DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11917, 15 December 1900, Page 11

DRAUGHTS.

GSMBBSTEB BY Jsii. ABEP.NETUI.

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PROBLEM 491. By J. Stenhouse, Edinburgh, in L^cd^ Mercury. [Black.]

[White.] ■White to piny and win.

GAMES.

For the two following games, played in a blindfold exhibition given by Mr Willie Gardner at the London D.C., we (Leeds Mercury) are indebted to Mr A. Jj. Sellar, London : — Game 931.—"Wi1l o' the Wisp." Blaclc-G:irdne>. White-Sellar. 11 15 25 18 12 If! 21 17 :! lit 30 2K 23 )!) 7 II 20 ffi SI 14 IS 14 1 5 9 is 1915 r> fl 37 in ii ia-n 14 in 22 18 10 111 2(i £2 lii 21-A 27 II Ii 8 35 22 Uls lti 1!) 10 7 815 And 'now we have the following interesting position: — ■ Contimw:- rr.r.tcn.l (7K oi /. ■".-. ' ir. id SO -l-C ;r a r . < c JO 10 nil ' *a • •»* -.' v *1 Q , !»' . wWoVf VS ■ 22 17 V i-S:-2 i ,» si s'; 33 22 >;'c\ ■ ,' ft ai -l [Whitk.l Drawn. (A) Given as a loss by Mr Gardner in the "B. D. P.", nbo the text reply as the only move for White. (b) The champion's new move to sustain the Black draw. (c) What about 10 G here? Has Black a sound draw afterwards?—A.L. S. Game 932.—" Kelso." Waek-Gnr.lner. White Sftllar. 30 13 811 nl4 IS 23 2:127 H-8 12 22 18 3!l IS 32 £7 27 IS 31 ?4 Ifi 19 35 22 4 S II IS 14 53 34 23 2ii 30 25 18 30 25 21 15 22 IS 15 10 10 23 11 ]« • 10 1!) 1 Ii 2 7 21 211 13 17 29 25 23 16 2f 23 in 6 10 7 21 l!l 9 lit 12 l» 7 11-A 710 310 913 25 £2 27 24 23 19 0 2 2 7 28 24 6 (I 3 14 6 !) 11l 14 30 14 Black £4 19 18 9 35 10 19 15 7 10 rescind (a) Mr Gardner was not in good " form " on the occasion of his exhibition at the London Club, the constant noise of the street traffic disturbing his powers of mental calculation. Had he taken the " shot" here by 14 17, he would in all probability have won, somewhat us follows:—. "Whito-Sellar. Black- Gardner. Continue:— White 34 17 I, .- , 31 2R 21 34-1 h &(.o&i m "5 SO 7 in O8jO*<! S'OF 3« oj 34 7 « BOKOMO 30 M O(; WA '•■■■*•-•-■* V* QlfOl 25 is »jaoaoß. -„ -; 8 OH Oil *!w \vi Z. 4 Vii ni c;n 2 7 <**%£•./. aa jg jj 27 23 Black. (5 9 730 Black to pky. II 7 21 19 20 22 30 25 B wing. (b) Here we think that Black missed his lost chance to draw; 2G 31, followed by 1G 19, 14 18, etc., seems .sound enough. U) 23 14 3 19 19 16 « 9 2S 21 23 14 37 2G 27 21 fill 2- r> 22 2'i 23 5 I 31 22 3f> 23 36 7 27 31 17 14 14 17 7 10 24 J9 2 11 21 37 31 15 B wins. 14 7 23 27 22 18 31 20 14 5 STRICKLAND'S STRATEGY. The following fine example of Strickland's strategy wo republish at the request of a correspondent; it will well repay the most careful study. [White.]

[Black.] Black to play and draw.

Black's position looks hopeless on the face of it, as, go which way he will, he must iose a piece by the exchange; but note the play of the master, by which he finally emerged with a, diaw with two men down, as follows: — 10 IS" 17 10 12 lfi 22 17 *H 18 39 10 814 9 5 "2 6! 23 U 615 13 9.A 16 20 26 22 *6 8 ! Drawn

(a) 22 17, 2 6, 26 22, 12 16, 10 7, 15 19, 17 10, 19 26, etc., drawn.