GAMES

Otago Witness, Issue 2665, 12 April 1905, Page 62

GAMES

The two following games were played m the final round of the New South Wales Championship Tourney. Score from tbe Sydney Morning Herald: —

Game 5933.—'

"Doiiblei Corner."

/ Game 5934. — "Double Corner." Black— J. Gallagher. White— E. W. Smith.

Game 5935. — "Second Double Corner."

In the following game Mr George had the Black pieioes.

Game 5936.—'

"Bristol."

11 16 22 18 811 32 27 a-6 9 B -26 23 24 20 9 14 27 23 12 19 J7 13 IS 26 16 19 18 9 4 8 22 17 2 6 30 23 23 16 514 23 16 II 15 29 25 c-10 15 12 19 25 2-2 8 12 20 Id 15 18 D-28 2* (a) An expe-riment. (b) 27 24 is belter. (c) Laying a trap. (d) Caught. See diagram. [Whitb.j

15 19, 24 15, 18 22, 25 IS, 7 11, 15 8, 3 26, 31 22, 14 32. Black wins. — J. George.

A similar stro<ke was brought off in the fourth Scottish Tourney by Battersby playing against Kirk. See the undernoted: — Gam© 583S.— "Denny."

(a) The similarity between, this position anr> that on the diagram in the preceding game is obvious. We recollect another instance of a coup oi this nature published by Mi John Piunington, of Liverpool, in the Leeds Weekly ilercury. in 1889, and that the same game was published in the American Checker "Playe* by Lucius S. Head in December o«f that" year. Both Pmnington and Head showed ? correction ol a Glasgow Herald game, each independent of tha ether, but Piumugtou first saw the Jjglit.

.Game 5939. — "Bristol." Pmnington and Head.

and we have the identical position on diagram above, brought up by a- slightly different order oi moves. —Liverpool Mercury.

Blacl LO 14 !2 17 7 10 17 13 3 7 a £2 k— 3 i Kirk. 14 17 21 14 29 22 10 14 24 19 11 16 £8 24 16 20 S2 28 14 17 22 18 YVh: 5 9 18 15 1 5 £3 18 7 10-a IS LI tit ts— Bat 9 18 15 11 8 15 26 22 17 26 30 7 tlersby. 2 11 19 1 White wins.

24 20 16 19 23 16 12 19 22 W 9 14 18 9 5 14 25 22 22 17 4 8 29 23 11 15 27 23 S 12 23 16 12 19 20 16 6 9 17 13 2 6 32 27 15 18 26 as 19 26 30 23 10 15 28 24

31ackt — E. W. S Smith. Whit te — J Ga<uagher. 9 14 5 19 I 16 52 17 6 23 57 9 5 14 >5 52 8 11 26 23 4 8 ' 30 2« 11 16 32 27 16 20 22 18 ,Sll /IS 9 6 22 £6 17 10 15 2319 2 6 19 10 6 15 29 25 1 6 17 H 12 16 £5 22 7 10 14 7 3 10 31 26 6 9 26 23 9 14 8 3 22 17 26 31 35 18 3 7 24 19 31 24 38 22 28 19 19 12 15 24 11 15 7 2 12 8 10 15 22- 26 W.winss

:i 14 53 1!) 11 15 !2 17 6 9 17 13 2 6 >5 22 8 11 !9 25 4 8 !1 20 5 24 20 ia 11 15 27 24 14 17 21 14 9 18 26 23 18 27 32 23 10 14 13 10 6 15 13 9 it it 22 13 5 14 25 22 «1 6 31 2(5 15 18 22 15 14 18 23 14 7 10 14 7 3 28 28 32 22 17 S2 27 17 14 27 23 14 9 ft 10 9 6 23 18 13 9 15 15 9 5 € 2 14 10 5 1 15 19 2 6 10 14 6 2 19 23 2 ti 23 27 SO 25 Nicely 1 5 31 2« 6 9 14 10 25 21 26 22 5 1 8 11 9 14 10 '7 21 14 y drawn.

Played between J. George, Cardiff, and a iriend, who had the Black pieces. [1 15 32.T8 9 13 25 22 27 31 30 23 M 19 15 38 9 2 7 2 6 31 27 15 24 24 19 3 14 23 18 1] 15 23 19 <7 20 11 16 22 18 11 16 6 10 27 2* 9 14 20 11 13 17 18 15 15 19 18 14 22 18 8 24 18 9 il> S3 10 15 28 32 5 9 28 19» 613 15 6 19 24 14 9 25 22 4 8 21 14 ?3 27 26 23 32 £7 8 11 31 27 10 17 B 2 17 26 9 6 28 24 8 11 29 25 7 11 25 18 Drawn. 3 8 27 24 7 10 24 20 24 28