DRAUGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 23686, 20 September 1940, Page 10

DRAUGHTS

[Conducted by T.M.] Games analysis, solutions to problem* invited for this column. Games should be written in five columns, as follow, and all correspondence addressed to th* Draughts Editor, the ‘ Evening Star.’ PROBLEM No. 856. (By Unknown Author.) Black: 6. 16, K. 51.

White: 14. 32, K. 3. White to play and win. PROBLEM No. 857, (By H. T. Smith.) Black: 7, Ks. 17, 31.

White: 19, Ka. 8, 23. White to play and win. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. Problem No. 854, by Joe Maize. Black: 5, 11, 12, 23. White: 14, 20, K. 6. 14-10 11-15 10-14 19-23 7-10 27-31 23- 6-10 26-31 3-7 23-27 15-10 Etc. 10-7 15-19 7-3 31-26 10-15 Drawn Problem No. 855, by E. O. Taylor. Black: 3,8, 10, K. 24. White: 12, 16, 25, K. 2. Black to play and win. 24- 14-17 a 21-25 30-26 7-14 2-6 10-6 b 22-18 18-15 c Black 10-14 17-21 25-30 3-7* wins. 6-10 25-22 6-10 . 12-3 (a) 14-18 allows a draw by 10-7, 3-10, 12-3, 19-12, 3-7. Draw*. (b) If 25-21, then 17-22 and black has the move to steal 16, and if 10-14, 17-21, 25-22, 8-11, black wins as in trunk. (c) 18-14 loses by 26-31, etc. GAME No. 962. ; —“Double Corner.”— . Black, G. A. Brown; White, J. Turbitt.

(a) Mr Thos. Graham' says this move appears to lose.

Variation 1,

1145 d . 7-16. 7-11 11-16 19-26 W. wins (b) An early sacrifice that wrecks Black’s game; 26-22 seems to win also. —T. Graham. (c) 11-16, 22-17, 8-11, 26-22, 3-8, 28-24, 9-14, 18-9, 5-14, 22-18, White wins; throwing the piece 12-16, 19-12, also loses by 11-16, 22-17, 8-11, 28-24, 10-15, 26-22, 7-10, 31-26, 9-14, 18-9. 5-14, 23-19, White wins.—J.T. (d) 6-9, 13-6, 2-9, 17-13, 11-16, 13-6, 21-25, 30-21, 14-18, 23-14, 10-17, 21-14, 16-30, 6-2, 7-lle, 2-6, 30-25, 6-10, White wins. (e) 8-11, 14-9, etc., White wins. (f) 23-18 is a boomerang shot, thus 14-23, 27-4, 21-25, 30-21, 3-8, 4-11, 7-30, and Black is safe.—T.G.

The above game was taken from the Hamilton ‘ Advertiser.’ AN HISTORIC MATCH. Played in the American spring of 1913, readers are offered three of a 20 games subscription match played by Alfred Jordan and Hugh Henderson at the Old Home Hotel, on Duquesne Way, Pittsburgh, U.S.A., under the auspices of the Pittsburgh Checker Club. The match ended a tie of two wins each and 16 draws. At the time Jordan, proof reader in the office of R. L. Polk and Co., and M. D, Teetzel (referee), city solicitor for the same firm, roomed together in Allegheny. Henderson lived in Munhall as an employee of the Westinghouso interests at East Pittsburgh. So the match was played in evening sessions. Tho games appeared in Henderson’s column in the Pittsburgh 1 Dispatch,’ with his annotations. The principals died many years ago, and the referee, the late M. D. Teetzel, died in 1938, while the Old Home Hotel Club has long since ceased to function. Reproduced from “ Whiltor’s ” column in the Melbourne ‘ Weekly Times.’ GAME No. 963. —“ Paisley."

(a) The loser, 11-15 is correct. (b) Tempting 14-9, which permits an easy draw; 14-9, 5-14,. 18-9, 7-10, 30-25, 3-7, 25-22, 13-17, 22-13, 7-11, etc. (c) From here Jordan scores a fine win. (d) Henderson says that 11-16 at (a) loses; but I have always thought that Black might have drawn here by 7-11, 9-14, 11-16, and thence tv the 22-26 exchange by another routo. Note (b) here given was played recently between H. Egan (Black) and J. Armstrong in the current major championship in Melbourne.—' Whilter.’

GAME No. 964. —“ Denny.”—

(a) 31-26 is best, bore. If 7-10 in reply, then 32-28 stops the dangerous 2-6 move. _ (b) A powerful move. Wo were planning for the same sort of attack on Black’s single corner. (c) All Unit’s left. (d) At this stage we felt quite pleased with our game. (e) Of course. (f) We spent our five minutes hero trying to draw with 30-26, which loses by 18-22, and so on, and at the call of time hastily moved 29-25. We fancy there is a draw thus: 21-17, 14-21, 23-7, 3-10, 27-23, 10-14, 30-26, 14-18, 23-14, 9-18, 26-22, 18-25, 29-22, 21-25, 22-17, 25-30 may draw; but Black has all the best of it. GAME No. 965. —“ Denny.”— Black, Henderson; White, Jordan.

(a) 23-18 looks all right. If 9-14, 18-9, 5-14, then 24-19, followed by 22-18, gives White a good game; and if 12-16, then 17-13, 9-14, 18-9, 5-14, 32-28 seems to hold the draw. TO CORRESPONDENTS. “Amateur” (Dunedin).—ln problem No. 850 the third last move should be 17-13, nut 17-14.

9-14 27-24-1 9-14 23-16 14-23 20-16 22-17 20-27 18-9 12-19 5-1 51-27 11-16 31-24 5-14 . 84 2-7 6-10 24-19 11-16 22-18 25-30 1-10 27-24 8-11 24-20 17-22 26-22 7-14 16-11 25-22 8-11 26-17 30-25 13-9 24-20 16-20 25-22 14-21 22-17 14-17 11-7 22-18 14-17 30-26 25-21 9-6 19-24 5-9a 21-14 21-25 17-14 17-22 28-10 17-13 10-17 19-15 21-17 6-2 23-16 1-5 28-24 10-19 14-9 22-26' Black 29-25 7-10 24-8 17-14 2-6 wins. 4-8 52-28 16-19 9-5-26-31

Below is Mr Graham’s play 21-17b 26-22f 19-15 5-9 19-15 17-22 14-21 15-24 10-26 19-24 16-19 26-31 25-22 28-19 17-1 27-23 14-17 15-10 9-14o' 8-11 3-7 24-27 12-16 ■16-19 18-9 22-18 31-22 23-19 , 22-18 ' 10-6 5-14 ll-15g 16-19 27-31 31-26 2-9 22-17 18-11 1-5 9-14' 30-23 13-6

11-16 31-24 9-18 6-10 17-22 19-15 18-9 16-20 23-7 14-17 10-14 25-30 7-11 32-27 3-10 10-15 22-25 15-10 9-6 6-9 , 5-1 18-22 14-17 30-25 11-15 13-6 15-18 15-10 25-29 10-6 27-24 2-9 1-6 22-26 17-22 25-18 20-27 17-14 10-14 30-23 21-25 23-14 White wins.

Black, Henderson; White, Jordan, 12-16 12-16 10-17 5-14 8-12 31-27 24-19 28-24 21-14 27-9 6-9 1-6 8-12 8-12 11-16 17-22 12-16d 7-11 22-18 26-23 25-21 15-lOc 9-14 6-10 4-8 , 16-20 9-13b 12-16 22-26 27-32 18-14 31-27 18-15 10-6 30-23 10-7 9-18 6-9 13-17 16-19 19-26 11-16 23-14 25-21 23-18 6-1 14-18 18-15 10-17 1-6 16-23 3-8 26-31 20-24 21-14 29-25 14-10 1-6 5-1 7-11 16-23 6-10a 7-14 2-7 16-19 etc. 27-18 24-19 18-9 9-5 32-28 W.W.

Black, Jordan: White, Henderson. 10-14 28-24 15-18 26-23d 10-17 27-23 24-20 8-11 25-21a l-5e 25-14 6-10 11-15 21-17 7-10 29-25f 9-18 13-9 22-18 4-8 31-26 3-7 25-21 10-17 15-22 17-13 2-6b 30-26 18-22 9-6 26-10 9-14 32-28c 14-17 21-14 31-27 6-15 23-19 5-9 21-14 22-31 B.W.

10-14 26-10 7-10 25-22 11-18 30-26 24-20 6-15 29-25 4-8 27-23 9-13 11-15 28-24 1-6 25-19a 18-27 26-22 22-18 8-11 22-17 15-18 32-23 6-9b 15-22 25-22-3-7 22-15 8-11 B.W.