DRAUGHTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24433, 19 October 1940, Page 13

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. 871 By T. Wiswell, New York. Black 2 4. Kings 26. 30.

f White 12,-18, 21. 22. 25. White to’.play and draw.' ~, PROBLEM No. 872 ••V'V By T. Wiswell, Black 2. 6. 13. 21. King 32

White 9. 19. 24, 25, 27. 30. White to play and win. ;;.p - GAMES A “BRISTOL” BRILLIANCY A Sparkling finish by the New Zealahd Champion is to be seen in the following game, which is taken, with Mr Browns notes, from the Adelaide Express:—

GAME No, 968.—“ Bristol,” 24 20. Black. S. Harrison.’ White,. G. A Brown. 11 16 914 6 10-d 1 5-f 5 14,:.. 2 6 24 20-a 18 9 29 ,25 27 24 31 27 , 20 16 16 19 514 8 11; 1 14 18 14 18 11 20 23 16 .25 22 25 22 22 17., 17 14 , 20 22 12 19 10 15-c 4 8-e 18 23-g 10 17 White 22 18-b 22 17 ■ 17 13. 13 9 ,21 14 *. wins.

(a) Forms a very even opening .4 (b) 22 17 may be a loss, fit was played to a speedy loss in the Launceston D.C. handicap. Black replying 9 14, but 10 ,15 1$ also .powerful there, White getting a very weak side-game.] (c) Modern players are partial to this move. . „ : -x Id). -Nearly; always, adopted, .but 7 10, : 20 16 is quite sound. [Yes, and the late John Hynd took a fine- win from Willie Gardner with that supposedly weak 7 10 move. Black must not go 8 12 after the 20 16, or he should then lose by 16 11, etc., but 2 7 is all right. W. Beattie, also.with the weak (?) move mentioned, beat Richard Jordan in the 1894 international match.] ... (e) 14 18. 30 25. 4 8. 17 14 is hard for Black. - ■ ■ „ J (f) 26, 19 24, and 1 6 will draw. (g) This loses; 8 12, 17 14, 10 17, 21 14, 26, 32 27, now 3 8 or 12 16, will draw.

Below is-one of the last games played by the-late C. F. Gray, of Kurow, against W. Davis, the Canterbury champion. It Is of more than usual interest:— GAME No. 970.—“ Double Corner,:*: 24 20.

. '• Southland' Times Notes. ; (a) 6 9 and H 15 are sometimes played; (b) 11 15 Is more often adopted. Ferrle against Banks In the last, international went 11 16. and this wag the* favourite throughout the,, match. “ Master,. PJay, however, gives text as a trifle better than Best reply 1 . 27 24: Ts favoured by some experts. '■'</ - ; (d) Best take. 25 18 is not so strong. ~ (e) Experts' differ as : to tile '.best take here. Shearer favours text, but “ Master Play” says 7 14 Is best. . (f) 15 18 is orthodox; text - is rather weak. (g) Seems all that is left. (h) Our students will enjoy the fine play from here to the end. This game was played on the. big board between Joe Barber and C. Morrison. ’■ j GAME No 971.—" Switcher."

then 9 13 and White resigned. (a) Forms the titl'e. a two-move ballotted opening. (b) Best, cramping tile White ‘Single Corner.” ’

(c) Generally played. , '(d) 8 11. 17 14 usual.:. Text is best, but has to be known. (e) 29 23 or 30 25 IS 'good also. Ryan, In his ;" Scientific Checkers.” page 26 at (g); says: "23 18 is (bo well known to give space to.” Undoubtedly true, if 8 11 or 12 16 is played; 1 5 not so well known. (f) The move referred to in note (e), the student will observe at note (d) 6 9. 23 18, 1 6, -is the same position. (g) 24 19 cut, followed by 7 .11,. 27 23, 32 28. may be better, and leads to a nice draw by R. I. Clegg. "■ (h) 20 16 herei and the draw for Black is very narrow.

Played in The first round of the Daily Worker correspondence tourney, game.-and notes (by Mr Colston) being taken from "The New Draughts World.” „ ' ■ • ' ' . GAME . No. '972 Black, F. F. Smith, Birmingham . White. T. Colston. Bellshill.

’ -(al ‘Rather unusual at this stage; 9-13 1;; a’better formation. (b) Considered the best reply to 8 12. (c) Quite a good line. ■(d);' A trappy development, and perhaps as good as anything Black can adopt at Uiis stage. ■ • • « • '•site) Much superioi to 5 9, as given Ln ‘ Master’, Play.” (f) Any other move leaves White very shaky in-the-“'shanks.’-' For example:

(R. Stewart beat J. C. Brown in a Scottish tourney.) (g) This splendid game was original to both Mr Smith and myself during the time at was in progress. I have since discovered, however, that ■ the ending from Note (1) was played, many years ago between H. Christie and J L. Richmond, and may be found In “.Richmond's.Single Corner Book,” page 35, var. 10, these players arriving at the position from a different order of moves. S i ;

i Black* C. F. Gray. White, W . Davis;.' ... 8 14. .• 7 10 7 23 22 15,*' v;4. 5 .31 27 24 .20- 25 21 6 13 11 18 * •811 19 23 5 9-a 9 14 30 26-h 14 9 Si: 9 27 24 •22 18 . 29 25 8 11- 18 22 11 15 ; 23 26 10 15-b 3 7-f 17'14 2617 9 14 •24 19 28 24-c 23 19 , 10 17 13 22 2 7 30,25, 15 22 : 1 6 21 14 9 5 32 28 19 Iff. 2S 10-d 25 22 418 22 25 15 19 12 19. 6 15-6 11 16-K 24 20 51 14 18 18 23 21 17 20 11 15 18 25 30 7 11 White wins,:

11 15 i 5-f 7 11 3 7 • 15 24, 21 17•a 18 11 26 23-. ‘ f 24 20 18 15 9 I3*b 8 is 6 ■■’9 : , 15 24:' 13 22 25 21--c 27 23-g 30 26 28 19 15 6 5 9•d 9 14 4 8 11 15 7 10 23 18. ■e 23 19 '■ 32 27 22 18-b 26 17

11 15 23 14 1 6 26 22 3 8 27 24 22 I'd 10 17 27 23 7 10 32 27 14 ■17 ■ 15 22 21 14 4 8 22 18 10 14 L 1-15 11 25 18 16 20 15 •>2 2 6-e 18 15 12 16 24 19 6 10-. 128 24-1 ; 11 18 Drawn. 29 25 6 9-C ; 30 26 20 27 19 15 £ 12-a 26. 23 10' 17 31 24 13 22 .Is ,14-b 9 18 22 13 5 9 23 19 9 ,13 .23 14 8, 11 24 20 22 26

31 27 23 18 IS 6 2 7 27 24 11 16 16 23 23 26 11 16 20 27 18 15 *13 9 -6 2 7 11 11 20 Black 3 8 6 13 8 11 26 31 31 26 wins.