DRAUGHTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16470, 5 July 1921, Page 5

DRAUGHTS.

(By WILL-O’-THE-WISP.) Solutions of problems, games and items of interest are invited for publication in this column. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM NO 8. By H, I). Lyman Black 1; kings 7, 19. White 18; kings 8, 20. 13’ack to play> end win. 7—lo 18—15 10— 'o 15—11 19—1 G 11— 7 6—1.0 20—11 10 —12 Blk wins SOLVERS. Correct solution of Problem No. 8 received from C.C., Christchurch; Alf, Opawa; and Checkers, Sydenham.

PROBLEM NO. 10. By T. Hewitson, South Australia (From “ The Australasian.”) Black —11, 12; kings 21, 26.

White—'7, 19, 25; king* SS. White to move and draw. LASKER AS A DRAUGHTS PLAYER. Now that so many are ens-aged in perusing the scores ox the L isk-.-Ca;>ubla- ca remember that the ex-champion occas.onaliy plays draughts—and not so badly, cither. Before the war he on several occasions in the States combined draughts and chess in his

set earlier by Pillabury. Hero is one o. several games—chess and checkers —p’ayed limultaneously at Chicago. Opening— Single Corner. Lasker played . the Black

29—25 23—16 18—15 a (a) If White continued 3-1 27, 27—23, the man on 19 would be captured. tb) When the men were in this position Reiter and Denver took a hand in the play. Hefter suggested 2 9—23, and Denver 13 23, and whilst the latter was examining his move on a ecparate board Hefter came over m a rush arid said IS —23. Conse-auent-y this magnificent sacrifice lias down to the credit of loth players. There is beauty enough in il/for a dozen to divide the honour:—

20 11 Black wins. (c> The following draws:18—14 20—11 3—12 21—2

Drawn. DRAUGHTS NEWS. « The Banks-Stewart match for the championship of #he world still hangs fire, the stumbling block being one of finance. The date now fixed is November next. Mr A. J. Heffner, of Boston, is said to be* coaching

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