GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 40

GAMES.

The following garms were played in the London champion tourney.— Scottish Draughts Quarterly. Game 2724.— "Ke150." Black - Jackion. WLite— Robir.scn.

10 15 11 15 10 15 24 19 L 925 C £5 22 15 24 15 24 12 16 28 19 27 20 21 17 914 S 11-c 812 2-Z IS 22 18 37 14 7 10-A. 4 8 15 39 18 9 18 9 J4 9 5 14 6 13 3 7 25 22 23 18 9 5

7 10 1 10 10 3 22 17 5 1 11 16 13 22 15 38 20 J I 26 17 1 G 32 16 19 23 10 15 3 7 18 14 17 14 23 20 2 7 18 39 30 23 110 0 10 1!) 2a 10 15 IS n 7 10 9 6 White win a

(a) 6 10 is the usual continuation. (B)Weak; 32 £8, 15 24, 2819, S 11, 22 IS, etc., brings it into a well-known v<u\ of the .Second Double Corner. See Sbvcntu gime iv the Ferae v Jordan match (c) Bad, as it allows White to get command of the centre of the boaid. The t'oilowing givus Black a chcuLd if not a wii.ning advantage :— 6 9 3 7 12 19 812 12 19 10 15 31 27 £0 16 23 1G 27 23 23 1G

BLck for chuice,

(a) Losing move. 1 5, 2G 23, 19 26, SO 23, 59, 24 20, 15 18, 22 15, 11 18, etc.— Drawn.

Game 2716.—" Kelso Exchange." Black—Jackson. White— Robinson,

21 19 23 18 Forming the following interesting ending :—

(i 9 14 18 9 14 13 17 14 10 37 22 10 14 22 2(5 21 17 26 31 17 13 18 22 Bwiaf

5)14 8 4 3 7 4 8 7 11 8 3 11 18 3 7 6 9 7 2 9 13 2 6 18 23

Black to play and

(a) White might have drawn here easily, thu& 22 17, 9 13, 17 14, 10 17, 18 14, 3 7, 14 9, 12 1*5, 19 12, 7 10— Drawn.

liiack— Sundvrlaurl. White— Bkkeley. 11 IG 10 17 10 £0 15 811 918 U 19 21 11 2<l J9 25 22 12 8 8 12 !) U Hi 2.'? 11 15 6 9 11 16 iG 19 22 JS 27 18 IS 11 22 18 8 3 12 16 5 y 12 10 7 23 2 0 7 11 19 21 18 14 28 24 20 )!) 19 1G 3 8 l(i 19 '.) 18 811 3 7 4 S 11 15 White :3 14 25 21 29 25 16 12 IS 11 wins. J3y winning the above two games Mr Blakeley [Lancashire) secured the pr 23 of a book, effered by Mr Booth.

Gamk 2725.-" Paisley."

m v 15 22 IS 15 22 lo 18 !2 1(5 29 S5 U 13 Slack -Blak 24 19 1(5 £0 £S 24 S 11 1!) 3*3 4 8 23 2iJ keley. 0 9 1G 12 11 16 24 19 S 11 22 17 13 22 White-S 26 17 9 14 18 9 b I_J 1 & 25 22 Sunderlatiii. 11 15 27 18 17 13 14 23 15 24 31 27 13 i) 5 U 24 28 27 3 29 19 20 24 1G 23 22 17 TVi.i/'lr roinn.

Gvmk 2727.— "Single Corner."

:2 17 17 13 21 7 '25 21 21 14 M IS 7 11 15 2t 3 10 16 20 24 27 27 31 !G 2-1 22 IS 130 25 13 14 31 24 18 15 LI 15 14 17 12 1(3 10 17 £0 27 Drawn The two following games were played in the Mg match between Yorkshire ami Lancashire.

Var. 1.

iO 15 >2 ]S 15 22 >5 IS !1 15 i 8 H 8 35 35 24 £8 19 4 8 29 25 8 11 25 22 7 10 9 14 IS 9 5 14 27 23 11 15 32 2S 15 24 28 19 2 7 22 18-1 14 17 21 14 10 17 18 15 6 9 23 18 1 6 26 22 17 26 31 22 7 10 A-15 11 10 14 18 15 14 18 11 S 18 25 30 21

Black— Ko oinson. [I 15 OK S 12 >2 17 37 10 £7 24 i 5 IS) 0 15 2 6 >3 16 21 17 17 13 12 1!) 5 9 4 8 M 15 29 25 32 27 [0 19 7 10 3 7 55 22 25 21 Whit 22 17 9 14 2G 22 7 11 31 £6 12 16-a 24 20 tc— JacUson. S 12 24 19 26 23 15 24 19 26 28 19 30 23 11 15 15 £0 11 27 21 35 2-J 5 9 23 19 White wins

Game 27:5.-"Dyke."

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