DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10761, 27 March 1897, Page 7

DRAUGHTS.

Conducted by Jos. Aberxetht. co?i°"[ m' >r' S of"prpMoras."jtames, md aualjscs iavltr;l Tor [bis s!l ccrrcsiiondencc addressed to'tbc Drauau't«"K!?ltJr" ' °*' ""J PROB ,EM 245. By David N. Wilson, Owaka. [Black.] ££S» J i [White ] r White to plaj md v in. PEOBLEM 246. By I)r T. Brown. The " Adim " problem. [B[.ack.l / \ '/ / / / * / / / / to [White.] White t-o play and " set" the king in 10 moves (of White).

GAMES.

Game 413—" Single Corner." By J. i\UcFARLANE, in Glasgow Herald. .1115 1216 913 HIS 25 29 SSZ* 2218 2420 IS 9 2011 S 4 171? 15 22 1014 514 ]8 22 29 25 a-n : 2513 ;27 24 22 IS 2617 4 8 24*0 8H 812 1 5 1322 2 7 17]' =3 25 2419 18 0 2319 27 24 201H 4 S 710 514 22 25 HlB VoS 25 22 32 27 1915 11 8 sftf tion. («) In Keare'a "Sturges," var. 7, and "Keprintof Drommoud ' yar. 132, this move (22 17) is given ?s a loss for Blank. We give a diagram at this stage :— .Black j ' [White.] Black to play and draw. 9Jt J 9A?« 110I 10 15 232? Draw. #J submit the above to correct the works fust . mentioned. ' J (c) If. 8 11-'ri, then 14 9; ll 2, 95, 4c., drawsslfriu "'ssgtf""1 by 1015' 19 >• 28> IS 15 13 9 1510te) 9 5 5 1 Ifi 3 8 71L 812 18 J6 11-16 23 27 Drawn. Game 414—" Centre." By Geo. ■Buchanan, theQlasgow Boy Champion. 1115 914 716 1219 24 °S go 97 2319 2623 2522 2723 i 623 iqfs Ji) iJS II isg If 15 IS 1015 2 6 15 22 7 11-i «» 1915 30 2G 2217 2617 2(17 IS 101». .1116 1620 1 Q- a £m 162,° 24 8 24E0 1710 1714 3223 118 411 15 19 615 3 7 «S*> 2? it 1713 SOU S3» 3126 23 IS JilO (a) Solution to Problem 1451. rawn. (i) In a game played recently in the Sonth Side clubrpoin, Glasgow, between Messrs W. Bryden •uw 1 S ivft th? f?, rmer. with Black, played 24 27 here and 16sf, as follows:—.1 2427 32 27 6 9 18 20 -"ig? 2.507 32 23- 23 IS 13 6 211 2117 $q »*■ ?7 23 2318 s«U 11 B^cl Vf lK i, , B 2 1115 "13 resigns, (r) 1511 only draws, sis follows :— 16 It 7 2 37 2 7 7 1 no 2024 2731 2622__252L 1410 Drawm ■mi. * „ ScoTTisn Championship. The following shows how Bryden defeated Brown la the first round, and evoked a round of applause from the spectators. Brown to play— [Black.] [White.] SS l$ 2l .Vi VI 2M °i% jjrji- il" Wl I3} |g SS S u s US ! 8«i 3il And after 2218, 13 17, 20 24,1116, 24 28,16 20 Ac-Mr-Brown--resigned. The matSh between Tefrie and Bryden in the secoad round was rather protracted, but Feme got in a win from the foUowing ending and play- ' '- ' Wt 28> 3l> 33- !Elack (Bryden) to 12 If) '27 23 16 20 16 il 2 9 11 7 221S 20 24 2316 610 2117 4 R 812 1019I 019 33 6 913 1815 And Bryden shortly resigned.

DRAUGHTS ITEMS,

Ihe Oamaru Tournament.-In the draughts column -of the Oaniaru Mail last week between lour and live inches' space is devoted to—well it isn t answering and it isn't discussing our remarks of a fortn, B ht ago, but it is evidently intended for =ometliing that way. It is first plaintive, then apologetic, a little interrogative, still mow ale" aye, and .altogether a proof that tbe writer has not be-en introduced to the subject he is writing do' ™«, uo.doubt h, e lneans just as well as w! do, so there is no good quarrelliug or even gettin" dißafrreeable-certainly.it is not in our line to dZ l°\ have teen more to the point however, had the Mail grven us space to a treatment of the rules adopted by the committee to govern the forthcoming tourney. With the best intentions we drew attention to several of thoae rules in this column recently, dealing with points of vital importance to those who intend to compete jn the.tourney But probably our remarks Jiave ueen laughed at," which is a convenient way of climbing over a difficulty-the fact that the difficulty still remains does not count. But it is to be hoped intending competitors will assist the cornsuttee by expressing their views on the rules We gladly open this column for that purpose- oieuters may be sent direct to the committee through> the secretary, Mr Mitchell, care of Oamaru jJaiL What is worth doing is worth doing well. - J°r<h a J 1 Ohess Wayer.-Richard Jordan araughts champion of the world, is well known by sight, and still better by reputation, to most draughts players m the eartand weet of Scotland • Lut it is not bo well known that he also plays a good game at chess, ami took part in the recent wo^o°m^l CL 1 eail 0, Vof aSiw bUrgh- When h° Scottish Draughts Quarterly.-Mr A. Brj-son theestpemed president of the Scottish Draughts Association and enterprising publisher of the Draughts World, is a niort industrious producer of draught* literature. His latest adventure ifa iin°P, of t^ rarf ht\ QQua, uarterly- somewhat on the r,rnl™ ,he ? UaI terly J Kfview, with certain improvements ad..cd ; and at the moderate price of sixpence, it cannot fail to prove a gigantic^uccess rhe intention of the work is primarily ofbourse to preserve in a permanent form the nunwoul pSy ewh°ichar e and V?'U^ le addUi-°n3 to V«™°™d g^r f x^oX:rT^:s ieaturo of the Quarterly, howsver ia that in entire analysis of an opening embraciu"tbe lr! critical lines and all the latfst play v "ll be "van &r| 3 S d=h^tr7^^Fi well as the other games given, and a dozen .elected problems are edited by Mr J. Lees. Dalmelii^ton ?&pPWISnC h In,' he v rote °f editor i 3 now^n! s.derable and should be a good guaranty for accurate work. Another feature of the Quarterly r" 4 a t £ oI"Plet« reproduction by Mr W G Loggntt, the celebrated problemist of th* numerous problems he has published from time to time in van.ius draughts columns. An exert lent plate of Wyllie and Martins and Some good editorial notesi make-altogether a most creditable magazine and a capital sixpence worth A Br i'=on a."d Co., 82 Troi^ate, GUsgow- J muS' VTOTth, Katoomba, New South Wales, agont

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

B'<>J?' *[••OO ak s°l"tions "f Problems 240 and 211 are correct. Thanks for problem ■^ which h used above. H. 3. S., Kapuka.—Your solution of Problem 241 is correct. The postage stamp had come off the envsl^e and cost i& hexe.

Solutions of Pnonruvs • onPA°r EU 2:ip-Vlt!W!- ""know^-BUck men topltyand7^ 11116 ** °a *7' k 26- Whito * 30 a1? i 1 H S5 g- WHUe ,n 10°^ El 4 W\n-T l- men Wh?tcVoilky^d^.ltemenon7'l3'l9'2l'3l--liia?* 27 24 '72* or (~!- i- 1Q 2a j. 3117 £7 2'J 2010 l(i 23 „ White wins. tlac. t. play aud draw. Sac Game 4 4 above ' %Vtfi' TV , ; Y llll6 mc" 0Q 12. 16. 21, 2i, ■18 33 ?7 9 514 16 7 310 „ ' Blrclc win 3. Solution of the Poe-kticai. Poe-sition (By 0. "en'ia 16 19 "^ k"^ °Q °- W' kU • WMte nil v' ss'-^: as gg ISIS 7 2 1014 20i2 87 M o _^, g ___ Black wins.