DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14756, 12 February 1910, Page 3

DRAUGHTS.

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Otioo Club.—The Club. meets every Saturday evening, 7.30, in the Trades Hall, Moray placo (opposite First Church), .Visitors wpfconic. Gore — Gore.'.Club meets on Saturdays at Mr E.Frobarlh's rooms. "Visitors welcome. —Geo.' M'Kay, 'secretary. ■',

' ..; PROBLEM 1322. By W-! : Vml, Southampton, England. • , ""'' '■■ |tiL»«.]-,

[WniTß.] Black: 2, 13, 15, IG, 28, kings G. 23, .23. .White': J 8, 3, 11, 18, 21, 22, 24,. king 5. ! Whito to play and win. PROBLEM 1323. - By L.Surnisox,'Leeds. [WHITJ.I'

. £Blici.] Black:"! 18, 23,' 24, 28. White: 31, .32, king 14. ," ' Black to play and draw. An • easy study for the novice, illustrative lof a useful.saving clause in a- weak case.— Yorkshire' Post. • .!TO CORRESPONDENTS. ,W., M. Mills, Sydney.-Thanks for interost- "- ihg!-' contribution. Should' like to have known' what part of tho Dominion your visitor was bound■ for. - • . >'• I. -I.—'lhanks for report. " '.; ';■' games.; Y , SCOTTISH'TOIJENEY PIi&YER IN ■ ' :; . SYDNEY.. -' , v We, ara. indebted to' Mr W. Mackr-ell Mills, £7 Jarriieson < street, Sydney, for the .following interesting t contribution:~ - : "'■'''.' Mr j&.;'< Miller. <;lafo captain of'the Bridgeton Draughts Club;-Glasgow, who figured as r conloslant in the' Scottish Championship Touru&mont .lost year!.!is -.now. in^Sydney, en.route for.New Zealand, .and ,on'.Monday evening,' l ; 24, ho met at-tho Glebe

Institute a number of the best known exponents'of the "silent game" in the New South Wales' metropolis. ~'lhe :firsb played with!Mr Samuel Brown' two.games, thc/scorc of.whichyis given Hereunder,'and, having! won botti'igaihes,'; he-then).essayed to tackle 12 boards simultaneously, having as opponents, Messrs W. A. Cobbin,- Dosseti (late of Manchester, England), J, Drury, A. Gilbert, T. Lane; John Lee, J. Miller, G. Smith, F. Ware, -\V. Warnock, and Uvo other;. The Scotch captain won one game, lost two games (to Messrs 'Dossef and Lane), and the remainder were drawn. As- Mr Miller stales that ho has had but little experience of simultaneous play, he deserves congratulation for the skilful manner in which he handled -the- pieces against- so strong a team of players. The hall was crowded with interested spectators, and tho sturdy little Scotchman received a hearty ovation for his efforts. ":'-Vf Game 2033.—" Wagram." Blaek-A. Miller. White—S. Brown. -1115 28 1!) 014 18 ■9 ''' 2ti 22 '■• 2-H9 '24 SO 4 8 31 28 514 28 24 II 111 !l i 327 23 II IB -30 21! 14 18 5 1 22 17 .!! l.'i 20 II 24 27 17 14 21127 i:i22 2522 .7.16 111 Hi 10 17 1012 2" II 611 2U22 12 if) 21 14 2732 815 3-2 28 IK 20 2:!l(i 22 17' 1!) IB 2-125 S'll !7 13 27 31 14 9 1015 5 0 Si'l7 2(124. 28 22 17 14 Black A.5.1J11 13 it 2218 3121) !) fj ,-won. 15 21 2817 1-s'. 2217 1823 (a) Weak, if not a loser; 23-22' or 27-24 or 28-24 draws. Game 2534.—"D0ub1e Corner." ; ." Black-S: Brown "' ' White—A. Miller. 9» ' ap 811 2 « 4 8 -19 23 2218 18 II 25 22 18 H' 25 24 2218 5!) 13 22 11 15 10 17 8 1 1317 21 1!) 25'18'- SO 26 21.14 :24 20 14 lu A-11.18, 514 15 24 . a.'ll) 10 15 1722 Hi 22 18 » 27 11 14 '.7 18 14 10 7 nl 5 «13 7 II! 310 ID 19 2328 23)7 29 25 23 18 2218 . Sli'ihs. •7 3 Black resigned. (A) This leads (as Mr Dunne says) Ho-a cramped game;- 11 15"is better.'' (b) -'In -his -determination to "leave! the books," Mr Brown hazards a. move of doubtful. ioundncss-b 11, 22,17. 16-20 and'"we have "Paisoy" trunk in Robertson's Guide. Game-2535.—"Cr055." By TV. Veal, Southampton, England. : 115 10 19 6 10' 27 23 19 23 "8- 3 .3 18 22 17 17-13 11 Ifi 2117 10 14 2811 914 2fl 24 20 1019 3 7 17 23 18 9 29 25 15 18 17 14 12 18 14.8 514 812 20 11 27,31 711 12 27 17 10 27 24' 18 27 11 8 lli^O 25 19 714 3-7 28 22 ,'3l-27 !): 6 83 18 25 22 31 27"- WlB 14 !U 1 1(1 22 19 1115. 711 22 15' '6 10 1115 34-15 22 17 ! Forms following;— '"'," •'; '• • ■ ' ' '-[Black.]'. ' r

[Whitb/J Black to;playi„ 19 24 14 17 23 2b' 27 18 20 24 18 ? 'ID b' 2819 30 23 25 21 2114 13. 9 ■ Drawn(a) Varies from Game 2347, December Draughts World, where 8-3 is the continuation to draw.—W. V. • '■'!;■ Game.2s36.—"Denny," '!. Played/ini'the Leeds v. Shefield match'.-be-tween Messrs.' G. Jcwilt and Willie Gardner, •the former;'inoving first. . • : -'-i' 10 14 c-6.10 ; ; -i, 5 17 26 5 9 1423 2'i 18 2319.3127 30 2.1 2318 2718 A-UIS &11 ■ I4JB 10 17 913 2027 1811 26 22.2.M4 2114 2016-D 3223 815 913 9)18 710 1120 White B-24 20 27 23..28 23 14 7 18 11 wins. 48. 5 9 13-17 310 1014 .28 24 .29 25 19 10 -25 2;!. ■. 22 18 ' ! ■' (a) At onoUime the popular move at this etoge. _ WHh it we have scored many tories in tournament play. . . ■ • ■ , ' ' (b)' 24 '19 has been the usual line.. -The text was played by. Fcrrie. in the match with America, and again became 1 prominent in the last English championship tourney when-J: Alexander -adopted.•itV.witli-.aucocss'-against A. Hynd. [(c) The wisdom of this is doubtful. 14 18 , i l.cads l ,vto i :aj'.safcr.gamey; > .:-. i t:,^^;i?ii J iw- ■{. U (PV'A'.rcplicavof.'-ih-e-'fiyiid.v*; ; i-A'lexsrtder ;game,'.though',T3i6itherJoi. ihe - cbhteatarita j .Had acen the: play.—lYorkshiro .post; '• -.'■' ."'.;■ ~'.•"^ •| '• ■ 'DRAUGHTS ITEMS? vV: : P ; The'Otago Draught 'Club'-opened"its'; 1910 Beason on 1 Saturday,:evening.last, .when,-'coh-sfderirig'the number .'of .counter attractions, there;was ,"a' good,attendance'bf.'.members. Sides;were ohbse'n by.;the,president,(Mr' J. A. ■■ Boreham) arid v Mr'. A,: .Matheson; ,: andva close and interesting \contcst ensued. , : The result'was a; draw, eacli'lside'.scoringisevcn -wifts,-whilst;five games "were-'drawn. "■. .. ; The ''following are thevscores:— -. ■Wins.;.' Draws.'\ 'v" ';Wins. : ' r ayj.';A..Boreham ". '2 A Matheson-- -l'- ' ' l^Sßiitterfie]fels^ , O,"J:-Duncan -> . i o .4 ; '—.Brora ';' i —•tEdwards''i.' v ;o;>';i ,;?■'; :'■ '.. 6 ,' ' ; ;v -~i^ ! N. 1 Z. ; Championsnip'.—Since our last-issue we,,.have received a Sprinted circular Vand -subscription list, frorr, the Ley's' Institute, Auckland, which. has', this year undertaken the conduct of the annual championship meeting. The 'lion, secretary is Mt Edward Johns, care of Leys Institute, and the circular reads as follows:—"The draughts players connected with Leys Institute, having consented to carry out the'annual draughts tourney for the' championship of New Zealand next have decided to appeal to all lovers of the game/'.and those who are interested, to assist .financially to make the meeting a success. ~To.find the prizes and pay incidental expenses will cost at least £60. The last tourney,'- held at Gore, ran into over £70; and.;:this being the first time the New Zealand Championship meeting has been held in. Auckland, the committee, are anxious it shall'be°a'credit to tlie'lns'tituto -and;the city."; Al!'.contributioiis~'aro'i.to :be acknowledged : ;in the.New Zealand fierald and Auckland Weekly News.

■" There is nothing new under the sun," is a< time-worn expression, -and' an American genius,. A.'H. Barnes, blindfold champion of Chicago, is to the front with a proposal to add to the restricted openings by, at the commencement of a game, changing the position of one of the front rank of pieces, as from 12 to 13, and 31 to 20. Ho claims that over 200 new openings will thus bo added to the game, giving the cross-board player a clianco to show his ability with the best of •" book '•' 'players. This is but a slight variation of the old Spanish method of electing- -to-'commenco-a •game v with; each ,one';of their men already crowned, and sometimes with two crowned pieces. The kings in this game have sweeping powers, and these allow of possibilities of some pretty "strokes," totally wrecking the opponents' game. Owing to our limited powers of the king, this Spanish custom does not lend itself to English draughts, though we have occasionally derived some amusement from utilising tho principle in conceding odds to weaker players,—Yorkshire Weekly Post.