DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3278, 10 January 1917, Page 47

DRAUGHTS.

CONDUCTED BY JOS. ABEItXETHY.

Solutions of problems, games, and analj-ses inrited for this column. Games should be written In six columns as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor.

PROBLEM 4308. By A. O. Hews, Bridgewatcr. Black.

White to play and win. A puzzling gem for "Stroke" solvers. — Yorkshire Weekly Post. GAMES. Tho following games were played in tho handicap tournament in conjunction with the Kew Zealand championship in 1911.

(a) This should have lost for Black by 13 11, but White seems to prefer suicide. AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. TO THE EDITOR. Sir. —I desiro to protest against two misstatements in a Victorian clipping published in your column of January 3. First, Mr Hugh Egan did not lie with Mr J. A. Boreham for fourth place in the 1911 Australasian tourney held at Duncdui. Mr Bore-ham was fourth and Mr F.gan was fifth. By tho way, J[r Egan has boon corrected on this point previously. Second. Mr Egan has never won an Australasian championship. Australian ho has won; he held that title when he came to New Zealand and secured fifth place, as mentioned above. He lias never won a championship where there was a New Zealand representative competing, or a properly constituted tourney for the Australasian title. Further, I submit to Mr Egan, through your column, that it was neither sportsmanlike nor gentlemanly to help draw up a constitution for the Australasian Draughts Associa-

tion hero in Dunedhi, agreeing to its various clauses as adopted, play for tho championship under its rules, and then, being defeated, go away and two years later be party to an attempt to ignoro the rules of tho Australasian Draughts Association as adopted, and party to an attempt to take away from New Zealand by surreptitious methods a title Australia could not obtain in fair tourney play. Why not play up to tho rules, Mr Egan? There would bo some honour in claiming the title under those condition. Mr J. A. Borcham was a true sport when ho handed his Australasian championship title over to be played for in open tourney. lie, however, handed it over to bo played for under tho rules and constitution adopted at a meeting immediately prior to tho 1911 Australasian tourney at Duncdin. Mr Egan helped to frame, and agreed to those rules. Consequently, tho so-called Alls' tralasian tourney hold from timo to time, in tho Commonwealth is unconstitutional and has no just right to tho title.—l am, etc., P. E. HIIXIKER, Hon. Sec. Australasian and N.Z. Draughts Association Executives. [We purposed referring to Mr Egan's place in tin- championship in Duncdin, but tho brokon timo owing to holidays caused it to escape our memory.—Ed.] N.Z. DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION. A meeting of tho executive was held on Thursday evening last at Mr Hilliker's saloon, Princes street. Tho principal business was the New Zealand championship. Tho secretary (Mr Hilliker) had communicated with the consulting members of tho executive in tho various centres, including Wellington, where tho next tourney is duo. The replies received woro unanimously in favour of postponing the tourney until the war is over, and, as tho Central Executive was of tho same opinion, the resolution of postponement was carried without discussion —"That tho tournament for tho championship of NewZealand bo not held during tho currency of tho war."

The consulting members of tho executive are:—Messrs Leggatt (Invercargill), P. C. Gray (Gore), A. M'Donald (Westport), P. Mackay (Auckland), Chant (New Plymouth), Gibson (Marton), draughts editor Canterbury Times, and F. K. Kclling (Wellington).

Game 315: 3—"Kelso. Black: A. Penman. White: A. Mat! leson. 10 15 30 26 12 19 26 17 30 25 S 3 22 17 11 16 25 22 9 18 12 8 25 22 15 18 24 20 18 25 28 24 11 16 17 13 23 14 7 11 29 22 18 22 20 11 24 28 9 18 28 24 6 9 24 19 7 16 3 8 17 14 3 7 22 18 22 25 27 24 28 32 11 15 82 28 15 22 19 16 16 20 8 11 2G 23 16 19 2-4 8 25 30 24 19 Drawn. 8 11 23 16 4 11 16 12 20 24 Game 315 t—"Kelso. " Black: A. Matlicson. White : A. I V'l iman. 10 15 12 19 8 12 8 11 19 23 11 15 22 17 25 22 23 16 31 27 26 19 19 16 11 16 6 10 12 19 11 16 16 23 2 7 2-1 20 17 13 20 16 22 17 24 19 B .wins. 16 ID 1 6 4 8 7 11 15 24 23 10 The 27 23 following 16 12 27 24 28 19 layed 1 oc tween ? games were p Mr W. Veal and Mr Roberts, in Sontliampton, England. Gam E 3155--"Irrcgnhi ir." Boberts's move, 11 15 7 16 10 15 19 23 5 9 26 30 23 19 20 11 26 23 17 14 25 21 18 14 8 11 8 7 19 26 9 IS 9 13 10 15 22 17 28 24 30 23 22 15 31 27 14 10 11 16 7 16 15 19 6 10 13 22 30 26 24 20 24 20 23 16 15 6 27 18 17 13 1G 23 16 19 12 19 1 10 22 26 26 23 27 11 25 22 Gam 29 25 E 3456VeaPs 21 17 -"Irreguli move. 21 17 ir." B tawu. 11 15 29 25 10 17 26 22 28 24 17 14 22 17 4 8 19 10 17 26 18 23A 23 27 8 11 17 14 7 14 81 15 25 22 32 23 23 19 10 17 22 15 14 18 1 (J 6 10 9 14 21 14 11 18 24 19 22 17 15 0 25 22 6 10 27 24 3 7 9 13 2 27 14 18 24 20 5 9 B .wins.