GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2677, 5 July 1905, Page 62

GAMES.

BRITAIN v. AMERICA. — International Pointers. —

The 22 18 "Edinburgh" was (says the Pitts.burgh Dispatch) balloted twice in contest, making four games. Black lost three times. G. Dearborn hag the credit of making the lone draw for Black.

Dr Schaefer and A. Jordan won and lost to each other. The play was as follows: —

Game 5959. — '

"Edinburgh."

The position at this point was as fej! White— Dr Schaefer.

The great lesson of the match (says the Sheffield Independent) was the importance of team play; not perbaps a very new observation, but never so thoroughly emphasised. Among the visitors there was little exclusive information. This was more true among the Scotchmen than across the border, where the players were probably not much better organised in this sense than the Aniencans, and did, therefore, about as well.

The Scotchmen, however, were a unit. "Whether "by some formal arrangement or a common agreement, every new "cook ' or trap, or scheme worked off on a hapless American was thoroughly known of all and discussed during tho progress of the game intelligently and with assured knowledge. It frequently happened that iv very ordinary positions and early in the games the Scotchmen would unanimously forecast a win for a compatriot. This is checkers, of course, of the best sort, and it will v;ia always ajjainst individual

playiv>g to the grand stand. It enabled the Scotchmen to win 46 games against the Americans, and lose only two, the English players winning 27 against 32 for the Americans, though the comparison is hardly a fair one for the Englishmen, who, in this regard, were five men against 10. The comparison is only xiseful as against what the five Scotchmen did against the same in.

The only untoward event of the match was the illness of Mr Dearborn, who had to resign from play on Friday and went to the hospital on the following day seriously ill. There is a warning here, possibly, for future match players, to prepare physically as well as mentally for the strain of a match.

The game wherein Ferric caught Barker is destined probably to nsjiu-e largely in the work of the analysts. The position below shows the critical point whore the winning move is not so very obvious.

Played in the international tournament between Mr James Searight, Glasgow, and Dr Schaefer. Schaefer' s" move. We are indebted to the Newark Call for the game.

24 20 1 5 !5 22 9 14 !8 9 5 14 <2 18 Black— A. Jordan. White to move ami win. 14 17 23 14 22 25 6 2 21 14 17 22 15 25 29 10 17 14 9 2 6 2 7 18 15 13 17 5 1 16 19 11 18 9 5 6 10 7 11 20 11 17 21 M 19 23 7 16 5 1 10 15 27 18 13 22 28 24

Dr I 9 13 >2 18 10 15 !5 22 Scnaefer 6 10 23 19 11 16 18 11 (White), 16 23 27 18 8 15 18 11 A. Jord 7 16 22 18 5 9 32 27 dai] (B 4 8 26 23 3 7 29 25 Slack). 8 11

(a) In the second game Mr ! Searight varied liras: — 15 23 19 5 14 2 6 27 U 10 14 25 22 19 16' 11 15 14 18 10 11 Drawn.

Game 5960.— "Ke150." Black— Scliaefer. White— Seariglrt. 10 15 10 19- 19 26 5 9 15 22 2 6 24 20 21 17 30 7 29 2-5 23 19 10 7 15 19 11 15 3 10 4 8 11 15 14 17 23 16 32 27 22 IS 3i 27 19 10 Drawn. 12 19 610 15 22 8 12-a 914 27 24 17 14 25 18 25 21 20 16 7 10 9 J8 8 11 10 15 12 19 21 Iff 26 23 27 23 27 24 24 13

i 9 2B 10 23 6 10 7 2 LI 15 V 5 O 8 11 tt 2 4 8 2 6 12 16 S.J JO 8 12 18 U 16 J9 14 7 19 23 15 19 17 14 11 15 7 2 23 2G 3 / 26 30 7 U 30 25 11 18 19 23 jo ~i 55 S While wins.

White— Ferric (British).

Wliito to play.