DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14257, 4 July 1908, Page 14

DRAUGHTS.

COHDBCTID BI Joa. AbiBMTSY. tfc , CLUB DIBECTORY. Otago Dbabqhts Cure.—Club meets even Saturday evening »t the clubrooin, J[»ola»gan (opposilo Universal Hotel"), Visitors welcome. Bobe Cu;B.-Club meets in Hie Criterion Hotel every Mouday and Friday evening ■\V. Tibbies, secretary. * . Paliiirstoki Cujb.—Club meets in the Athensuui every Wednesday and Saturday •veninj. J. Macfartane, sccietary. PROBLEMII7S. By JVm. Veal, Soutlmnpto, Englaad. [Bucxj

i , [WHTTB.] JBl«ck:/G, 13, 15, 17, 23. White: 20, 81, 32 kiag 8. White to play, Black to win, . PROBLEM 1176. (Author sot given,). [BUCJL]

[Warns.] |Shck: 3, 20, 21, 28, longs 17, 27, 32. White;' 8, 16, 23, 26, 29, kings 10, 19. White ta play nnd win. [A correspondent forwards thia stroke, but (does not give the author's name. Bo' would like our Readers to try it, as it took J, P, ttteed 15 minutes' thinking.—Db. Ed,] TO CORRESPONDENTS. iffi, A., Maiton.—Your solution of Problem 1173. is correct. Other, solvers agree with your remarks on it. BL 0. 8,, Asltburion.—lt is never an easy matter to discover tho uses of adversity. Yet Bacon ia correct when he 6&ys that "prosperity doth best discover vice, but' 'adversity doth best discover virtue." To realise that, however, requires a. philosophy built of sterner stuff than- the fabric of ■ k vision. Hope matters have taken a turn for tho better. Your solution of Problem . 1173 is correct. Thanks for enclosure., IW. J. F, Hiwinod.—Your solution of • Problem 1173 is correct. S. M'P.-Have replied. K. F., Alton.—Your solution of Problem 1173 is coned. Your letter reached us via Invercaigill. U. F., Colyton.—Your are correct in solutions to Problems 1170, 1171, ' and 1173. You won't forgot the last one in a Lurry, will you! 3?. H.—Hardly expected you would get through, A. M., Dunback.-Your solution of Problem 1174 is correct. It required no more play. : GAMES. Game 2317.—" Double Corner," By Wsr. Yeai,, Southampton, England. 914 710 10 15 24 28 27 23 28 "J 21 19 : 2419 19 10 17 14 14 10 a-17 B 11,16 IBS! 615 28 32 23 IS 17 1915 2619 2217 21 17 72 • 6 2 1018 8 U MIS 18 23 1815 1915 2415 3D 8 17 14 2(1 19 ,2 6 10 : 7 710 411 12 16 1124 24 2S b-JS li 27 24 30 20 .2117 II 7 29 25 1019 11 15 16 20 310 28 32 10 24 15 32 28, 25 21 14 7 25 22 2 9 2 7 15 24 20 24 32 27 32 2S c-yl4 28 24 28 19 14 10 17 14 22 17 (a) Mr M'Gill offers this to dta,w and correct a Scottish tourney game, where 17 14 losea. '. ' {b) Mr M'GiU plays 1 G here, drawn. '• (c) Forms Problem 1172 Otago Daily Times Position-Black: 14, kings 11, 15. White--13, 31, king 3. White to play and draw. Continue: •■'■, J3 9 25 30 15 5 2.4 5 1 3014'. Wl7 II S 10 IS 3 8 711 5 1 9(i 30 25 5 1 2 7 S 3-3 9 5 17 22 59 14 10 15 15 ]S 1 6 b 1 25 22 3127-1 20 24 15 5 1 1510 9.5 1118 19 18 ]814 6 2 1 o 2218 27 24 24 19 5 1 Drawn. 22 25 5 1 16 20 16 ]2 14 9 5 9 1814 2419 19 15 15 (1) If 15, G 1, 31 27, 10 15 27 24-(2), 11 1G 24 20,16 11, 69, 15 18, B. wins. (2) If 5 9, 15 19, 9 14, 1 6, 14 17, C 10 17 22, 10 14, 22 25, 14 18, 25 30, 19 23 ■ 07,04 18 23, B. wins. ' (3) If 8 i, 10 7, 1 G, 7 3, G 9, 15 10, 9 5, 10 G, 5 1, 11 7, 1 10, 7 14, 4 8, 3 7, B. wins (4) If 6 9, 3 8, 9 14, 8 11, 14 18, 1 5, 10 G\ 19 IG, G I,' ig 12, drawn. ! CRITICISM. _ : Mr Hugh Egan, South Yaira, Melbourne, fmte3 as follows in Melbourne Weekly Times on tho New Zealand! championship games Gardiner v. Butterfield, which appeared in our Ifelbpurno contemporary from- this column:—' In the first of the two games, at the 10th move of Mr Hilliker's ncte (f), the following is tho position—Black: 2 5 G 22, king 39. White: 13, 17, 29, 31, 'ion" B.' Black to move. • ° Mr Hilliker plays 30 25, and allows a chance of a draw by 31 26, etc., but 30 2D appears to win—viz., 30 20, 8 11-(a), 610 11 16-(B), 20 23, IG 11, 23 18, etc, Black iwins. i (a) 31 27, 26 30, Black wins. ! .(B) 31 27, 2G 30, 27 23, 10 15, Black wins., 1 At the '61st move of the second gamo of : ■the pair, the following i 3 the position'— J Black: 5, 10, 14. 23, king 22. White- 13 ' 16, 17, 21, king 7. Black to move. ' ' _ Mr Butterfield played 5 9, and lost; but ! if.he had just taken the trouble to shift ' the piece off 23 ho could havo drawn—viz. 23 20, 16 11-(a), 2G 30, 11 8, 30 20, 83, and 1 now 59, etc., draws without further trouble. I (a) 7 2 or 11, 5 9, etc., draws the first; 14 18, second. j