GAMES

Otago Witness, Issue 2862, 20 January 1909, Page 75

GAMES

(a) I submit this to draw for Black and correct Trap 141 m Denvir's "Tiaps ai,d Shots" (Drouillard v. Denvir). wheie 7 11 is played, and White win<=. At hist glance the text niove iooks like a Black win, but I think the abo\e diaw is sound. (b) 10 6, 1 10 24 19 15 24. 23 19, 7 11, 22 18, 12 10 19 12, 10 15, 26 22, 15 19, 23 7, 3 10, etc , diav.-n (c) 3 8 l. a Lo=s by 20 1G 14 18, 22 15, 9 14. 16 11, 5 9, 11 4 1-4 18, 4 8, 9 34 8 11. 13 17, 15 10, 17 22, 11 15, White wins. We (Leeds Budget) are indebted to Mr H Moriall for Uu score of the two games following played recently in the team match, Liverpool v Rest of Lancashire (bar Manchester;. Tht notes P.re by Mr F. Dunne. Game G639 —" Edinburgh " (9 13 22 17) Black— H. lloirai:. White— W. T Dean.

(k) The balloted opening — leads to an even game (b) White get= a bad game by this move : 24 20 is better; then if 8 11* 28 24, and White's game is =ohd. (c) 2<s Z8 might possibly have dr£Trn. Black seems to have uothii.g stronger than 7 10 in reply; then follows 21 37, 9 13, 31 2C and the Black win is not easy to find. (d) 31 27 seems !o lose, tLiih —

B. wins (e> Black mis-ss a T,iv. here The diagram shows the siUia + ion, as follows — [VVHITII J

[Black.] Black to play and win. Variation (1). In the second game Mr Morrall varied hero with 21 17, and the game ran as follows: —

<v) This move mr.kes the game very critical. ic 3!sck

(G) Pioosb'y the losing move; 1 5 running i^.to a BarKer-Snuth ni.it ch gAme, seerus to bs about the only •.ei i ab 1 c line for Black.

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