DRAUGHTS.
Conducted by Jos. Abernethv.
Solutions of problems, gainei, iind i-mlysc* imit"<l for thi' column. Games should (>e written in ll ic I'olumii'* as below, unil nil coricspomlence nddruswil to ihu Diaughts l'.ditor.
PROBLEM 1467.
By W. Bea'itii:, London, [Black ]
The above is an end g.un'e between Mr Beatlie and a Metropolitan amateur. Tn play, the amateur, who had White, missed the win, which is rather neat. — Liverpool Mercury.
PROBLEM 1468. By Mr Hynd, in Leeds Mercury.
[Black.]
WAKES.
The last game of the Grover-Freedman match. Game 2614— "Single Corner." Grover's move.
(Notes by Mr Freedman.)
(«.) His best move. (')) A " snap " move, played as a desperate resource in a forlorn hope. 24 19 is the best move. (c) A risky move, offering remote chances of winning in the event of careless adverse play. Ul) The losing move. 17 14 draws. (c) The only move to win ; 2 6 would lose. (f) Mr Freedman overlooked this, expecting 5 9. Played in a pending match for the State championship of New Jersey between Mr Van Loon (Black) and Mr Murray (White).
(a) There seems to be no draw after this. Played at Providence, R.1., April 21, IS9G, between Messrs K. A. Durgin and A. J. Ileffner. Game 2616— "Ke150." Durgin's move.
(«) This loses and leads to an introduction to one of Mr Hi ffner's pleasant surprise*. The following wouM have drawn :— lO 14, 11 7, 14 17, 72, 17 21, 27, 18 23, 7 10, 15 18, 10 14, IS 22, 24 19, 23 26, drawn. ~Xb) The " nigger in the wood pile." We have seen this idea in nroblems, but this is the firrft instance where we have met it in play.— E. A. Durgin. Game 2Gl7— " Defiance." ■ By J. Sim, Temuka.
(re) Given as loser in Drummond's Second. [b) Form* position on diagram, being Problem 1413, Otngo Witness ; also, variation 01, "Defiance," in Iteprint of Drunimond.
Black.]
23 18 18 15 23 18 15 8 30 2S 2 7 10 14 27 24 4 11 Drawn, 27 S3 13 9 19 16-o 2 7 22 20-1 14 17 12 19 19 23 24 20 9 (5 6 2 7 16 2(5 31 31 27 7 11-d 24 19 (c) 20 16, 7 10, Black wins. (1) 7 11 18 0 11 15-2 24 20 31 27 13 9 22 26 6 2 IS 21 2 7 5 14 9 (i 26 31 23 18 Drawn (d) 19 23, 2 11, 21 19, 18 14, drawn. (2) ' 2 s ; 31 2 6 4 11 19 15 0 2 27 20 23 18 ' 11 16 31 27 6 '8 20 21 Drawn.
LI 15 !2 18 l 5 22 >518 811 !9 25 4 8 >5 22 11 16-cs 24 20& sn 27 24 1015 21 17 c 913 2419 15 24 28)9 «10 18 U-d 10 15« 1910 W 19-/ 23 1G 1219 32 28 1115 20 16 19 24 2819 15 2t 1612 5 9 14 5 7 21 2218 24 28 1815 2 7 20 23 28 32 23 19 32 28 White wins.
Game LI 15 24 19 15 24 28 19 8 11 22 18 9 14 3 2615—"; 18 9 5 14 25 22 11 15 32 28 15 24 28 19 Second D 4 8 22 18 8 11 18 9 6 13 29 25 11 15 Double Come 27 24 1 5-a 25 22 5 9 23 18 7 11 2(5 23 W er. 3 ? 30 2( 11 If J8 1] 9 1< 19 IE P. wins,
10 35 21 17 LUG 1713 1019 >316 12W 22 IS 15 22 24 15 711 2518 914 18 9 1118 29 25 514 26 22 3 7 2215 710 1511 Sls 27 5.3 4 8 28 24 811 25 22 14 17 3120 1014 23 18 14 23 2610 6 15 32 28 17 26 3)23 2 fi 24 20 1 5 28 24 610 2319 1518 1916 1115 1611 18 23-a 11 7 23 27 7 2 27 32 2 7 32 28 7 14 2819 M 3 9 19 23 , 1410 514 10 26 White wins.
Li 15 >3 19 9 14 27 23 S 11 !2 18 15 22 25 9 5 14 29 25 6 9 25 22 9 13 22 18 14 17 24 20 21 14 3 8 10 17 28 24 26 22-ct 1 5 19 26 32 27 31 22 13 17 7 10 22 13 11 10 20 11 &-S 22
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Otago Witness, Issue 2252, 29 April 1897, Page 40
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