DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3402, 28 May 1919, Page 53

DRAUGHTS.

CONDUCTED BY JOS. ABERNETHY. Solutions ol problems, games, ond analyses lnrited lor this column. Games should be written in six columns as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor.

PROBLEM 4464. By A. Bakeb, in Horsfall's Problem Book.

"White to play and win

GAMES.

In conversation with Mr J. A. Lucas recently tho question of strokes and continuous captures came up, and Mr Lucas remarked that the most men xemoved in his own experience was in a "Souter" game. Naturally, we wanted to see the game, and at tho club on Saturday last Mx Lucas ran over the play as below. It will afford readers more than, one evening's entertainment in exploring the many kinds and shots to be evolved from the position—it is full of them. As fax as we can recall, this game is a world's record fox the number of men xemovedl in continuous play:

(a) Tliis is a loss, but Mi Lucas has used it successfully against the unwary. (b) The beginning of a "removal contract" which clears 20 men oil the board. Oan anyone produce anything to equal it?

(c) 26 12 loses. (d) 16 20 wins, but this is usually played

The following skirmish occurred at the Otago Club on Saturday evening last:

Game 3737 —"Kelso-Cross." Black: J. Abemeihy. White: T. Eea.

Then 29, 17 13, 9 14, 13 9, 19 23, drawn. (a) Played with the idea of dodging regular play. (b) Sets the problem for Black to draw. (c) Black fig-urea out the draw, but misses am easier way by 26, 30 26, 69, etc. (d) The position is eet for the recovery of the mani.

In the following' gaine from the Glasgow Herald Tescheleit leaves out the figures of an exchange and writes "etc.": Game 3738—" Denny." By F. Tescheleit, London.

(1) 13 17, 9 18, 17 22, 15 11, 22 29, 18 22, 24 27, etc., drawn. (2) Improves the following:—9 14, 10 7, etc., 11 15. Can White win?—J. L. Wood (Kelty)

(4) 23 27, 28 32, draws.* (5) 23 18, 28 24, 18 15, draws.t (■f) Given in "Encyclopaedia of Draughts," but unexecuted. The line was tested in the Ayrshire Post tourney and other Scottish papers a few years ago. (J) I have this credited to W. H. Penman.

(4) 16 12, 18 23, Black best.—P. T. (a) Corrects all published play, and the "Encyclopaedia," whexe 27, 16 12, 6 9-5, 26 23*, and White can win, as shown by Messrs D. Campbell, W. H. Penman, and others.

(5) 7 11, 27 23, 18 27, 31 24, 11 18. 24 15, 13 17, 22 13, 6 9, etc., 26 22, White wins P. T.

NOTES' AND CRITICISMS

Mr A. Shepherd Waimate, writes as follows on May 22: —In Game 3730 —"Dundee," after 30th move, the position is: Black on 1,2, 3,6, 15, 16, 17, 20; White on 12, 13, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 80. Black to play. 15 19 ie played in the game, but why not 17 21, aa follows ? 17 21 16 19 3 8 2 7 3 10 6 31 25 22-A 22 18-b 12 8 Black wins. (a) 28 24, 15 19, 24 15, 6 9, 13 6, 1 19, Black wins.

(b) 22 17, 15, 26 22, 19 26, 80 23, 21 25, Black wins.

AUSTRALASIAN AND SOUTH SEAS CHAMPIONSHIP. Events: Championship and a sealed hand'cap tourney. Place of meeting:' Timaru. Date of opening: September 5, 1919. Secretary's address i Mr Wm. M'Clatchy, 79 Stafford street, Timaru.

TOURNAMENTS AT TIMARU. TO THE EDITOR.

Sib,— May I, through your columns, rewind New Zealand draughts players of their obligation t>6 support the Timaru Club in a piaotioai manner in connection with the September iournem The Timaru draughts player* have undertoken & pig rebpooMbilitv in thifl scatter, and it ft TO tojlu «f V» w M 6 that they are rsof Wt. "Ww thawi who have Jieto please get vaiy. Ana any who will undertake col-

lecting in their respective districts kindly Bend for lists to Mr Wm. M'Clo-tchy, hon. see. Draughts Tournament, Stafford street, Tima.ru. It will require united effort to make the 1919 tourney the success it ciight to be.— t axes, etc.,

Fbank E. Hiluxer, Sec. Australasian amd N.Z. Executive, Dunedin.

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM

Problem 4450 (author unknown —contributed by J. Petersen). —Blaok on 2, 4. 18, king. 10. White on 19, 20, 21, king 16. Black to play and won: 2 7 711 10 6-a 4 8 6 2 220 16 12 19 16 16 7 12 8 20 16 8 7 Then 20 16, and Black wins by First Position. (a) This ia the point which upsets solvere.

Game 3736 —"Souter . 11 15 2 6 14 18 10 17 1 26 15 31 23 19 25 22 26 22-A 21 14 30 14 82 27 9 14 8 11 11 16* 12 16 7 10-D 31 24 22 17 29 25 17 14-B 26 10-0 14 7 28 3 6 9 4 8 16 23 6 15 3 10 Dtrawn. 17 13 22 17 81 26 13 6 24 19

10 15 14 23 16 19 15 22 c-4 8 D-7 11 23 18 19 10 21 17 25 18 30 26 14 10 7 10 6 15 9 13 11 16 1 6 6 15 26 23 27 18 17 14 20 11 26 17 25 22 10 14 12 16 13 17-A 8 22 2 7 5 9 23 19 24 20 22 13 32 28-B 29 25 18 6

10 14 . 9 13 27 24-4 etc. 28 32 27 32 23 19 etc. 2 7 28 24 1 6 23 19 11 16 25 22 16 12 etc. 8 7 etc. 19 15 6 9 1 6 11 16-2 6 9 1-14 18 7 11 82 27 24 20-3 etc. 7 10 9 14 24 20 14 18 7 11 10 6 9 6 18 23 11 18 29 25 15 10 9 14 32 27 25 22 22 15 9 14 6 15 6 1 26 23 23 26 16 19 20 16 81 27 14 18* 10 14 22 18 27 23 6 9-A 18 23 30 26 6 9 Drawn.

22 17 10 23 8 11 31 27 etc. 16 11 18 29 1 6 ©to. etc. 32 28t 28 82 30 25 9 13 9 14 7 10 4-19 16-5 11 8 etc. 6 9 11 15 24 19 10 15 8 7 etc., draws. +