DRAUGHTS

Southland Times, Issue 21581, 19 December 1931, Page 17

DRAUGHTS

CONDUCTED BY F. HUTCHINS.

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All eommunicationa to be addressed to 'Draughts Editor,” 54 Biggar Street. Notes, criticism etc., for publication in Saturday's column must be in by the previous Wednesday. Solutions of problems, game-3, criticisms and analyses are invited.

PROBLEM No. 336. By G. R. Thomson. Black.—B, 12, 16, 20; King 10.

White.—23, 24, 27; Kings 2, 17. White to play and win. PROBLEM No. 337. By G. R. Thomson. Edinburgh. White. —18, 28; King 9.

Black.—7, 12; King 25. White to play, Black to draw. Our problems this week are two interesting end game studies from the Draughts Review. A SINGLE CORNER STUDY. Below is an interesting study of the Single Comer (12.16) line) reprinted from the Launceston Examiner. GAME No. 413. 11.15 21.14 1.6 23.18 22.18 6.10 26.22 2.6 -c 15.22 29.25 6.10 19.15 25.18 10.17 31.26-e 3.8 12.16 25.21 10.17 26.23 18.14 16.20 22.13 12.16 9.18 21.14 4.8 32.27 23.14 8.11 27.23 7.10-b

10.17 24.19 8.12 leaving the fine end-game position diagrammed :—

White to play. Continue:—

and 27.23 effects the draw. Nice play to visualise a little distance ahead!

(a) 10.26, 9.2, 5.9, 30.23, 9.13, 2.7, White wins. Or 6.13, 15.6, 13.17, 6.2, W. wins. (b) If 5.9, then 28.24, 16.19, etc. draws. (c) 11-16 may' run into the Ferrie-Bry-den draw, thu5:—11.16,19.15, 6.19, 32.27, 3.8, 18.14, 12.16 (d), 15.10, 7.11 (or 8.12, 10.3, 19.24, etc.), 27.23, 11.15, 10.7 (a nice “throw”), 2.11, 14.10, 8.12, 10.7, Draw, (d) If 7.11 go 14.10, followed by 10.6, and W. has no trouble. (e) 3026 makes quite a different, and

equally interesting, ending:— 30.26 7.10 32.27 18.22 10.17 22.18 10.14 23.19 22.13 2.6 2420 14.17 4.8 -g 2824-f 3.8 27.24 2723 -20.27 18.15! 22.26 8.12 3124 11.18 15.11 , 26.22 5.9 19.15 Draw

BANKS AND COHEN. Following game was played between S. Cohen, English champion, and Newell Banks, American match champion, at London, in a simultaneous display given by the American champion prior to his match with R. Stewart for the championship of the world. It is an example of draughts strategy of Mr Banks in end-game play:— GAME No. 414.—“ Denny.” Blade: Banks White: Cohen.

Notes by S. Cohen. (a) Brings out some pretty play well worth the attention of the student. (b) Best, though 22.17 is a safe alternative. (e) Weak, 26,22 is correct. (d) If 9.13, then 30.26 is considered the only move to draw. (e) The weak spot. 20.16, 14.17, 21.14, 10.17, 23.14, 9.18, 27.23, 18.27, 32.23 will draw. (f) 28.24 may still draw. (g) I was 15 years of age when this game was played. Young Cohen now holds three titles— British, English and London championships.—“Whilter,” in the Melbourne Weekly Times. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. No. 332. (H. Darlow.) White.—l 3, 18, 31; King 24. Black.—l, 7, 22: Kings 17. Black to play and win.

13.9 10.26 28.24 16.19 5.14-a 30.23 8.12 23.16 18.2 11.15 2.7 12.28

—Christie v. Richmond, , (f) Gives White “the move,” which often means a lot in such positions (where it will not be afterwards lost again), also stops 11.16. (g) Or Black could make what might seem a simple ending (but requires correct

playing) by— 11.15 17.26 4.8 20.27 19.10 31.22 18.15 32.14 7.14 3.7 7.11 8.11 26.22 22.18 19.16 16.7 14.17 2.6 11.18 6.10 27213 23.19 28.24 Draw —E. A. Durgin.

10.14 8.22 15.18 6.9 10.15 2623 2420-a 26.17 32.28-e 13.6 27.24 8.4 11.15 4.8 -d 14.17 2.18 1823 23.19 22.18-b 17.13 21.14 20.16-f 20 J 6 2420 15.22 1.6 10.17 5.9 23.26 15.18 25.18 2925 23.14 28.24 16.12 4.8 6JL0 8.11 9.18 9.14 2620 g -10.15 2824-c 3126 2622 2420 2321 12.16 11J5 1726 7.10 3026 B.W. 20.11 24.20 30.14 16.11 11.8

22.26 24.19-a 22.18 19.15 22.17 31.22 26.22 13.9 -b 1.6 17.26 18.14 1822 9.2 B wins