The Championship Draughts Tournament.

Otago Witness, Issue 1891, 1 May 1890, Page 29

The Championship Draughts Tournament.

The following games were played in the late Australasian Ohampionship tournament between Messrs L. Shaw, chairman of the 'tournament committee ( Uunedin) , and J. A. Boreham (Oamaru). Gamk 1538—" Cross." First game Shaw's move.

Game 1540—" Cross." Third game— Shaw's move. 11 15 25 21 2 6-fl 32 28 16 3318 4 8 24 20 15 24 26 23 8 11 23 19 15 24 28 19 11 15 J7 23 914 2819 811 22 18 9 13 18 9 6 9 19 16 15 22 21 17 514 30 26 12 19 16 11 6 9 26 23 11 15 23 16 White wins. a The game Is now an " Old Fourteenth " position. 2 6 loses ; I 6, 30 25. 15 18, 22 15. 11 27, 32 23 Iraws. 1 5 also loses by — (0 25 32 27 22 18 25 18 24 20 5 9 2 6 15 22-1 13 22 W. wina.-Sturges. (1) 13 22 15 24 12 16 10 15 White 24 20 28 19 19 12 20 16 wins. Sturges.

23 18 21 14 31 26 19 1.6 10 6 ■8 It 2 6 914 12 19 110 27 23 19 16 26 23 23 16-C 15 6 4 8 615 16 20 17 21 20 24 2319 1410 24 19 26 23 6 2 9 13-a 714 812 21 25 21 27 18 14-6 22 18 25 22 23 19 16 12 10 37 14 23 1115 25 30 21 14 26 10 30 26 22 18 610 1216 15 24 30 26 25 21 29 25 2819 18 15 Drawn a A losing move. 6 The A.D.P. gives the following play for a White win after 9 13: - 26 23 2 6 22 17 913 22 18 6 9 2419 13 22 18 9 5 9 30 26 624 26 10 514 18 15 10 14-1 28 19 714 29 25 White 1910 1116 25 22 15 wins. (1) 914 32 27 1219 2217 5 9 18 9 1 5 2316 13 22 29 25 5 14 19 16 11 20 25 4 White wins. c Forms Problem 776, by Mr Boreham, Black to play and win. Game 1539—" Souter." Second game-Boreham's move. 1115 1713 4 8 27 24 914 23 19 2 6 24 20 1-14 18-a 31 26 914 25 22 15 24 32 27 3 7 23 17 8 U 28 19 711 21 17 6 9 29 25 11 15 26 23 White wins. a Plainly a lapsus memoria. He intended to play 14 17, the correct move, as in the fourth game ; but " slips is a go," as the boys say. a) Fourth game— Borebam's move. 14 17 19 10 310 31 28-ff 27 32 21 14 6 15 30 26 14 18 17 14 918 13 9 514 26 23 10 17 26 23 14 18 26 23 18 27 21 14 18 27 23 14 16 22 17 18 22 32 23 710 23 19 15 18 1014 14 7 811 25 21B.wins a Losing move. There is some cheese-paring play in the various endings of this line of the '•Souter," requiring every care and attention. The following is play for a draw, in place of 31 26:— 25 21 22 17 21 14 10 7 6 7 913 18 23 11 15 31 26t 17 14 19 10 7 2 14 18 10 1/ 23 30 30 26 Drawn t 31 27 leads to more intricate play.