Draughts.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12393, 10 August 1918, Page 15

Draughts.

(By W. B. KING.) PROBLEM No. 211. By A. 13, Jones, Victoria.

Black; kings, 0, 27. White: 22; king, 18, Black to play ami win, A WTLLIE-FREEDMIAN GAME. Tho following gamo was plnvctl in a Scottish championship tonnioy between tho Into James Wyllio (Herd Laddie) and Harry i reed man, of Glasgow: “ Kclao.”

THE " BOUBLE CORNER." Tho following are two more fine games played between J. A. Buchanan, Glasgow, and J. H. Kullce, Cardiff, in Bryant's Correapcndenco Tournoy:— Black; J. A. Buchanan. TOiito: J. H. Knlko.

Notes by J. A. Buohanaa. (a) The play to this stage is on well-known lines, and requires little or no comment, liw stead of the text move it —13 is slightly more favoured by mnsent-day players. (b) As a rule £6—23 is always played here, and is best. lam not aware of there being any plijy published on this 26—22. It has not a good appearance, hut may be better than it looks. . (9 Both 5-9 and 15—19 ate perhaps more ] inviting than this 7— ll. The latter was { adopted because it confines White to one reply io draw, (d) Which he tails to take. 91—28, 11—16, 25—23, 15 —18, etc., loads to a draw. (0) 19—23, it will be observed, also wins. Black: J. H. Kulke, White; J. A. Buchanan, 1 i O Irt ' Sf 1A 4 m a 1

■LSI ft W XI • (n) This double take forme what ia now known tho " Double Corner Dyke,” and makes a fairly even game. Both-sides have to ha careful of the snares and traps which abound. ■ (b) The popular move, and is, perhaps, the best White can adopt. (c) The older play was by 2—6, the niost natural—but some years ago A. Jordan mot with much success with the text move, and since then It has found much favour, (d) A rather strange move to make, and ob* vious'y weak. Black, however, appears able to force a draw. "What say the critics? The correct play is, of course, B—l2, when "White has to be careful hovy ho goes, (e) 3t 20, 8 12, 30—25, 18 —23, also draws.

Black: 'Wylllo, VlliV, VTMto: Freedman. 10—15 27—20 17—26 16—11 21—17 11-17 31-39 23—18 0-10 21-20 15—19 11— 8 17-18 15—21 80—25 18-11 1— 0 28-19 19—23 8— 4 22—13 11-15 18—15 10—15 16-23 32—28 11-18 1— 8 25—18 15—21 23—15 14—10 11-15 28-19 23—26 8-11 18—11 7-11 15-11 15—18 8—15 22-18 26—30 20—16 29—45 8— 7 25—21 IS—23 4— 8 19-10 00—26 16—12 25—22 12-JO 11- S 23 —26 8—11 23—16 26-23 12— 8 03-19 10-15 S— 3 26-31 9—14 26—23 7-10 8— 4 Drawn.

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9-11 8-13 7-10 15-24 22-17 17—18 14- 7 6- 3 11-15 1 — 6o 2—11 10—66 25-20 27—21 80 —2o9 2- 6 15—10a 3-7 18—23 27-23 21—15 32-27 26-22 6-10 10-19 9-14 23—27 15-18 17—10 2T7—23 22-17 10—14 6-13 4-8 6-10 24—28 23—JO 23—16 18-9 31-27 12-19 13-19 27-32 33—S3 21—17b 22—17 9- 6 14—23 6— 9 i4-ied 82—2t 11—15 29-25 17—14 24—20 17—13 7-10 10-17 19-24 8-12 25—21 21r—14 28-19 13— 9 Drawn.