DRAUGHTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23203, 29 May 1937, Page 23

DRAUGHTS

Conducted by R. Weir, Dominion Champion Solutions ot 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, Otiigo Dally Timet officer Dunedin. ; . , PROBLEM No. 517 By W. Hardie, MillwauV Black 17. 22; King 4.

- White 30; Kings 12, 29. White to play and win. One for the learner. The win Is neatly forced., c ■■■. .■ ■. s ,_ , ■_,.:. „ PROBLEM No. 518 By late R. Holding, Manchester. •Black 14; Kings 12, .24.

White 7, 20. 22. White to play and draw. > Another heat one for the beginner. > ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS Ja.B. ( Gray; Roxburgh.—Your solutions to Problems No. §l2, 513, and 514 are correct. J. Shanks, Dunedin.—The address is Mr , W. Redmayne, Kopone, Feilding. GAMES ■ ' .. ;- The following games, contributed by ■Mr G. A. Brown, Chrislchurch, will be | appreciated by our readers, as the first m pair show some fine play on the ~"■ EdiiiT .burgh," an opening which has attracted %'■ conscientious examination by analysts for the past 25 years. The game is _an 3 interesting and original'"Switcher^ I ,' The " ;., notes are by Mr G. A. Brown. ,Y i ' r t\ ''.-GAME. No. 518.—' , Eairill?ufgh/.' r ! 22 18l y'

*■' (a) A good reply, not so strong at 28 24. 3 (b) 4 8 is a loss. ; i (c) 24 19 is routinelv Text is not given in ,'• the books, but my opponent informed me thai; he successfully adopted it 40 years ago in Scotland. , (d) Stronger than 25 22, played against me at the Dunedin. Congress in 1936 by ;A. Flndlay. ! '■ ", -'-'". L, .... .•■■■'■'■:■ i ;•! & (e) Makes a simple.draw if 7 10, 25 21, pA 8. 17 14, 10 17, 21:14; 8 12, 29 25, 12 16, fe : '2s-21, 11 15. 20 11, 13 17.; 2243, 15. ffldraw. . - L •""::'*■'■■■'-'. ?:1 If y.f. '.'r GAMEtNo." si9.—'' Edinburgh,'' ''22 18. Black, G, A, Bro'wn. White, R. F. O'Neill. 9 13! 16,23" 6 10-f• 4 8 6 10-g 11 16 22 18fta27 18 25 21 '29 25 14 ; 7 18 15 12 16-b 10 17 10 17 17 2L 310 10.14 24 19itf21 14 21 14 ,26 22 17 13 '22 17 8 12. ' 12:16 ~ 1 .6■■,.•: 812 5:9; 14 18 18 15-d 28 24, 26 23 22 17 13 6 23 5 1118 16 20 13 17 711 '2 9 16 32 23 14 32 27-e 31 26 25 22 24 19 Drawn. (a) Strongest reply to 9 13, still Black has a safe but restricted defence. (b) The most popular reply '• : ' (e) A good reply not quite so strong as ,24 20. >'.'* ••/' o ■-;■ ', " :••• .- (dj A favourite move, ttf my opponent not'given in any of my V (e).£sl9 arid 3t 27 not so strong. , . tf)-4 8 and Black has a; very difficult (g)l2 16, 14 9 is a sound and interesting line.- .;■'; ;' ' "'. GAME No. 520.—" Edinburgh," 22 18. White, J. A. Mullin.

fa) One of the most difficult openings White -has", to handle, (b) Anything else gives White an equal game. fc) Text "and 5 9 are not so strong as '.- 8 11. (d) Best, but 22 18 will draw. This i position of ten'arises by 10.14, 24 19; 6 10, 22 17, 9 13, 25 22, 11 15* «0 25. 15 ,24. 28 19. 5 9. -. ov* * . '•■" '■'" (e) Giveti\as a loss in "Master Play," where 2 6 and 8 11 are given as the draw moves. ' (f) Draws and corrects "Master Play, note (e) of variation 298, page 347, whore 11 18 is played and White wins. (g) Correct take 23 7; may be a loss. (h) Only reply to draw. . SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS Problem No. 511 (W. A. CollieV).—Black 9. 23, King 32, White 2(1, Kings 11. 17. White to move and win. , 11 15 17 13 15 19 19 23 23 26 13 17 23 27 914 27 31 31 27 14 18 27 31 and, 26 ,23, 18 27, 17 22.—White wins. "Problem No. 512 (T. Duncan).—Black 23, 25, King 15; White 3t, Kings 13,'32. White to move and win. : 13 17 26 29 17 22 23 26 31 27 W. Wins. Problem No. 513 (S GoiYotsky, U.S.A.). — Black 12. 14. 17. 21. 22; White 19, 23. 30. King 2. White to play and draw. 2 6 26 31 30 26 31 27 2C 22 25 29 22 26 918 27 31 22 13 18 25 17 22 6: 9 31 27 18 22 27 IB' 13 17 Drawn. Problem-No. -514 (H. C. Steiner, Colorado):—Black 14. 17, Kings 3, 14; White 12. 30, 31, King. 24. White to play and win, 24 20 31 26 20 16 30 23 16 20 20 9 16 19 17 21 19 24 2130 30 23 W. wins. TIMES v. STAR MATCH . A practice match wast held in the Y.M.C.A. -on Thursday between teams .. selected by the Draughts! editors of the - local daily newspapers. Mr A. White captained the Star team and Mr R. Weir the Times team. Victory was achieved by the: Star team by a margin of two games. .The following are the scores:— Times Team. Star Team Won, •■ j. Drawn. Lost. fl R. Weir. 1 W. O'Malley 0 1 J. Shanks 0 W. Tibbies 0 0 E.Campbell 1 G. Duncan 1 0 A. Bradfield 2 A. White 0 0 R. Bews OR. M'Donald 2 1 P.Anderson 0 T. Milne 1 1 W. Duncan '0 H. C. Havward 1 0 W. M'Ewan .1 W. M'Aullffe 0 0 D. Hunt 0 R. Russell ; 2 2 R. Weir 0 J. M'Kee 0 5 5 7 >' <U- A FAMOUS STROKE The following game illustrates Wyllie's famous " Switcher " stroke.. GAME No. 521.— " Switcher."

Black, G. A. Brown. White, J. A. Mullin 9 13 32 27-C 7 10 31 27 26 23 26 30 22 18 16 19 24 15 1- 5" 19 26 6 2 V 12 16 24 15 10 19 27 23 18 14 30 26 \,24 20 10 19 25 22 8 1:2 9 18 18 15 'k 8 12 23 16 5 9 23 15 22 6 11 18 << 27 24-a.l2 19 30 25 21 17 13 22 2 11 SS 3 8-b 27 24-d 2 7 6 10-&25 18 Draw

11 15 15 24 2 7-t i 8 11 3 8 8 12 2i-17-ft28 19 23J6 .21.17 26 23 3 7 9 13-W5 9 11 20 9 13 11 15 16 19 25 21 32 28-d 22 17 28 24 18 11 23 16 6 9-c 7 11-e 13 22 13 22 8 15 .12 28 30 25 19 15 26 17 25 18 10 7 27 23 9 14 10 19-f 7 14 12 16 4 8 28 32 . 24 19 17 10-gl7 10. 31 26 7 3 7 11 Draw

11 15 17 14 13 22 29 25 6 9 27 20 21 17 10 17 26 17 11 15 24 19 18 27 9 13 21 14 .15 18 30 26 15 24 31 6 25 21 6 10 24 20 2 6 20 16 1 10 8 11 22 17 4 8 28 24 12 19 26 22 White wins.