DRAUGHTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23885, 12 August 1939, Page 10

DRAUGHTS

Conducted by R. Weir. Solutions oi 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. 747 By C. D. Freame. Black 17 Kings 20, 28

White Kings 23, 25, 32. White to play and win Requires exact play.

PROBLEM No. 748 By J W. Lorimer. Black 5, 10. 19, King 2.

White 14, 22, Kings 1,7, 27 White to play and win.

A little snap.

GAMES J. Boyles, Australian champion, forced a neat, unexpected twist into a weatherbeaten line In the following practice game against G. W. Trevaskis at the Central Draughts Club Melbourne: GAME No. 749.—“ Dundee,’’ 21 17

wins. (a) Heads to a popular “ run-off ” which ends 19 moves later. (b) In a Victorian championship game about 20 years ago A. Egan (Black) and J. Boyles (White) played 6 9, 22 18, 13 17. 26 22, 17 26, 31 22, 8 11, 24 19, 4 8, 19 15, 11 16, 22 17. 9 13. 28 24. etc. Drawn. (c) Both sides are fairly equal, yet in tournament play White has subsequently received many hard knocks. (d) Durgin’s “ Single Corner “ and " Switcher" book, 1894, brings the position up from the “ Single Corner " opening thus:

,e) Stronger than Durgin’s continuation, which Is 11 15. 32 27, 15 24. 28 19, 8 11, 19 16, 11 15, 16 12. 15 18. 17 13. etc. Drawn. (f) Probably loses, and also proved fatal to John F. Horr v. Newell W. Banks in the Class A final minor tournament of the 1912 United States contests. 28 24 and 31 26 are drawable. (g) Horr played 2 6 and Banks forced the win by this play:

(h) In a mall game between a Victorian and New South Wales player in 1913 Black also won here by 22 17—Weekly Times, Melbourne. Contributed to the Melbourne Weekly Times by F. F. Smith, and was played at Northwood Street Baths, Birmingham, on March 8, 1928, between William Brown and F. F Smith: GAME No.. 750.—“ Will o’ the Wisp." Black, Brown. White, Smith.

wins. (a> Adopted only as an experiment, but in the "British Draughts Player” Willie Gardner says: " Considered weak, and by some experts an absolute loss With the latter opinion I do not agree, and, upon examination, I find that White, if not careful, is liable to lose the ending—as frequently happens in supposed weak Hoes.” (b) Gardner plays 17 21. 27 23, 5 9, 24 20, 9 13, etc., to a draw, and has half a page in the B.D.P. (pagj 349). (c) Forms a problem by F. F. Smith White to move and win. Also from the Melbourne Weekly Times: GAME No. 751.—“ Dundee,” 21 17. Black. " Ford.” White, ” Brook.”

(a) A popular ” wheelbarrow in a rut" line. 29 25 is weak, (b) Premature and probably loses Black should run off again by 6 10, etc. Many years ago in a Victorian championship H Egan v. J. Boyles played 6 10, 30 25, 10 17. 25 21. 26, 21 14 and then 69 in place of the usual 6 10. ■ (c) Suggested by Brook as the losing move, but he does not indicate a drawing alternative. fd) 26 22 and 31 26 also win. The following play, contributed to "Our Checker Pk.yer ” by C. H. Smith, of London, is an extract from a lengthy analysis published in the Nottingham Guardian (an obscure column) over 30 years ago by Mr Smith. However, it has never appeared in any of the standard works since published and is pi obably unknown: GAME No. 752.—“ Cross.”

(a) The correct draw play 's 30 26. Bowman v Yates, or 31 26 by Sinclair. The text Is given to draw in ' Robertson s Guide * and " Gregg's Guide.” 32 28. 31 27 and 25 22 all lose. (b) Corrects the books, where 15 18 is played to a draw fc) 25 22, 2 6. 21 17, 6 0, 17 14, 9 25, 29 2 9 12 16, 19 12, 10 14, 30 26, 14 18, 24 19. 18 2s] 19 10, 25 30. 26 23. 11 15. Black wins.—Smith. Variation 1. by C. H. Smith.

Variation 2, by C. H Smith,

Black J. Boyles. White G. W Trevaskis. 12 16 6 10 2 6 8 12■e 25 30 20 24 21 17 29 25 21 14 23 18-f 6 2 28 19 9 13 10 17 6 10-b 12 16 30 25 11 20 25 21 25 21 22 17 19 12 31 26g 2 11 16 19 1 6 13 22 10 15 25 30 23 7 23 16 21 14 26 17-c 17 13 26 23 32 28 11 20 6 10 8 11 15 22 30 28 7 10 17 14-a 30 25 24 19 13 9 23 19 14 7 10 17 10 17 4 8 22 25 26 23 3 10 21 14 25 21 27 23-d 9 6 19 16 Black

11 15 18 14 6 10 21 14 4 8 21 14 22 18 9 18 29 25 16 20 27 23 2 6 15 22 23 14 10 17 30 25 6 10 26 22 25 18 10 17 25 21 8 11 25 21 6 10 12 16 21 14 1 6 24 19 10 17 22 17

2 6 14 7 6 9 9 6 6 9 24 19 25 22 5 14 17 22 30 25 19 23 17 14 32 27 7 2 9 6 6 9 27 24 9 6 22 18-h 14 17 22 25 25 22 20 27 24 27 6 9 2 6 0 9 9 6 31 24 7 10 11 16 25 30 16 19 22 17

11 15 9 13 17 21 11 20 3 7 26 31 23 19 27 23 22 17 2 4 4 8 18 22 9 13 8 11 13 22 22 25 7 10 31 27 22 18 32 27 26 17 31 26 8 11 6 2 15 22 4 8 6 9 25 29 10 14 27 23 25 18 24 20 19 16 14 10 11 15 2 6 13 17-a 6 10 12 19 5 9 14 17 23 19 21 14 27 24 24 6 18 14 15 18 6 10 10 17 2 6 9 13 9 18 17 22 20 24 29 25 18 14 6 2 26 22 18 23 10 15 5 9-b 1 5 13 22 18 25-c 22 26 etc. 25 22 23 18 20 16 10 6 23 18 White

12 16 17 14-a 1 6 27 23 4 8 31 26 21 17 10 17 21 14 8 11 28 24 13 17 9 13 21 14 6 9-b 32 27 8 12 19 15 25 21 6 10 22 18 6 10-c 24 19 12 19 16 19 29 25 13 17 19 15 17 21 23 16 2.1 16 10 17 24 19 10 19 26 23-d etc. 11 20 25 21 2 6 23 16 9 13 White wins.

11 15 22 17 15 24 31 24 12 16 8 4 23 18 15 18 22 6 8 11-b 19 12 26 23 8 11 26 22 1 10 30 26-c 10 15 4 8 27 23 11 15 28 19 2 6 20 16 23 18 4 8 17 13 14 18 26 23 11 27 8 11 23 19 7 11 32 27-a 6 9 18 11 9 14 9 14 13 9 11 15 23 18 27 31 11 16 18 9 6 13 27 23-1 15 22 11 8 13 17 5 14 24 20 18 27 25 18 31 26 Black wins.

27 24-2 29 22 20 11 30 26 24 20 10 9 n ii 7 7 23 6 9 15 24 10 15 25 22 31 26 26 19 26 23 22 18 Black 18 25 11 16 2 6 9 14 24 27 wins.

1‘J 18 21 17 29 25 25 31 16 12 21 14 12 19 13 22 27 31 30 25 25 22 18 9 27 23 25 4 26 22 17 13 4 8 Black 18 27 28 32 31 26 2 6 12 18 31 24 30 26 22 17 20 16 8 11 wins 19 28 32 27 26 30 10 14 14 17