NOTES AND CRITICISMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 1 September 1909, Page 67

NOTES AND CRITICISMS.

Mr W. M. Mills, Sydney, writing .under date .July 29. contributes the f ollowii%^in 1 -*' tereating. .- information : — • , .•-">- ' In re Problem 2690, Otagd' Wifness: ' Bla?k Kings— l 4, 22. 27. White— 24, kjngs 19. 20. The play" given by Hvigh Egsai- to ; win this position may 'be found in " Granite State Checker Series," No. 2, p. 15, taken from a very interesting communication^ by J. A. Sweeney to the American "wCfieck'erAß'eview, May 1, 1880. if which .tb^.foMowigg-: is an extract : — " The problem is very similar to Mr E. Hull's prizo position, No. 45 of the board, which is as follows : — Black: 21, kinRS 14. 27, 31. Whi<« : 24, £9, kings 19, 20. Black to move; White to draw. | A-14 10 31 2fi 26 21 10 15 15 8 24 19 , 19 It! 16 11 B-'l 8 811 Drawn, j (a) Play to draw against 14 17 oi 14 18 is [ given also. | (b) 11 16 would lose. j After examining, this play carefully let us proceed to Mr Smith's problem: — i Black: Kings 14, 22, 27. White: 24, king 3 19. 20. Black to move and win. j Mr Smith's solution is as follows: — I 22 f« C-15 1) D-Jl- US E-16 11 H & "» 12 ! 19 IS 14 10 27 32 3l 27 10 1& 32 £8 26 31 Black wins. (c) 24 19. 14 18. B. wins. (d) Mr Fleming attempts to show a diaw by 11 a at this paint, but it won't work — 10 15, 8 12, 3^26, 12 8. 26 22, & 12, 22 18j 12 lft. 18 14. efc',- B. wins. I (c) 2-4 19, 32 28, B. wins. Instead 'of 16 11 or 24 19 play as follows and draw — 16 12, 10 J5-(f), 20 16, 32 28. 16 19. drawn. (f) 31 27. 21 19, 32 28, 19 16, drawn, by Percy M. Bradt in Deary News, October 6, 1887. ' I would offer Mr Hull's play to win the jrroblem : — j 14 10 IS 15 IB 11 32 £8 7 3 27 21 19 1« 19 X! 12 IS 24 19 24 SO It! 7 •22 18 10 7 27 32 28 32 32 £7 21 16 10 19 1« 12 id 12 g-CO 24 12 16 B. win*. (o) 12 16, 32 27, 16 12, 7 3, 12 16, 27 23, B. wins. ' Messrs Veitch and Egan are thus 20 years late in making the discovery, and the memory of the ediioi Checker World must ( have failed him. j