DRAUGHTS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 3, 1 April 1920, Page 6

DRAUGHTS.

(Conducted by F. Hutchins.)

PROBLEM 3,

Black 5, 9, 13, King on 29. White 17, 22, 23, King 24. White to play and win, A pretty one from an old scrap book. Author unknown. In my next week's notes I expect to pubhsh some play in the big contest at Timaru for the Australasian championship. A commoa fallacy among players is that critieism of published play is a thing to be dreaded, and many accordingly feel very much pnt out if an improvement be pointed out in any of their contributions. This, I think, is a result of taking a wrong view. None of the great analysts escaped corrcction to some extent. Even Andersen, Lees, and HeSner fall some little way short of perfeclion. Why, therefore, shcold the ordinary contributor take it to heart if his play be corrected ? Good critieism is the life of any draughts publication, and is always of equal interest with the contribution from which it is taken. It is always possible to point out an improvement in another man's play without attempting to "take him down" in the process. Critieism should always be combined with courtesy. Be thankful that you can see a little more than the other man in the game or problem without blowing your own horn about it. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM 2. Which, by the way, was one of W. Veal's. The author's name was inadvertently omitted last week. Black— 5, 7, 8, 11, 16, 21, Kings 13 and 22. White — 6, 14, 18, 27, 30, 31, and 32. White to play. 6—1, 22—18, 30—25, 21—30, 14—9, 5—14, 31—26, 30—23, 27—9, 13-6, 1—10. White wins. We are indebted to the Western Mail for the single corner game below, which says : ' 'It is a finely played old game contested between Harry Freedman (fonnerly champion of Scotland ) and James Robinson, a Glasgow player. Freedman' s win was forced in fine sfeyle. As a rule white is botion dog in the single corner melle ; but few ruks lack exceptions and an exception is neastly demonstrated in the game here given. The foregoing remarks were by the "Weekly Ticoes," which diagrammed the position as given at note (d) in the form of a problem.

SINGLE CORNER.

(Black) Robinson. (White) Freedman.

11.15 22.18 15.22 25.18 12.16 18.15a 10.19 24.15 16.20B 29.25

9.14 26.22 7.10 30.26 10.19 23.16 5.9 22.17 8.12 17.10 12.19

10.6c 3.10 27.23 19.24 28.19 4.8 19.16 8.11 16.7 2.11 25.22 11.16d

32.28® 9.14 2&24 20.27 31.24 10.15 24.20 16.19 23.16 14.18 22.17

18222 26.23 22.26 16.11 6.9 11.7 26.31 722 31.26 B7 17.13

9.14 13.9 1.5 7.10 14.18 10.14 Whit8 Wins

(a) Unusual and eonsidered weak. (b) 7.11 is a good line. (c) A wee Scotch sacrifice, Freedman handles his side in good style. (d) The necessary move, The "Glasgow Weekly Herald" contains details of the recenfc annual Scottish tournament for the draughts championship of Scotland. Mr A. B. Scott was the winner. The tourney lasted nine days, Scott won nine .games, lost three and drew eigliteen. He has competed in every tournoy for tweniy-seven years and has three wins to his credii. The first agadnet Ferrie in 1914,