GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2397, 8 February 1900, Page 52

GAMES.

The following game was played recently between Mr Pilhngton and Mr J. C. Langlay. For the notes and variations we are indebted to Ihvj Nottingham Guardian : — Game syOS.— "Switcher." 11 15 5 14 8 12 10 17 6 10 16 30 21 17 23 18 31 27 21 14 9 6 2 7 8 11 34 23 7 10 3 8 2 9 30 2tf 17 13 27 18 2tf 22 27 23 13 6 7 11 4 8 12 16-B 11 16 812 10 14 26 3L 22 18-C 29 25 22 17 S2 £7 6 2 27 23 15 22 l(j 19 16 20 15 14 18 31 28 ~ 25 18 2t 15 30 26 14 9 23 14' a -11 16 9 14 JO 19 12 16 5 14 19 24 Drawn. 18 9 25 21 37 14 18 9 28 19 (a) A very evenly played game, without any apparent advantage to either side. (b) This is a rather unusual method of opening, the game from here running on original lines. In a game played m 1888 in the New York Checker Club Badge Tourney, between Messrs Schaefer and De Freest, the former varied at this point as follows : — 10 15 25 21 14 18 19 15 17 21 22 17 26 22 6 9 22 15 21 25 7 3 19 24 12 16 13 6 9 14 2 7 21 25 27 23 29 25 2 9 21 17 £5 30 3 8 24 27 8 12 21 19 14 21 7 11 25 3il 23 18 30 26 15 21 11 7 30 23 15 11 20 24 16 20 28 19 3 10 15 10 30 26 11 20 32 27 11 16 15 6 25 22 23 J8 27 32 7 10 18 15 5 9 11 15 22 15 20 27 26 23 10 14 6 2 14 17 31 22 32 21 15 15 11 9 14 10 7 15 19 B. wins. (c) At this point, in a game between two Leeds players, White varied in this way : — 24 20 12 19 17 10 11 16 7 2 18 14 15 19 32 27 7 14 17 10 27 31 17 10 23 16 11 ]5 16 12 16 20 2 7 12 16 12 19 20 16 2 7 12 8 3.1 27 11 18 25 21 14 18 26 22 3 12 24 £0 6 2ft 8 12 29 25 7 11 10 7 27 23 £0 11 27 23 10 14 27 24 20 27 7 11 19 23 9 14 22 17 18 23 31 24 23 18 13 6 j23 16 5 9 22 17 23 27 21 17 110 [ Drawn. Game 5909.—" Switcher." With notes and variations, by Robert Baird, Australia. 11 15 24 20 7 14 22 17 14 18 17 14 21 17 4 8 37 10 25 22 7 2 22 26 913 29 25 5 9 17 13 18 23-c 14 9 25 21 2 6 27 23 22 18 26 19 26 31 8 11 2S 24 9 14 13 9 16 23 9 6 17 14 10 D5-A 31 26 18 23 2 6-d 31 26 10 17 25 21 25 29 9 6 23 18 6 2 21 14 18 22 23 19 23 16 6 9 26 22 6 10 23 19-B 29 25 6 2 12 16 2 7 22 17 22 25 32 28 16 19 21 17 8 12 13 22 19 10 25 29 30 26 18 14 7 2 26 17 6 15 26 22 19 16 9 18 22 18 15 18 14 10 29 25 2 7 15 22 B. wins. (a) 11 15 draws.— Barker's A.C.P. (b) 14 10, 7 14, 17 10, 22 25, 21 17, 25 29, 17 13, 5 9, 24 10, 15 24, 32 28, leaves White with a winning advantage. — See Lees's Guide, var. 5, Note (C.) (c) 18 23 corrects Gould's Match Book in fourth game of match in 1874 between J. Bletcher and T. Fletcher, where 15 19 was played by the former, with a drawn result. Their continuation is: 15 19, 24 15, 18 23, 26 19, 16 23, 28 24, 11 18, 24 19, 23 16, 20 4. Drawn. (d) (b) 21 17, 23 18, 17 13, 18 14, 2 7, 15 18,

(c) 2 7, 23 18, 7 16, 12 19, 20 16, 18 14.— Black wins. — Melbourne Weekly Time 3. Game 5910.— " Nailer." tsy T. Cowie, Liverpool. 11 15 15 18 615 » 18 23 10 17 310 23 19 3 14 17 14-b 27 18 2L 14 30 28 811 918 12 1(J ]5 22 D-2 6 Drawn. 22 17 24 20 21 17 32 27 20 IB 4 8 10 15 16 19 8 12 6 15 26 22-a 19 10 25 21 17 14 c 16 7 (a) This forms the game, and it is generally admitted to be weak for the second player. (b) Given as a losing move in Lees's Guide, var. 1, page 114. (c) In Guide, var. 1, at eleventh move 27 24 13 played here — Black wins. The move in text seems to give an even game and if sound corrects Guide var. 1, and all play springing from ! said variation. (d) Other lines of play here, but White can draw against any of them. — West Lothian ! Courier.