DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12403, 12 July 1902, Page 11

DRAUGHTS.

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. PROBLEM OSS .

By E. E. Cr.r.sswELL, Nottingham. (Leeds Mercury:) [Blici.]

[ White.} Black lo piny and draw. Black on 10,14,16,19; White on 17, 21.28, King 8. *

PROBLEM 504.

By " Sturgeon," in Leeds Mercury. [Black.]

[Wbjte.] Black to pin)' and draw. Black oil 5, Kings 1, 15; While oil 13, 14, 22, King 3. GAMES. Tho following interesting game was played at .Hornby' (Canterbury), between Messrs Hobert Boswell and Millard, late ot Wanganui, now of Hornby: —

.The \wo following games were played at' Boston, Masl, U.S.A., between ,Mr Wendeninth, a noted Chicago expert; and C. F. Barker, ex-world's champion, during a recent visit of the former to Boston. For the score we aro indebted to the Chicago Liter-Ocean; the notes are ours (Leeds Mercury):—

(b) Up.lo this point the game is the same as Robertson's "Guide, var. 19; the book continues 13 21, 18 9, G IS, 27 20,10 15. etc., drawn. '(c) A trioky line, in which Barker is quite "at home." In his match with Freeman he varied with 11 15, and the game was continued—2G 22, 15 24, 27 20, 3 8, 17 13, 8 11, 22 18, G 9, etc., resulting in & draw. .(d) This " throw up" seems forced; if 2(> 22, 11 15, 27 24, 6 9,17 13, 7U, B. wins. (e) Not much chance for Black to score a win now, but Barker tries tn make the most of it; if IS 23, 27 9, 6 22, 26 17, 7 11, 17 14, thegame is a straight draw. Game 1091~"Double Corner." Black—Wendemuth. White—Barker.

(a) The old line. . (b) This is considered weak; 11 1G is the usual line. (c) Looks like the loser. We submit; 10 15 to draw. The position is diagrammed:— Black.

White. While to piny. (B) 1G 19, 31 26, 8 12, 29 25, 1 8, 14 9, 7 10, 21 17, etc., W. wins. . (C) M 22, 1G 19, 14 9, 19 23, 22 18, 8 11, 9 5, 11 16, etc., drawn. (I) 2313 1118 £7?: i 811 25 22 7 11! 15 IS SO'2s-d 18 27 31 SB 11 IK 2213 2215 13 17 32 23 3 7 20 U HlB Drawn. (d) If 19 15,811 gives Black the better game.

' DRAUGHTS ITEMS.

A Correction.—ln lust week's column we give the ending of (he first game between Messrs Boreham and Lucas in the Town v. Country match, and stated that 27 24 would draw, That is not correct,- as readtrs are no doubt aware. Mr Lucas drew attention to it on Saturday night. Mr Borcham could have drawn, however, by 17 21. The Veteran Martins.—The June Draughts

World is to hand with customary promptness and nil its usual features of interest... In th« Answers to Correspondents is the following: — Win. Brownlte, New Zealand.—We were pleased to bo tho medium of handing over your generous gift of money to the Martina Fund. The old man lias been visited lately by..on» o! the fund trustees, and lie is full of gratitude to his friends for their timely help to him in his declining days." A Leeds Mercury correspondent, Mr Harry L. Hopcroft, of Manchester, breaks out in praise of Darnell, as follows: I long to fight for Darnell time, To join oncc more that glorious game, And feel the thrill of a'mighty charm . Where victor must be brave and calm. r long to feci that keen delight, Where ifan tests man with main and might, Till al the last he'll rise ur.d yawn—-. "Shake hands, old chap, 'tis onlv drawn." English Tourney Games.—From recent files we learn that the copyright of the played in the recent English Championship Tourney has been purchased by a'Leeds gentleman, and they will shortly be published in book form, with an Account of the tourney and biographical sketches of the contestants. Mr Willie Gardner has been entrusted with jlie annotating of the games, and the editing and publishing of the book, which is a. guarantee that the work will lie efficiently executed; the printing has also been placed in 1 the hands of a Leeds firm. Hefiner's Invention.—The Draughts "World for June has the following par. under the heading of "American Items": —"Grover looks like a winner of the big Boston 'knock-down and knock-out' tournament. It is ou the scheme that if 16 players start in a tournament, the eight beaten in the first round are fknockcd-down,' and begin a seporatc tournament of their own. After all but one man in cach torney has been eliminated, or 'knocked-out,' the winners of each tourney play, and at last only one man remains of the 10. The plan is MrHeffner'R invention." This would seem to be intended for it definition of what we in New Zealand call the "two-life knock-out" system. If that is the case, Mr Heffner Is a trifle lato in "inventing," as that style of tourney has been common in this colony for many years. If, on the other hand, the paragrunh is a correct description of what they intend doing in Boston, we can only say that Boston draughts players' must. be "peculiar bein's." _ A World's Tournament.--A Manchester gentleman (says the Leeds Mercury) some few months back, as announced in our columns at the time, offered to give £50 as the nucleus of a fund to promote a draueiits tournament open to the world, to be played at Manchester. Mr Allan Hynd, the ex-champion, has the affair in hand, and players arc wailing expectantly for some announcement as to what stens are being taken to bring about the event. The question, "Will it ever come off ?" is eagerly asked ou all . sides. To have any prospect of inducing olavers from America. Australia, and New Zeab.nd to | come over to thin country lo participate in such ; a contest, a prize' fund of .-6250—at the lowest j estimate—must be guaranteed To-raise such , a sum among draughts players by : subscription. I even with so generous adonation na .{SO to head the list, in no light task to undertake; Twice ' previously such is project has been mootedthe first time being in America, on the occasion of the World's Fair at Chicago, 1893, the ~ second at Glasgow on the occasion o? the ; great exhibition of la3t yeav-and both ended ignominiously in "smoke." If it is intended to . bring the_ present project to a more successful ' issue, it is full time the promoters were "up J ana doing;'

Game 1039—'"Dundee." Black—Boswell. While—Millard. 12 in 25 21 10 23 J!) Hi 18 25 2419 £4 20 1 li 2111» R11 2D 22 2(1 2:) 812 2« 23 15 )S 10 12 !125 19 IB 23 IS IB 19 22 15 JO 15 27 21 2!i lil 10.15 23 lii 13 22 17 13 25 30 Hi 7 2t 17 121!) :12 S7 52 2/1 23 lit 3 10 9 13 27 24 11 18 13 I! HO 20 Black 18 14- 4 8, 21 17 2 9 11110 wins, fi 10 30 20 0 » 31 22 7 14

Game 1090—"Second Double Corner." Black—Barker. "White—Wendemulli. 1115 514 1 5-A 15 22-B 18 2-2-E 32 1G 24 1!) So 22 - 38 9 2« 17 lit 15 8 11 15 24 11 ]» 5 J4 7 11 10 10 1(120 2819 Si 28 2!) 25 30 20 17 S 22 18 8 )1. 15 24. S11 n 7-c 22 25 HO 25 22 18 28 )9 25 22 )!> )5-d 3 R IS H 9 14 4 8 1115 xU18 23 30 19 24 18 9 22 18 22 18 2:) 19 26 22 1410 Drawn.

(a) Wyllie played 8 11 against Freeman, reuniting in a fine draw, as follows: — 811 If! 20. G 15 27 31 1 5 17 22 18 ii 17 14 ' 23 18' 31 7 9 « 16 li 13 20 27 15 19 3127 B » 22 25 M 25 31 24 IS 14 7 2 (i 1 «)0 31 15 10 17 17 21 27 S3 ft 14 25 20 27 24 ]9 10 22 18 18 14 22 IS JO 14 711 1210 19 J4 23 M 1417 20 25 25 22 24 £0 2H 22 34 9 7 2 54 IS 11 1G 2 (1 24 27 19 23 23 7 13 17 2137 £0 11 14 10 2 7 211 IS 14 Drawn.

!>14 10 15 b 7)4 fill) 5 14 15 24 £218 '28 24 25 22 22 38 2G 22 22 18 no 15 22 9 n i r, n >r>-o 10 in 24 20-A 2(i 10 SO 26 IS !) 24 19 ' 18 0 W wi[18.