had allowed the following n*s.v, draw • •■ 1 13Bl7 \^?i °27 2'J' *W 8i; wbite m™ on i, i.t, v, ij, zi t >n y 28. Wmte to move and draw 27 23 16 23 18 14 26 31 \ s , 2 11-2 24 1!) 23 2S 73 -A if. ■S3 18 610 14 7 31 27 Dr»wu Var. 1. 20 27 3 8 27 18 20 2-1 22 IS 7 3 31 27-a U VO 18 22 U 9 27 31 ,-.,8 11 21-25 17 14 lJraw n " («) 6 9,13 6, 2 9,1915, draws. "I know it was only a draw,' said White Put the original position on, and instead of throwiug the man back by 1518, play 12 16 1919 7 11; 2J°19,11 16, 27 23, 20 27, f?WS winß! • . . || Knd game between amateurs : . Black men (country player) on 5, 6, 19 24 • white meo (city player) on 13,17, 31, 32> White to move. " CiJy Player had raised his right arm to move from 17 to 14. when, his attention being called he turned his hrad to the left. In the moment of hesitation the country player slyly moved-24 27 winking at the spectators. White slowly n, U v/,l 17 14; iben the player of the black pieces'huffed the map on 31 and played 27 31. Tumm's'to the spectators he naively remarked : 'It was the only Shaveioli!''' 10 %IU WUh; aUythlng eIM.

THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

The following extracts bearing on the subject of the dispute will be found interesting :—

Mr Jordan saya : "After Mr Stewart had summarily rejected the Werrie-Jordan style of restriction, on the ground that 'there was too much Junk in it,' he proposed the following restriction (which is merely the Ferrie-Bryden style, with an additional 12 games) ;—First section—Black to open with every possible move. Second sectionWhite to make every possible reply to 11 15. I'hird section—Mack to open with 12 16, 11 16 10 15, 30 14, 9 14, 9 13: White to vary from his reply m first section. You will observe that out of 40 games no fewer than 16 open with 11 15. I was satisfied with sections 1 and 3, anil suggested that section 2 should be played on the same principle, but Mr Stewart stuck to his guns " ■Mr Stewart says: "The style of restriction which I suggested, and which I think was hut fair, would have given ac good a test, if not the beat, as any that aould be thought &f. Mr Jordan's suggestion was that we should play on the Borne lines as id his match with Mr Ferric This I objected to, as I consider there is a considerable amount of luck in putting 84 games in a bag aud only playing 40. Mr Jordan objects to the standard openings in reply to 11 15 being played, suggesting instead the seveo replies to 10 15 or 11 10. which meant seven 'Kelsos' or seven 'Bristols.' This I considered entirely out of the question for a match of this kind." Hr James Lees delivers himself thus in the Draughts World: " There is not the slightest doubt that the stand t,-,ken by Jordan on this question is contrary to tie rules governing match

play. He declines to play 14 of the standard openit.Krf, giving as bis reason that in all probability the whole of the- S uues in this scctiou will bedwyu. . r . We favourfta^dnable restriction, but the l'eme_v. Jordan restriction is simply not draughts playing, if modern experts have eximiited tbe' standard openings, the sooner we all take to the serious study of chess the better, htowarts terms seem fair aud reasonable, and I ,thmk us ought to. re-Usue hischiUleuge, and -l.idsie a deposit m a responsible person's hands, and'dis\lftw 1 *at l"-lle8S llis challenge is accepted within two months from date of iasue he will m^t-J 1 + cba^P 10nshU>- This would settle the matter at once. .

ininH.?* i^ 1'. 8"1-" tbclt "Stewart is not ushhediu seeking to force lii.l style of restric- !' f s"f" csts !- hat ll« sscond fectioa should of on ui p tbus :J a> 2i16- '2 16, 22 17 • U l(i 21.20 ; and 81 17, 24 19, Oi -20, d IS in 'reply to 11 W. Ahu Liverpool Weekly Mercury says • "'< As they cannot, agree why trouble about auy re3tliotion ai an.' ■ Jonlan, as champion, has not the riebt nor'?^! iel>, rßstri Ci1 d o Peni»S». nol' »>a» Stewart ih«m J T. ■" f h!il,leils<:r the w=«-rant to impose them. It. is simply a matter of convenience or expedieucy, reco^niseJ, uodoubt. but unauthorised by the law* reguUtins match play. Jordan may persist in declining challenae^ fettered . with restrictions ,s to the method of play ; but; in assuming.<the title of cliainpion dr»nglits pfayer, he is bound to respond to a challenge to a match at draughts, and draughts simply." " . '

DRAUGHTS ITEMS,

A. Good Pnblem.—Readers will remember the follow ing problem: Black men on 2,10,12,14 kliAMiile mm on I!), 20, 22, k 8 ; "White to* play ami Wick to win It i, D. a. Brodie'a coircction of JJumif, Ciiude which created so much-interest at the tmiL It has heen published widely enough amce IjoUil i Vnierica. liritain, and the-colo.iies, dug it some American publications has recened very iiiaiffereiit treatment. ThePitUbur^ l^nroaicl- leltsrapb. gives it place \vith the.folM Wl? EA oot "GtV, " ' nih is a correction of Problem jNo o, Dunne,. Cimde and <;ompanion, one of the ickiiottl dKtd standards tifchßck»r"s'.--ThM paiiicul ir pioblem was printed 12 years ago, went the loim.i, nf th. press ns sound, and now bobs.-up in Ui oit i\bh Zeiland to be reversed by 'the chamPtcm I hat is all right, but'the solution is given in <ne vamtion, and the result is that many pHydis lmagiuc they can draw it, and some eve-, of Rood sUiiUm? "write to the papers about it." calling jtadiaur, but not showing one that has noi b en up^et here. Good fen Gore.-During the holidays Mr J. A. bcott, of boie visited InvercargiH; and while theit tried his skill across tae hoard' with several of the city cracks, including Messrs M'llwrick, Kaeside Morns, and Cooper. Altogether he cjn: tested 3b games, of which he won 15, lost 4-, and arew 1H which is a record the country player should be proud of, considering the Btrength of o M°.1?? 0L?IJ ts- ,The Princinal scorers were-Scott ■j1 o \T r-IC x l' draw»6 ; Scott 1, Mdrris'O, drawn •i; bcott o, Kaeside 0, drawn 8 ; Scott Q. Ooapar 1, W( h S 1". 1' atl exreHent score, and speaks well for Mr Scott's present form. " ! When thou with study deep hast toyl'd . And over-dull'd thy braine, ■ •■■ 1 h?, n lls? this came. which will refresh Thy wits and it againe

'■■ —J. Barbier, 1652. It Wouldn't Work.—A stranger Cil'lad at tba Loston ohecker «;lub recently, says "Grundy".in. the Chronicle-Telegraph, and said he had discovered an absolute win for the first pUyer-in fact, he possessed the "lost art," Futhermore he offered to reveal the secret for Sdol. That was too, much rummy to spend .all aft once, ao he arranged to play one of the third class for 10a a game. In three hours the stranger drew one game and quit, and now ' ' ■' There's a name thrfs whispered easy, ■Anrl-a player that's feeling'" breezy" •■ ; ttis .hopes are busted now for evermore. ' 'Mr.n and uooks.are all forsake*), ; ~ ■ Ken to drink I hear he's taken, ■■•■■■■ And. a checker board now ji es upan the floor.^

J-. H- p t> Kyeburn.T-Your solution of Probleml43s is correct. ■" " .'

Game 2575-" Dyke." iow' 2^ 32f 2?Jr , &% II II > il II It# *?-*,*■ 2J 27M ■«,? j££ lossfS^vh^P^"^?,^ tWs Hl»e '*o be » loss for White,-R. M,, m Glasgow Herald.