GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2652, 11 January 1905, Page 62

GAMES.

Following are the remaining two games played between Messrs T. Goldsboro and G. Jewitt, in the final round of the Yorkshire championship tovimey. The first .jam© appeared in his column on December 14 last. We are indebted to the Leeds Mercury Supplement for the games: —

(a) A good reply to 29 25, but not so strong at this stage. (b) Either 2 6 or 4 8 are preferable. (c) This appears to be the loser. We suggest 4 8 to draw, as follows: — 48' 15 24 18 27 27 32 811 11 IS 25 21 £8 19 17 IS 21 14 16 6 2 2 6 11 15 10 17 32 28 28 24 7 11 24 19 27 24 19 1 24 19 19 15 Drawn. •Same 5882.— "KeJso" (10 15, 23 18).

Played between Messrs Snaw and M'Gregor, Sydney, in their match for the Sydney championship challenge trophy. The notes and variations are by Mr Frank Dunne. Game 5883.— "Kelso" (10 15, 24 20).

(a) The position at this point is identical with an historical variation of the "Bristol," which dates back to Payne, the father of English, draughts literature. The move in the text is new to me, and although in this instance it proved successful, it is scarcely so strong as thafc laid down by the old master, Payne, who played! IS 22, foMowed by 17 14, 10 17, 21 14, etc., resulting in a draw. The position left after 21 14 has received the attention oi ma,ny players since Payne's time-, Stm-gea Anderson, J. Bertie, J. Tonar, R. M'Culloch, J. D. Janvies, J. Macfarlane, R. Freer, J. Lees, and myself having each contributed our quoto towards elucidating the trae result. For a, time the position was looked upon as a Black win, and as siich it stands in "Janvier's Anderson" and "Robertson's Guide" ; improvements of this play have, however, been sliown, and the draw fully demonstrated). — See "Lees's Guide" and Dunne's "jGuide and Companion." (b) "Single Corner," the draughts editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, fror which I take the game, sets the position at this point as "Problem Nio. 714," with the terms' "White to pity and draw," his solution, given in the Herald the week following, "being as follows : — 20 16 24 19 19 16 67 24 31 15 14 9 11 20 18 22-g 12 19 20 27 10 19 Drawn. (c) Nothing b&tter; if 7 11, followed by 11 16, White wins.— "S. C." I am of opinion, however, that the terms to the problem should be "White to play and win," and I sxibmit the following play in sup-

White to play and win.

20 16 18 22 13 6 26 31 21 14 15 19 11 20 27 24 2IS 24 20 711 10 15 24 19 20 27 12 8 3126 3 7 W. wins! 12 16-d 31 24 22 26 17 14 11 15 19 12 6 9 8 3 10 17 710

(D) If 18 22, *19 15, 10 19, 14 9, 5 14, 17 3, etc., W. wins. ("Corrects "Single Corner's" playT)

(c) This appears to be the loser, and I submit the following variations to draw: — 12 16-H 18 22 5 9 10 17 27 23 710 31 26.(5 23 18 19 12 2114 16 12 3 7 6 9 22 25 913 28 31 23 18 10 14 H,S V- H I 2I 2 8 a3 19 v 9 D»wn. 218 15 22 22,26 31 27 11 15 26 23-f 24 19 17 14 19 lti 8 3

(F) 17 13, 16 19, 21 17, 18 22, 27 23, 22 31, 23 16. 31 -26, 16 12, 26 23, 12 8, 23 18, 8 3, 18 14, 3 8, 14 21, 24 19, etc., drawn.

(G) 14 9, 5 14. 27^23, 15 18, 24 19, 18 27, 19 12, 27 32 ; 12 8, 11 16, etc., drawn. • "

(h) Taking the "two foi one" straightaway also leads to a narrow draw for Black thus:— 6 9 15 24 10 17 25 30 12 16-1 22 15 13 6 28 19 21 14 23 18 19 12 8 3 218 18 22 22 25 30 25 25 22 15 10 2* 19 17 14 27 23 31 27 12 8 Drawn.

(i) 25 21, 19 15, 21 17, 15 "8, 17 10, 8 3, 5 9, 27 23, 7 11, 23 19, 11 16-J, 20 U, 10 H, 18 15, 14 18, 3 7, 18 23, 7 % 23 7, 2 11, 9 14, and Black, having "the move," draws.

(J) 10 14 loses, by 3 8, 14 16, 8 15. 9 14-x, 20 11, 12 16, 11 7, 16 20, 15 19. 14 18, 7 2, etc., W. wins. (X) 16 19, 15 24, 9 14, 24 19, 14 18, 19 15, 18 23, 20 16, 12 19, 15 24, etc., W. wins.— Leeds Mercury Supplement.

Crame 5881. — Swzto Black — Jewitt. 11 15 1 6-e 2 6 51 17 32 28 17 13 9 13 6 10 10 17 25 21 30 25 21 14 811 3 8-c 610 17 14 25 21 13 9 10 17 IS 22 10 17 !1 14 23 18 18 14 6 10 12 16 17 21 22 17 27 23 9 6 13 22 16 19 21 25 !6 17 23 16 6 2 15 18 8 12 25 30 14 20 24 19 2 6 10 15 a 15 24 30 25 !8 24 28 19 14 10 aber" (11 15, 21 17). White— Goldsbora. 7 14 26 30 4 8 16 7 19 15 18 15 25 21 30 26 25 21 ,69 15 10 20 16 14 18 26 30 22 25 9 14 10 7 31 22 18 23 \ 30 26 25 30 7 3 7 2- 22 17 23 26 26 30 5 9 3 7 2 6 14 5 26 30 £0 26 21 14 7 10 6 10 16 11 30 26 £6 3ff 14 18 10 15 10 15 11 4 21 25 | 30 26 18 11 15 18 15 19 W.wine.

Blacl k— Gold iak boro. W\ Tiite— -Jewitf. LO 15 53 18 L 2 16 81 17 16 19 17 14 9 13 24 20 6 9 S7 24 1 6 32 27 8 12 25 21 12 16 v 27 23 7 10 14 7 3 10 22 17 13 22 5 9 26 17 23 19 19 26 9 13 30 S3 19 16 15 22 22 25 ■ 24 19 29 22 9 14 14 18 19 12 IB 11 11 15 18 25 28 24 17 14 10 17 29 25 21 14 19 16 15 18 25 2-2 14 9 11 7 6 10 2 11 24 19 16 7 18 23 10 14 12 8 7 2 25 29 Drawn. 8 3

JtSlac ck — Shaw. White— H'Gregor. 10 15 24 20 15 19 >3 16 12 19 22 18 9 14 IS 9 5 14 25 22 11 15 22 17 7 10 29 25 8 12 27 24 4 8 17 13 3 7 25 22 14 IS 22 17 1 5 32 27 8 11-a 22 2tf- 10 19 26 23 23 J8 27 24 19 26 2tf 31 18 22 30 14 18 lo 24 15 35 18-E 11 18 7 10 31 26-b 20 16 14 7 18 22 12 19 2 18 26 23 '24 15 E.wins.