DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3555, 2 May 1922, Page 49

DRAUGHTS.

CONDUCTED BY JOS. ABEBNBTHY. Solutions of problems, games, and analyses la* rited for this column. Games should be writtea in six columns as below, and all oorrespomlenoi addressed to the Draughts Editor.

PROBLEM 5675. By R. Stewart, champion of tie world Black.

White. Black to play and win. This appears in “The Problemist’s Guide, and will not be found too difficult. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A. S. (Waimate). —In your play on Spowart s position in Witness of 18th ult., you give 3 7 instead of 11 15; but 3 7 loses at once by 19 15, the break leaving White a man np. Amended play on problem noted. Thanks for other play. J. A. S. (Balfour).—Thanks fop contribution, which was paid in as desired GAMES. The following game will be found of interest to every grade of player. Mr Leggat says he has had the play noted for nearly five years, and it now appears for the first time.

AUSTR A LA SIA N CH AMPIONSH IP. When this column went t-o press last week Lucas had beaten Boreham, and was awaiting the survivor of the losers’ class.' Brown and Rea played 12 games without a decision, and resort was made —for the first time on record, w© believe—to th© ballot to decide the round. Rea lost the ballot, and Brown met Boreham on Monday. Boreham won the first game; the second was strongly played by Brown, but resulted in a draw. Tuesday being Anzac Day, play was off, and Mr Brown decided to retire from the contest, and went homo on Wednesday morning. This left Lucas and Boreham to contest the final. The first three games were drawn, but in the fourth Lucas secured an advantage and finally achieved the win. Thus Lucas won the championship and first prize, Boreham runner-up, Brown third. The Winner. — Mr Lucas, who is a Dunedin player, W.-s been connected with the game for many years, and has long been counted a frontrank player. He won the New Zealand Championship at Christchurch in 1903, ard was second in the following tournament at Oamaru. He is a strong natural player, depending more on what he sees than cn memory; for probably no first-grade player in New Zealand knows so little of the- booics as the new champion. We extend hearty eongratulatiosn to Mr Lucas, feeling sure bis new honour will be creditably carried. May he have more time to devote to the game this year! The Runner-up.— Mr Boreham is so well known that details of his career are unnecessary. For some 35 years he has been a prominent figure in New Zealand draughts, coming first into the limelight in the big Exhibition tournament in Dunedin, when he was runner-up to the Australasian champion Wamock. In 1910 he won the title in open tournament in Brisbane, and brought it to New Zealand, where it still remains. He has several times won the New Zealand Championship and minor titles. He lias done great things for the game by his published games and problems, many of which are incorporated in recent books on draughts. H A N D 1C A P TOU R NEY. Tho prize-takers are as follows:—Mr G. A. Brown (Christchurch), 29 points, 1; ]?. Hutchins (Invercargill), 26, 2; W. Carswell (Taieri), 25i, 3; W. Young (Rakaia), 23 i, 4; H. Morris (Tuataperc), 23, 5; and L. R. Morris (Palmerston), 221,, 6. The Mayor

presented t,\vo prizes for competition—one for • the non-prizetaker scoring the greatest number of wins, and the other for the lowest score with handicap, the respective winners being J. Bruce (New Plymouth) and E. Morris (Tuatapere). Tilt, following table shows the positions cf the various competitors:— Score. Handicap. Tl. G. A. Brown 24J 4* P. Hutchins 17 9 26 W. Carswell 191 ® " 8 f W. Young 151 ® H. Morris 181 *i I. B. Morris , 121 W 221 B. Botting 171 H 2; J. M. Hutton 14 8 C. Millington ... 91 12 W. Templeton J} 14 21., A. M'Ewan - 5 16 21 T Rea 191 1 2°l P. G. Petersem 12, 8 20| E. Morris 10 1., In the handicap section Boreham made top score from scratch with 271 points of a possible 32, Lucas being half a pom. behind him. , . , ~ Mr R. Galdow is to he congratulated on his conduct of the tourney. It was no small undertaking to he in attendance from 9 a.m. till nearing midnight day after day; but i was a labour of love, and his genial smile was always on hand. SCOTLAND v. ENGLAND. The Scottish Draughts Association selected the following team to play against England at Bradford on April 17, 18, and 19. R. J. Allan, Glasgow, ex-champion; E. M. Bonar, Fife, S.C. 1909, 1919; M. Hoyle. Glasgow, S.C. 1915; *J. C Brown, Edmburgh, Border champion; L. Collmgwood, Glasgow, S.C'. 1917; *J. Ferrie. Glasgow exchampion of the world; *A. Jackeon, OlaiKston; J. Macfarlane, Fife shir© champion , G. M'Combie, Aberdeen city champion, e. O’Connor, Glasgow, S.C. 1916, 192.2, • Scott, Govan, S.C. 1914, 1918, 1920; «• Stewart, Fife, S.C. 1894 1895 1901, 1902. Reserves—R. Mitchell, Aberdeen, 1. Graham, Blantyre; C. Morrison, Greenocls, E. Scobbie, Burnbank; P. Sweeney, Glasgow * Former internationalists. S.C., Scottish champion. AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. The Australian championship, played m Sydnev at Easter time, was won by A _ Hugh Egan, of Melbourne, for the third time. In this latest event he probably haa the strongest opposition ho has yet mer, which makes his performance the more mentorious. Details will be to hand shortly. ,* SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 5668 (by J. M'Kenzie).—Black cn 11 13, 17, kings 29, 31; White on 8,2 W, 32,’ kings 5, 12; White to play and . win. S 3 11 15 32 27 31 24 28 24 18 9 31 26 710 26 31 16 23 20 18 521 07 19 12 16 24 20 10 14 3 ' White wms. Problem 5689 (by J. A. Boreham).—Black on 11 13, 17, kings 26, 29; White on 8, 28 32, kings 9, 12; White to play and wm. This is a companion to M’Kenzie s, showing it to have a dual solution. 914 2S 24 14 10 8 3 24 *2O 17 22-a 22 25 25 30 26 31 W hite wins. (a) If 17 21, 14 10, 26 23, 8 3, 23 19, 3 8, 11 16, 8 11, 16 20, 32 27, 11 16—White wins

9 13 Game By J. 26 10 5771 —“Edinburgh.” Leggat, Wellington. 15 18 27 23 28 24 22 17 22 18 2 7 a 6 25 30 3 7 25 30 10 15 10 6 3 7 24 20 30 25 17 13 25 22 1 10-A 6 1 15 24 7 10 30 26 6 10 21 17 7 10 6 15 24 28 13 9 24 20 9 13 1 6 24 28-1 31 26 26 31 5 9 23 18 11 16 23 18 28 32 9 6 28 24 13 22 20 11 28 32 10 14 32 27 10 14 27 23 8 15 18 14 32 28 6 2 22 17 10 15 6 2B 32 28 14 18 - 27 24 13 22 23 19 4 3 14 10 28 32 14 10 26 10 7 10 2 6 28 24 26 22 24 27 7 14 32 27 22 25 10 7 25 21 2 7 30 26 10 14 29 22 24 28 18 14 27 52 15 22 18 9 18 25 7 3 21 25 7 11 (A) Lees’ (B) Up till and including White wins, this move is play. W alkinsnaw, in “Kear’s Two-move Openings,” here played 24 20, and Blaci: draws s. 1 thinl r this should win.— J. . L.

(1) no 30 25 28 32 22 25-2 32 28 32 28 25 23 18 10 7 7 10 14 18 23 19 19 23 25 22 32 28 24 28 28 32 28 32 32 28 18 14 7 3 31 26 26 22 22 18 14 10 24 28 28 24 28 32 25 21 21 25 28 24 14 10 3 7 10 14 18 23 18 14 10 7 Then 24 28, 7 3, 28 24, 2 ! 7— White wins. (2) 24 28 24 28 32 25 30 28 24 28 24 28 7 10 10 14 26 22 17 14 10 7 3 7 22 25 32 28 30 26 24 28-c 24 28 Wh ite 31 26 14 18 22 17 14 10 7 3 wins. (c) If 26 23, 18 27, 24 31, 14 10, 31 26, 10 7, 26 22 ;, 7 3 , 22 26, 15 18—White wins.