DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10899, 4 September 1897, Page 7

DRAUGHTS.

Conducted bt Jos. Aberxetht.

Solutions of problems, games, and anal«M invitcil for this sMumn. Games should be written in lWe columns *s oclow, m« si! correspondence adilressed-to ta« Uraajhts Kditor. t

PPvOBLEII 290. ■No. 9''in Competition. Krst Class.—By "Checker." V [Black.]

[White.] Black to play; WhiWto draw. -■

PROBLEM-291. No. 1C in Competition. FirsE Class.—By "Flora Temple." ' . [Black.] .....

[White.] White to play and draw.

fROBLBM 252. No. 11 is Cojipetihon. Second Clasa.—By " Wait-a-Bit."

' PROBLEM 293.' No. 12 in Competition. Second Class.—By ■" Jumbo."-. ■

FBlack.]

[Black] ■

[Whits:] ■ • Lwhite.j,White to plSy and win. Black to play, and.win- '■' • Kotes'to Competition Problems. :■'-•' No 9 _j a " Kelso " ending which was played as given across-board in 1890. Unfortunately the author cannot find the play leading to the posixion. ~- ■ ' _.-,(- . •■-' y..-f''. '•■<..-. ■(■'.' -'No 10.—A''ood companion to Nd!' 4.*, ; :-.'..' ' No's- 11 and 12.—Both'- being;-in'- the original " stroke "section, the players who are not analyists will be interested. > ■;■■■' •' ' . • >-. •':''.,''- "

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.'.';.' Gajie 482—" Glasgow." r. ''"'. . By "Will o' the Wisp." :' ■ • 11 15 '27 11 '16 IB ' 5 9 11- 15 23 19 716 25 22 22 17 ■25 22 '8 11 '80 11 9 X .811 ffl-15.;18 =22 17 3 7 2925 26 23 22 15 11 16 ' '-28-24 4 8 19 2B -10 26 -24 20 : 17 13 30 23 -31 : 2 i 16 23 24, 2U ■ The followiag position' is formed, being Problem 149S (No. sin Competition) :-Black men onl, A 6, 9,12,14; White mea on 13, "17, 20, 21, 22, 32. Black to play and draw. '-.. • , re 10" 10 25' 16 19 31 26; 26 30----■TZ 6 "17 10* 7 2 5 9 17 14 ■" 9' -15 24 '19 .25 .32 '27 ,30 .25-; 32 27* -."16 11 .2 7 914. 22 IS, .9 13* 24 27 23 27 20 30 ...20.'..52 : *I 23*' .10 6 -7 10 14 9-e 10 15. 15 27 31 27 32 30 2B 33 17 '23 19 G 1 ■•■ 1 5 .9 6:14 10 59 .12 It; '9 14 27-23-f;-7 •20 16-6 11 '7 ,10 17 ' 6'-- I' o-"prawn " : (a) This is considered to be'a loss, but-, if, the fbllowing'play is sound it shows that Black, can . (6) If 19.15, Black draws easily. ,".--. ',; ".(e).H 1118, 3025, etc., draw. , '~ ."_.,,

: OUR1 PROBLBM AND: GAME' :>: '■' .■;. , : COMPBTITXpN. . " ' ..;.""' .-■■■ • ' Pr6ble>is. . .;'...

1. Bert Original End-game Problem-lst prize, g. Best'Original- Stroke ,Problem-lst prize, £1; '■■, 2nd, 10s. ":■•'• ~ ■ " v, -"::: 3 Best Selected.Stroke Problem—los.-:.- . = . . ■ .. 4. Beat Selected End-game Problem—los. ,-.,.. ■':<■;"'.'.-■'.'•■-• - - '"Games/ ■ ; ;"-'v; . ■'":''/_ I :Be'st"Original Game—lst prize, £1; '2nd; 10s. ;• 5. Most BriHiant Selected Game—los.- '^ ' ; The word "original" means- "not; previously published." ' ;"' '' ''•'' ' ■'No competitor fShaU.enteri more-than- oneapro* blem ti each " selected " section, nor ; more; than one "selected" game. ~';.: < ,:'.' Game 3or problems that have beea. awarded a prize elsewhere shall not be, eligible for,'£his competition.1 ' ' '• ■ ' '"-•' .'.; ,-,.,; '.'-. 7 " Full particulars must accompany selected ltsm^ *• All entries to have norn de plume, and name and address attached. • -:i ■ " ,'•■ ;■' ■->■" /'''. i":': Barnes and- solutions to problems.-must be written in columns in order for publication. :J , Prizes ars cash. ''.. ~-. .... -.-.-.;...;; .Entriesclose SEPTEMBER 21/ , .....,, ....

DRAUGHTS MATCH.\

Woodlands v. Wyndham..

' This interesting match took: place' on the 20tii alt at Wyndham. The weather was extremely linpropitious, and there could have been jio room; for grumbling in Wyndham had the visitiag team; elected to cultivate the comforts of tbeir. v ... am i D "le neuk"arid feed fat their craving for the bloodless strife by fighting o'er again infancy the battles of byegone days. "But Woodlands, perhaps inspired'by some prophetic .vision .' of sucees3. donned their "winters", and set forth behmd.a: spanking f oiir-in-hand for the field of action, reaay to do or—be done. As will be seen by reference to the score 3, success waited upon their enterprise, and surely Dame Fortune had been most unkind had she granted .them lens than victory. Woodlands1 was well represented,-their team being practically full strength, only one player beingabsent whose inclusion would have materially strengthened the team. Wyndham was unfortunate in losing the services of the veteran Mr 1.. Ayson, whose presence would. no doubt .have helped to equalise matters. ' .; ".,-; The match took place in the Athenteum rooms.. Messrs C. Souness (Wyndham) and .B. Berry ' (Woodlands) were the ; respective 'captains. -=• we append the results:— ' .-....' ■Wyndhaji. Woodlands. . Wins. - Draws. ■■ . >Vms 1 Souness •' 1 jR. Berry ... • -0 ■I A. Mitchell .-.Lit. Leith 0 ; , j "I frieze' •■-', ■"■ : 2' W\ £^cholsoh?: ' o\] 3 1 'W. Alexander "."•••'| •:". l;Bogue ■: '■-.;•-l"Ji-Kerr" v"; ' "*,;;; 0 Bremrier ' ■ 2':B. Nicholson ■ 1. '- 0■ J. Walker ... 2W; Berry •' ■.' 1 ' ■ If A. Stewart 1 ■■■?. Nicholson--.-.-: 0 .. 2 J. Lumsden 0 G. M'Kay • - ; -, 1 •■■ , 0■ T. Morrison 2 C. W. Kerr 0. 0 R. M. Jl'Ksy IW. Swale 3 1 A/Simpson 0 X Bell .'-...' 1 0 Ford 0 D.Munroe 4 1 Dodd 0 J. Gobi 3 1 Barker OR. Walker, jun. 2: I, F.J. Wright . l:A.Lawßon ■ 1 J s ■■-.•:.; * Te" .... ." ; m.". At the conclusion of the match both teams sat iovrn to'an excellent snpper. in Mrs Blackley s lining room, and subsequently a number, of good songs were sung, some suitable speeches made, arid altogether a pleasant hour Bpent m harmony arid good-fellowship under thp presidency of Mr James Walker. The spoakers were Messrs'J. Lumsden, ;Berry, Alexander, A..MitcbeH, and.Ji Nicholson ; and songs were contributed by Messrs C Kerr, I). F. Bremner, T..Morrison, A. Simpson,. H; and ft. Nicholson. "

DEA.UGHTS ITEMS,

SPECIAL.—We have received inquiries' from intending competitors in the problem tourney as to what constitutes a "stroke" problem as distinguished from an "end-game problem, lne judges will be guided Ly this:—"A stroke problem must involve the (jiving or taking of a piece orpieces after not more than two moves'of the uminmtr.side." For example V Black men on 3, 6, 14 22- White men on 11, 13, 21, 2y—Black to move and win :-22 26, 29 25,14 18, 21 17, 37, etc. That gives the imnning side (Black) two moves before the sacrifice. A •' stroke"; may be set with the losing side to move first, as when a piece is en prise, but that will not'affect'"the role. There is no limit to the end-game section, Any problem, stroke or otherwise, entered for that section will be judged accordingly. 'One correspondent is under the" impreusion that only one .prpblejn/can be entered for any one "original" section-.; That is not so. There is no limit to the number of entries for original problems. In consequence of this misunderstanding we have extended the time for entries to>entember 21. "' ■'' xßoreham at Maheno.—Mr J. A. Boreham. will not be to blame, surely, if the "auld farrant" tame does not flourish in North Otago. Among other things, the champion ha 3 paid another visit to'llaheno, when he contested 12 boards simultaneously. • His first score' was 19 wins and 3 draws • this last visit resulted iv a score of 22 wins, 2 draws, and 1 Joss. Mr \V. J. Frew made the creditable score of 1 win and 1 draw, the other draw being secured by Mr D. Koger. A hearty vofe of thanks to Mr Boreham terminated the proceedings. ~„.., Mr R. L. Clegg has written the following lines as a tribute to the memory of Bowdish, Kirkwood, and Webster, three prominent players'who died recently.— - No storied urn or sculptured bust • : -To sound your fame in empty phrase; Your deeds are writ by printer's art Securely fo^ all future days. . The brilliant p'iay, in skilful game, • Is garnefed for admiring eyes; ' ' And whilst the handicraft remains The fame of craftsmercnever dies. An IntelLgent Piayer.-A player in Nebraska recently asked the checker editor of the New York V- e»kly Tribune to explain what constitutes » rfn>,wn g'-m'e in checker.". "You call a game drawn with half a dozen men on a-side, when 1 »hoasd be acb to lose the game seven times over ivjtiisut knowing I vras beat."

TO (XRKESPONDENTS.

"BETA.'—Of the iro positions which you for warded rsjjatly. fl's regret that the Brat one wil-

not clay; there seems no way of rectifying it. In the second one, you have overlooked a two Joe one at the first move, which spoils an otherwise neat problem. .Perhaps you can alter both of them.' \ ' .■."•'. . - ..-: .- .-,'.

: ■■ ■ Solutions of Problems. Problem 256.-(See Game 452 above.) Problem 287 (No. 6 in Competition).—Black man ou S. kings on !), 22, 25;.. White man on o, kin's on 3, 12, 28.. >Vhite to play and win. ■6 '1 11 15 1 5 19 23 13 15. Sll 7.10 ■ 9 13 5 9 16 19 3 7 15 39 12 16 White wins. Problem 2SS (No. 7 in Competition). — Black men on 10, 11, 25; White men on )3,19, king on 17. White to play and win. 17 21 25 HO 9 6 17 14 10 U-a, 21 25 21 17 2 7. 18 9 30 21 -6 2 White wins, (a) 25 30,1814, White wins. ; . Problem 259 (No. 8 in Competition).— Black man on 8, kings on 9, 30 ; White men on- 26, 31, •30- 26 28 17 812 12 19 19 26 Then 31 6, AVhite wins.