Draughts in New Zealand.
The following game was played between Mr R. Boswell, of Chriiitchurch, and Mr J, Morris (the New Zealand Blondin), of Invercargill. (SAME— "Dyk«." 11 15 89 26 1 10 31 27 11 16 10 7 22 17 4 8 21 17 9 18 25 21 0 9 15 19 27 23 811 30 25 16 19 ,21 17 24 15 610 25 21 710 22 17 Drawn. 10 19 S3 16 2 6 27 24 10 15 23 16 H 20 17 14 20 27 17 14 ■ 12 19 17 14 10 17 82 7 18 18 ' 25 22 10 17 21 14 3 10 15 10 811 " 22 8 6 0 26 22 18 28 • Answers to Correspondents* Correct solutions of Problem 401 received frost R M'P, Timaru; G D, Queenstown; and T L F, Dunedin. aoivaos. 7 2 22 IS 2 7 16 18 11 7 14 0 6 9 <3 1 0 14 1 6 15 10 10 14 13 6 12 9 7 11 10 16 6 10 W win*. J T T, Waitahuna.— Problem 899 puzzled » good many. For the sake of others we repeat the potitioa. Black men on 5, 6, 7, 0, 1<5, and 19 ; White men on IS. 14, 18, 22, *5, and 20. White to more and Black to win. The position is by Maatar Percy Bradt, the li year old champion of Winaconuin, ana was originally published as " Whito to play and draw." Tiia solutioa we gave was— . * - 22 17 21 27 17 14 18 22 15 11- ' ' MlB 19 24 18 15 27 31 25 18 26 22 2 0 26 22 . UlB 22 17 31 26 (a) 11. ,2. B wins (a) Bradt plays 10-20 and draws. The following variations, wo think, will mtct your first two moves :— ,f ' 18 I*> 19 24 83 22 18 23 IB 11 » 16 918 («) 17 14 27 31 25 18 36 22 2 0 22 IT 21 27 22 17 31 26 11 B 16 IS (a) 25 21 16 19 B wins, «r , > 18 15 23 17 26 23 17 U (a) 22 it 9 18 10 24 21 27 27 31 18 22 B win*. (a) IS 11 18 28 11 2 31 26 '2 8' . 2S » B winß. Your remarks about the other problem arVqrjit* correct. •,' J. Davis, Chnstekurch.— The other gams we Smi ho« bt:en published. ■ - '
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Otago Witness, Issue 1640, 28 April 1883, Page 23
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403Draughts in New Zealand. Otago Witness, Issue 1640, 28 April 1883, Page 23
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