DRAUGHTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23002, 3 October 1936, Page 23

DRAUGHTS

Conducted by R, WEIR, Dominion Champion. Solutions of problems, games, and analyses are Invited for this column. Games should be written In six columns, as below, and all correspondence addressed to Mr R Weir. Otago Daily Times office. Dunedin, PROBLEM No. 448 By E. A. Jones Black 6, Kings 16, 23.

White 14, 21, 28, King 3. White to move' and win. An Interesting crossboard achievement. PROBLEM No. 447 By Hugh Egan Black 7, 18, Kings 23, 25.

White 32, Kings 1. 13. 14. White to move and win. v An unlikely looking " Slocum ” ending. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 'Mr A. Shepherd, Walmate.—Shall be pleased to publish your correction. Agree With you that the solution is longer and more variable than the majority of our problems. M. T. MacPherson. Walmate.—Vour solutions to Problems No. 445 and 446 are correct. GAMES Continuing the publication of the match games played by the late Mr J. A. Boreham ancl Mr G. A. Brown, we present the following pair, which were the fifth and Sixth contested In that match:— GAME No. 445.—“ Dundee,” 22 18. Black, G. A. Brown; White, J. A. Boreham.

matters. _ , , •i (b). Varies from an ancient Teschelelt V. Gardner game, where 6 9 was played. 18 23 forces White a little more, but the Student should study the effect of 13 17 . in lieu of 2 7 three moves ago. GAME No. 446.—“ Dundee," 22 18. Black* J. A. Boreham: White, G. A. ~ Brown.

(a) A typical “ three-mover ” which commands respect. (b) Perhaps better than 29 25; tempting | Black into a well-known line of the 12 16, 22 17 opening. (c) 27 23 is another interesting line here. (d) 1 6 is more usual. (e) ,28 24 looks much more entertaining. , . (f) Premature. 6 2 is safe enough. (g) 2 6 " as you were.” (h) 20 24 seems preferable. The following game is the first to be completed in a match by correspondence between Mr P, Richmond, of Mossburn, and the Draughts Editor. Mr Richmond is well known to local players as a contestant in the last championship tournament: — - ‘ GAME No. 447.—“ Cross.’

(a) Forms the ” Cross,” a fairly even opening. , . . (b) 26 23, 4 8, 30 26 is a line in great favour locally, but text is better. (c) Introduced by R. Stewart, worlds champion, but it is not particularly strong. (d) 19 15 is usual. 22 17 creates an Interesting position. (e) This came as a surprise. I expected 15 18, 22 15, 26, and White has the better game. (f) The saving clause. WORLD CHAMPION’S VISIT We regret that the announcement that Mr Robert Stewart. Blairadam, Scotland, champion of the world, had accepted an invitation to visit Australia has proved premature. He personally favoured the Invitation, which he earnestly hoped to accept, but It transpires that he had requested a little more time to consider it. Mr Stewart finds that he will be unable to make the trip In a letter to Mr H. Egan, Australian Draughts Association secretary, he says; “It is with extreme regret that I have declined the Australian invitation. . . . The decision is due to health reasons. I will, however, forever look back with great pride on the honour paid me by Australia. I sincerely trust that the game will long continue to flourish there. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problem No. 443 (W. H. Broughton).— Black 11, 16, King 23; White 28. 32, King 14. White to move and draw. 28 24 32 27 24 19 14 18 18 14 14 10 16 30 23 32 32 28 20 24 28 32 Drawn Problem No. 444 (Hugh Byars).—Black 10, 11. 25; White 18, 19, King 17. White to move and win. 17 21 18 9 21 25 9 6 6 22 7 10 14 25 30 30 21 21 17 17 14 W. wins A STROKE PROBLEM The following gigantic stroke problem, published recently in the column of an Australian weekly paper, is stated to be the largest of its kind ever composed. The purpose of problems Is to instruct as well as to entertain, and as it would be difficult to find instruction from this draughts-players’ nightmare we have refrained from including it in the problem section. The position, which is generally referred to as W. Veal’s super-stroke, is as follows: —Black 1. 3,6, 8,9, 15, 18 39 24 25 27. Kings 20, 21. 26, 29 : White 10, 12, 13, 14. 16, 17, 22. 23, 28. 31, 32. Kings 2, 4. 5. 11. White to move and win. It will be noted that 30 of the 32 playable squares are occupied and that more than one set of men are required to set the position. We shall be pleased to receive solutions to the above, and the author’s solution will be published shortly ; A REQUEST We have been asked when publishing fie terms of our problems to state the number of moves required to obtain the desired result. This is invariably done with Chess problems, but the practice is only occasionally adopted in Draught* columns. There can, however, be no practical objection to this idea and as it may assist many solvers it shall be adopted, beginning from next week.

12 16 11 18 4 8 18 23b 5 9 10 19 22 18 22 15 22 17 27 18 28 24 17 14 16 20 7 10 14 18 6 10 20 27 19 23 25 22 25 22 30 25•a 15 6 32 23 14 5 8 12 10 19 9 13 -1 26 8 11 23 26 29 25 23 16 17 14 31 22 23 19 18 15 10 14 12 19 2 7 7 10 3 8 Dravm 18 15 24 15 26 22 21 17 19 15 (a) 17 : 13, 9 14. 26 23, 6 9 simplifies

12 16 25 22 6 9 6 2 22 18 5 :i 24 22 18 4 8 13 6 15 11 9 5 27 16 19-a 30 26 24 27 17 ISglS 14 2 6 24 15 8 11 18 9 14 IS 5 1 10 15 10 19 17 13 27 31 13 9 15 18h 6 10 23 16 9 14 26 22 18 22 32 27 15 It 11 20 26 23c31 27 9 5 18 22 1 10 25 22 2 6d 23 19 22 26 27 23 24 10 8 11 23 19e 27 23 5 1 20 24 18 14 22 17ta 15 24 19 16 26 31 1 5 22 20 9 14 , 23 19 23 19 1 6 24 27 14 0 18 9 7 10 16 12 10 15 6 9 11 7 If 6 22 27 23 10 14 21 17 14 10 10 26 17 11 15 22 17-f 31 26 9 13 7 11 5 9 31 26 1 10 .17 14 27 31 9 F, 29 25 15 24 9 6 26 22 23 18 27 31 11 15 22 18 19 15 14 D 31 27 Drawn

Black, P. Richmond. White, R. Weir. 11 15 10 14 7 14 8 11 15 19 14 21 23 18-a 19 10 24 19 25 22 23 16 27 24 8 11 14 23 11 16 11 15 12 19 3 10 27 23-b 26 19 22 17-d 31 27 21 17-f 24 8 48 6 15-C 16 23 23 26-e 9 14 1 10 23 19 19 10 17 10 30 23 10 7-f 22 18 Drawn.