DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3864, 3 April 1928, Page 69

DRAUGHTS.

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JAS. BEECOT.

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x PROBLEM 6197. By E. J. Callaghan, Victoria. (From the Weekly Times). Black 3,7, 18, 22.

White 16, 31, King 2. A useful little morsel from actual play. JSVhilter.”

PROBLEM 6198. By W. J. Pbrrbtt-, Bristol. Black 16, 19, King 23.

• White 29, 32, King 28. Black to move and win. Neat and decisive.

to correspondents: W. O'M., Port Chalmers. —Postal notes to hand with thanks. GAMES. Following is the final game played in-the tourney for the South Australian championship. It is notable for a fine shot with which Mr Earle secured'a victory. ..- The game is taken from the Sports Referee, , edited by “Oblique.'* Game 6603-—" Ayrshire Lassie.’’ ’ Black : J. V. Earle. White: A. W. Walkley. 11 15 19 12 8 11 29 25 1 5-j? 27 24 24 20 15 18 30 26-b 9 13 14 9 20 27 811 22 15 913 25 22-c 514 31 6 28 24 10 28 22 17 610 12 8 29 4 8 26 23 13 22 23 18 3 12 n-17 3 23 19 11 15 26 17 15 19 20 16 W. wins 12 16-A 25 22 5 9 18 14-p 11 20 Notes by J. V. Earle. (a) 15 18 or 9 14 are mostly played. (b) Played to stop 9 14, but' makes a hard game for White. 23 18 is usual. ■(C) 17 14, 6 10 would about lose for White. (d) The 3 for 3 by 20 16, 11 20, 27 24, 20 27, 31 6,2 9 (1 10 allows a draw)-E, 17 14, 15, 21 17, 7 11. Black wins. 710 allows a draw, 14 7, 3 10, 12 8, 9 14, 18 9, 6 21, 22 18. (e) 18 15 loses by 7 10. (f) I was waiting for this move, and thanked Mr Walkley when he moved it, 11 3 5 looks very strong for Black, but White seems to draw on all variations, 11 15, 20 16, 1 5, 16 11, 7 16, 14 7,2 11-c, 17 14, draws. (g) 3 10 makes a strong line for Black. (h) A brilliant stroke win.—“ Oblique.”

KEEN AND INTERESTING . CRITICISMS. PROBLEM 6184 (By J. Allan). By W. O’Malley .nd H. Holden. ’ In the issue Io F the Otago Witness of March 27, Mr ’J." Allan gives an amended solution for his ; Problem, No. 6184. Mr Allan at end of note a leaves this position as a draw: Black 6, 17, King 27; White Kings 18, 26.... Jtilack to move. Continue 17 21. 26 22, 6.10, 22 17, 21 25, 17 13, .25 30, 13 9, 30 26, 9 6, 26 23. Black wins. The point in this problem is that White cannot force Payne’s draw. I Re Problem 318-3 (by J. A. Boreham). In same issue as noted above Mr Allan, after 9 14 at the-'sbventh move, described as a vital move, leaves the following position: Black 14, Kings 19. 29; White 6, 26, King 22. White to play. Continue 6 2-a, 19 24, 26 23-C, 24 27, 23 19, 27 24, 19 16, 24 19, 27, 19 12, 7 11; once again White wins by sacrifice, b. (a) Mr Allan crowns on square 1; square 2'is much more commanding. (b) In your note n to Mr Allan’s play you state that Mr Shepherd showed a draw by 19 15, in issue of March 13, overlooking that our play given in issue of March 20 superseded Mr Shepherd’s, and proved a White win. [P.S. —Mr Boreham is silent. Why?-— O'M. and H.) (c) Mr W. J. Marsh, Wyndham, sends the following variation for a White win : 27, 24 27, 7 11, 27 31, 26 23, 31 27, 23 19, 27 24, 19 16, 24 19, 16 12 (which crown). White wins. ANOTHER CORRECTION OF PROBLEM 6183. Analysis by W. J. Marsh. After the eleventh move of Mr Shepherd’s analysis we ha’-e this position: Black 5, Kings 19, 29 ; White 14, 30, King 22. Black to move. Mr Shepherd plays 19 15, but Messrs O’Malley and Holden, note a, play 19 23- followed by 14 10 ; this is an oversight. Why not 22 18, then if 5 9-a, 18 27, 9 18, 30 26. White wins. A) Or 23 19. 14 10, 5 9, 10 6, 9 13, 13 22, 19 15, 6 2; for if 15 10, 22.18, or if 15 19, 30 26—White wins.

TALKS TO STUDENTS. By Jas. A. Boreham. Seventh Article of the Series. In my previous article I dealt with Bowen’s Exercises, viz: Black Kings 16, 11, 14 • White man on 21, Kings 1, 4. Either to move, Black wins. With the White King on 3 instead of 4 the same terms apply. Now we go on to where the White King is held on 12 instead of 2,3, or 4, and the terms then are Black to move and win; but it White plays he can draw, and I would impress upon the student the necessity of memorising this draw, as by knowing it he may save a game. _ This 12, 31, and 2 are safety squares for White, as when Black "has the move with the White King penned on of these three squares, White gets the draw. With the White King on 12, continue 10 15, 1 6, 15 19, an important move, as by this you threaten a Cut in a move or so, and therefore compel 21 to advance later, thus, 6 1 14 9, 1 5, 9 6, now 21 must advance to 17, then 19 15, if 17 14, 15 19, 5 1, 11 15, gets the move and wins; if 5 1, 6 9. 1 5. 9 13, 17 14, 11 7, 12 8, 13 17, 14 9, 15 10, 8 3, 7 2, and Black wins the man on 9 ; or if 17 13, then 6 1, 5 9, 15 18, 9 5, 18 14 gets the man on 13, as it can’t pass the King on 1. Now start-this position again with White to play, and watch carefully how White escapes with a draw; play 1 5, 10 6, 5 1, 14 10. You must allow the White King to be driven out of the “ double corner." 1 5, 6 1, 5 9, if 1 5 the cut 9 14 draws, so Black must go 10 15, 9 14, 1 5, 21 17, 5 1, 17 13, 1 5, 13 9, and this is the point in the problem which secures the draw. Black cannot do the cut 15 10 as in first position, so must release the hold he has (if 5 1, 9 5 gets the move and draws), 11 7, and 9 goes on to draw. Easy, isn’t it? Yet you have to know it. Now with the White King held on 20, either moves and Black wins. If White moves Black proceeds, as shown in solution of first position. If Black moves, an exchange must take place to get the move; play 10 to 32, then cut 19 24, altering the move and winning by the first position. Now, with the King held on 31, Black to play; the piece on 10 goes on up to 28, cut 23 27, and we have .first position. But with White to play, Black has the move, but cannot win. The student should remember this. Play 1 5, 10 6, 5 1, 14 10, 1 5, 6 1, 5 9, 10 15, 9 14. 1 5.’21 17, 5 1, 17 13, 1 5, 14 17, 15 10, 17 22, 5 1, 22 25, and White connects his Kings, and escapes with a draw. A useful thing to know. A Correction. I wish to correct a mistake in placing the men in the second position or diagram in my sixth article in issue of November 22 last. [Launceston Examiner please note.—Draughts Editor.) In fact, lam not sure now of the exact position, as all my notes, notebooks, and works on the game were burned in my fire at Roslyn, so I can only give the position in theme: Black men 4,5, 6, King 30; White 11, 12, 13, 14; White to play and draw. I am not quite sure who lost the game, but I think it was Fred Passey. The championship of Queensland rested on the result. However, loser played 12 8, which lost the game and the title, whilst had he known that it takes every file on the board to win with two Kings having the move against two Kings and a man, the man being held in the corner 4 or 29, he would then have played 11 7, letting the man on 14 go, and retaining the move, because owing to one file being cut off the board by the men on 5 and 13, Black cannot win with his two Kings and a man-against White’s two Kings. The setting in the diagram quoted can be draw by a dual, for which I have to apologise. The setting given above has no dual. Perhaps some of your readers may be able to supply both the prize problem by “ Berta ” and the game played between Messrs Abrahams and Passey, from which it came.

FOR THE STUDENTS.

As a supplement to the above article Mr Boreham has added the following:— POSITION No. 1. POSITION No 2. By the late Fred By the late Fred Allan. Allen. White 7, -9, 14. White 20. 21. 22, 25, Kintr 3.

Black 8, Kings 1, 18. Black 7, 10, 13, 14, King 27. Black to move and Black to move and win. win. Position No. I.—l had some fun with our crack solvers over this little position. There is only one move to win, but- they would persist in going in the wrong direction. »8 11, 14 10, *1 5, 9 6, *5 9, 6 2, 18 15; the rest is easy, but the first move 8 11 is a beauty. This is by that great genius, the late Fred Allan. To complete this series I will give from memory another of a different type by the same author. Position No. 2.—Examine this carefully, and you also will endorse my remark that the author was a genius. Proceed with 27 24, 20 16, 24 19, 16 12, 19 16. Notice White King on 3 can’t move or the 2 for 1 by 14 17. then if White takes “ breeches," 26 30 scores the man and wins; continue 12 8, 16 12, 8 4, 7 11, 4 8, 10 15, 8 4 15 18, 22 8, 14 18. Black wins. This completes Bowen’s exercises. The student would be wise to paste them in his scrapbook and Fam them thoroughly. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 6193 (by H. Egan). Black on 12, 13, 19 ; White on 28, 31, King 25. Black to move and draw:— ;

-■ —Drawn. Problem 6194 (by W. Wallace). Black 1,7, 12, King 23; White 14, 24, 30, King 15. White to move and win: 24 20, 7 11, 15 8, 1 6, 30 26, 23 30, 8 11, 30 26, 14 10. White wins.

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