DRAUGHTS. PROBLEM.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 314, 7 November 1888, Page 3

DRAUGHTS. PROBLEM.

By E. Q. Lawrence, JNew Haven, Conn. Awarded bho first prize for stroke problems in the New York problem tourney.

Whice to play and win. Position : BLick men on 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15.-18, 19, 25; White men on 6, 8, 11, 16, 20, 2L 22, 24, 26, 28 ; White king on 27.

Soiattjox ov Pkobleji ix Stak ok 27fch Oqtobek. By W. C. Parrow, of Boston, Mass. Position : Black kings on 6, 16 ; White men on 15, 32 ; king 4. " White to phiy and win.

. Mr Robeit Barclay, Dunedin, gives the following play sustaining a forced draw for Black :— 32-27, 6-2, 27-23, 2-7, 4-8, 7-11, 8-12, 11-27, 12-19. Drawn Can any of our local draughts players show -a forced win in Mr Barclay's play ?

CRITICISM. lie problem of October 20th, Mr R. Walsh writes as follows:— Mr Wright states in last Saturday's issue that by playing 27 to 31 black can draw. I differ from him, as by black playing 27 to 31 * hite plays 19 to ]5, black 31-27. white 34-18, black 22-17, white 18-22, black 17-26, white 30-32 ; white Win?. • "0. It.' 5 writes :—ln: — In the play by Mr Wilson, of Avondale, in last Saturday's Stab, showing a d. aw in the game that appeared on October 20th, where he plays 16-19 instead of 3-8 (as in original game) for a draw, I think the move 16-19 loses by 15-8, 1-6, 23-16, 12-19. Now instead of 8-4 go 18-15, 3-12, 15-11, 7-16, 20-11, and White wins by the power of the king, though a man down.

DRAUGHTS IN THE HIGHLANDS(JFhom Glasgow "Weekly Herald.'") Played at Amulree, between P. F., a Highlander, and J. 8., a Lowlander. The Highlander's move—

<«) J. R.— "Ye're aft 1 i\J'Uulloch' s 'Guide' wi that move ; but aiblins ye're no weel versed in beuk leav." I. ±'. "Ko fery ; she shoost kens ta carritch in Gaelic, and the Psalms of Tauvit, tnoi*eover." \b) J. R. : "That move puts me in defeeculties : ye maun aloo me time to get oot o' them." P.F. : " Ach ! you have *b*een study-stud} in' your move nearly all night for ta last five minutes whateffer ; and you tat knows ta pook so well can give a pook move to pc surely. You pc as slow and more slowly than you used to wass before you learned to pook at all, at all.' (c) J.R : "I'm thinkin' ye're a slow player yersel' whiles : ye na'e been studyin* your position for aboot a quarter o J an hooi\" P.F. : "She'll no petter move at all and cay— as ta '-Herd Laddie' wance said when he wass in a pad poseetion — tat she lost ta jrame py studyin' too long.'' (d) J.R : "I claim a win by playin' 25 22, 18 25, 27-23, etc..;, but gin jehad payed -26-30, instead p* "16-19, ye wad hae drawn. Ifc wis a-\veel-focht pauie, and we'll lay the brod aside and hae a dram." P.F. : " Fery ; a dram be it. She saw tat ta game •could pc trawn py playin' on to ta croon, put if she wass to tray ta game she wass .afraid you would nob traw your pottle, and _you keep a good tram, Shon — a fery goot inteet.

DRAUGHTS ITEMS. Apropos Pi f he complaints about talking in the chess and draughts room at the Public Library, would if,' not be advisable to have a rule introduced to prohibit noseblowing, and to exclude certain unwashed specimens who hang around the " brods?" There is some talk of a championship draughts tournament being got up in Auckland, to eventuate about the Christmas reason. There are now quite a number of good players of the ancient game in and around Lhe city, and it is questionable if all the claimants to the championship could be counted on one's fingers. Ib id therefore very much to be desired that an opportunity should be afforded of testing these claims. The idea broached is fco have a trophy and money prizes combined, so that the losers may have some consolation. We jhope that the matter will be taken up with enthusiasm and that a spirited contest will result. One good effect of such a tournament would be to bru a h up our players in readiness for the expected visit of *he Herd Laddie, after he has "done" Australia.

11 15 23-29 9-14 22-17 6- 9 17-13 2- 6 25-22 8-11 29-25 4-8 24-20 15-24 28-19 11-15 27-24 (a) 8-11 22-17 15-18 32-28 11 15 31-27 (6) 7-11 20-16 11-20 26-23 3- 7 30-26 12-16 19-12 7-11 14-18 26-22 (c) 3- 7 11-16 9-14 12- S 17-10 15-19 (d) 16-19 22-15 White 19-26 wins 8- 3 10-19 24-15

>2-27' .6-12 27-23 12-16 4- 8 16-11 lb-10 Z6-IB 6-15 YY. wins.