DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3672, 29 July 1924, Page 57

DRAUGHTS.

OOSDFCTED BY

JOS. ABERNETHF.

isolations of problems, games, and analyses IM Hted for this column. Games should be writtad te six columns as below, and all oorreepoodenflj addressed to the Draughts Editor. PROBLEM 5841.

By

L. S. Head, Minneapolis.

Black.

White. White to play and win. This will please those who might have difficulty with the problem below. PROBLEM 5842. (Author Unknown.) Black.

WhiteWhite to play and win. PROBLEM 5838. This problem, published on July Jls, unfortunately appeared with a \\ hite Ring on 12 instead of a Black King. The correct position is:—Black Kings 12, 27, 28. White 11, 23; King 25. White to play and draw. GAMES. Two local city players—Messrs Petersen and Moore —recently concluded a friendly match of 30 games, played on Saturday evenings at Mr Hilliker’e saloon. At the twentyeighth game Petersen led by one game; and the last pair resulted in one win each, the final scores being 13 to 12 and 15 draws. Following is the deciding game, giving Petersen the victory by the narrow margin of one game. Game 6039 —“Edinburgh.” Petersen’s move.

(a) A weak line. Shearer says it is almost, if not quite, a loss. (b) About the best here; 6 10 loses, and J 6 20 is critical. (c) 32 27 keeps White veny strong; the text gives Black the pull. (d) Making the best use of his opportunities. (e) Losing move; 22 17 draws comfortably. Following interesting games were played by correspondence between Messrs D. J. O'Dea, Shepparton, Victoria, and T. Symons, New South Wales. Score and notes from Melbourne Weekly Times. Game 0040 —“Denny.’’ Black —O’Dea. White —Symons.

(b) Shearer says “This should lose!” (c) Here Shearer gives: W ll 16, 24 20, 10 15, wins for Black,” but the “win” does not seem quite clear. (d) In the 1910 England v. Scotland match, Jackson (Scotland) played 6 10 against Kear, and had a sound game until, in the late ending, he passed over an easy draw.—See Var. 1. (e) Practically this is forced. (f) 22 18 would be well answered by 10 15. Variation 1 from game, 7 10, note (d). Following on, 6 10 was played by mail between Messrs H. Egan said the late J. J. Brennan, Ashfielcl, New Soulh Wales.

Game GO41 —“Edinburgh.” Black —O’Dea. White —Symons.

(a) Has appeared a little in published play, and seems quite sound; but 25 18 is, of course the popular take. (b) Lambert and Oakley give a lot of play after 8 11; wins for Black and White wins; but when we have it boiled down to the following game, which they quote, we find they have not shown a definite draw for White:—•

H. A. Cannon v. G. Whitney.—The F'eople, London. (c) In the fifth American tourney TJpton played 17 14 against Earley and lost, but it is said he had a draw—after 17 14, 10 17, 21 14, 15 18, 24 19, 8 11, 28 24, 11 16; now 24 20 was played, and Black won. Willis G. Hill claims that either 25 21 or 22 will draw. (d) In the third American tourney Geckler played 24 19, 15 24, 28 19, against Howe, jun., and lost by 14 17, etc. (e) Varies from play to a draw by H. O. Newcomb, where 15 19 is given. (f) A neat sacrifice which gives White an anxious time. If the Willis G. Hill view of the 26 17 take can be accepted—as per note C —then White can make an interesting game. In the Cannon v. Whitney game it is obvious that White must find some way of preventing that 15 18 break to have any hope of a draw.

9 13 16 23 4 8 16 19 2 9-d 9 25 24 19 27 18 25 21 23 16 25 22 23 19 11 15 7 16 8 11 12 19 1 6 6 9 28 24 18 14 26 23 29 25 32 27-E 11 7 8 11 -A 10 17 16 20 * 19 24 7 11 13 17 23 18 21 14 24 19 30 26 26 23 Bis .ck 11 16 3 7-B 11 16 6 10-D 11 15 wi: !1S. 18 11 22 18 19 15-c 15 6 18 11

10 14 29 25 15 18 24 19 12 19 13 6 23 19 7 10-D 19 15 3 8 23 7 15 18 9 13 25 22 18 27 26 22 2 11 22 15 22 17A 11 15 15 8 8 11 26 23 10 26 13 22 22 17 4 11 30 26 6 9 31 22 25 9 8 11 32 23 16 20-e 17 13 1 10 5 14 27 23 11 16 19 16-f 11 15 Draw. (A) Rambra v. Murray, in a People’s Jounnal (Dundee) correspondence tourney, played 19 15 here thus: — 19 15 4 11 19 25 6 9 30 25-b 10 15 11 18 25 22 11 16 25 22 20 27 32 28 22 15 6 10 24 19 2 7 31 24 13 17 8 11 27 23 7 11 2S 24 12 16-c Etc. 15 8 1 G 22 18 16 20 19 12 Draw.

Black .—Brennan. White—Egan. 6 10 3 7 7 11 20 27 5 14 11 15 25 22 25 22 13 9 32 23 18 9 9 6 11 15 11 16 11 16 8 24 4 8 15 24 22 17-0 26 23 23 18 28 13 21 17 23 18 7 11 16 20 14 23 1 5 8 11 Etc. 30 25 17 13 27 11 22 18 17 13 Draw. (g) Here is the internation ill game mentioned in BlackJackson <S.). White—Kear (is.). 27 23 8 11 17 13 2 11 6 2 27 31 7 11 24 20 8 11 26 23 7 10 20 16 22 17 15 24 22 18 11 15 2 6 31 27 11 16 28 19 1 5 13 9 10 14-h 16 11 26 22 11 15 18 9 3 7 6 9 27 24 16 20 32 28 5 14 9 6 15 18 11 7 30 26 15 24 19 16 14 17 9 13 24 19 20 27 28 19 12 19 21 14 18 27 1-7 2 31 24 4 8 23 7 10 17 13 22 W . wins (h) “ A blunder. 17 21 forces an easy draw.”--A. Battersby. « 19 15, 2 7, 14 18, 7 11 ia the finish

9 13 17 13 14 13 31 26 10 19 21 17 22 17 9 14 27 23 16 23 24 15 20 24 13 22 22 17-D 18 27 26 19 16 19 *15 10 26 17-a 8 11-E 32 23 8 11 30 26 6 15 11 15 23 19 15 1S-F 14 9 12 16 26 . 25 22-c 4 8 23 14 11 16 17 14 Etc. 5 9-b 29 25 11 16 19 15 16 20 Draw.

8 11 23 14 15 21 23 18 32 28 20 27 17 13 10 26 28 19 11 16 5 9 31 24 4 8 30 23 8 11 27 23 28 2-1 2 7 29 25 11 15 25 22 16 20 15 18 24 19 7 10 B. wins