DRAUGHTS. PROBLEM.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 304, 3 October 1888, Page 6

DRAUGHTS. PROBLEM.

(By Mr D. Robertson, Glasgow.)" '

Position : Black men on 10, 14, 19, 20 ; king on 30. Whifcc men on 6, 11, 27, 3] ; king on 32. Black to play and draw.

Solution of Problem in Star of Sopfc. 22. (By J. Wright, 'Auckland.)

* This is the decisive move. t

" .Fife" Game. Played in Melbourne between Messrs Wyllie (champion) and Hosken. Wyllies move.

Draw. A SMART TRICK. The following curious ending occurred the other day in Dunedin in a game played between the two brothers Messrs Robert and Joseph Abernethy. The position of the pieces was as follows :—: — B ack man on 12, Ks on 11, 26 i Robert). White men on 21, 29, Ks 3, 19 (Joseph).., 12-] 6 was played rather hastily, and th^in Black thought he had thrown away the game', but a draw was very cleverly effected as follows : —

.0- 6 1-10 4- 8 3-12 .9-23 .2-19 9-14 27-24 25-18 24-15* 28-24 23-27 24-20 27-31 15-10 20-16 26-23 29-25 31-26 16-11 23-19 19-15 8- 3 15-11 25-21 26-22 W. winfr. 1 n n 7- 9. 11- R

.2-16 .9-12 16-22 12- S 11- 4 ' 3- 7 4- S ,7-10 8-11 10-14 11-16 14- 9 16-19 "2^.-17 9-13 23-26 19 23Drawn..

.1-15 13-19 9-34 12-17 5- 9 !6-23 9-13 14-20 .5-24 1819 .3-22 !5- 9 6-13 J9-25 8-11 15-22 4- 8 23-18 10-15 19-10 7-23 27-18 12-16 22-17 13-22 18-15 11-18 20- 4 22-25 21-17 25-29 32-27 1- 6 17-13 2- 7 27-23 18-27 31-24 7-11 24-20 6-10 13- 9 10-15 9- 6 15-19 6- 2 19-23 2- 6 23-27 6-10 27-31 10-14 31-27 14-18 27-32 18-23 11-15 20-16 15-19 23-26 52-27 26-22 19-24 16-12 24-28 4- 8 28-32 30-25