GAMES.

Otago Witness, Volume 14, Issue 2648, 14 December 1904, Page 62

GAMES.

Game 5875. — "Laird and Lady.'* By J. A. Boreham, Dunedin. 11 15 13 17 10 14 2 11 TO 26 23 19 31 26 18 9 24 19 22 17-t 8 11 17 21 5 14 8 12 26 23-a 22 17 28 24 27 23 26 22 18 14 9 13 6 10 16 14 17 23 16 37 14 25 22 32 28 22 18 14 7 10 17 18 26 3 7 17 22 6 10 21 1J 29 22 10 16 28 24 7 3 15 18 10 17 12 19 22 25 10 15 23 23 22 13 2* 16 30 26 3 8 4 8 7 10 7 10 25 30 16 19 24 20 23 18 36 7 23 22 17 14 White draws by holding ike men on 11 and 15.— J. A. B. (t; Forms Problem 2242, Black to play, White to draw. (a) Solution to Problem 2242. Mr J. Bell, in the "British Draughts Player," page 57, 51st move, plays: — 11 16 7 2 14 18 7 14 25 30 20 11 14 9 24 20 15 24 9 6 26 23 — 2 7 21 -25 14 18 30 26 11 7 9 14 11 7 6 10 26 23 23 14 7 11-B 18 15 13 9 etc, drawn. (b) Here, however, Mr Bell overlooks a. neat White win by 24 20, 21 25, 19 15, 14 21, 7 14, 25 30, 14 10, W. wins. The solution to Problem 2242 maintains the draw. — J. A. B.

The following game was played between Messrs T. Goldsboro and G. Jewitt in the final round of the Yorkshire championship tourney : —

Game 5876. — '

"Switcher" (11 15, 21 17)

Black — Goldsboro. White — Jewitt. 11 15 22 17 12 19 17 13-t 16 19 8 3 21 17 13 22 24 15 10 17 27 23 28 32 9 13 26 17 11 18 21 14 38 27 3 8 25 21 4 8 30 25 8 12-t 32 16 32 27 8 11 29 25 8 11 25 2L 15 19 20 16 17 14 16 31 26 12 16 16 11 27 31 10 17 25 21 3 8 14 10-a 19 24 B. wins. 21 14 15 19 28 24 7 14 11 8 6 10 23 16 11 15 21 £0 24 28

t Time called.

(a) The loser. This move is given by G. Buchanan, in his notes to the "Sixth Scottish Tourney Games," as a draw, but play demonstrating the win had been previously published by J. Lees in the Draughts World. The correct play to draw is as follows : — 26 23 7 10 21 17 18 22 23 18 10 14 16 19 14 7 6 10 27 23 15 19 17 10 23 16 2 20 32 28 20 27 18 15 Drawn. — Wyllie v. R. Jordan.

Game SS77. — "Single Corner." By J. Searight, Hutchesontown. 11 15 24 20 6 9 19 35-c 710 22 18 12 16 24 19 16 19 24 19 35 22 28 22 10 14-A 23 16 2 7 25 18 '8 12 27 24 12 19 8 11 28 24 16 26 23 Black 29 25 9 13 31 26 19 26 wins. 4 8 32 28 3 8-b 30 23 (a) Given as a loss in Kear's reprint. (b) At sth move of Var. 131 in Kear's "Drumniond," 6 10 is played, which allows White to win by 19 15; but 3 8 at this stage reverses matters, and wins for Black.

(c) If IS 15, then 11 27, 20 4, 27 31, and Black wins. — Glasgow Herald.