DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3867, 24 April 1928, Page 69

DRAUGHTS.

CONDUCTED BY

JAS. BEECOT.

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PROBLEM 6203.

By Wm Penman, Huntley, New Zealand Black 2,5, 12, Kings 7, 18.

White on 13, 17, 19, Kings 8, 16 White to move and draw.

PROBLEM 6204. By Ralph Holding, Manchester. Black 3, 27, King 10.

White on 26, Kings 16, 20. Black to move and win. The above position will be found a very Instructive exercise.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. A., Wyndham.—Thanks for further play. J. R. C„ Christchurch.—Games, scote sheet, etc., is to hand, with thanks. J. 8., New Plymouth.—Re position you send for a white win, viz.. Black 14, Kings 19, 29; White 6, 26, King 22. White to play. You will notice in our issue of April 3 that Messrs O’Malley and Holden, also Mr W. J. Marsh, publish play for a White win, Mr Marsh's play (note c) being exactly similar to yours. " GAMES. DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP. - The following pair of games were played In the tourney just completed at Christchurch. The contestants Dotting, of Dunedin, the third highest scorer, and J. R. Clark, Christchurch, the winner of the sealed handicaps— Game 6611—“ Denny.” Black :R. Dotting. White :J. R. Clark. 10 14 'l4 18 8 11 9 14 15 24 15 24 22 18 23 14 23 ’l9 27 23 28 19 23 19 11 15-A 9 25 6 1.0. 1 5 7 11 3 7 18 11 29 22 22 17. 31 26 26 22 11 8 8 15 48 59 11 16 11 15 c-14 17 25 22-b 26 23 17 13 24 20 20 11 Drawn Notes by Draughts Editor. (a) Many experts prefer 7 10 here, but text is quite good,' probably better. , . (b) White has a. good choice of moves h'ere—23 18, 23 19, or 24 20 ; while Horr in the recent British-American international adopted the 24 19 line, several members Of the British team .favoured 26 22. (c) An evenly contested game. Game 6612—" Denny.” Black: J. R. Clark. White: R. Dotting; 10 14 22 17 7 10 27 18 69 24 19 22 18 16 20 18 14 8 11 25 21 2 6 11 16-A 17 10 1017 30 26 11 16 14 9 24 19 6 22-c 21 14 3 7-p 28 24 6 13 311 25 18 918 26 23 913 21 14 26 22 11 16 23 14 1 6 31 26 13 17 4 8-b 29 25 16 23 32 27 13 17 W. wins (a) This runs the-game into a “ Paisley,” and can be brought up from several openings. (b) 16 20 at'once is better. (c) Better than the “jump” to 24. (d) Black appears to havte gone astray here ; the following play draws:— 1 6 25 21 16 19 27 24 7 10 32 27 11 16 .23 .16 20 27 Drawn 2 7 26 23 12 19 31 15 XJ. Lees v. W. Gardner.)

. . AMERICAN CHAMPION’S FINE PLAY. Here is one of . Samuel Gonotsky’s latest practice games for his challenge matches with N. W. Banks, - the American match' champion, and Mike. Leiber, the Toledo wonder. Gonotsky, who has very seldom lost a game since winning the American / .Championship iri'/.-MAy, 1924, is strongly fancied to defeat both his challengers

Game 6613—“ Denny.” Black : Chas. Lawson. White: S. Gonotsky. 10 14 5 9-A 4 8 15 24 14 17 22 25 22 17 22 18-b 23 18 28 19 25 21 26 7 10 11 15 14 23 6 10 17 22 31 26 17 13 18 11 27 18 31 27 21 17 20 16 3 7 8 15 ... 10 14-. E 2 6 24 27 26 19 25 22 -24 20-0 18 9 27 23-g 18 14 16 11 14 17 7 11 1 5-F 11 15 10 15 15 18 21 14 25 22-D 32 28 30 25-ir 14 9 11 4 9 25 9 14 -5 14 15 24 27 31 Drawn 29 22 28 24- 24 19 22 18 92 Notes by' Mr Gonotsky. (a) This 5 9 gives Black some winning chances, and deserves to be more popular; 11 15 is the favourite defence of most present-day experts, while some prefer 10 14. (b) 23 18 is a good alternative. Black’s best reply then would be 11 15, 18 11, 8 15, which would be the same as if at note a, Black played 11 15, 23 18, 5 9, 18 11, 8 15. (c) 24 19 also draws; for a likely continuation see below :— 15 2'4 23 16 16 7 914 24 20 15 18 28 19 8 12 2 11 28 24 11 15 16 11 48 .27 23 26 23 15 18 19 10 18 22 19 16 12 19 10 15 23 19 615 11 7 12 19 7 11- 32 28 18 23 20 16 14 17 —then 13 9, 1 5. Drawn. (d) 27 24 is better here, cutting 24 19 next. (e) The key move to the Black game gains command of the centre. (e) 15 19 is also powerful. White would have to play as follows in order to draw :— 15 19 32 27 27 96 11 15 24 15 5 14 23 19 15 24 26 23 11 25 27 23 6 10 6 2 24 28 30 21 8 11 13 9 7 11 69 1 5 31 26 11 15 2 6 15 18 —then 23 19. Drawn. (G) Only move; 30 26 loses by 14 18. (h) 30 26 will also draw’ narrowly by careful play, thus :— 30 26 14 17 - 23 19 24 27 23 19 15 24 18 14 15 IS 26 23 18 22 22 18 10 15 19 15 27 32 20 16 . , —etc. Drawn. (1) The saving move, SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 6199 (by W. J. Marsh). Black men 9, 22, 23; White Kings 2, 21. Black to move and win :— 23 26 9 14 14 18 18 23 22 25 2 6 6 9 9 14 14 18 21 30 —then 26 31. Black wins. Problem 6200 (by Jas. Murray). Black on 1, Kings 5, 23 ; White 13, 14, 15, 16. White to move and win :— 15 10 10 7 14 10 13 9 72 23 19-1 19 12 12 16 5 14 14 7 —then 2 20. White wins. Variation 1. 23 26 26 23 23 19 19 15 5 7 16 11-A 11 7 73 14 9 3 19 > —White wins. (a) 10 7 allows a draw by 1 6. DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP. MR G. A. BROWN WINS TITLE. The full detailed scores are now to hand for the tourney just completed at Christchurch ; they show that the champion, G. A. Brown, lost two games; the runner-up, J. A. Boreham, three games; and the third highest scorer, R. Dotting, four games..* .By .a. curious set of circumstances the lastnamed player lost his four games against the winner and runner-up, but scored consistently against the other competitors. J. R. Clark, the winner of the sealed handicap, also lost four games, but unlike Betting, put up a great fight against the leaders, beating the champion, one game and a draw, aud playing two draws with the runner-up ; he, however, did not do so well as Dotting against the other players. Mr Brown- has now won the championship on three occasions—four years ago at Gore, and two years ago at Dunedin. The complete score sheet is given at the head of this column. The prizes totalled £7O in cash, and was distributed as under by Mr J. E. Cooper, president of the association:—-G. A. Brown (winner of championship), £lB and gold medal; J. A. Boreham (runner up), £l4. The seated handicap prizes were as follows : J. R. Clark- (handicap-6), 22J points, £l2 ; J. Shadbolt (handicap 9), 21, £9; J. O’Neill (handicap 9), 2OL and R. Dotting (handicap 1»), 201, £6 each; F. Hutchins (handicap 41), 20, £3; R. H. Carey (handicap 11), 18J, £2. >.