PROBLEM 6005.

Otago Witness, Issue 3768, 1 June 1926, Page 69

PROBLEM 6005.

By S. G. Veitch, Pa., U.S.A. (From Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph, Black on 15, 28, King 26.

White on 32, Kings 14, 16. White to play and win. J. D. Janvier left the above position t draw. Mr Veitch demonstrates a pretl 'in for White.

PROBLEM GOOG. By A. Campbell, Dreghorn. Black on 3,8, 20, King 22.

White on 12, 15, 16, 23. Black to play and draw. A useful and practical ending. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A. R. M. (Waipukurau).—Your dual solution is correct. See below. Writing you. J. B. (New Plymouth).—Letter received. Will write you. Subscriber (Wakefield).—Correction received. Ask your friend to try some more. G. A. B. (Christchurch). —Thanks for games. J. E. (Mosgiel).—Letter received. Hope to see you at Town v. Country match. J. G. (Tapanui).—Writing re books. T. J. H. (Invercargill).—Pleased to have games when ready. New Zealand Championship. GAMES. The following games were played in the preliminary rounds of the above tourney at Dunedin during Easter. Game 6346—“ Paisley.” (11 16, 21 19 line.) Black: G. A Brown. White: G. M.

(a) Played to prevent 18 14. (b) Better than 16 20, as it prevents 19 15, which would be very strong for White. (c) 22 17 keeps the White game sound; so also does 30 25. Game 6347—“ Paisley.” (11 16, 24 19 line.)

White wins. (a) A weak line very rarely played; 10 11 or 4 8 is better. (b) 26 22 is a trifle stronger. (c) 11 15 is much better (d) There seems to-be no draw for Black after this move. 16 20 might draw. Game 6348—“ Denny.” (10 14, 24 20 line.) ‘

(Annotated by Draughts Editor.) (a) The first move gives the title to the opening. It is weak for the first player, and it is safe to play almost any move against it. (b) 7 10 is good, and 11 15 runs into an Ayrshire Lassie line; some authorities consider it stronger than the text or 7 10. It was played by both Boreham and Millington in the 1922 tourney at Dunedin. (c) This position can be brought up from the Double Corner thus: 9 14, 24 20, 6 9, 22 18. (d) 28 24 is probably stronger than the ♦ext; it was often played by Alfred Jordan. (i) I 9 it better.

IP) Does not strike one as being strong 27 23, 26 23, or 28 24 are all better. (o) Evidently looking for a win, but loses 26, 16 11, 14 18, 22 15, 10 19 draws.

(a) The recognised play is as follows: 15 18. 26 23, 14 17, 21 14, 10 17, 23 14, 9 18, and we have a well known Ayrshire Lassie position which also comes up from the 9 14, 24 20 opening. (b) 19 15 should be better. INTERNATIONAL MATCH. S. Cohen (English Champion) v. G. O’Connor (ex-Scottish Champion). A Challenge Match for £IOO a-side between the above-named experts commenced at Glasgow during Easier. The opening balloted for the first and second games brought out 11 16, 22 17 ‘‘Bristol,” and O'Connor with the Blacks adopted the “Dyke" formation, and after 45 minutes’ play ended in a draw. In the second game Cohen, with the Blacks, at his second move played 9 14, and after 90 minutes’ play it also ended in a draw. Ths following shows the endFirst game.—Black (O’Connor): 1,3, 7, 10, 14, 20; White (Cohen): 9, 17, 21, 23, 28, 31; Black to play 10 15, 17 10, 7 14 , 28 24. 20 27, 31 24, 15 18, 23 19, 18 23, 19 15, 23 26, 24 19, 26 31, 9 6, 1 10, 15 6; drawn. Second game.—Black (Cohen): 1,3, 7,9, 11, 20, 24; White (O’Connor): 11, 18, 21, 22, 26, 30, 32; Black to play 7 16, 22 17, 14 23, 26 12, 1 6, 30 26, 6 10, 17 13, 9 14, 26 22, 10 15, 13 9, 24 28, 9 6, 14 18, 22 17, 18 23, 6 2; drawn. The ballot for the third and fourth games brought out 9 14, 22 18, “Double Corner.” Both games were played quickly on safe lines, and ended in draws. The following shows the endings:— Third game.—Black (O’Connor): 3,6, 7, 11, 22; White (Cohen): 16. 18, 20, 28, 30; White to play 28 24, 6 10, 16 12, 10 15, 20 16, 11 27, 18 2; drawn. Fourth game.—Black (Cohen): 2.8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16; White (O’Connor): 15, 21, 22, 23, 26, 30, 31; Black to play 10 19, 22 17, 13 22, 23 10, 19 26, 30 23, 16 19, 23 16, 12 19; drawn. The third ballot brought out 9 13, 22 17. O’Connor at the third move adopted the 11 15 cut, and Cohen in the next game at the third move took the 6 9 line; near miugarue he got a piece up, but O’Connor played well, and got his man back, and the game ended all square. Fifth game.—Black (O'Connor): 5,7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14; White (Cohen): 17, IS, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31; Black to play 11 16, 18 9, 5 14, 19 15, 10 26, 17 3, 26 30, 3 7, 8 11, 7 3, 11 15, 3 7, 15 19, 7 11, 16 20, 11 15, 19 24, 15 19, 24 28, 27 23, 28 32, 23 18; drawn. Sixth game.—Black (Cohen): 3,5, 7,8, 11, 18, 21, King 22; White (O'Connor): 14, 15, 16, 19, 27, 30, King 2, Black -to play 11 20, 24, 22 17, 14 10, 17 14, ’0 7, 3 10, 15 6, 5 9, 19 16, 18 23, 27 18, 14 23; drawn. The fourth ballot brought out 9 13, 24 19*; following are the endings: Seventh game.—Black (O'Connor): 2,3, 4, 7, -17, 19; White (Cohen): 16, 18, 20, 30, 31, 32; White to play 16 14, 7 11, 16 7, 3 10, 14 7,2 11, 31 26, 19 24, 26 23, 24 27, 23 19, 27 31, 19 16, 11 15, 16 11, 17 22, 20 IG, 22 26, 30 23, 31 26, 23 19, 15 21, 16 12; drawn. Eighth game.—'Black (Cohen): 2, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16; White (O’Connor): 21, 23, 27, 28, 29,-31; White to play 27 24, 11 15 , 29 25, 16 19, 23 16, 12 19 , 25 22, 14 18, 22 17, 19 23, 21 19, 15 24, 28 19, 18 22, 17 14, 10 17, 21 i 4, 22 25, 14 10, 25 30, 19 15, 23 26, 31 22, 30 26, 22 17, 26 22, 17 13, 22 18, 10 7, IS 11, 13 9, 11 15, 7 3, 15 10, 9 5; drawn. The final score in this contest is as follows: —O'Connor, 4 wins; Cohen, 2 wins; and 33 draws. CRITICISMS. Re Problem 3'J66 (by W. Veal).—Black on 4, 7. S, 16, 24, King 21; White on 11, 15, 18, 22, Kings 2, 6. White to play and win: 6 10, 7 23, 15 10, 8 15, 22 17, 21 7,2 11. White- wins. Mr A. R. Mills (Waipukurau) has forwarded a dual solution as follows: 22 17, 21 23, 15 10, 7 14, 6 9, 8 15, 9 18. White Re Problem 5996 (by L. S. Head).—Black on 1,6, 7, 12, King 25; White on 5, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21. Black lo play and draw: 25 22, 15 10, 22 13, 10 3. 13 9, 14 10, 6 15, 19 10, 9 G, 24 20, 6 15, 38. Drawn. Mt Jos. Allan (Wyndham) and “Subscriber” (Wakefield) point out a White win us unaer: 25 22, 24 20, 22 13. 14 9, 6 10, 15 G, 1 10, 5 1, 13 6, 19 15, 10 19, 1 3; and White wins by first position. [We have since discovered that this win was pointed out by Mr Jas. Murray, of Dairy, in the Draughts World soon after it appeared in that maga-zine.-Ed. O.W.] SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 6001 (by ti. Jacob).—Black on 7 11, King 25; White on 18, 19, King 17. Black to play and draw: 7 10-A, 17 21, 10 15-b-c, 19 10, 25 22, 18 14, 22 18, 14 9, 18 14; drawn. (A) If 25 21 or 25 30, then 17 It, 21 25, 18 15. 11 18, 14 23, 7 10, 23 18, 25 21, 18 22, 10 14, 19 16. White wins. (d) Tiie point, if 10 14, 18 9, 25 22, or 23 30, then throw the King away by 21 25, followed by 9 6. White wins. (c) The position is almost identical to Byar's position (colours reversed), with the exception that the King on 25 <is a single piece, and White wins by the same idea is in note “B.”

(a) ,16 14, 6 10, 14 7, 3 10; draws. NEWS AND NOTES. Draughts by Wireless. —Mr Egan will now speak on draughts—these were the words uttered in the broadcasting studio at Melbourne on April 29, says -Oblique” in the Queenslander. (We understand that it is Mr Egan’s intention to broadcast a series of lectures on draughts. Surely our good old game is keeping abreast of the times.) Mr Egan proceeded: “Everybody plays draughts, but not all are draughts players, in what appears to be a contradictory assertion. There is probnbly no game of glkicb a superficial knowledge is so easily

acquired, and yet the game is of such great difficulty and wonderful scientific profundity. “1 have played lor 20 years,” said Mr Egan, “yet hardly a day passes but that I find in it something new,-some-thing net thought of by me before, some new wrinkle or new move. Like an ocean with but a ripple on its surface, draughts may seem of little depth, but, like some of our ocean valleys, its depths have never been reached, have never been fully explored, and they never will be. The extreme antiquity of draughts alone, he thought, formed a sufficient excuse for his dealing by wireless broadcasting with this homely yet fascinating game, the leisure hours love ol millions.

British Championship.—There were 24 competitors for the first British championship of draughts, which began at Sheffield on April 5. Players from all parts of the country took part, among them several former English and Scottish champions. In the opening rounds during the first two days the Scottish players did badly, and the Londoners were wiped out. Following arc a few of the results: A. Christie, 1 win; Kaiser (London), 0; seven draws. Ward (Birmingham) beat Scobbie, ex-Scottish champion, with the same score; each of these wins were secured with the Black side of a 12 16, 23 19 game. Christie (Sunderland) also beat Flicker (London) by 1 game to 0, and 7 draws. A Hynd, 3 wins, Bucklow, 1 draw; Duffrey and Biggs, 1 win each, and 4 draws; Moulding (Manchester), 1 win; Scott (Govan), Op with 1 draw; this latter win was similar to the Kelso game Stetiart won from Banks. Finals: Hynd, 1; Scott, 0; draws, 5. Ward, 1, Hynd, 0; drawn, 7. Just on going to press we received the final results of the first British championship. The winner turned out to be Ward, of Birmingham, a thoroughly experienced player, lie had to fight hard for the honour, more particularly in the closing stages. A B. Scott (Govan) played well, and was a bit uhlucky to lose to Hynd. Town v. Country.—All arrangements are completed for this annual fixture; players will please note that the contest will be held at the Y.M.C.A. rooms on Thursday, June 3, at 7.30 p.m. Several ex-champions are expected to be present, including Mr J. A. Boreham, who is at present visiting the city. Remember, all are invited, both town and country players S. Gonotskv, who won the American championship, has added more fame to his name by winning the Boston Masters’ tourney. In the final round, his opponent was H. Morrell, the old Liverpool player. The ex-English champion was no match for him, and was defeated easily by 2 wins to 0, and 1 draw. It is quite evident that Gonotsky is “some” piayer, and his doings in the coming international match with Britain will be eagerly watched.

Lon; jstaff. 11 16 28 24 6 22 21 17 1 5 9 5 24 19 16 20 26 17 5 9 21 17 11 15 8 11 32 28-c 13 22 17 13 14 21 5 1 22 18 11 16 30 25 9 14 22 18 15 18 ro 11A 22 17 22 26 25 21 5 14 B. wins. 25 22 9 13 31 22 3 7 18 9 4 8--B 17 10 7 10 13 9 8 11 (Annotated by Mr G. A. Br own.)

Black: G. M. Longstaff. White: G. 11 16 22 18 6 15 24 19 17 22 31 26 24 19 6 9-D 22 17 7 10 23 18 8 11 8 11 26 22 15 22 25 22 11 16 6 2 22 18 16 20 17 10 9 13 27 23 26 30 9 14-a 30 25 7 14 18 9 22 25 '26 18 9 2 6 25 18 5 14 9 6 11 15 5 14 28 24 1 5 22 18 25 2) 18 11 25 22-b 10 15 29 25 13 17 32 27 10 14 4 8-c 19 10 3 7 18 9 29 25 26 22

Black: J. A. Scott (Mossburn) . White s: E. Gibbard (Dannevirkc). 10 14-A 29 22 11 15 26 23 19 24 4 8 24 20 4 8-e 32 28 19 26 22 17 18 23 6 10-B 27 24-f 15 24 31 22 24 27 8 11 22 18-c 8 11 28 19 3 8-o 20 16 1 6 11 15 26 2'} 4 11 16 12 27 31 3 8 18 11 5 9 30 26 8 11 16 11 18 22 8 15 22 17 11 15 12 8 31 26 17 14 25 22-D 9 14 19 16 11 15 11 8 10 J7 14 18 24 19 12 19 17 13 26 22 21 14 23 14 15 24 23 16 15 19 8 4 14 9 9 25 28 19 16 19 8 3 11 18 W. wins.

Gam E 6349--“Denny.” GO 14, 24 10 lin e.) Black: Gibbanj. White: Scott. 10 14 23 19 14 17 14 9 22 26 26 31 24 20 3 8-a 21 14 5 14 9 5 5 9 6 10 25 22 10 17 27 23 26 30 31 27 22 17 15 18 23 14 14 18 5 1 B. wins. 11 15 22 15 9 18 23 14 30 25 17 13 11 18 25 22-B 10 17 1 5 1 6 29 25 18 25 31 27 27 23 28 24 8 11 30 11 17 22 22 26 8 11 26 23 6 10 13 9 32 28

Problem 6002 (by G. Clark). 13 9 18 15-A 12 8 23 19 7 10 18 23 5 14 6 9 7 11 13 17 26 31 32 28 6 2 15 10 14 18 8 3 10 15 23 27 15 6 9 13 11 16 17 22 31 27 28 32 2 18 10 14 18 23 3 7 15 18 19 23 1 G 3 7 16 20 White 22 26 27 32 32 28