DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3489, 25 January 1921, Page 53

DRAUGHTS.

CONDUCTED BY ,

JOS. ABERNETHY.

Solutions ol problems, games, and analyses invited ior this column. Dames should be written In six oolumns as below, and all correspondence id dressed to the Draughts Editor. PROBLEM 6574. By the late D. A. Broke. Black.

White. White to play and win. GAMES. The following games were in a handicap tourney in conjunction with an tralasian Championship tourney in Dunedin Both players were probably fagged wl } e “ _ J met—at any rate the games do not represent their ordinary form if one met them in

Black wins. (A) 22 17 wins for White at once. (b) 15 10 wins for White. (c) 2 7 wins for Black. PROBLEM 5564. “The Phantom Fox Den.” This elusive problem, by Bert Titus, has received a lot of attention in different parts of the world. The following solution is given by L. Rees in the Melbourne Weekly Times of recent date: Black—l, 3,7, 10, 11, 14, 20. White —16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 32. Black to move and draw.

) X if iU, Zj I A*kj XZi Oj 1U 10, til cl VV . (g) 13 9, 26 22, 9 6, 22 13, 6 2, 7 11, 16 7, 13 9, 20 16, 14 17, 21 14, 10 17, draw. (h) In the Glasgow Herald for November 6, Mr W. Veal, Southampton, and Mr Cromwell, London, give 3 8 to draw, but it loses thus—3 8, 16 12, 16 18, 12 3, 18 22, 23 19 (corrects their 17 13 and 3 8), 22 31, 19 16, 31 24, 28 19, White wins. In handy form for reference is here given from the Glasgow Herald some interesting play by leading British critics on this most

-n- a-u j-u v & o ±1 my id wins. (3) 17 13, 26 81, 16 11, 7 16, 19 12, 31 26, 23 19, 14 18 (s). —White wins and improves Mr Scott’s play, and also Mr O’Neil’s. (a) 11 7 also wins. (b) 28 24 wins. (o) 9 34 wins. to) I submit this to correct Mr Mackenzie. (e) This, to correct Mr Veal. (p) And this to correct. Mr Penman. —D. Macfarlan, Onrianore. J. Scott (Berwick), D. Korr (Gartmorc), and W. Veal (Southampton) also point out the White -win at (a) and (d).

DRAUGHTS ITEMS. We are pleased to learn that Mr J. Bruce, New 7 Plymouth, has decided to compete in the forthcoming championship tourney at Wellington next Easter. . “The Denvir Bubble.”—We announced some time ago that a Mr Denvir (reported to be the prominent American player of that name) had settled in Sydney. The following paragraph from the Weekly Times, makes the position clear:—“The Denvir Bubble” burst even before it had distended to the full limit of its air allowance. It appears that Mr Denvir (who is not in any way identical w 7 ith the Denvir of international fame, as was at first supposed) is a representative of a steel firm _in Philadelphia, and makes periodical visits to Australia. During his last -visit he met the organiser of the Railway and Tramways Tourneys in Sydney 7, and he then expressed a desire to play anyone in Australia a 'match; his wishes in that direction taking the form of a challenge. The challenge was given a great deal "of publicity; but subsequently experts in Sydney formed the opinion that Mr Denvir’s attainments at the game did not justify the general of Ilia challenge, and the matter was allowed to die a natural death. Mr Denvir has since returned to America.

the sire set: — Game 5627 —“ Double Corner.” Black— •W. Oars well. White —JBruce. 9 14 17 13 3 7 20 16 15 11 7 23 19 11 16 28 24 10 15-A 25 22 14 17 5 9 24 20 7 16 16 11 6 10 7 3 26 23 16 24 24 20 14 18 13 6 17 21 11 15 20 11 16 19 21 17 29 3 7 22 17 7 16 23 16 18 23 17 13 10 14 8 11 27 11 12 19 31 26-b 9 14 7 11 White wins. (a) N. o hope after this; 2 7 is better, though the draw is questionable. (B) 31 27 wins i quicker for W hite. Game 5628— Double Corner.” Black— J. Bruce. White—W. C iarswell. 9 14 25 22 8 11 27 18 20 24 25 22 23 19 1 6 15 8 11 20 21 17e 17 26 5 9 19 15 4 11 26 23 14 21 30 16 27 23 10 19 31 27--A 7 10 22 18 21 25 '9 13 24 15 16 19 23 19 13 17c 28 19 22 18 11 16 23 16 10 14 19 16 25 30 6 9 29 25-A 14 23 18 15 12 19

1 5 26 22 10 15 4 8-A. 27 32 22 17 22 17 23 26 17 10 14 18 4 8 5 9 11 15 17 13 7 14 20 16 32 28 17 22 32 28 26 30 16 11 19 23 8 11 6 1 20 24H 22 17-e 22 18 8 4 10 6 13 6 27 20 30 26 11 8 15 10 11 15 1 10 15 18 16 12-G 15 19 28 24 28 24 22 17 23 19 26 22 8 4 23 27 15 22 10 7 18 23 19 16 18 15 24 19 24 15 Draw. (A) 13 9C 18 22 21 17 15 11 14 10 5 9 14 18 2 6-b 30 26 6 9 18 15-1 ) 4 8 9 6 22 25 17 14 26 23 6 1 11 4 15 11 6 10 11 15 9 6 15 6 Draw. 6 2 25 30 10 6 23 18 1 10 (B) 21 17 . 22 25, 17 14, 25 30, 14 10, 30 26, 10 6, 26 23 , 6 1 23 18, 2 6 , 18 15, 6 10, 15 6, 1 10, 5 9, 10 6, 9 13, same a-s note .(A). (c) 20 16 , 15 18, 13 9, 19 23, 4 8, 23 27, 8 11, 27 32 , 28 24, 32 27, 24 20, 27 : 24, draw (d) 18 14 and 11 both lose by 4 8. 13 9 16 7 16 11 24 20 12 8 8 12 30 25 14 17 3 10 5 9 17 22 31 27 9 6 21 14 2 7 20 16 8 3 F-12 16 25 18 18 9 9 6 9 13 22 26 27 24 6 2 26 16 28 24 16 12 3 8 Draw. 7 11 10 14 6 2 13 17 26 31 (f) 19 16, 27 24, 12 8 , 10 15, dr aw.

elusive position : — i 5-a 17 13 7 11 14 10 26 31 7 10 22 17 10 15 16 7 18 22 7 3 25 30 11 15 28 21-D 3 17 26 23 17 21 10 15 32 28 14 17 23 14 22 26 3 7 White 15 18-1 21 14 15 18 10 7 21 26 wins (1) 14 18-2 14 10 15 10 23 18 20 24 6 1 23 14 7 14 18 14 31 26 14 10 19 23 15 18 17 10 22 26 18 15 22 18 c-11 7 20 23 18 22 27 23 26 22 15 11 White 10 15 23 18 26 31 10 6 24 27 wins (2) 20 24 7 16 26 23 22 26 23 19 18 22 27 20 19 12-y 16 11 11 8-a 11 16 f-13 17 15 18 26 31 N -10 14-p 26 31 18 23 22 26 23 10 23 19 13 9 8 4 2 6 17 14 18 22 81 26 18 29 31 26 19 15 26 31 26 23 17 13 9 6 4 8 6 9b 28 24 22 26 14 18-S 23 18 26 23 14 18 White. 16 11-X3 19 16 6 2 8 11 C-9 13 ■wins.

(x) T. Penman, Whiteinch, has_ another turn at the 20 24 line: — 17 13 7 11-C 16 11 5 9 83 27 24 26 31-H 16 7 8 10 20 15 22 26-G 19 16 13 9-A 14 17-d 2 7-r 9 18 38 10 19 31 27 21 14 9 6 16 12 26 31 16 23 9 6-b 18 9 28 24 13 17 8 12 2 6 27 18 20 16 6 2 12 8 81 27 Drawn. 6 2 10 14-e 24 20 17 22 12 16 (a) 16 11 same as trunk, (b) 23 18 no good. (e) The equaliser, (f) Another hbld. (g) The breakaway. (h) The despised move. W. Veal (Southampton) aleo * corrects Mr Scott at (h). (y) W. Yeal (Southampton) gives this play for a White win : —20 11, 26 32 ., 11 7, 81 27, 7 2, 27 18, 2 6, White wins. (z) W. Veal (Southampton) gives this line— 11 15 22 17 15 18 23 19 26 31 14 7 32 28 14 18-a 26 23 22 26 16 11 8 10 16 23 14 18 22 27 23 7 16 White wins. (a) Jordan played 15 + 18 against Banks and At 29th move of Mr Penman’s play the position is: — Black—3, 5, 14, 26, king 18; White—11, 12, 20, 21, 28, Kini g 2. Instead of 11 8, play 11 7, 3 10, 2 6, 18 15, 20 16, 26 31, 16 11, 15 8, 12 3, White wins. W. Veal Southampton; J. Cuthbert, Mansfield: and W. Stronach Inverness. (n) J. Scott, Berwick, favours this play for a. draw : — 23 19-0 18 22 18 15 30 26 19 15 18 15 11 7 6 1 6 1 11 8 84 24 20 19 15 22 26 15 18 26 23 15 11 16 11 7 2 13 9 20 16 8 4 28 24 8 4 10 14 15 18 26 30 23 19 11 16 15 18 2 6 16 16 11 4 8 4 8 Drawn. (c) Corrects Messrs Moore, Penman, and M’Farlan. (p) W. G-. Moore, Dornoch, forwards this revised play on • the 10 15 line: — 10 15 17 14 27 32 20 16 26 30 10 14 21 17 15 18 6 2 18 22 8 11 26 23 23 19 14 10 32 27 8 4 30 26 13 9 11 8 2.3 27 2 6 22 26 6 10 23 18 18 23 10 6 27 24 4 8 24 20 Drawn. A. Sinclair, Glasgow, gives this for a draw': 11 15 10 15 3 19 18 22 31 24 14 18 32 28-c 28 24-a . 23 16 12 8 23 19 10 14 1 6-b 15 19 6 10 22 26 15 18 18 22 22 17 24 15 26 23 8 3 19 15 Drawn. 15 18 7 11 10 15 26 31 18 25 17 13 16 7 16 12 3 7 7 10 (b) T. Bell, Glasgow, sends this line for a draw : — 15 19 23 16 25 19 21 17 22 31 92 16 12 14 18 17 14 18 22 14 9 7 10 10 15 22 17 1 6 17 13 31 24 Drawn. (c) W. G-. Cromwell, London, fancies this lme: — 22 17 16 12 13 9 26 10 23 18 14 9 15 18 7 11 15 19 19 26 31 26 22 18 17 13 32 28 9 5 27 23 18 14 96 10 15 11 16 18 22 26 31 26 22 20 24 and 28 19, 16 23, 6 2, 18 14, dr awn.