DRAUGHTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3888, 18 September 1928, Page 67

DRAUGHTS.

CONDUCTED BY JAS. BEECOT. Solution* of problems, games, end analyses iB» Vited for this column. Gm« should be written in six columns aa.beiow, and nil correspondence addressed to the Draught* Editor, Otago Witness Ofllce, Dunedin.

PROBLEM 6245. By Jas. Bruce, New Plymouth, New

Zealand. Black 2,4, 6,7, 8, 12, 16,-22.

White 14, 18, 19, 23, 28, 29, 31, 32. White to move and draw. This position was arrived at in a correspondence game between Messrs Bruce and Lobban. The game will be published with the solution. Mr Bruce remarks that he hopes the critics will try and upset the problem. PROBLEM 6246. Dy Joseph Allan, Wyndham, New Zealand. Black 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21.

White 20, 23, 25, 29, 30, King 6. White to move and win. The above is a correction of a game in which Herbert Morrell playing White only got a draw. ERRATA. Tn the prize problem by B. Berry, No. . 6240, the Black piece on 3 should have been on 4. Some solvers thought the problem rather easy, and doubted whether the position was diagrammed correctly; so this explanation will suffice.—Draughts Editor. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A. S., Morven.—Play to hand. J. A., Wyndham.—Note posted. G. A. B.—Latest contribution appreciated. Letters posted to old address. New address noted. G. M., Launceston.—Thanks for slips. " Chequers,” Melbourne.—Slips appreciated. J. A. 8., Dunedin. —Thanks for criticism. GAMES. DOMINION TOURNEY. The following pair of games were played in the tourney held at Christchurch during Easter last:— Game 6679 —“ Denny.” Black: J. Shadbolt, White: H. Morris, Christchurch. Tuatapere.

" Notes by Draughts Editor. (a) Regarded as the strongest reply to 10 14, though it is closely followed by 24 19 for strength. • (b) 14 18 is goo’d, 'and is sometimes // brought up from the 10 15 opening, thus: f 10 15, 22 17, 15 18. (c) 3 7 is undoubtedly best here. Barker v. Freeman played 11 15, but it is not as' good as the move quoted. H. F. Shearer says 11 15 has winning chances if the operator can defend the danger spots. (d) Black missed a nice draw here by 22 26, 31 22, 10 14, 17 10, 6 24, and although a man down the draw is easy.

(a) 24 19 is a strong line for 'White. 26 22 is also good. (b) 25 22 was played by Wyllie, and 24 19 by Ferric against R. Jordan, both with drawn results. (c) Black falls quickly; 18 22, 26 17, 9 18 would have given a better game. 1 CORRESPONDENCE GAME. The following fine game was played some years ago by correspondence between F. Tescheleit, London, and A. Bissett, Falkirk. —(From the Draughts Review) :— Gamb 6681—" Edinburgh.”

This forms the following position, wort' if a diagram—

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem 6241 (by G. H. Slocum). Black on 10, 11, Kings 9, 12, 14, 20, 25 ; White on 17, 22, 26, 28, Kings 1, 31, 32. White to move and win :— 32 27 28 24 27 23 26 23 15 25 18 14 21 *lB 27 27 18 . 20 27 —then 5 16, 12 19, 31 22. White wins. Problem 6242 (by W. H. Madill). Black 3,7, 8, 14, 24, Kings 23, 29; White 10, 13, 15, 19, 21, 22, 25. White to move and win : 13 9 22 IS 10 6 21 17 15 10 23 16 29 22 14 23 22 13 7 14 —then 6 2, 13 6,2 4. White wins.

KEEN CRITICISMS. Mr Joseph Allan writes: Re Mr Boreham’s correction of my criticism of Game 6642 (Brown v. Shadbolt), take the position at the eighth move of his play, viz. : Black 1,3, 7, 12, 15, 18, King 32 ; White 17, 21, 25, 28, 30, 31, King 8. White to move. Instead of 30 26, allowing a draw, play as under: 17 14, 7 11, 21 17, 12 16, 8 12, 16 19, 14 9, 18.22, 25 18, 15 22, 17 13, 11 16-a, 38 24, 19 28, 12 19. White wins. (a) We submitted this play to Mr Boreham at the club room one evening, and he demonstrated that this move is weak, and plays as follows to draw. —Draughts Editor.

Problem 6224 (by D. Gourley). Mr A. Shepherd writes: This problem is about the finest I have ever seen, but I still think there is a draw for Black. Black 5, 15, 21, King 17; White 10, 29, Kings 23, 24. White to move, and I submit, Black to draw. 23 26, *l5 18 (author plays 17 14), 24 27-a, 5 9, 10 7-b, 17 14, 7 3, 14 10, 3 8. 9 13, 26 30, 10 15. Drawn. (a) 24 19, 17 14, if White here replied 19 15, Black having the move after the exchanges would draw easily, 10 7, 18 23 (now’ if 26 30, 23 27, etc.), 26 31, 14 10, 19 26, 10 3, 26 23, 3 7, 23 18, 7 10. Drawn. (b) 27 31, 17 14, 10 7, 14 10, 7 3, 9 13, 26 30, 18 23, 3 8, 10 15, 8 3, 15 11, 29 25, 13 17, 31 26, 23 27, 26 23, 27 31, 23 19, 31 26, 30 23, 21 30, 23 18, then either 17 22 or 30 25 draws. CORRESPONDENCE MATCH. A friendly match of eight games is now in progress between Mr Jas. Bruce, of New Plymouth, and Mr G. Lobban, of Te Awamutu. The games played between these wellknown players should be of interest, and we hope to receive a number of them for publication. Mr Bruce has already favoured us with two of the games, from one of which arose the position in Problem 6245 in this issue. DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIPS. The tournament for the London championship was won by S. Cohen, who beat D. G. M'Kelvie in the final by 3 wins to 1, and 1 draw. F. Tescheleit, who retired in favour of M’Kelvie, was third. The Edinburgh championship was concluded on May 5, when E. Gibson (the holder of the title) won from J. Allan by 2 wins to 1, and 3 draws. South Australia. —Fifteen players entered for this championship, which is now in progress, and includes Mr J. Earle, runnerup in the last Australian championship, and who has expressed a wish to play a match for a small stake with Willie Ryan when the American “ Boy Wonder" visits Australia. THE DRAUGHTS REVIEW’. The July number of this popular British monthly is to hand, and is a very interesting number. Fifteen games with notes are given, including some ” Early Losses,” arranged by R. Gallaway,, also three pages of problems, 18 in number, including one by our own contributor, W. O’Malley. Doings in this Dominion are also noted, and a table is reproduced from the Otago Witness, which records the results of every game played in the championship tournament at Christchurch. The magazine is truly woderful value for the price charged. We have on hand complete sets of Volume II (12 numbers) at ss, also odd numbers of Volume I and Volume 111 at 5d per copy. Enquiries arc invited.

10 14 14 18 10 14 28 12 16 31 27 22 17-A 23 14 32 28 26 17 3 8 25 22 7 10-b 9 18 11 15 28 32 16 20 XV. wins 17 13 26 23 20 11 13 9 8 12 11 16-C 18 22 15 24 5 14 24 27 25 22 27 24 28 19 17 10 31 24 3 7 10 15 10 14-0 32 28 20 27 22 17 24 19 17 10 10 7 23 18 8 11 15 24 0 24 28 24 27 31 24 20 28 19 30 26 7 3 29 25

Game 6680—“ Denny.” Black : H. Morris. White: J. Shadbolt. 10 14 23 19-b 12 16 25 21 19 23 26 19 22 17 14 18 21 17 8 12-0-26 19 2 7 6 10 19 15 16 19 29 25 16 23 25 21 17 13-a 10 19 17 14 4 8 31 26 W. wins 1 6 24 15 11 16 21 17 7 11

Black rF . Tescheleit. White : A .. Bissett. 9 13 25 22 12 19 19 15 26 31 10 1 22 17 4 8 26 22 3 8 7 3 18 11 13 22 21 17 5 9 28 24 8 12 13 6 25 18 8 12 31 27 7 10 3 7 31 26 12 16 17 14 1 .5 24 19 25 30 6 2 24 20 10 17 27 24 23 26 18 15 26 23 8 12 22 13 19 23 30 23 30 26 1 6 29 25 7 10 24 19 21 25 32 28 23 19 16 19 27 23 10 14 19 16 26 23 6 10 23 16 2 7 22 17 10 26 7 10 5 9 12 19 23 16 14 21 16 7 23 18

White to move and draw. 10 7 12 19 2 6 15 11 12 8 19 15 20 16 14 17 6 10 11 4 7 16 9 14 16 12 17 22 10 15 —Drawi.

19 23 24 20 24 19 19 14 19 23 15 19 9 5 28 24 13 9 15 19 11 15 27 32 22 26 12 16 19 15 14 10 31 26 11 7 31 22 27 31 9 6 11 8 20 16 1 6 23 27 16 7 15 11 2 7 26 22 10 1 28 24 3 10 6 2 8 3 16 11 3 10 32 28 22 17 10 15 7 11 23 27 Drawn