DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3331, 16 January 1918, Page 47

DRAUGHTS.

CONDUCTED BY JO3. ABERNETTJY. Solutions of problems, games, and analyses inrited lor tbls ooluinn. Games should be written In six ooluiuds as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor.

PROBLEM 4368. By J. A. Finn, Pittsburg, U.S.A

Black.

White. Black to play, White to win. This is a correction of No. 979 in "Gould's Problem Book," where a draw is made.

GAMES. An interesting match was played recently in Sydlney between Messrs E. W. Smith and V. liickard (both of whom figured in the “Australasian” championship at Melbourne in 1915) for £lO. For the following two games of the match we are indebted to the Melbourne Times:

(I'loxes oy w liter. ; (a) 9 14, 22 18, 5 9 draws comfortably. (b) 11 15 is preferable, followed by 17 13, 9 14, 29 25, 16, 30 26, 6 10, 82 28, 26, 23 19, 15 24, 28 19, 14 17, 21 14, 10 17, 25 21, 6 10, 21 14, 10 17, 26 22, 17 26, 31 22, 3 8 (7 10 loses by 22 17), 22 17, 7 11, 19 16, 11 15, 16 12, 8 11, 12 8, 16 19, draw. —J. A. Koar, jnn. (c) White misses a win hero by 26 22, 17 26, 31 15, White wins. (d) 14 10, 7 14, 24 19, 3 7, 19 16*, 7 10, 26 22, 17 26, 31 15, 14 17, "114, 9 IS, 23 14, .2 18, 16 11. leads to a dr. ..

(a) 6 13 may be played at this stage, but beware of 29 25 in reply; it leads to trouble for Whit© by 10 14, etc. The -correct play is 19 15. (b) An orthodox “Paisley” or “Bristol Cross” game. A sharp skirmish between Millard F. Hopper, a young New York City player, and Sam Levine, known as “the boy wonder,” who resides in Boston. Young Hopper never loses an opportunity to meet the best of them when occasion permits. For score and notes w© are indebted by Mr L. M. Stearns.

(a) Although the gams started an “Ayrshire Lassie," it has now run. into familiar lines of the “Old Fourteenth.” (b) This move is questionable; 8 11, 31 26, then 59, ■would'' bo all right. The fact that White is.not compelled to play 31 26 renders the 5 9 move weak at this stage. (c) White is taking fuL advantage of the situation. (d) Some class to this move, although Levine probably thought for a moment or two that the clever New Yorker had made a “slip.” The next few moves, however, speedily undeceived him. NOTES AND CRITICISMS. Mr A. Shepherd, Waimato, gives the following play to win for Black in the ending recently published as between Messrs O’Malley and Diack:—Position; Black on 5, 12, kings 15, 26. White on 14, 20. 28,

(c) 28 124, 10 14, 24 20, 14 9, 22 17, 9 6, similar to No. I—drawn.1 —drawn. (d) 22 17, 10 6, 28 24, 6 10-F, 2-1 20, 10 6, similar to No. I—drawn.1 —drawn. (e) 18 15, 10 7, 19 16, 24 20, 16 11, draws. 15 11, 7 8, Black wins. (f) 17 14, 11 15, 14 10, 6 2, drawn. Problem 4365 (by W. O’Malley). Black on 5, 12, kings 19, 25. White on 17, 20, 28, I—l _ 1 A O 1 n 4- /-> *"vl OTT OTlfl IX7I T 1 *—*

(a) 25 21, 17 14, 21 17, 10 15, 19 10, 14 7, 17 14, 28 24, drawn. _ (b) 17 14, 2 18, 14 9, 5 14, 10 17, 19 15, 28 24, 12 16, Black wins. (c) 22 17, 20 16, 17 21, 16 11, draws. (n) It Is essential that Black keep his king on 32 at this stage. If Black attempts to win by forcing White’s king from double p/irn f»-r Wtiilo draws na follows:— 1

.Drawn. (e) 28 24 here allows a pretty win. thus: 6 9, 24 19, 9 14, 1 5, 14 18, 5 9, 18 22, 9 13, 10 14, 19 15, 12 16, 20 11, 22 18, Black wins. (r) 5 9, 1 5, 9 13, 10 15, Black wins as m note (b). (g) 10 15, 5 9, 15 18, 24 19, drawn. The point in this variation —note > (p) is that, unless “White plays 28 24 at Ihe exact moment, he loses.

Game 3590 —“Dundee.” Black: Smith. White: Rickard. 12 16 25 23 11 15 26 22-d 5 9 6 2 34 19 8 11-A 29 25 17 26 17 13 31 aa 16 20 22 18 16 18 81 15 9 14 2 0 22 18 10 15 30 26 9 18 25 21 14 18 H 15 19 10 13 17 23 14 18 22 6 10 18 11 6 22 32 28-C 7 10 18 9 26-23 8 24 26 17 1 6 15 6 22 26 10 14 28 19 9 13-B 28 24 2 18 9 6 23 32 4 8 17 14 6 9 21 17 26 81 B.wins.

Game 3591— -“Dundee Black: Rickard "White: Smith. 12 16 11 16 6 13 8 7 26 30 23 27 24 19 28 24 19 15 22 18 4 8 18 14 8 12 4 8 10 19 7 11 30 25 13 17 22 18 82 28 24 15 27 23 22 18 24 20 10 14 9 13 16 19 11 16 16 19 17 22 26 22 18 9 23 16 26 22 8 11 b-21 17 16 20 13 22 12 19 19 26 19 23 Drawn. 22 17 25 18 29 25 15 10 28 24 7 10 5 14-a 1 6 6 15 20 27 30 26 18 9 25 22 18 4 31 24

Game 3592 —“Old Fourteenth.” Levine's move. 11 15 9 14 5 9-b 18 25 14 17 . 1 28 24 20 22 17 21 17 23 22 19 15* 0 1 8.11 15 18 14 21 8 11 8 8 7 10 28 24 17 13 23 5 27 23* 31 26-n 23 19 4 8, 11 15 15 18 10 14 6 9 2 0 23 19 26 23•A 25 22-c 22 18 13 6 W.wins.

king 1. B Hack to play and w in. Thus Jj 15 18 7 3-b 12 19 6 10 31 27 18 14 10 14 15 11 20 16 17 22 22 18-c 11 IS 26 23 6 2 9 13* 10 14 27 24 14 9 1 6-A 5 9 16 12 22 26 IS 14 15 10 23 19 3 7 15 11 14 18 24 20 12 8 10 7 19 15 2 6 26 31 14 18 16 11 18 15 7 16 13 17 18 22 20 16 B .■wins.

(A) 10 7, 5 9, 28 24-d, 18 15, 6 2, 9 13 2 6, 15 11 , Black wins. (B) 7 2, 15 11, 6 10, i 5 9, 2 6, 11 15. 6 13, 15 0, Black wins. (C) 22 26, 27 24, 26 31 , 24 20, , 31 27. 20 16, 27 82, , 19 23, 28 24, 16 20 , Black ; •wins. (d) 7 2, 23 19, 2 6, 9 1 13, 6 9, 13 17. 1 5, 18 23, , Black wins. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 4364 (by W . I. Wood). —Black: Kings 11, 18. White: 12, 29, 32. Black to play and draw : — 18 23 27 23 20 24 22 17 23 18 9 5 29 25•1 11 16 25 22 27 23 14 9 14 17 23 19 12 8-B 24 27 18 14 6 1 7 10 82 27 16 20 23 18 10 6 3 7 17 21 19 13■A 8 3 15 10 17 13 18 14 Drawn. (1). 32 28 13 18 no 17 15 10 16 11 10 14 23 19 24 20 0 6 8 3 1 6 4 8 29 25 18 14 17 13 10 14 11 8 14 10 19 15 25 22 11 15 20 16 14 10 8 11 23 24■2 14 9 12 8 0 1 8 4 Drawn. (2). 23 22 c-22 1R-d 28 24 24 19 19 16-e 24 27 16 10 11 10 16 20 20 24 Drawn. (A) 25 22, , 15 19, 22 17, 11 15, drawn. (B). 25 22 , 16 20, 23 18 , 15 10 99 , 17, 20 24, similar to No. 1— drawn.

king 10. Blac :k to pli xy and ■win: — 25 22-a 5 9 14 18 27 32 16 19 82 28 17 13-b 6 2 9 14 14 9 18 22 24 20 22 18-c 19 15 18 23 15 11-D 19 23 28 21 10 14 2 6 14 9 9 14 28 21 16 12 18 9 9 14 23 27 12 16 11 15* 15 11 13 6 6 9 9 14 14 18 20 26 Jj/wms.

comer, 82 , vv, 27 one ara 23 18 ivs as iu 14 10 'J1U W 15 10 G-10 14 9 14 9 6 1 5 1 B-E 24 19 27 23 18 14 10 6 6 1 1 6 11 9 6 1 6 1 28 24-f 19 16