DRAUGHTS

Southland Times, Issue 24106, 20 April 1940, Page 17

DRAUGHTS

CONDUCTED BY F. HUTCHINS 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 Biggar street. Solutions of problems, games, criticisms and analysis are invited. Draughts Club meets every Saturday at. 7.30 p.m. in the Y.M.C.A., Tay street. PROBLEM No. 1170 By R. H. DEBINE Black—l, 5. Kings 15, 19, 23. White—l 3, 17, 20. Kings 7, 14.

Black to play and win. Across the board it was drawn, but after analysis the win was found. A prize winner from the “Vancouver Sun” PROBLEM No. 1171 By S. J. PICKERING

Black—9; Kings 2, 15. White—s, 13; King 6 Black to play and win. (Not difficult but neat.) GAME No. 1487 22—18 “DOUBLE CORNER” Played at Chicago in 1893; a fine specimen of the skill of the old masters. It has appeared in various publications. Black: C. Hefter. White: C. H. - Freeman.

The position is now one which has been published as a problem (but with colours reversed) by Frank Dunne, and makes a most useful study. Continue as played:—

Notes by C. Hefter (a) I remember how long I studied before making this move. (b) I think this was the loser. Notes by G. E. Trot (Author of “Finishing Tactics”) (c) Note that this must be played before 10.14, to prevent 11.7 by 13.17. (d) Another necessary move; if 30.25, 21.17 * draws. (e) 24.27, 15.19, 27.31, 19.23, 31.26 also wins. (f) A point to note: it Is a frequent way out of positions of this kind. (A rather longer way is by 31.26, 7.2, 17.22, 10.17, 22.18.) ♦Specially note the importance of these moves. The above is an instructive win which may arise in many ways. For example, “Shearer’s Handbook" shows the following from the 10.14, 22.18 opening var. 26, at this stage:—Black on 1,5, 6,9, 11, 12, 14; White on 18. 19. 21, 22, 23, 27. 30. Now 19.15, 12.16 draws, but quite a plausible continuation is: 27.24, 6.10, 24.20, 9.13, 18.9, 5.14-g, 22.18, 1.5, 18.9, 5.14, 30.26. 11.15, etc., B. wins. (g) Now a position which the "Encyclopaedia of Draughts,” page 342, var. 7, arrives at from the "Double Corner” opening. A Remarkable Game This game is a fine example of the skill of the old time experts. GAME No. 1488 "Dundee"

(a) The proper move at this is 4.8. (b) Bold, brilliant play. (c) Natural, but appears to lose; 3.7 might draw. (d) A paralysing sacrifice. (e) A remarkable position. White is now two men down, yet Black's game is a complete wreck. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS No. 1170 By R. H. DEBINE Black—l. 5. Kings 15, 19, 23. White—l 3, 17, 20. Kings 7, 14. Black to play and win. 23.26, 7.2 26.22, 2.7-a, 19.23, 7.2, 1.6, 2.9, 15.18, 20.16, 23.19. Black wins. (a) 14.18, 15.11, 18.22, 1.6. Black wins. No. 1171 By S. J. PICKERING Black—9. Kings 2, 15. White—s, 13. King 6. Black to play and win. 15.11. 2.6, 11.7, 7.2, 6.10, 10.1, 13.6. Black wins. SPECIAL An important announcement about a solving competition will be made next week. DRAUGHTS AT THE BORSTAL Messrs J. Mclntosh and T. Henry, and the draughts editor visited the Borstal on Wednesday evening and gave some exhibitions of play. They found quite a number of the boys intelligently interested and a very pleasant evening was passed. INVERCARGILL DRAUGHTS CLUB A special meeting will be held this evening to consider the closing of the first round in the Southland correspondence tournament in order that the second round may be gone on with. Roll along. Play in handicap tournament and Nicholson Cup contest at 8 p.m. TO CORRESPONDENTS A. Findlay (Gummies Bush). —Yours to hand. Have placed the matter before the committee. The Fifer (Scotland). —Many thanks for games and problems. Letter much appreciated. H. Egan (Melbourne), G. Moodie (Tasmania). —Interesting budgets to hand and thank you. W. O. Malley (Christchurch). —Your budget and letter to hand. Will do as you suggest. OPEN AIR DRAUGHTS BOARD All draughts players in the province of Southland (and beyond) will join with us in tendering our sincere thanks to the City

Council for its decision to establish an open air draughts board in the gardens. Invercargill will thus be the first city in New Zealand to have a giant open air board. These boards have become very popular in the Old Country during recent years. A late isspe of The New Draughts World says: The past few years have been a revolution in outdoor play in England and Scotland by the introduction of giant draughts boards, one of the first being laid down at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne. So successful did the venture prove that others quickly followed .... At Sheffield 30,000 spectators gathered around the board during the half season. Some of the boards in operation are: Heaton Park, Newcastle, Milhouse Park, Abbeyfield, Concord, High Hazels Park, Bole Hills, Greenock, Rothsay, Aberdeen (2), Saltcoats. Port Glasgow, Dumfries, Dumbarton, Stirling, Riverview Park (Monifieth), Blantyre, Bowsmouth Pier (3), Alexandra Palace (2), Leeds (2) and a host of others. We have no doubt that an open air board in our beautiful gardens will prove equally popular, besides being ornamental.

9.14 4. 8 10.15 14.23 22.18 25.22 19.10 26.19 5. 9 8.11 6.15 9.13-a 24.19 22.18 27.24 31.24 11.15 11.16 16.20 2. 7 18.11 29.25 23.19 32.27-b 8.24 7.11 20.27 7.14 28.19 25.22 19.10 27.23 leaving the position diagrammed:—

Black to play and win. 3. 7 1. 5 11.15 14.18 24.20 18. 9 19.16 16.11 7.10 5.14 12.19 15.19-c 22.18 30.26 23.16

11. 8 3. 7 15.19 20.16 10.14 26.30 30.26 32.27 8. 3 7.11 19.15 16.11 18.23* 19.24-d. 26.17 27.31, 26.22 11.15 15.10 11 7 23.26 24.28-e 28.32 17.22-f Black won.

Black: French. White: Freedman. 12.16 24.19 9.14-a 19.15 6.15 21.17 15.24 15.11-b 10.19 13. 6 8.12 28.19 3. 8-c 25.22e 1.10 25.21 11.16 11. 7-d 19.24 21.17 10.15 22.18 2.11 22.17 20.24 17.13 7.10 29.25 24.28 27.20 16.20 18.15 5. 9 17.10 15.19 then 17.13, 19.24, 13. 9, 19.24, 26.22, etc.—White wins.