DRAUGHTS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 400, 7 September 1889, Page 3

DRAUGHTS.

Problkm No. 79. B. M. McEwan (Govanhill).

Solution to Problem No. 78.

Position — Black mon 9, 13 : king, 26. White man, 29 ; kings, 10, 18. Whito to play and win. Solution —

Coned solution forwarded by 11. W. , New ton.

A GRAND (JAMB. The following game was played afc Buffalo in 1855 55, between Mes&rs Mercor and Hodges :

Mr Mevccr had frequently drawn by 1115 ab this stage, bub Mr Hodgo persisted in repeating his game. Finally Mr Mercer concluded to speculate and moved 14-17 ; 23-14 is the answer, when 11-16 is .snapped at, 20-4 proceeds the old man, and bound now to see it through. Black tollows with 5-8, 4-11, 7-30, bub just hero White takes a hand in tho fun :

This combined efibrfc scoops up 17 pieces Who can do better?

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP. For the ocore of the two following games we ate indebted, us usual, to tho " Glasgow Weekly Herald : "—

Reid v. MeC'ulloch. — Referring to the friendly match between these two wellknown experts, the "American Checker Review*' remarks :—": — " We hardly think Mr McCulloch a match for the Ayrshhe champion, whom Mr Wyllie has pronounced the finest draughts-player in Europe, barring himself.

DRAUGHTS ITEMS. Gk\ngkr v. Paton\ — The match for the draughts championship of London between fche&e players has re3ulted in favour of Mr Gianger, the final score being : — Grander, 2 ; Paton, 0 ; drawn, 3. American Chamvtonsiui'. — Mr Reed has already been challenged by Freeman, but not tor the championship. The exchampion will play "James P. lteed, in Providence only, a match of 30 games, for a purse of 500 dollars."—" Glasgow Weekly Herald." * The proposed match between Messrs W. B. Wood and J. Little for the championship of Australasia has been postponed for a few months, business arrangements preventing it being played in the meantime. The "Australasian," commenting on the above announcement, says: — "There is something rather funny in the idea of a set and serious contest, the gage of victory in which is to be the possession of a title which ceased some months ago to be vested in Mr Little's hands. But, of course, Mr Hood and Mi 1 Little believe, or at least affect to believe, in the validity of the title which Mr Little won at Dunedin in 1885, but he didnot defend at Melbourne in 1888. It is not to be reasonably expected, therefore, that either of them will see the point of the joke."

When the opportunity of a man's life presents itself he usually waits for an troduction. It is not exerciso in a gymnasium that makes a man touprh. It is the society he runs in. Nothing ever causes a yonn» man greater surprise than to find out that someone has fallen in love with his sister.

1-15 22-17 8-11 17-1 "5 15-la 23-14 9-18 26-23 10-14 24-19 4- 8 28-24 6 101 0 2l2 l ° 30-2^

" jSlau; o1o 1 tiij; Mill." Mercer's Move.

Fijth G \mk — " Paisley." Heed's Move.

L4-1Y 2-11 21-14 30-21 II- 9 fa-14 29-25 31-21 21-30 30 2W. wins

.1-16 >4-19 8-11 !2-18 4-18 .3-14 !)-18 '3-14 .6-23 57-18 1017 21-14 12-16 28 24 (a)l6-20 31-27 8-12 25--21 6- 9 26-23 11 15 18-11 9-13 23-14 7-16 29-25 1- 6 30-26 6-10 14- 7 3 10 21-17 5- 9 26-23 9-13 25-22 2- 7 24-10 7-11 22-18 13 22 18-15 11-18 23- 7 16-23 27-13 Dl'R\V»

Sixth CI vm is— "Paisley. "' Barker's Move.

(a)i ijarker varied I here wit :h6- 9 15-21 .6 20 >l-27 8-12 !6-23 .1-16 i 9 25 1- 6 2a 19 6-10 30-26 10 17 21-11 7-10 11- 7 3 10 26-22 9-13 2E-21 2- 6 18-15 10-ia 15-11 6- 9 22-18 12-17 11- 7 17-22 7- 2 22-26 19-15 26-31 32 28 31 24 9-13 18- 9 5-14 2- 7 14-18 23-14 16 23 7-11 Drawn.

" I'ittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.'" Se\ iath G.vuk.— "Fife. ' .Reed's Move.

Ll-JU) 0-10 10-34 Y-Jl lU-lt >3-19 29-25 28-19 32-27 19 1 9-11 8-11 11-15 (c) 15-13 12-28 22-17 2.V22 27-24 22-15 1- c 5- 9 4-8 6-9 11 18 8-12 !6 23 22-17 17-13 21-17 6-1 C 9 13 13-22 (b) 1- 6 14-21 28-32 50-26 (a) 26-17 31-26 23- 7 27-2^ 3-22 2- 6 9-14 3-10 12-16 !5- 9 24-20 26-22 20-16 Drawn, (a) Barker's favourite defonco. (b) Fai-sighted, indeed. (c) Strongest, us beginners will notice.

Eiohtii Ga-mk. — " Glasgow." Barker's Move.

13-15 27-11 14-23 22-15 5-14 2.5-10 7-16 1714 7-10 25 22 9-14 20-11 10-17 15- 6 8-11 22 17 3-7 21-14 1-10 (f)?.2-28 8-11 28-24 (b) 2- 7 31-27 11-15 25-22 7-16 29-25 4- 8 20-16 11-16 («)24-21 6- 9 27-18 14-18 24-20 16-19 26-21 10-14 16-11 16-23 22-13 9-18 18- 9 Drawn (a) 26 23 is an exhibition move of Mr Reed's. (b) IQB7, at Pictsburg, Charles played 6-9 here. (c) 32-27 would be disastrous for White.

!6 22 O-lo 18-14 y-io 15 22 10-1 1 C-J-O 22-13 13-1' \V. wins.