DRAUGHTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21710, 30 July 1932, Page 22

DRAUGHTS

Gonoucted BT JAS. BEECOT,

Solutions of problems, games, and analyses Ihvlted for this column Games. should be wtlttep In six columns as below, and a|l correspondence addressed to Mr J. Beecot, 63 Leckbampton court, or Otago Daily Times Office, Dunedin,

PROBLEM No. 9. By ,0. W. Foley. Black or 8, 14, King 5.

' _?■ White 12, 21, 24. / Black to move and . win., PROBLEM No. 10. ' j , By Joseph Charles. >, Black men 8, 16, Kings 7, B, 32. White men-18,;80, Kings 24, 28. White to move and draw. 4 Both 'Ohr? problems thla week are taken from V Chequers ” column In the; Melbourne Leader.: No, 9ls a neat forced win; la.not difficult, but worthy of a llttla study. No. to ends In a nice’stroke, after a few forced moves. 'Both these problems qrlll please the amateur . when. be is successful In solving them. v ... , ' ■ ■ ' - TO CORRESPONDENTS. O. A. Brown, ; Christchurch.—Re problem 8626, Otago Witness, by E; A. Durgin. Can you submit the well-known draw, as there is a doubt ab?ut It? ~ -•, . B. C-, Jfcoper’s Inlet.—The position you qfiote shows a nice finish" for an actual gams,' but is -Simple for a problem. The proper way to play It la 18 18. 22 15, 18 17, 21.14,;2 7, 11 2,2 D 9, Black wlna. The position. c«n also he won bycrownlzg the piece on 19 and returning as a King-to 15. This la eAHed * dual solution, and spoil* the position as p problem.

GAMES, ; \ „ ■ ■ ‘ BRITISH CHAMPIOINBHIP. j Following are two game* played In the British championship tourney held at Glasgow at the New Year. By studying'the play of the leading experts, the student is bound to improve his ■ knowledge of the game. The games are taken from the Glasgow Weekly Herald, who hold the copyright. The notes are by Mr T. S. Hulley, a Scottish expert. This tourney was won by Sam Cohen, -the -young London igpert, who. At one time held the British. English, and London champion•hips. -s'". . T y ', .i' .-

(a) The move Allen was waiting for, as It allows hla favourite formation, the “ Souter.’’ (b) The standard move. (e) 8 U and 14 18 lose. (d) “ Lee’s Guide ’’ warns students against this move. Many attempts have been made to show a forced win. (e) According to system. (f) Delaying this move and confining White’s Kings to Slack’s double corner eeems better. r." (g) This should have been avoided, and a win was/ probably missed here. GAME B—** Double Corner.”

(a) A formation arising from many games and'mAny expert* *re partial, to it, ae it admits of a .variety. «f play..,; (b) White has avoided the tricky line 'fayoured by A. B. Scott and R. T. Alien. 1 ,

(c) Now Into an R, Jordan v. H. Freedman' gana*A' ; j . - . (d) Many of 'the spectators expected-20 24, but French kept ,to the Jordan-Freedman continuation.- .■ ' „ (e) White must now go for the. draw/ V (f) Jordan and Freedman . gave up aa a draw here. _ Y-v - - ' When cbiticiisms. ; - .-thb phil;'GA»i-ick position*,..:';;: —" Quantum Sufßclt’-” Sustains bis ” Quantum ’.’; nays: The fifteenth move ofmy solution, •'yrz;', IS 18, appears to lose; vide A. Shepherds [Mr. Stutbrldge also points this. out.—Ed.] I maintain the draw is there, and submit the following to sustain It. Play from the beginning—' ,

SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS AND A NOVEL IDEA. Mr Fred. Bqtterfleld, Oaiparu, when sending solution*"tft' prObJeibß In last week's .issue, says No. 4 "Is a*very fine conception, and 'illustrates How the problemist Is successful In..helping' to bring the best out' of us, and affords genuine pleasure-that springs from ourselves. ANow replace the men as in original .problem, than turn the board round and move in the opposite direction. You have this position—Black man 13, Kings 11, 27; While men 10, 18, King 5; Black to play and White to draw. 27 23, 18 14, 23 18, 14 9, 18 14, 10 6, 11 7. 6 I, 7 2, I 6, 13 17, 6 10, 14 7, 9 6, drawn. I often get a lot of fun by turning the board round.” SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem No. 5 (contributed by John Hall). ■'—Black 2. 3. 16. 19. 20, 24, 28. White 9, 11, 17. 25, 26, 32. Black to move and win. 27 3 7 24 27 20 24 28 32 32 5 II 2 211 32 23 ■ 11 27 23 16 B. wins Problem No. 6 (Sam Cohen).—Black 2, 4, 22. King. 29. White. 16. 31. Ring 26. Black to move and wlm 27, 26 17, 4 8. 16 12, 29 25, 12 3, 25 21, 3 10, 21 7, Black wins. Problem No 7. (W. W. Horsfall).—Black 22, 24, 27. White 11, 30, King 13. White to move and win. 13 9 914 14 10* 10 15* 30 26 28 23 27 31 24 27 27 32 32 27 22 25 W. wins Problem No. 8 (Pausto Daluml). —Black 14, 22, King 20. White 21, 23, King 29. White to move and draw. 23 19 22 26-b 10 6 31 26 69 19 15 20 24 15 10 24 19 16 14 18 c-2l 17 19 15-a 26 31 6 1 26 22 913 Drawn (a) 19 16 loses. (b) Inviting 29 25, which loses. Note that If White plays 29 25 at any stage of the above solution Black wins. (c) After this move Black cannot play 15 10, for It loses.

)■■■ OAMB 7.— " Souter..”. i Black; R. J. Allen: White: H. French, 9 14 1 41 14 '■ • JO 28 •1# IS 15 19-f i'S lt 22 17 < 2 18 22 :-9 « 28 21 a is jS 23 1 6 U 9' 10 15 17 22 25 22 18 27 2 9 15 10 6 9 11 15 8 11 32 23 5 14 9 5 10 24 21 17 29 25 19 14 25 22 22 25 9 14-g 24 19 4. 8 19 10 28 32 -',5, 1 IS 11 t 31 27 23?19-* <15 SO 25 „ 25 20 I 5 19 24 . 8 ‘ 9 13 9 32 28 ' IS 9 ' 24 28 ''-27 '23 17 13 14 18 25 21 30 25 5 9 24 27 2 6 23 14 28 24 9 6 28 32 23 18 24 20-b 7 10 22 17 25 22 9 13 30 25 15 24 14 7 14 18 6 2 32 28 18 11 25 1» IM 17 14 8 11 14 17 -‘25 18 11 15 9 6-d 24 19 2 6 22 25 11 7 27 24 15 18 21 17 11 15-e 17 21 18 15 14 17-c 22 15 19 15 « 9 25 30 7 2 •v-'f ; v f . ’ ' ' Drawn

Black H. French; White: B. J. Allen. 9 14 18 9 18 18 28 19d 80 24--4 18 14 » IT 5 14 23 16 10 15 32 28 27 31 11 18 89 85, 11 15 19 10 16 20 21 17 it 19-a U 15-b 26 88e 8 8 88'19 31 86 8 ii 85 88 c; 15 18 18 11 15 24 10 7 85 88 15 14 82 15 T 18 . 85,18' ■f 8 10 18 30 . 88 19 10 88 81 83 84 2714 7 88 18 8 11 30 23 8 15 31 24 Drawn 4 s.; 1? 16 6 10 17 10 20 27

24 19 26 30 22 17 4 8. ■ 11 7 B 14 9 14 27 24 26 20 16 31 27 10.17 19 15 30 26 20 22 12 19 7 10 Drawn 30 26 32 27 0 31 3 12 27 24 15 10 26 30 17 10 19 24 ' 22 17 26 30 24 20-a 31 27 12 16 .23 18 28 24 22 26-2 10 7 24 27 17 13 ■ r'~ '■ 30 26 31 22 27 23 16 11 1 5 24 19 30 25-1 7 3 . 87 31 13- 9 ■ \ , VARIATION 1 ■ ‘V :, ■ ■ 30 26 22 18 22 18 14 17 9 13 9 0, 22 IT 27 24 p 25 21 14 19 15 20 16, 26 22 18 22 48 18 9 13 9 8 11 17 13 13 9 9 5 25 22 24 19 Drawn (a) This is the move to sustain the draw. , . ,, VARIATION 2. Mr' Stuthrldse also sends play to sustain the draw, and varies here as under; ;— 30 26 27 24 30 26 24 20 2 11 20 16 22 26 22 17 22 13 16' 7 26 30 31 22 26 22 10 7 Drawn