" GO." THE NATIONAL GAME OF JAPAN.

Otago Witness, Issue 2527, 20 August 1902, Page 59

" GO." THE NATIONAL GAME OF JAPAN.

4000 YEAES OLD

A RIVAL TO CHESS

(Translated from Mittheilungen tier. Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Katur und Volkerkunde Ostasiens by Messrs O. Balk and D. Foesyth, of the Otago Chess Club.)

POSITION V.

White.— B 15, 16; C 3, 11, 15; D_, 3, 15; E4, 16, 16: F 4, 5; 13; L 17; M 17; N4; O 3, 4, 17, 18; P 2, 18; Q 1, 2, 3, 19; R 2, 18; S I, 18; T 18. Black.— B 2, 3, 5, 17; C 2,4, 8, 16; D 4, 16; E 6, 6, 17; F 16, 17; X 17, 13, M 19; O 19 , _» 8; 4, 9; Q 4, 5, 17, IS; 11, 3, 4, 9, 15, 17; S2, 17 ; T2, 17. A B Black. White. Black. White. 1019 20 18 IPI3 203 3 ,M 19 3 Q 4 4 Q 3 ; 5 S 2 6 S 1 7 R 1 8 Q 1 9 T 2 O D White. Bl?ck. Black. White. IB 16 2817 IC2 2D2 8 B 15 3 B 2 A.— B eyes. U.H.L. B.— lo eyes. U.H.L. Q. — 17 eyes. U.H.L. ; good mode of lilay.^ D. — 11 eyes. U.H.L ; race 1 would be better as move 3. POSITION VI. White— A 3, 4, 5, 6; 82, 4 ; C 3, 6, 14, 19; D 3 19 ; E3, 14, 18, 19 ; F4, 19 ; G- 4, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 ; I# 3 ; Ml, 2 ; N2 ; 03,4, 3 , P 17 ; R 17 18: S 16, IS; T 14, 15, 16, 17. Black.— A 7 ; 83,5,6, 7, 16, 17, 19 ; C 4, 5, 9 16 18 • D 4, 16, 18 ; E4,6, 9, 16, 17 ; F5, 16, 17, 18 ; N' 1 ; 01, 2 ; P3, 11, 15 ; Q2, 4 ; R6, 11, 15, 16; S 13, 14, 15; T 13. A B White Bl?ck. I Black. White. 1- T 15 2 S 14 1 O2 2 N 2 BTI4 4T13 3P3 404 f Tl6 6 Sl3 '5 Nl 6MI [ 7 O 1 8 M 2 C D .White. -' Blsck. White. Black. IE 18 2F13 184 285 3F19 4DIB 3A3 4C5 6D19 6CIB 5A5 686 7C19 8819 7A6 BA7 9 £19 10 E 17 9 A 4 10 B 7 11 G 19 12 B 17 A.— s eyes. U.H.R. ; frequent position. B.— About 10 eyes. U.H.R. ; good mode of p'.pv. C.— 7 eyes. U.H.R. D.— l 4 "eyes. U.H.R.

POSITION VII

White.-A 4, 12, 13, U, 15, B 12, 3, 5, 11; C 6 11, 14; D 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, M 16, 17, 18; IN 16, 19 ; 02, 4, 15, 18 ; P2, 16, 18 ; Q3, 5, 16, 1 Black.— A 16; 84, 12, 14, 15, 17; C 2,3, 4, 18 15, 16; D 4.17, El 7 ; G 3 ; K4 ; L 16, 17, 18- M 14; N 2, 3, 4; O 3, 14, 19; P 3, 14, 19; Q 19 ; B 14, 16, 17, 18, 19. A B Black. White I White. Blzck. 1019 20 18 |102 203 8Q 19 4 Nl9 I 3 P 2 4 N 2 B P 19 6 P 18 7 E 19 I C D White Black. White. Blrck. ID 16 2D17.181 8 A 15 4 B 15 6 A 14 6 A 16 7 AlB 8 817 A-— U.H.L. Move 1 appears advantageous, but is not so. Ho should have played to Q 19. B— The advantage is very considerable. TJ.H.K. C.— 3 eyes. XJ.H.R. "D.— About 12 eyes. U.H.L. PROBLEMS. To bring positions into Ho. 30 W.-A 18; B 12, 19; C 12, 17 18 ; OX 2, 13, 14, 16 ;E 3, 16, 17 ;F3S;G 2,1 « , X 3 P 15, 16, 18; Q 15, 17; R 16, 17; S 17. 8.-B 13, 17, 18; O 2, 3, 14, 15, 10; D 3, 5, 16 F6; G 3,6; K4, o ; !L3; M 2,4; N 17 ; O 15, 17, 18; P 14, 17, 19; Q 14, R 14; S I=>, 16 ' a W.-b, c, B. 81. W.— B 17; 05, 8, 16; D 15, 16, 17;E2, 4; Fl, 8, 4; G4; X 15, 17 \ L 15, 1.7; MIC > <? 2, 14, 15, 17; P 2; Q 11; R 3, 15, 17; S 3, 4, ifi, 17. B~'B 16; Cl 4, 15; D 3, 14; E 3, 14, 15, 17; CB 1 2, 17 ; G2, 3 ; H2, 3, 17 , il 16, 17 ; N2, 3, J6; O 4,16, 18; P 3, 16, 17; Q 4, 16, R 4, 6, 16; S 6; T 5. », d W.— h, c, B. SOLUTIONS. 30. a.— R 17-, R 15, Ql9or R 18, S 19, Q 19. t>T-A 17, A 13, A 15, D 17, A 19 oi A 17, A 15, 33 15C_G 4, F 1, H 1. I 2, G 1, E 2, H 2, H 3, F S or G- 4, F" %, EC 1 X 1, E 2, t> i, C 1, E 1, H 3, JE.3, I _, X 2, BC r, I> 1. I* 2 or G 4, E J, F 2. 81. fc-L 10, Q 18, P 19, N 18, Q 19, L 1$ X 18. M 19. M IS. lj.-r-T 4, T3, S. 1, Q 2, R 2, S 2, Q 1 or T 4, S 5. Q 2, Q 8. Q 1, R 1, 8 1 or T i, Q 1, S 2, T 3, 10 1, $ 1, « I, $ 2, T L c— B 18, B 16, D 18, C 18, C 19, E 18, C 17. d.— D 2, C 8,02,82,83,84, A3,A4, D 3, '& 2, B 8, A 3, D 4, B 3, B 1, B 5, B 6, A 6, B J, E i, a n

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