DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3783, 14 September 1926, Page 69

DRAUGHTS.

CONDUCTED BY

JAS. BEECOT.

Solutions ol problems, games, and analyses invited for this column. Games should be written in six columns as below, and all correspondence addressed to the Draught® Editor, Otago Witness Offioe, Dunedin. PROBLEM 6035. By J. A. Boreham. Black on 12, 14, 17, 20, 23, King 32.

White on 11, 21, 25, 28, King 15. White to play and draw. The above problem is submitted to correct Mr Joseph Allan, who left the position as a Black win in his criticism of Mr J. A. Scott’s play arising out of Game 6358, published in this column on June 22, with criticisms on August 3. Mr Boreham remarks: “I like these mandown draws, as they come in useful sometimes.”

PROBLEM 6036. By Peter Thirkell, Sunderland. Black on 1, 10, 11, 16, 19, Kings 24, 26, 27,

White on 14, 17, 18, 23, 25, Kings 7, 12, 13. White to play and win. One of the most ingeniously constructed etrokes that we have yet published, says the Draughts World.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. F. K. K., Wellington.—lnteresting letter received, also clipping. Evidently you are going to leave no stone unturned to make the Wellington New Zealand Championship tourney a success. J. A., Wyndham.—Thanks for play and criticism.

GAMES.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. The following pair of games were played in the handicap section of the above tourney recently held in Dunedin, between Messrs P Petersen, of Dunedin, and J. O’Neill, Waitati: Game 640&—“Kelso Lassie.”

(Annotated by Draughts Editor.) (a) This cut is usually taken now, and is the strongest attack. 7 10 is sometimes played, but js not so strong. (b) This move is weak. 27 24 is the beet reply. (c) 6 10 is the move which makes the last note effective. The text move equalises the game. (d) 11 15 here forms the regular 10 15 line of the ‘‘Bristol.” (e) 27 24 is better. (f) I diagram the position here, and submit the following play to draw: Black on 1,3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 28.

White wins (a) Both players adopt this line. (b) Also this reply—see note (c) previous game. (c) 6 10 here and the game is into a regular 10 15 line of the “Bristol.” The text was played by Wyllie v. Martins, but it is very weak. (d) This is best. * CRITICISMS. A MUCH CRITICISED GAME. Mr Joseph Allan writes: Re Game 6365 (Brown v. Scott). At the twenty-ninth move the following position occurs:—Black 1,3, 6. 7, 9. 10, 11; White 13, 17. 20, 21, 23 , 28, 31. Black to move. On July 20 Mr Calderwood gave play for a Black win. I submit the following play to draw: 10 15 9 14 7 14 15 18-b 18 23 Drawn 23 24 17 10 31 26 A 23 19 26 22-c (a) Mr Calderwood plays 23 19 hers. I offer the text to draw. (b) If 3 8, 13 9, 6 13, 23 19, White crowns and draws. (c) Mr Allan is a fighting critic, but wp would like him to carry bis endings a bit further.—Draughts Ed. O.W. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 6031, by Frank Dunne (known as the “Fugitive King”).—Black on 8, 11, 12, 16 King 28; White on 20, Kings 10, 14, 17. White to play and win:

(a) 28 32. 30 25, 16 19, 23 7 , 32 23, 7 10, etc. —White wins. (B) 27 31, 18 15, 11 18, 20 4, 18 23, 4 8, etc.— White wins (c) 16 19. 18 23, 19 26, 30 3, etc.—White (d) 18 23 allows Black to draw •by 16 19, 23 7, 8 11, 7 16, 12 B—Drawn. Problem 6032 (by J. Kerrnish. Thornton).— Black on 3,9, 12, 13, 19, 20, Kings 29, 30, 31; White on 10. 17, 18, 22, 26, Kings 1, 11,

NEWS OF INTEREST. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. The following details have been from the Times, Wellington:—"A meeting of the Wellington executive was held in the rooms of the Working Men’s Club on Saturdayevening, Mr Pressley occupying ths chaii. A letter was read from Mr James Beecot, the acting hon. secretary of the New Zealand Draughts Association (Dunedin), urging the advisableness of deciding the nature of the tourney as soon as possible. In this connection he wrote:—'The executive stands for the two-lifa knock-out system, or the allround tourney—the latter for preference. The former is of no use to the weaker ‘players. A third method, the ssctional system, was adopted in Dunedin last Easter, ; n response to a ciy from various quarters for a shorter tourney, and in that respect it was successful. Believe me, no matter what system your centre decides on, it will not please everyone. Cuttings from the Otago Witness, giving the views of prominent players on the vexed question as to the beat kind of tourney, were also forwarded from headquartere for the guidance of the meeting After a full discussion it was unanimously decided, on the motion of Mr i. Costello, that the contest be a full-round tourney, each entrant playing two games with every other competitor. If the entries are so numerous as to prove embarrassing, the position will presumably have to be reviewed. On the motion of Mr J. Kent, :t was decided to require entries to be in the hands of the hon. secretary by April B—i.e., a week before play starts. It U proposed, later on, to appoint three local experts to act with a like number chosen from the visitors to decide details of play, the handicaps, and various other matters. A good start has been made with the local subscription lists, thanks to handsome donations by Messrs Brockenshire, Kent, Ballard, Costello, Pressley, A. Skerrett, Manson, Souness, Wring, and 11. S. Pearson. Mr William Penman, a former champion, who recently returned from Scotland writes from Huntly to say that he hopes to be a competitor. Following the precedent of 1921, the Working Men’s Club is placing its large hall at the disposal of the players in this tourney, which should bo one of the most successful in the history of New Zealand draughts, if the co-operation desired from other centres is accorded.

10 15, 24 20 line. Black: Petersen. White: O’Neil!. 10 15 8 12-D 19 24 7 11-F 32 28 24 15 24 20 22 17 28 19 31 26 19 15 17 14 15 19-A 7 10 15 24 3 8 10 26 15 19 23 16 29 25 26 23 25 22 17 1 14 10 12 19 4 8 11 15 1 5 32 28 B wins 22 18-b 25 22-E 23 19 26 23 24 19 9 14-c 11 15 24 28 15 18 8 11 10 9 17 13 27 24 22 15 1 6 5 14 8 11 2 7 11 27 28 24 25 22 22 17 30 25 32 23 21 17

White on 13, . 17, 19, , 20, 21, 24. 25, 31, 32. White to play and draw. 25 22 15 22 20 16 10 19 1 6 25 30 1 5-A 19 15 12 19 17 1 18 22 10 15 .22 18 11 18 24 15 22 26 6 10 Drawn (*) 3 8 20 16 15 24 13 6 5 14 11 27 22 18 1 5 6 2 3 7 82 27 6 9 18 9 Drawn

Game 6107—"Kelso Lassie.” 10 15, 24 20 line. Black: O’Neill. White: Peterssn. 10 15 11 15 18 27 15 18 22 25 32 28 24 20 22 17 32 16 16 12 20 16 3 7 15 19 7 10-C 12 19 18 22 iS 22 15 19 23 16 17 13-d 31 26 12 8 16 11 7 3 12 19 4 8 1 5 11 16 10 15 19 24 22 18-a 27 24 26 23 20 11 17 14 3 8 9 14-b 8 11 19 26 7 16 19 23 24 27 18 9 25 22 30 23 8 3 28 24 14 9 5 14 3 7 5 9 14 18 23 27 28 24 25 22 22 17 23 19 24 20 8 3 11 7 8 12 14 18 9 14 16 19 27 32 2 11 29 25 26 23 19 16 3 8 24 20 8 15

10 7 22 26 14 18 31 27 28 24 17 14 28 24 19 24 28 24 28 24-a 27 31 26 31 14 18 26 30 18 22 27 32 30 25 14 10 24 19 24 28 24 28 24 27 31 26 31 26 17 7 10 22 26 23 18 25 21 10 7 19 15 28 24 28 24 27 24-b 26 31 26 31 18 23 10 14 26 31 *32 28 21 17-d 18 22 15 19 24 28 24 28—J24 27-c 31 26 W wins

28. White to play and ' vin: — 26 23 9 25 10 7 13 22 28 32 19 26 11 16 3 10 6 24 Drawn 16 14 * 12 19 1 6 20 27