GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2511, 30 April 1902, Page 58

GAMES.

The following games were played in the London championship tourney of 1897, between Messrs W. H. Parmenter and C. H. Wheeler. Score and notes appeared in the Sc»'.tish Draughts Quarterly. Game 6241 — "Double Corner."

(a) Rather a peculiar move, but seemingly sound enough when properly followed up. (b) This appears weak, if not an absolute loss; 4 S would run it into a favourite line in match play as follows. —

(c) We think White missed a win here. We give a diagram and a continuation in support of our opinion. —

IS f2 2 7 4 8 7 10 22 2(5 10 16 28 31 21 17 12 10 17 14 8 12 14 10 6 i) 30 7 W. wins

18 15 11 27 31 6 14 IS 17 13 15 23 26 19 16 23 6 1 9 14 1 6 2 9 13 *i 14 18 6 2

(a) The characteiistic move of the Xuilor, which is decidedly a. weak opening ior the second player. (b) 1 S is the usual continuation, and is best. (c) 6 9, 17 13, 2 6. running into a Souter formation is strongei than the t^xt line. (d) This is now the regular Old Fourteenth, and the text move 11 bad. 811 is the picpei continuaiion, kaclirg K> jh equal game. (c) Here we think Vlme m.-aed an e-isy win, thus — 32 28 23 14 19 15 24 15 13 8 25 C 2 14 17 15 IS 10 19 (i 9 1 19 W. wins. (f) Why this sacrifice? White seems to have the win in hand, viz -13 9, 10 17. 23 14, 17 21. 25 22, 21 25, 22 17, 25 30, 9 6, 1 10, 19 16, etc., and White should win.

The following two interesting games -wer« played in the second round of the recent Aberdeenfhirf championship tournament, between Messr. R. Gray and W. Wallace — Game 6243— "Fife." G lay's move.

and after a. numbei of moves the game was dr^wn Can anyone show j, win for Black 9—9 — R G. Game 6244 — "Single Come:." Wallace's meve.

published in the "Wc-eklj New 3 some years ago I knew it was a lo=er while playing the game, but risked it, as the play to ivm is difficult if one dops not know it. Ex-Champion Martins failed to find it on one ofcaft-on whik playing with me, and the gamp iv.t- duwr. Ilie following i-, cut (i the nctost van^lioii" — (B) 3 8 S3 22 12 Id 32 28 7 16 2.J 14 11 15 28 24 19 23 E wiu». 8 11 1"3 <J J6 19 27 11 — Abeideen Fiee Piess.

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a i 9 9 14 2 17 5 9 >G 23 9 13 !4 20 15 24 28 19 13 22 25 it o i:t £9 25 13 17 21 14 10 17 31 2fJ 8 11 19 15 11 18 23 14 17 21 25 22 4 8 22 18 8 11 32 28 1 t> 28 24 6 JO 14 !) 10 lfi 18 14 12 Hi 27 23 15 IS 24 Id ]8 27 Jit 12

4 8 28 24 16 SO 32 28 20 27 31 24 11 16 19 15 10 19 24 15 6 10 15 6 ) 10 18 15 10 19 22 17 16 20 23 IB 12 19 17 10 £0 24 21 17 9 14 SI! 23 Ift 26 25 30 28 19 19 16 14 21 SO 26 30 23 18 15 21 25 26 23 23 18 16 11 Drr-wn.

Bind 9 14 14 20 5 9 >2 18 LI 16 :o li k — Parrnenter. 8 22 8 12 ?5 18 29 25 1-2 16 7 11 27 24 25 22 3 8-a 1 6 b 24 19 19 15 Whi' 10 19 22 17 « 10 17 13c 2 6 32 27 ite— \\ heeler. 16 iO 8 11 Z) 7 30 25 1« 32 32 27 7 2 31 24 4 8 20 27 £6 22 B.win 3.

Black II 15 !3 19 8 11 >6 22-* 9 U-B 22 17 15 18-c J4 20 i: 15 k — Wheeler. 28 24 17 28 4 8 30 2'i 31 26 10 17 7 11-r> 21 14 17 13 15 18 2 7 32 28 26 22-e fi 10 14 17 14 S)-f 23 14 5 M V\ hue — J/annenter. 13 9 £0 111 Jl IE 14 17 11 20 31 2fi 23 14 2 4 15 1« 17 21 17 22 £6 22 U 6 4 8 10 J4 10 17 22 2ti 30 26 fi 2 8 11 US 21 36 £6 31 22 18 B. wins.