DRAUGHTS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 452, 8 March 1890, Page 6

DRAUGHTS.

Problem No. 105. (B. J. Wyllie.) Black.

White. Position— Black men on l, 5,5, 7. 8,9, 10, 12, 15, 18. White men on 14, 17, 20, 25. 24, 25, 26, 27. 31, 32. White to play and win. Solution to Problem No. 104. (By C'. G., Newton.) 12-!8 • 11--9 13- 9 la- 6 17- 3 3 12 5-14 6 13 2- 9 '-'6-17 \V. wins GAMES PLAYED AT BRISBANE. The following games were pi tyed in Brisbane between Mr R. Alar and another amateur :

1) HAUGHT ITEMS. Auckland CitAMrioNSHU*— The following are the names of the gentlemen appointed as a committee to arrange for a tournament to settle the question of the championship of Auckland : —Messrs Ross, Blakey, Stone, Davy, G untliorp, Greenshields and Johns (secretary and treasurer). Each committee-man has been supplied with a subscription list. A third edition of Drummond’s “ Scottish Draughts Player is about to be issued by J. Drummond, Dsnny, Scotland.

“ Dike.” —Mar's Move. 11-15 18- 9 9-14 27-18 26-23 22-17 6-22 22-17 15-31 17-14 15-19 26 17 7-10 11- 7 3- 7 24-15 5- 9 31-26 10-14 2-11 10-19 29-25 8-12 17-10 19-24 23-16 4- 8 32 27 6-15 28-19 12 19 25-22 12-16 7- 2 23- 7 25-22 11-15 24-20 15-18 13- 9 8-11 27-24 14-18 30-25 18-23 22-18 2- 6. 20-11 31-23 13. wins. 9-14 17-13 18-23 21-17 “ Old Fourteenth.” —Amateur’s Move. 11-15 25-21 2- 6 22-13 15-24 21-17 7-11 29-25 12-16 27-20 8-11 24-20 6-10 32-28 18-27 17-13 • 9-14 30 26 8-12 31-24 4- 8 26-23 1- 6 24-19 10-15 23-19 10-15 13- 9 15-24 25-22 15-18 19-10 6-13 28-19 14 18 22-15 6-15 26-22 11-15 24-19 11-18 28-24 13-17 20-11 \V. wins.