DRAUGHTS

Southland Times, Issue 23782, 1 April 1939, Page 20

DRAUGHTS

CONDUCTED BY F. HUTCHINS EX-CHAMPION OF SOUTHLAND

"Let science give release. To minds o’er wrought by care and thought Let the checker board be brought. The battlefield of peace." All . communications to be addressed to "Draughts Editor," 54 Bigger street Solutions of problems, games, criticisms and analysis are invited. Draughts Club meets every Saturday at 7.30 p.m. in room at Everybody’s, Tay street, PROBLEMS PROBLEM No. 1067 By ALEX. RATTRAY (Lower Cabrach) Black

White ’ Black—2, 10, 14; King. 3. White.—l 3, 22, 29; King, 8. Black to play and win. PROBLEM No. 1068 By BEN BOLAND (Brooklyn N.Y.) , Black

White Black.—l2, 13, 23; King, 27. White.—6, 19, 21; Kings, 16, 22. White to play and win. Our problems this week are taken from The New Draughts World. DOMINION TOURNEY GAMES The pair of games below were played in the New Zealand Championship tourney at Invercargill last Easter, between J. R. Clark and W. Davis competitors in many tourneys and both of Christchurch. GAME No. 1381 “Cross”

Forms the “Cross” opening so called because the second move is played across the direction of the first. It is slightly in favour of Black. (b) The usual, but 26.23 is quite alright. (c) 9.14 and 10.14 are sound. 11.16 is known as the “slip across” and is very tricky, some fine combinations and subtle traps arise from it. (d) 24.20 is sometimes played and leads to more original lines. , (e) Going straight for the draw. (f) 2.7 allows more scope. GAME No. 1382 “Cross”

and 24.19. 3.7, 30.26, 1.6 and c to a draw. (b) Varies from previous game but is of equal strength. (c) All published play in both games. When sending in problems, please state if they are original, or give the author’s name. When sending in games, make them out in five columns of equal length. When playing a friendly game, always give your opponent a move back if he wants it. This will help your play greatly and keep one from trusting in flukes for a win. TIT FOR TAT Rather an amusing incident, bringing out a peculiar point in the “Standard Laws” which occurred at a match at Kintore, has just been related to us by a county representative. He says: I had virtually won the first game when I got “huffed,” through my black man having been whitened with chalk on some occasion, likely to serve as a white piece. On my expressing annoyance, my opponent said he was forced to do his best for his side; and I would have to abide by the laws which gave him power to huff. ‘Very well,’ I said, ‘we’ll stick to the rules.’ The recollection of the “huff” made me play well and carefully; but a spice of revenge for the loss of the man made my wins as nothing compared to the pleasure I felt when at the fifth game I caught my invulnerable opponent tripping on rule 11. In the reply to 11.15 I played 23.18, when he went 9.14, forming the ‘Cross-choice,’ which leaves you the option of going 18. S or 18.11. The usual reply in 18.9; and this my opponent evidently expected me to do, for, immediately on moving his piece 9.14 he innocently placed his hand on the man on 5 to take the exchange. ‘Now I’ve nabbed him,’ I mentally said, and I moved 18.11, whereupon he lifted his hand to play 8.15. Oh. no.’ I said, ‘obey the rule, ‘touch a man, play a man’; you must play the man on 5.’ ’But I can’t’ he replied, ‘you would huff my other man.’ ‘I can’t help it; you must play the man you torched,’ I insisted. For some time we argued the little point out, as the ludicrousness of may hero’s position became more apptrent, we both burst out laughing, my opponent winding up with: ’They’re a confounded bother these "Standard Laws.” ’ —From an English Exchange.

j PROBLEM No. 1068 21.17-a, 24.15, 16.19, 15.24, 22.18, 13.22, 18.20. White wins by first position. (a) 16.20, 24.15, 20.27, 12.16, only draws. INVERCARGILL DRAUGHTS CLUB

The annual meeting was held last Saturday evening. The following officers were elected:—D. McKenzie, President; J. Loudon, secretary; H. Nicholson, captain. Committee:—T. Henry, J. Sutherland, R. Walker, J. McGregor, J. Mclntosch and F. Hutchins. It was decided to commence a handicap tourney in connection with the contest for the Nicholson Cun. all members being invited to enter. A meeting of the Southland Association is to be called in the near future to consider holding a tourney for the Southland Championship and the Scott Cup. It was hoped to arrange a series of matches during the season and resolved, to devote more time to the improvement of play among the second grade players. Pleasure was expressed at the reintroduction of the Draughts column in The Southland Times. Entries for the club tourney will close on April 15 but play will commence this evening.

Black: Clark. White: Davis. 11.15 10.14 6.10 5.14 8.11-f 23.18-a 19.10 22.17 32.27 19.16 8.11 14.23 9.13 11.15 12.19 27.23-b 26.19 30.26-e 27.23 23. 7 4. 8-c 7.14 13.22 15.24 2.11 23.19-d 24.20 25. 9 28.19 Drawn Southland Times- Notes

Black: Davis. White: Clark. 11.15 26.19 6.10 32.28 10.17 23.18 7.14-a 29.25 15.24 19.16-c 8.11 24.20 11.15 28.19 12.19 27.23 9.13-b 26.23 2. 7 23.16 4. 8 22.17 15.24 31.26 ' 23.19 13.22 28.19 3. 8 Draw 10.14 25. 9 8.11 22.18 19.10 5.14 25.22 14.17 14.23 30.26 11.15 21.14 (a) Hanson against Kilgour in the last International went 6.15 here then 19.10, 7.14

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS PROBLEM No. 1067 14.17 5.14 10.15 22.26 26.22 22.18 11.15 16.11 2. 6 13. 9 17.21 2. 6 15.18 26.31 21.25-a 8.11 15.19 11. 7 6. 1 9. 6 10.14 6.10 18.22 31.26 14. 9 18. 9 19.16 7. 2 1. 5 Black wins (a) 22.17, 9.6, 149, 5.14, 17.1, Black wins.