DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3512, 5 July 1921, Page 45

DRAUGHTS.

CONDUCTED BY

JOS. ABERNETHY.

Solutions of problems, games, and analyses incited column. Games should be written In six ooluznns as below, and all oorrespondeuc# iddressed to the Draughts Editor.

PROBLEM 5612.

By

the lata. G Foster, Sawyer’s Bay. Black.

‘White. Black to play and win. A little snip at the end of a “Single Corner” game.

PROBLEM 5613.

By

the late H. D. Lyman. Black.

White. White to play and win.

GAMES

Played in an Otago Championship between Messrs P. Mark and J. A. Lucas. Game 5660—“Ke150.” Mark’s move. 10 15 25 22 37 23 16 11 16 16 11 24 20 11 15 27 24 12 19 24 20 10 15 15 24 22 17 1 5 32 16 16 19 11 7 23 16 7 10 20 16 14 18 22 17 27 31 12 19 17 13 8 11 30 25 19 23 7 3 22 18 812 31 27-A 711 26 19 %5 19 9 14 29 26 11 20 16 7 15 24 3 7 18 9 4 8 27 23 2 11 20 16 19 24 5 14 25 22 20 27 28 24 24 27 Drawn. (a) 24 20 would lose. Played in the same tourney between Messrs J. M. Hutton and 11. Holden. Game 5661 —“Denny.” Hutton's move. 10 14 25 22- 16 20 14 9 27 31 5 1 24 19 8 11 31 26 10 15 14 9 27 32 6 10 32 28 8 11 18 14 7 11 15 22 17 38 23 18 15 19 9 6 11 16 9 13 21 17 1 6-A 27 23 2 9 2 6 28 24 14 21 19 15 11 16 13 6 32 27 13 22 22 17 10 13 9 5 19 23 6 9 25 9 15 18 24 8 20 24 22 17 20 2-4 5 14 23 14 4 11 23 13 16 20 28 19 29 25 11 16 17 13 24 27 6 2 1 6 23 11 15 26 23 6 10 26 22 23 27 Drawn. (a) Black has a simple three-for-one here by 11 15. Possibly produced by some transposition of moves in writing out the game. Game 5662—“ Single Corner.” By W. Yeai,, Southampton, England. 11 15 8 12 1 5 9 18-1 20 27 22 18 32 28 17 14 22 15 31 8 15 22 . 4 8 8 12 7 16 5 9 25 18 25 22 30 25 15 10 S 3 12 16 59 16 19 38 9 14 29 25 19 15 23 16 25 22 3 7 9 13 10 19 12 19 8 12 14 17 24 19 24 15 15 10-A 10 7 7 11 16 20 12 10 6 15 2 11 16 20 28 2 4 21 17 18 11 27 24 Drawn. (a) Offered to draw a game in Otago Witness, where White is supposed to be in difficulties. (1) 7 16 25 21 2 9 26 10 20 27 14 10 3 8 22 17 8 12 31 15 9 14 10 6 13 22 27 24 Drawn. Game 5663—“Ke150.” By W. Veal, Southampton, England. 10 15 27 24 12 16 24 19 18 23 22 18 23 18 9 14 31 27 15 31 8 12-2 14 23 12 16 18 9 14 18 32 27 23 26-4 19 26 21 17 5 14 26 23 31 24 25 22 25 22 7 10 25 21 19 26 2S 3 26 30 26 23 17 13 812 30 14-A 11 15-3 16 11 1-6 9 16 19 29 25 B-l 5-c 20 16 716 13 6 24 20 4 8 14 9 15 18 12 19 2 9 3 7 22 17 514 3 8 30 25 Drawn. (a) Forms Problem 5608. (b) I offer this to draw and correct Mr W. Gardner, who played 13 18 against Mr Benstead and lost. (c) If 15 19, 24 15, 10 19, 27 24, 19 23 14 10, 7 14, 17 10, 6 15, 24 19, 15 24, 28 3,’ White wins. (1) 27, 17 14, 10 17, 21 14 22 18 14 9 18 27, 9 2, 7 11, drawn. (2) 8 11, 14 18, 17 14, 10 17, 21 14, drawn. (3) If 11 16, 20 11, 7 16. 3 8, 16 20, 8 11, 14 18, 17 14, 10 17, 21 14, 20 24 11 lo' 18 23, 15 18. White wins. (4) 7 11-5, 16 7,2 11, 12 8, 11 15, S 11, White wins. (5) 23 27, 16 11, 7 16, 12 19, White wins. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 5608 (by W. Veal). —See Game 5663 above. Problem 5609 (by Red Pine). —Black on 8, 15, 19. 24, 25, Kings 1, 21, 23. White on 10, 13, 14, 31, Kings 4, 11, 17, Black to play and win. 23 26 11 18 19 23 13 6 1 10 31 22 29 25 18 20 21 16 Black 25 29 4 11 25 9 20 11 wins.