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Otago Witness, Issue 2848, 14 October 1908, Page 67

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NZ. CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES, 1908. [We have the cole Tight of publication of the tourney games. Played under the twomove restriction.] J A. LUCAS v. J i MURDOCH. Game 6597. — " Dundee." Black — Murdoch. White — Lucas. |12 16 5i4 811 24 iS 913 D-17 21 |Hi If) 25 2i 215 18 25 22 17 14 Ii 2«a 11 15 10 15 4 8c 13 17 '.2 18 Z9 25 18 9 22 18 2J W 9 Jfß 15 24 15 24 6 9 2 6 18 9 28 19 9 5 21 17 27 23 * [Black ]

Whiie to- play and win, as^in note (d). I

Drawn. (Notes by F. E. H'ilHker, Champion.) (a) 8 12, forming " Paisley," is usual. i (b) A neat variation by 9 13 at this stage . is given in Dunne's Praxis, page 228, var. j 7. Played between Messrs M'Kelvie arid Bonar. (c) 11 15,- preventing the man coming 22 18, appears better. v . (d) Something to amuse the " worriers " j here — a position full of possibilities. We ] diagram the position and submit it in terms, White to play and win, and give the following leading variations: — 19 15 O ill 5 1 1L 1(5 £6 19 6 2 CO 24-e 15 6 8 J2 18 15 17 22 \V. wins. 23 J!» 1 17 1 0 18 23 (E). 6 9 f SO 24 24 27 7 10 3 10 1 10 23 19 2ti i' 231 -'4 14 7 15 X 24 20 W. wins. «. ■ 6 10 23 19 IMB 15 24 2? 9 13 15 « 8 12 I!MS 19 24 32 23 W. wins. 1 17 5 1 10 1!' 5 9 £8 32 (c). 6 10 18 14 18 22 16 14 9 10 14 28 -A'Z 17 22 25 2!» S3 29 ~ 23 19 23 19 10 \o 15 18 5 1 (5 10 9 6 14 18 32 27 £2 i! 5 27 23 19 23 19 23 19 24 W. wans. | Game 6398. — " Dundee." x Black— Lucas. White — Murdoch. 12 16 26 23 4 8 17 XI 14 18 21 17 24 19 11 15 ia 22 2 6 23 14 D-6 10 16 20 22 17 11 15 22 18 918 24 23 18 a 15 24 19 16 16 22 31 26 30 27 914 b 28 IS) 8 lie 26 )7 ' 10 )5 26 22 18 9 811 32 S8 15 17 14 11 20 5H J2(i 6 9 29 25 15 19 . b-22 6 ' Drawn. (a) Varies from the preceding game. (b) 8 12 would form the famous losing shot, first published in the year 1650 by tfee Spanish author Juan Garcia- Canalejas, one of the earliest loses known to scientific draughts — liz., 11 16, 29 18, 16 20, 24 18. 8 31; con-

] tinue 19 15, 10 19, 18 14, 9 18. 22 8, 4 11, 27 21, CO 27 31 8. W wins. Again. 10 14, 26 23. 8 12, I won d run into "' Bristol Cross " or '* Paisley play. J. A. L. by this 9 14, keeps the game on original lines. (c) 8 12 opens up the game in Black's favour. {o} frfter the game Mr Lucas pointed ouu tta** &c missed a win here by 11 15, 16 11, 7 15 14 10, 3 8, 10 1, 8 11, 26 22, 19 23, B« wins — —" At note (d) there is a shot which, if taken, would lose for Black : — ;. » 13 n „ 5 « 2 H5 83 11 7 I 14 5 19 2 » i(» SO 2*5 16 llW.wins* !fi « « W " -0- S ii 23 32 (c) Notwithstanding analytical loses, Mr Murdoch deserves great credit for his pla< in this pair of games Game 659S. — " Switcher." By W. Teal, Southampton, England.

II IO 22 1, IO 2Z .1 I 21 O !» O i 21 17 . !3 £2 „ 25 18 11 16 14 10 14 IS 8 11 2fi 17 10 15 SO 11 7 14 7 1<» 25 21 15 IS 23 l?-5 822 17 10 18 23 9- 13 24 20 15 22 3£ 28/ 12 16 Drawn* 17 14 8 S £7 £3 a f.» 10 7 10 17 £8 24 610 19 15-S 16 20 21 U 16 23 ]S 10 )9 7 8 Bld £9 £5 22 25-1 £4 15 914 ■ (1). 1116-3 IS 11 211 J9 15 23 £6 32 2» £0 11 753 £4 19 16 19 30 IB "*- 4 8 S 15-4 14 7 - 11 If 31 27 12 IU Drawn, (2)- - 14 9 19 IB 14 J5 17 3 19 23 5 14 32 19 1» J9 Drawn. <3X 1115 31 S7 2630 7 5 ft 19 l/» 18,11 23 26 17 14 .23 17- 716 10 )!• 7Hi 30 £< 3<l 26 7 3 14 10 24 Hi 14 7 22 2fi 14 10 17 14 32 £8 1* 19 2 11 23 19 26-22 3 7 a 13 '2.7 -*♦ Drawn* 723 211 .23 »? 22 £6 17 14 14 7 31 27 30 23 Drawn. (5). £4 19 17 13 14 fl 13 9 20 11 17 & 15 '.« 6 10 5 14 Tl 16 8 24 i Interesting ; can x White draw with a man short?

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