GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2565, 13 May 1903, Page 58

GAMES.

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. Same 6414.— "Cr055." Black— A. Beck. White— F. Hilliker.

(a) AJine of the "Cross which the Dunedinite used very auccessfuliy during- the tourney. Game 6ils.— "Whilter."

(a) Losing move ; 3 7 draws. Game 6416.— "Single Corner." Black— J. N. Thomson. White— Jas. Garduner.

(a) 21 19, 8 12, Black wins. (b) This game was concluded at a very late houi at night, and was watched with considerable interest, several spectators thinking White would win. Black, however, made no mistakes, and the desired draw was attained. Game 6-117. — "Ayrshire Laasie."

Black Tesigned. Game 6418.— "Irregular." Black— W. Fleming. White— S. Crook.

Black resigned. The fallowing game was played in Dunde. recent!} between an "expert" and a "somewhat expert." The notes are by the "expert." Game 6419.— '-Bristol."

(a) 26 23 is the only published line that I know of at this point. Has the text move any defect? The result is eminently satisfactory in this case. (b) 9 14 looks a better move, but my opponent seemed vastly pleased with the text play. (c) This looks like a losng move. Ifc has little to commend it at all save a certain "weirdness." (d) After this the deluge. (c) When the applauss had subsided, my opponent remarked that ho had be&n "watching that shot all the time, but was playing to forca a win and forget about it." I could find nothing better to reply than "Dear me! Is that possible?" — People's Journal.

The Tiro-life System. When Mr Boreham'B motion foi the alteration of the system under which the annual championship is played was being discussed at the annual meeting in Christchurch, he was asked what he meant by the two-life system', as there are various ways of carrying it out. As his views then stated were the ones practically adopted by the association, to come int'a force at the 1904 tourney, it is well that players throughout the colony should be made conversant with them. He stated that: (1) Hi;> thought ach pair of players should play four games unrestricted. (2) If at the end of four games their scores were equal, then they should play four game 3 under- the two-move ballot system, each player playing both eides of opening. (.3) If at the end of eight games they were stall equal in score, the two-move balldt to be continued, and the player securing UlO first win to be the winner. (4) If, however, there arc no wins between the ninth and twelfth eames (inclusive), then the ballot to be resorted

•to and one of tEe players lo he balloted out a loser. This system will apply to all pairs playing during the course of the tourney, in both winners and losers class.

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