DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14447, 13 February 1909, Page 3

DRAUGHTS.

Conducted nr Jos. Adkbkstot. PROBLEM 1238. By V. Xl'Pubbsob, Wellington. [Buci.]

[White.] Slack: 2, It, king 18. 'White: 9, 14, king 4. White to play and diaw. I'ROBLK.M 1239. By J. R. Yeoman, England. [Buck.]

[WinTE.] Black: 1, i, king 3. White: 12, kings 10, 11. White to play and win. [The above was forwarded by a Timaru correspondent, who wanted a solution for it. It is a very useful study.—Dit. Ed. O.D.T.] TO CORRESPONDENTS. W. M. 'Mills, Sydney.—Thanks for interesting game and notes. G. C, Moonlight.—Your solutions of Problems 1234 and 1215 arc correct. T. !•'., I'eel Forest.—Your solutions lo Problems 1210 and 1211 are correct. J, A. B.—Thanks for play. GAMES. N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES, 1903. [Wo have tlio solo right of publication of the tourney games. Played under the twomove restriction.] W. TIBBLES v. J. A, SCOTT. Gome 2tO!. —" Ayrshire Lassie." Black-Tibbies. White-Scott. 11 IS II) lull 1 8 10 15 711 23 27 24 2D 2217 17 13 18 11 1:1 !l Si £1 15 I'l-a 7 It) D 8 12-K 15 18 li) 111 '.'8 32 23 Jti 29 Sj-n 22 iff 11 9 II (I ti 9 12 HI 1!) 21 1 l> 12 111 11 15 lb 18 2218 28 li) 18 il '.1 3 li 2 21 17 914 15 24 614 18 2! 24 27 18 27 18 il 2522 2) It) 5 I SI 24 17 111 5 14 Sll 14 2.1 2 7 19 21 W.wins 25 22 2« 21! 27 18 IID 2 ti (Notes by F. E. Hillikcr, champion.) (a) Throws the game into the " Bristol." (li) A good line, hut not often adopted, (c) (i 111 is also a good continuation, (u) New ground; 20 16 the usual. (e) Appears weak, while 10 15 would lose by 20 16, 11 20, 23 18. A more hopeful line •would bo ,'l 7, 22 18, 14 17, 21 14, 10 17, 13 9, G 111, 32 28. Crvino 2403. —" Ayrshire Lassie." Black-Scott. White-Tibbies. 11 15 !l 1.1 4 8 ti 10 13 s2 2ti 22 24 20 23 19 32 27 22 18 24 19 IS M II 11 811 811 14 17 22 2.-> 22 IS 22 IS 22 IS-A 31 211 21 14 15 10 14 9 15 22 14 23 2 7 111 17 7 14 c-lS 14 25 9 27 18 57 23 19 15 18 il 0 2 514 II 15 10 II 3 8 25 30 14 5 £9 25 18 11 30 25 28 24 9 ti |>2 li 0 9 723 I I! 17 22 30 »i> l>rawu 23 23 20 19 25 22 Jti 17 2.1 )8-n (a) Published play to hero. In Frasct's "Ayrshire Lassie" 27 23 is given, an even gamo eventuating. The text move keeps the piny out of (lie " Defiance.'' (li) 1!) 10 a!so draws. (c) IS 23 and White wins by 6 2, 25 10, 3 7.

(n) Kvenly contested throughout. 11l W. Mackrell Mills, Sydney, writes as follows: — Tho followiui; game was the only one on this line played in the English championship tournament last Easter, and was contested between Messrs A. Jordan and If. lioirnll, It is interesting on account o[ the handling it liiis received from the critics, inc.ludiui; ILr J. A. Kear, jun., the editor of tho recently-issued Tournament Games Book, whose notes appended to this game as singularly inadequate, not to say inaccurate, and afford a striking instance of lapsus meniorite, lave in the history of the great expert. Game 2-100.—" Alma." Black—Jordan. White—Morrnll, II in :jis:i 6l» »i:: a; i:s 22 17 27 IS 13 « ti ID 21 lil , s it it in l eti s a ki is 2iin is n 27 2:1 io in inn :i 8 s is 2H.li Wit ?,izi ss 22 7 :i a in 2s n 211 &-, 11 lli 12 lfi-B ID lil 2:! 27 13 17 Sti 2!) 17 i:i.c 3 7 21 !'.l 25 SI 7 11 D II 2 11 27 32 17 22 .'IO 2fi 21 20 IB 7 111 Hi 21 17 1,1 IS It! I!'.R i 8 12 1!) t>. llj K! 7-A :!2 27-l) 7 2 lli U ID 13 lli !!0 , H 17 5 9 30 2t> IS 2:1 Ul £G 21 M 2 ti 20 Hi Divtwu. (Notes by W. M. Hills.) (a) In Drmnmond's third edition, revised (Mid corrected in the Draughts Players' Weekly Magazine, April, ltr'3s. this way of taking is given as a loss. At the 21st move Drunmiond jilayecl 9 13, but a draw on his play was shown in Baker and Heed's "A'.iiin," var. 13 (published 1S!B). James Lrcs proposed to restore the win in his analysis in the Draughts' World (December. lKlli, but 'the draw was discovered by .Messrs W. Curdy and W. Lamb, Draughts World,

Problem 2G6, whoso play has been reproduced in Mr K c ar's charming reprint of Dnimmond's Third Edition.

(n) This move was given by Jos Brown to win for Black; his play, which may bo found in British Draughts Player," p. 15D, was republished bv Mr J. A. Jienr, jun.. in the Falkirk Mail "(July. lfili); but in September, IP9", the Draughts World printed (Uiirao 7;l'j) play by Mr C. Hotter, with the following note:—"Ciivcn bv J. A. Koar, jun., in Falkirk Mail to win and correct S. I). Q., but his knowledge of this line is scarcely up-to-date, at; a draw was shown on the play he quotes some years ago." (c) Brown played 32 27 at this point, and B. won; but Mr Heficr published pluv to draw by 17 13, correcting Brown. Mr Kcar, jun., says the correction is by Mr A. Cain, but I guess the Chicago crack was the originator. When and where did Mr Cain publish? (n) From here Mr Hotter plays as follows: 22 J7 IS 22 Si 21! 20 30 311 2li It 17 20 K 27 21 2t 20 I! 7 •'* Prawn, (4 Ul7 (i 9 32 tf 19 23 21 19 21 M 13 (i 20 31 11 g .il 27 15 HI Hli 27 24 411 3 8 20 H Drawn.-C. Ifefter.

DRAUGHTS ITEMS. Otago Club.—The Otngo Club resumed its meetings last Saturday evening nt its new clubroom m the Trades Hull, Moray place. A pleasant evening was spent, the various players seeming lo be quite keen after tlio two nionlhs' spell. Mr A. Malhicson.—One of the pleasures of last .Saturday's meeting of the Draughts Club was mooting Mr A. Matbiosou, an old club member, who has recently returned from a ten months' holiday trip in tile Old Country. On his own showing be has had a glorious time, and his stalwart figure looks as though prepared for the wrestling arena. Ho did little in the way of draughts when away, but there was nothing flabby about his play last Saturday evening, though tested by such an opponent as .Mr Borchain. Club members gave Mr Maihicson a hearty wo - come.

A Chess and Draughts Match.-Wc have it on excellent authority that a resident of Pim oU "i! C, , f V i cWri *' is willi "t-' l 0 P ro viue i 00 as half of a purse for a match between v > ;\, llay (recently on a visit to Duncdm), of Melbourne, and any plover iu New toland, the New Zealamler to'provide asimilar sum. The nmtch is to consist of an cqiml number of both eness and draughts games, this offor should not. go a-be-iu" »s D.incdm possesses several men who" are auto exponents of both gallics. Messrs Geo l'orcmaii and F. Laugstou are strong chess payers, and just a notch behind them como Messrs Ilil.lker and Brodic. with others who eujoy a bout at chess. Circumstances at present, however, narrow the selection. Mr foreman has don e very little at draughts or a number of years, although he usee! to bo one of the finest players in New ZealandMr Langslon is a member of a Government survey party which left last week for a three or four months' task at Ida Valley, which rather counts him out at present- Mr Lrodio, owing to his work, could do nothing in the matte just now; but as far as we know Mr Hillikcr is untrammelled by any disability Hi., position as draughts champion of J\cw Zealand should leave notliiii" w l» desired on that score, and a few uion lis practice at chess should make him a worthy opponent even for Mr Hav. That is }«» PMition; the forms would appear to be ilillikcr to move 'and V On Saturday, November 28, 1008, at the matinee at, the Empire Theatre, Newcastle, an interesting presentation took place. Mr C.eorge Anger, tho tallest actor in the world, who promised during the week his sketch Jack the Giant Killer," at the conclusion of his performance thanked the audience for ieir patronage, and went on to compliment ho musical director, Air J. W. Dawson, upon the exec lent orchestra in hi, charge, and said he had never before bad his music so well played as it had been during that wc»k As ti mark of his appreciation he had the greatest p.easure in presenting Mr Daw-ot with a new baton The baton was a handsome dark polished stick, with three beautiful chased silver-mounts. The presentation will not doubt be interesting | 0 Mr Dawson's many friends, and especially to the followers of the game of draughts, as Mr Dawson has most ably conducted the draughts column in ho Newcastle Weekly Chronicle for a number of years.—Leeds Budget. Mr Beit Titus recently" remarked that nothmg is less m accord with the elemental idea in checkers than is the habit of many layers lo hasten the play of their respective opponents The name is a gam c cf mental action, and the faster the game is plavcd tho more it becomes a contest of p'livsical strength and endurance. With rapid" p'av oppnrlunity to make full use of the mind is necessarily eliminated; mid, because of want of time, variations are overlooked (hat oiiuht to bo carefully considered as factors in the game. Hie mind is deprived of its ri"ht to pausn in order to remember a former move, and m order to have time for reasoning by Jr.gical deduction. The gain" of checkers is one of the few things which raab.e a man _to find p uro l y ac t, au . Ugical deduction cannot be accomplished by "headlong flight," and the purpose of the game should not be thwarted by tactics which tend to fluster, to irritate, or to disturb an opposing player. Tho draughts editor of tho Bradford Observer Budget remarks that the resolution of tho executive of the Srottirh l)rau«hts Association to decline the recent challenge to an international match will provoke adverse criticism in Scotland, adding-"It is within tho bound-- of possibility" that tho strong feeling which has been arou-crl in Scottish draughts circles outside cf on the subject may lead to a reorganisation of the association on a wider b"«i*—ihes strengthening it by making it a tliorou"hlv representative national botv. Ii thi= -hould come to pass, the action of the present committee will, indeed, prove to be 'a ble«sin» in disguise.'" "