DRAUGHTS
By T. M. Problem No. 54. By H. Tonkin, Falmouth. Black men: 6,7, 10, 13, kls. White men: 17, 22, 23, 24, 30. White to move and win. • Solution to Problem' No. 51. By A. R. Johnson. Black men: 4. 5, 12. White men: 14, 25, k 3.
F. Butterfield, Oamaru.—At 30th move, instead of 16-20, 21-17 draws. A Ross, Dunedin. —At variation A at 9th move, instead of playing 14-17, 5-9 draws. E. C., Ross Point. —Ycur solution to Problem No. 53 was correct. Championship Games. Details of the play in the 1944 New Zealand Draughts Championship which was held at Nelson last Easter have been acquired by the Otago Daily Times. Play in the games between Graham and Borlace was as follows:—.
The second game followed the same lines till “a ” was reached. Then White, instead of playing 15-11, played:— 30-26 22-25 18-14 25-30 26-22 14-7 Black Wins.
White to play and win. 3-7 31-26 13-9 4-8 10-15 7-2 12-18 10-7 14-17 15-10 16-11 14-10 7-11 26-22 9-6 9-6 15-19 16-19 7-3 5-9' 10-14 11-7 25-21 22-17 15-18 6-2 19-16 19-23 3-7 17-14 22-18 8-12 21-17 17-14 18-22 2-7 16-19 23-26 11-15 9-13 1-6 7-11 17-13 14-17 6-1 7-11 19-15 26-31 7-11 al4-9b 6-10 11-7 14-10 17-14 11-15 11-16 18-23 White Wins. Variation A. 14-17 1-6 21-25 18-23 22-25 23-18 22-18 13-17 10-14 25-21 18-22 21-25 17-21 6-10 17-22 14-18 25-29 18-15 White Wins Variation B. 14-10 1-6 10-15 14-10 24-27 11-15 11-16 3-7 9-14 23-19 16-19 28-32 10-7 6-9 15-19 10-7 27-32 15-18 16-12 7-10 26-22 19-24 7-11 32-27 7-3 22-26 19-23 12-16 32-28 22-17 White Wins Game No. 54. Black: G. Buchanan. White: J. Ferric. 10-14 28-24 7-10 20-16 20-27 23-16 24-20 8-11 31-26 11-20 32-23 12-19 11-15 21-17 9-14 23-18 22-26 30-16 22-18 4-8 25-21 12-16 4-8 15-22 17-13 14-18 18-4 3-12 26-10 1-6 26-23 16-23 18-15 6-15 23-19 18-22 27-18 10-19 White Wins.
Black: Graham. White: L. Borlace. 10-14 28-19 8-11 23-16 22-26 4-8 22-18 ■8-11 14-9 12-19 24-20 23-27 6-10 22-18 16-20 15-lla 26-31 18-14 25-22 14-17 22-18 7-16 20-16 9-13 21-14 11-16 27-24 31-27 18-9 10-17 9-5 20-27 16-12 5-14 25-22 17-22 31-15 27-24 29-25 4-8 26-17 16-19 11-8 11-15 18-14 13*22 15-11 24-20 24-19 11-16 19-15 19-23 8-4 15-24 32-28 16-19 28-24' 20-16 Black Wins.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25672, 21 October 1944, Page 5
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