DRAUGHTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23685, 17 December 1938, Page 25

DRAUGHTS

Conducted by ft. Weir. Solutions ol 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. 667 By J. C. Whitfield (U.S.A.) Black 19, 25. King 14.

White 22, 32, Kings 3. 13 White to play and win. Very pleasing

PROBLEM No. 678 By D. G. McKelvie (London) Black 5, 23, 28, King 2.

White 9, 11. 14, 21, 32 White to play and win A neat piece of manoeuvring (JAMES A pair ot games contributed by Mr A. E, Greenwood, Lower Hutt, Wellington, and played by him in the correspondence match U.S.A. v New Zealand: GAME No 725.—" Denny," 22 17. Black, A. E. Greenwood (N.Z.).

Notes by Mr Greenwood (a) My opponent ceased to correspond from here. (b) This is a loss. The following Interesting play may restore the draw 25 22, 10 15 (c), 29 25, 4 8, 32 28, 7 10. 28 19. 15 24, 22 18, 8 11, 18 14, 27, 31 26, 24 27, 26 23, 27 31, 25 22, 31 27(d), 22 18(e). 10 15 (f). 14 9 15 22. 9 2 27 18 13 9 Drawn. (e) 4 8, 22 18, a 11, 29 25, 12 l 6 (gl 32 28, 16 19, 25 22, 10 15, 20 16, 11 20, 18 11, 7 16. 22 18 27, 17 14. 6 10 18 15 Drawn. (d) 31 26. 14 y wins. (e) 14 9, 27 25, 9 2, 25 22, 2 e 11 15, 6 2, 7 11, 27, 10 14, 7 16, 12 19 17 10, 22 18, 10 7, 18 14, 7 3, 14 10, 20 16, 15 18, 16 11, 18 22, 11 7, 22 25, 7 2, 25 30, 2 7. 10 6, 7 11, 30 25, 11 15, 19 24 21 17. Drawn. (f) 11 15. 18 2, 27 9. 27, 9 14 7 11 14 18. Drawn v , (e) 10 15, 25 22, 15 9. 32 28. 6 10, 20 16, 11 20, 18 14, 26, 22 18, 19 23, 28 19, 23 27, 31 24. 20 27 19 15, 10 19 18 15 Drawn.

(h) 19 16, 12 19. 20 Iff, 7 11, 18 7,2 11, 31 26, 5 9. 17 14, 9 25, 29 22, 19'23. 26 19, 15 24. 22 18. 10 15. Black wins. (i) With the Blacks Mr Govan varied as follows:

GAME No. 726.—" Edinburgh," 22 18. Black, A. E. Greenwood (N.Z.).

Here given are the, last two games between J. Boyles (national champion) and H. Egan in the current Victorian major championship tournament: GAME No. 727.—" Dundee.' Black. Egan White Boyles.

(a) A regular three-move restriction opening, which failed to appear in ' the last United States championship. (b) Usually leads to a safe run-ofi for White.

(c) An Interesting example of the regulation 6 10 appeared in the Melbourne Weekly Times of September 24: "Game No. 3955 (Boyles v. G. W. Trevaskis)— 8 11 introduces a little variety In a wellworn track." (d) 8 12, 19 15, 7 10 (e). Drawn (e) 11 16. 32 27, 3 B,' 22 17, 13 22, 26 17, 16 19 (f) lead? to a critical draw for Black. (f) Here is an interesting coincidence. 9 13, instead of 16 20, loses: bringing up, colours reversed, virtually the same position which Boyles won in the next game—i.e., 9 13, 28 24, 13 22, 15 11. 8 15. 18 2. 22 25, 26, 25 29, 6 10 29 25 14 9 5 14 10 17 White wins.

(gj Forces the issue, and seems best. 31 27 (or 32 27), 10 14. 27 23. 20 24 gives Black a good game.

GAME No. 728.—" Dundee." Black, Boyles. White. Egan

(a) It would be difficult to estimate the number of times Boyles and Egan have had this ballot in tournament play. (b) Sound, but most unusual and defensive It was played to a draw by A. Dossett against Asa A. Long and W G Hill in the fourth United States championship tournament It was also tried by V. Rickard (N.S.W.) against Egan in the Australian champicnship at Launceston in 1927. (c) The most effective reply. (d) In each case Dossett played 24 19 first. , . (e) Preludes an early advance on 4, but proves weak. Dossett v. Long continued: 30 26, 1 6, 32 27, 3 7, 26 23. 11 16. 22 17, 7 11, 18 14, 10 15, 14 10 15 19 10 1 19 26, 31 22, 16 19. Drawn. (f) In an awkward situation continuance to 14 might have given more fight. but with 25 21 the real strength of 11 15 was evidently missed (g) Apparently decisive, and Black now forced the win in fine style. (h) A wretched-looking move, yet an examination of «"» position discloses nothing bettei.

(i) 11 8, 19 23, 28 19, 23 16 is—colours reversed—(f) Game 727.

(j) 8 12 is preferable. (k) Definitely forces the draw White, however, could have held the fort with 31 27, probably to a more interesting ending.

White, J. B. Govan (U.S.A.) 10 14 8 11 8 15 15 24 15 24 Ml 22 17 26 22 27 20 32 28-b 22 18 13 9 6 10 3 8 14 18 4 8 24 28 6 13 24 19 22 17 23 14 28 19 17 14 14 10 1 6-i 11 16 9 18 8 11 L0 17 32 28 17 13 24 20 30 26 25 22 21 14 10 7 11 15 15 24 18 23 11 15-a 28 32 28 24 28 24 20 11 26 19 29 25-h 25 21 7 3 Black wins

11 15 27 24 14 23 23 14 19 23 10 15 18 23 17 13 14 18 31 27 11 16 10 7 15 24 23 14 7 11 19 15 11 15 32 28 13 6 9 25 27 18 16 19 7 3 31 28 2 9 29 22 3 8 24 20 23 26 21 17 28 19 5 9 18 14 8 11 3 7 26 22 8 11 26 23 10 26 15 8 26 31 17 13 25 22 9 14 30 23 4 11 7 10 23 26 11 15 23 18 15 18 14 10 15 18 1 28 24 Drawn

White, J. B. Govan (U.S.A.). 9 13 7 10 6 10 11 16 16 20 19 24 22 18 29 25 24 19 20 11 9 5 5 9 6 9 3 7 15 24 7 16 11 15 24 27 25 22 18 14 25 21 22 18 1 ] 32 23 1 6-a 9 18 10 17 8 11 f5 19 28 32 24 20 23 14 21 14 14 9 23 16 23 19 10 15 10 17 24 28 5 14 12 19 32 27 28 24 21 14 il 23 18 9 1 5 Drawn. (a) With the Blacks Mr Govan varies 11 15 27 23 6 10 20 11 12 19 8 3 18 11 9 14 21 14 7 16 31 27 19 24. 8 15 18 9 10 17 24 19 2 6 27 23 23 18 5 14 32 28 15 24 17 14 24 27 7 11 30 25 17 21 18 19 8 12 23 18 24 20 14 17 22 17-t > 4 8 15 11 27 31 3 7 21 14 13 22 19 15 12 16 18 15 28 24 10 17 26 17 16 19 11 8 31 26 1 6 25 21 11 16 23 16 16 20 14 10 Drawn (b) 23 19, 7 10, 22 17, 13 22, 28 17 , 15 18, 19 16, 12 19. 24 6, 2 9, 17 13, 9 14. 13 9, 11 15, 9 6. 21 25. 29 22, 18 25. fi 2 . 15 18. Drawn.

12 18 17 14 1 6 21 14 7 10-d 19 15 21 17 10 17 21 14 8 11-c 14 7 8 12 9 13-a 21 14 6 10 24 19 3 10 15 8 25 21-b 6 10 30 25 4 8 28 24-g 12 16 16 19 29 25 10 17 27 23 20 27 8 3 23 16 10 17 25 21 6 9 32 23 16 19 11 20 25 21 2 6 23 18 10 14 Drawn

12 16 4 8 3 7 12 16 25 22 12 8 21 17-a 24 19 25 21-f 22 18 8 12 19 15 9 13 10 15 11 15-g 15 22 19 23 8 3 22 18-b 19 10 18 11 24 15 27 18 15 11 13 22 7 23 7 16 16 19 22 15 3 7 26 17 27 18 28 24-h 15 11 12 8 11 8 16 19-c 6 10 10 15 22 25 i5 19 7 10 23 16 29 25 30 26 11 8 8 11 8 3 11 20 8 12-1 16 19 25 30 20 24 2 7 17 13 31 27-e 32 28 8 3 11 16-i 3 3 8 11 16 5 9 30 25 19 12 7 11 25 22-d 22 17 26 22 3 8 28 19 Black wins.

Var. I.—Off Game 728, at move 21 10 14-j 22 17 15 18 32 23 15 18 24 19 18 9 2 7 30 26 11 15 23 19 26 31 5 14 17 10 8 11 28 24 18 23 9 6 25 21 7 14 26 23-K 20 27 19 15 'etc 11 15 13 9 18 27 31 24 23 26 Drawn _ Hill v Dossett