DRAUGHTS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 372, 29 May 1889, Page 3

DRAUGHTS.

REFERENCE BOARD. Showing tub Numbers of the Squares.

" TO CORRESPONDENTS. Solutions to problems, games, and analyses invited for this column. Games should he written in five columns, a8 below; and all correspondence addressed to the Draughts Editor.

At the commencement of a game the black men occupy Che squares numbered 1 to 12 ; the white men those numbered 21 to 32. Black always moves first. We would advise our readers to put this diagram in their scrap book for occasional reference.

Solution to Problem No. 67. By. G. Gilbert.

Position — Black men on 2, 4, 10, 19, 25 ; Kings on 20, 26, 28. White men on 6, 16, 23, 24 ; Kings on 9, White to move and win.

Corpepfc solutions have also been received fromj'^.Q^AiNevvton, and "R.W.," ISlewton,,., " Ajo

$ROWN Y. GRAY.

The fallowing is the score of two of the four games played in the deciding round (between Mr" F. Brown, of the Melbourne Draughts Club, and Mr S. Gray, of the Colling wood Draughts Club) for the Championship of Victoria :—: —

(a) Losing move. (b) Some of the spectators thought that 14-18 would have drawn at this stage. The following will show that White had still the win :— l4-18, 23-7, 1-10, 7-2, 10-14, 2-7 (c), 22-25, 19-15, 12 16, 7-10, 14-18, 15-11. W. wins. (c) If 14-18, then 28-24, 20-27, 31-24, 22-26, 24-20, 26-31, 19-15, 31-27, 7-11. VV. wins.

Solution to Position No. 4.

Solution to Problem No. 67. 5

DRAUGHT ITEMS. A match has been arranged between Messrs S. T. Crook, of Oamaru, and J. A. Boreham, ot Pukeuri Point, for £5 a-side and the championship of North Otago. The match to be played at the Globe Hotel, Oamaru, play bo starb on the 16th inst., Mr O. R. VVise, proprietor, acting as stakeholder. The same playei\s engaged in a match for £10, and the championship, last year, resulting as follows ; — Boreham, 8 ; Crook, 3 ; drawn, 9. Mr Boreham has also to play Mr P. Flannery for £5 during the present month. If Crook defeats Boreham Flannery will challenge Crook for the cham pionship. Mr Labadie, the Canadian expert, has been having a good time with the Detroit players, having won 91, lost 8, and drawn 31 games. He returned to his home at Chatham, Onfc., highly elated with his success. The Barker-Smith match games are selling like "hot cakes" on a cold day. A cloth edition^ with gilt edges, has also been issued, price Is 6d.

The English cricketers ab the Cape have been enjoying a real good time. One of the team, writing home, gives the following information, which, if correct, is surprising indeed. The question is, is it a hoax, or what? "The folks at home will open their eyes at the following :- Grieve, Smith and Bowden go straight up to the Rand;' Major V, T arton returns from England to come up to the Rand (Johannesburg) ; Charlie Coventry stays and joins the Bechuanaland Police. McMaster starts law in Pietermaritzburg ; Briggs returns for the winter to Kimberley ; Fothergill for Johannesburg ; Hearne and Wood both anxious to stay and may do so ; Ulyetb also has an offer to go up to Johannesburg. M. P. Bowden and C. A. Smith have gone into partnership as stockbrokers at Johannesburg.' Guy Cooper, who will be remembered a^ a member of the Grafton F.C., is laid up with an attack of typhoid fever ab Wellington.

■lay— 17-22 26-17 16-12 ( 19-26 15-18 ■ 28-19 11-16 20-11 18-15 1118 12- 8 4-11 9- 5 2- 9 5-32 W. wi

"Cross." Black, Mr Gray ; White, Mr Brown. Ll-15 9-14 13-22 8-11 9-13 23-18 30-26 9- 6 17-10 6-10 8-11 5- 9 10-14 11-16 30-25 27-23 25-22 6- 2 - 10-15 10- 7 4- 8 18-25 7-10 30-25 25-30 L 3-19 29-22 20-16 15-18 7-11 LO-14 6-10 11-20 25-30 30-25 L 9-15 27-23 2- 6 19-15 23-19 4-23 2- 7 (b) 22-25 30-25 16-23 J6-19 22-18 6-15 15-10 18-27 7-14 8-11 1-6 25-30 25-22 !4-20 26-22 15-18 10- 6 28-2± .4-18 (a) 3-8 6-9 30 25 12-16 12-15 22-17 18-22 6 2 27-32 .1-18 9-13 25-30 25-30 20-27 >2-27 18- 9 22-17 2- 6 11-20 Brown wins.

"Single Corner."

!617 .518 1612 2819 JLJL-J.O J.l-J.O 2011 12 8 18 15 4 11 "R.M "N a2 ; 53 W. wins fewton.

iv> a L 2-16 9- 6 L6-19(l) 4- 8 6- 2 8-11 Z- 1 JLU-I.& li 31 11-15 19-23 27-3" 7-10 27-24 24-2 15-18 23-27 W. wins. .6-20 (2-28 4- 8 6- 2 8-11 2- 7 (1) 11-16(2) 11-15 7-11 19-23 16-19 15-18 W. wins (2) .1-15 JO-26 22-31 7-10 31-24 10-3 W. wins "R.W.," Newton.

Black on 4, 12, 22 ; white on 13, 30, 32 ; white to play and win.

Position No. 3. Black men on 3, 7, 15, 23 ; white men on 16, 17, 22, 25 ; black to play and win.

11.-1O J.U-1O 10-Zt O-ii 22-18 26-22 28-19 25-22 15-22 6-10 9-13 11-15 25-18 28-24 18- 9 30 26 8-11 10-14 5-14 15-24 29-25 32-28 22-18 22-18 4- 8 7-10 1- 5 24-28 24-20 24-19 18- 9 18- 9 Score from the "Australasian." '£6-m 21-17 13-22 26-17 10-15 27-24 32-27 Brown wins.