DRAUGHTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23831, 10 June 1939, Page 3

DRAUGHTS

Conducted by R. Weir

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. 729 By E. A. Jones, Melbourne. Black 12, Kings 18, 19.

White 20, 28, Kings 10, 11. White to play and win.

PROBLEM No. 730 By Thomas Wiswell Black 2,4, 22.

White 11, 13, 29. White to play,, and draw.

GAMES The experts around. New York City are always playing matches with each other. These matches go on and on, 12 months in the year, and include everything from a four-game stretch for ,r coffee and cake " to a serious encounter of 20 or 3d games for £ls or £2O aside The game wa now offer (says the American Checkerist) took place in May, 1938, in a match between Monte Schleifer, the well-known Brooklyn expert, and Harold M. Freyer, young New York master, who submits the game, with supplementary play, to instruct the not so well informed student.

GAMS No. 735.—" Dundee," 24 19. Black, Harold Freyer. White, Monte Schleifer.

Notes by Harold M. Freyer. ' (a) This move is generally played with the expectation of getting 85 22 in reply, but 9 14 is touch safer here (see Variation 1). (b) The Brooklyn expert essays a puzzling attack. There is not much published play to be found on it. Louis Ginsberg sprung it on R. T. Ward in the second international match and won. Guy Garwood tried it on Kenneth Grover at the seventh American Checker Association tournament and scored. This: position (after 23 18) can also arise from 12 18, 23 18, 16 20, 24 IS, 11 15, 18 11, 8 24, 28 19, 4 8* 22 18—same, . (o) I now began to regret that I played 4 8 at (a). I sensed that my opponent had the best play at his finger tips, whereas I was unprepared to meet-his. 23 18 at (b), ' / (d) Very weak, as J, was soon to learn.; I had contemplated 9 13, 29 25,' 10 15,: 19 10, 6 15, but feeling it led'to trodden, paths I rejected this course, doubting if I could carry the play through. In the Ginsberg-Ward game mentioned in Note (b), Ward continued 9 13, and the play went 29 25, 10 15, 19 10, 6 15, 21 17, 5 9, 28 23, 1 5, 17 14, now Ward played 2 6(1), and Ginsberg won by 25 21. 13 17, 22 13, 15 22. 23 18, 22 25, 31 26*, 11 18, 28 23, 25 29, 21 17, 7 11, 32 28. 3,7, 28 24, 6 10, 13 6, 10 15, 6 2, 15 22, 23 18, 22 25, 30 21, 29 25. 18 15, 11 18. 2 11. 25 22. 11 15. 22 13, 15 22, 13 9, 22 18. White wins. Instead of Ward's 2 6 move (!) A. J. Heffner demonstrates a fine draw by 3 8, 32 28, 8 12. 28 24, 13 17, 22 6, 15 29, 6 1. 11 15, 23 19, 15 18. 19 15, 12 16, 15 11, 18 23, 27 18, 20 27, 31 24, 16 20, 11 8, | 20 27, 8 3,2 6, 1 10, 5 9, 14 5, 7 23. Drawn.

(e) 1 considered 6 15, but could not see how to meet 21 17, 9 13 (15 19, 29 25, 9 14, 17 10, 7 23, 27 18—White has,powerful game). 17 14, 2 6 (or 15 19, 29 25, 1 6. 32 28, 11 16, 25 21—White can win), 29 25*. 6 9, 25 21, 7 10, 14 7, 3 10, 26 23, 9 14, 18 9, 5 14, 27 24, 20 27, 31 24. White wins.—Harold Freyer. ' (t) The best move at Black's command. 8 10 loses by 22 17*. 9 14 (9 13, 17 10, 10 17, 81 14, 1 6—nothing better—29 25, 3 7, 31 28, 13 17, 35 21. S 8, 19 16. 8 12, 27 23, Vi 18, 23 16—White wins), 19 16, 2 7 (or 38. 16 7,2 11, 29 25, 8 12, 25 22, 12 16. 27 23, 11 15, 31 27, 15 19, 17 13, 19 26, 30 23—White wins). 29 25. 11 15, 30 26, 15 19. 32 28, 17 10, 7 14, 27 23. White wins.—Harold Freyer.

(g) Morris Krantz suggested 11 15 to draw. The move loses by 29 25*. 5 9 (14 18 is thrashed by 22 17% 15 19, 26 22. 19 24, 22 15, 7 11. 15 8, 3 19, 17 14, 6 9, 14 10, 9 14, 27 23—white wins), 22 17, 15 19, 17 10. 6 15. 25 22» (21 17 allows the shot by 20 24, 27 20, 19 23, etc.), 9 14 (I find nothing better; « 19 24, then 16 12, 1 6, 26 23. 9 13, 21 17, White wins), 22 17, 1 5, 17 10, 7 14, 16 11* (16 12 permits a draw), 5 9, 27 23. 19 24, 28 22, 24 27 (if the White piece on 11 was on 12 Black could draw here by 9 13, 23 19. 14 18, 19 10, 18 25. as the Black King has the move on White's lone King; but with the piece on 11 White crowns on 1, then places his King 16 to trade'll 7, and win easily), 31 24, 20 27. 23 19, 15 24, 32 23, 9 13, 22 18, 14 17, 21 14, 24 27, 14 10*. 27 31, 23 19, 31 26 (h). 11 7*. 26 h, 19 15. 22 26, 7 2, 26 23, 2 7. 23 14. 7 2, 14 7, 2 11, 13 17, 11 16, 17 22, 15 11, 22 26, 16 19. White wins.—Harold Freyer. (h) 31 27. 11 7, 13 17. 19 16*. 27 23, 16 12*. 33 14, 7 2, 14 7. 2 11, 17 22, 11 15, 22 25, 15 18, 25 30, 18 22, 3 7. 12 8, 7 'll, 22 18, 30 23. 8 3, 11 16, 18 15, 25 22, 3 7. 22 17, 7 10. White wins.—Harold Freyer. (i) 11 15 is nicely beaten by 17 10, 7 14, 16 11, 9 13 (1 5, 29 25, 15 18, 32 28, 6 10, 11 7—White wins), 29 25, 6 9, 27 23, I 5, 28 22, 14 17, 21 14, 9 27, 32 23, 5 9, 31 27, 9 14, 25 21, 13 17, 22 13, 15 18. II 7. 3 10, 21 17. White wlns-Harolri Freyer. ■ ■ (J) 26 23. 10 15, 23 19, 15 24. 32 28, 13 17. 28 19, 17 22. 19 16, 6 10. 16 11, 10 15, 11 7, 14 18. 7 2, 15 19, 2 7. 19 23. I Drawn.—Harold Freyer.

(k) This Is where Mr Schleifer missed his chance to win. Mr Nelson, well known as a problemist, contributes this fine play: Continue 27 23* (1). 20 24 (15 18, 32 27, 6 10, 23 19 wins), 25 22, 6 10, 32 28*. 1 5 (1 6. 28 19, 15 24, 23 19, etc.). 28 19, 15 24, 23 19, 24 28, 19 18, 28 32, 16 11, 32 28, 11 8, 28 24. 8 3. 24 19 (24 20, 3 7. 20 16. 22 17, 13 22. 2G 17, 16 19, 31 27*, 19 16, 27 23*, 16 20, 7 11, 20 24, 17 13, 24 20, 13 9, 20 24, 9 0, 24 27, 11 7, 27 18, 21 17; 14 21, 7 23, 5 9, 23 18, 21 25, 18 22—White wins), 3 7. 19 15 (m), 22 17, 13 22, 26 17, 15 18 (15 19, 31 27, etc., wins as shown elsewhere),' 17 13, 18 22 (18 23, 7 11, 14 18, 11 7, 10 15, 7 10, 23 19, 31 27 White wins), 7 2, 14 18, 26, 10 14, 6 10, 22 17. 31 27*. 18 22, 27 24, 22 25, 24 20. 25 29, 20 10, 29 25, 16 11, 23 22. 11 7, 22 25, 7 2, 25 22, 26, 22 18, 6 9. White wins.—Chris. Nelson. (1) At first 26 22 appears to win, but it allows a very useful man-down draw: 26 22, 15 19V32 28, 6 10*. 27 24 (31 26, 20 24, 27 20, 10 15, etc.), 20 27, 31 6, 1 10, 28 24, 10 15, 24 20, 14 18, 20 16, 18 23, 16 11, 23 27, 11 7, 27 31, 7 2, 31 27, 2 7. 27 23, 7 10. 23 19. 10 14. 19 23. 14 10, etc. Drawn.—Harold Freyer. (m) 19 24, 22 17, 13 22, 26 17, 24 28, 31 27*. 28 32, 27 24, 32 27, 24 20, 27 23, 17 13, 23 19. 13 9, 10 15, 7 10, 14 18. 10 14, 18 23, 20 16. 19 12. 14 17, 5 14, 17 26, White wins.—Chris. Nelson. (n) Concludes an exciting game. Does Black have a sound draw after 10 15 at (d)? If so, demonstrate!

(a) An interesting deviation is 26 22, I 5\ 31 26, 3 B*, 18 15, 9 13, 22 18, 7 11, 18 9, 5 14, 26 22, 11 18. 22 15. 27, 23 18 (b), 14 23. 27 18, 7 11. 18 14. 10 17, 21 14, II 18, 19 15, 13 17, 25 21, 17 22, 21 17, 20 24. 17 13, 24 27, 32 23, 18 27. 14 9. Drawn.—Saperstein v. Freyer. (b) Varies from play in the third American tournament book, where 30 26, 14 17. 21 14, 10 17, 19 16, 12 19, 23 16, 8 12, 27 23, 12 19, 23 16, 17 21, 15 11 is shown to draw.

12 16 8 11-c 8 9-g 15 18* 9 14 23 26 24 19 25 22 22 17 23 19 10 6 24 20 16 20 10 15-d 9 13-i 6 9 23 26 26 30 22 18 19 10 17 10 19 15 22 18 7 2 11 13 7 23-e 7 14 15 14 23 5 9 IB 11 26 19 16 7 15 10 31 22 22 18 8 24 9 14-f 3 10 18 23 20 24 30 26 28 19 19 16 29 25-J 27 18 32 28 18 15 4 8-a 2 7 10 15 14 23 24 27 n-26 23 23 18-b 30 26 20 23-k 25 22 ., 28 24 Drawn

variation 1. 9 14 8 12 14 23 10 14 3 17 17 22 23 22 25 22-a 26 19 22 18 18 14 14 10 4 8 15 9 13 14 17 • 9 18 6 9 22 18 19 16 30 26 21 14 23 14 10 6 5 0 12 19 6 9 7 11 2 6 9 14 29 25 23 16 26 23 16 7 19 15 Drawn —Schlelfer v. Freyer