DRAUGHTS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 2, 26 March 1920, Page 6

DRAUGHTS.

(Conducted by F. Hutchins.)

PROBLEM 2. Black 5, 7, 8, 11, 16, 21. Kings 13, 22.

White 6, 14, 18, 27, 30, 31, 32. Wliite to play and win. A good stroke. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1. Black men on 3, 6, 7, 10, and 14. King on 24. White 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, and 30. White to play and win. 12—8, 3— 12, 13—9, 6—13, 15—6, 24—15, 6—2. White wins. Entries for the forthcoming championship tourney, and also the handicap tourney in conneetion therewith, close on the 26th inst., and must be addressed to the secretary, Mr W. McClatchy, 79 Stafford street, Timaru. WILL O' THE WISP. The following game, played in a Scottish championship tourney, shows how even a good player may become careless. Black. G. M'Kelvie. White. M'Clurkin.

JtUack wms. (a) Starting as an Edinburgh it has now developed into a Will o' the Wisp. (b) An early hook loss. White might have calculated that Black had only to run off the prece to win. EARLY TRAPS FOR THE AMATEUR TO AVOID. No. 2.

White wins. (a) The correct reply is 9 — 14, 18 — 9, 5-14, 27—23, 8—11, etc. A NEAT ENDING. The following position occurred in a game which wag contested at Freemantle in the West Australian State championship tourney, held last month. The champion, R. Holmes, forced the win very neatly White — R. Holmes. 12, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 32,

Black — Dr Kerr. 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 28. White won by the following issue of play : —

Through printer's error the Glasgow game in last week's issue would he somewhat difficult to understand, three moves were omitted— ' 7th move 16—23, 20th move 17—13, and 34th move 20—11. The diagram should have been placed below as it was a result of the game. Tha Australasian draughts championship tourney will be played in Timaru tbis year and opens on Good Friday. The entrance fee is 21/-, and 10/6 for the handicap tourney to be played at the same time and place. Boreham, ex-champion, is in good form and it is ramotcred that Gardner is competing again. Calderwood is the preseni champion. Keen competition is expected.

9—13 6—10 6—10 11—16 23—19 25—21 14—9 31—27 11— 15a 10-17 5 — 14 16—23 22—18 21—14 23—18 27—18 15—22 1—6 14—23 7—11 25—18 30—25 27—18 5—1 7—11 6—10 13—17 25—30 18— 14b 25—21 18—14 10—17 10-17 17—22 21—14 21—14 14—9 3—7 2—6 22—25 29—25 26—23 9—5

11—16 24—19 10—19 22—8 23—18 8— 11a 18—14 4—11 16—20 19—15 9-18 27—24 20—27 31—8

BRISTOL CROSS.

21—17 12—8 32—27 9-14 18—25 10-17 25—21 17—14 19—3 14-18 3—12 12—19 24—8