DRAUGHTS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 398, 31 August 1889, Page 6

DRAUGHTS.

Problem No. 28. End game from the " Glasgow."

" Draughts," Obahuhu, writes : Two of us play a game of draughts (12 games), agreed to play to ten each night. Ad ten last night it stood 2 to 4. First, is it a drawn game, or lost, or no game, or must it be continued ? As you agreed to play 12 games the match is not decided until that number is complete. The one who draws back forfeits the match. — (Ed.)

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP. The first and second games appeared las week. For the following two games, with notes, we are indebted to the " Pittsburg ChronicleTelegraph."

(a) Th© English know the 29-28 as " Moirs variation," in compliment to the famous Scotch player of that name. (b) Forcing 25-22 and the double exchange, after which the game abounds in critical positions. (c) Barker's troubles are about to begin. (d) Called to time and yet did not play 17-13, which we consider was the proper reply. (c) Reed's turn to study, and he did it to the queen's taste. (f) The excitement among the spectators was intense while Reed was solving the problem. ff (q) Time not called, but four minutes and fifty seconds elapsed before the play was made. (h) The snake in the grass. You see it, of course, and how simple it all is, but it would have been just tbo same, and probably worse, had you been playing the whites. (k) Evidently studying the position with his piece on 4, and the black king on 25. (m) Another study of four minutes and forty seconds. (n) This is where he endeavoured to find a draw. (p) The only noise heard in the room was the striking of the board with this piece. (r) It was now 4.20 p.m. Killing time. (w) Two men short and the agfony was over, . (v) This settles ib.

(a) 22-17 is the favourite of Mr Wyllie. (b) A well-played book game. Nothing especially interesting occurred during its progress, says Mr Reed.

DRAUGHT ITEMS. Mr Wyllie, after a sojourn of two weeks in Kilmore, proceeded to Melbourne, and on July 29th lefb the city to fulfil engagements in Eaglehawk and Sandhurst. He expects to be occupied there for a week. In September he purposes visitiing the North Island of New Zealand, where he has not yet played. He expects to hear no more of a challenge from Barker, after exhibiting such weak play with Reed. In answer to the question forwarded by a correspondent at Bombay, another writes : — If position a3 stated be correct, white secures an easy win by playing 28-24, 32-23, 24-19, 15 24, 2C-18. W . wine. It is already announced that Mr J. P. Reed will probably bo called upon at an early date to defend his claim to the title of Checker Champion of America, against Mr Freeman, of Providence, whose friends are talking of challenging Mr Reed to play for the championship and a stake of $1,000.

?.2:-18 23 16 8-12 12-19 25-22 24-15 L 6 :20 4- 8 29-25(a) (c) 22-17 LO-14 14-18 18-15 <d)3O-25 11-18 (c) 9-13 22-15 17-14 7-10(b) (f)l3-17 25-22 (g)l4-10 26-17 18-k;3 27-18 8-11 (k)ls- 8 6-29 (ro) 8- 4 29 25 (nt 32-27 (p) 25-22 17-13 31-26 (r)]6-ll 2- 7 15-18 26-23 17-14 18-15 (v) 1- 6 28-24 • 27^23 7-10 18-27 23-19 ' 24-19 15-18 22-18 19-16 19-15 10-lb (w)18 9 21-17 Reed Wins

Black.

Whitei

Third Game. — "Dundee." Reed's Move.

12-16 24-20 8-12 28-24 3-8 24-19 ■11-15 > 20-11 15-24 27-20 7-16 8- 5 22-18 15-22 25-18 9-14 18- 9 5-f4 29-25 10-15 25-22 15-19 12-19 (a) 31-27 4-8 27-23 S-12 23-16 12-19 26-23 19-26 30-23 • 2- 7 7-11 17-10 6-15 32-28 11-16 28-24 '16-20 23-19 20-27 19-10 27 31 31-2° 17-14 26-22 14 9 22-18 9- 6 1- 5 6- 2 5- 9 (b) 6-10

Fourth Game — " Dundee." t . _ Barker's move.