DRAUGHTS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 13, 11 June 1920, Page 6

DRAUGHTS.

By B. Berry, Lincoln, U.S.A.

Draughts club meets in Athenaeum, Wednesday and Saturday evenings, visitors weicoine. PROBLEM 13.

Black to play and win. Black : 5, 6, 10, 13, 15, 18, Kings : 1, 19.

Wl.ite : 8, 17, 20, 22, 25, 29, Kings : 11, 27. Exceptionally pleasing. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 12. Black : 5, 14, 17, 19, 23, 27, 28. Kings : ' and 15. White : 12, 13, 21, 24, 2-6, 30, 32, Kings : -> and 7.

"11.15 Variation!" — "I arn now prepared,, armounced the professional champion draaghts statistician with irnpressment, "to inform any gentieman present tbe number of variations to any position he may subinil." "Really," exclaimed a sceptic. "I slioaid like to know how many pofsible variations there is in a garae aitcr 1,1—15 is played?" "Certainly, sir, certahdy ; there is exactly . 17,700,707, and if you can prove I am wron-g I will pay you five pounds." TRAPS FOR AMATEURS.

(a) — White' wins easily with an active king and an impregnahle king-row. An interesting contest is now being played among the local draughts enthusiasts. I refer to the tourney of the Invercargill Draughts Club. Some good games a,re being played, and I want players also who have games of more than usual interest to take them down for publication in this column. A little more enthusiasm and the game will soon become what it deserves to be, popular. The following is another -game pla.yed , in the recent Timaru tourney hetween >> ^r C Souness, Dannevirke, and Mr T. Busseil, Fairlie.

5.9 18.22 8.11 28.32 13.6 26.17 32.23 Black 14.18 23.26 11.11 wins. 21.14 30.16 17.14

Black to play and win.

11.15 5.14 11.16 1.5 6.13. 8.11 23.18 22.17 24. 19' 26.22 22.17 21.17a 9.14 7.11 16.23 5.14 13.22 18 9 17.13 27.9 13.9 25.9

CROSS CHOICE.

Air Souness (black). Mr Bussell (white). 10.14 6.10 14.17 3.8 11.18 24.20 28.24 21.14 32.28 14.9 11.15 9.13 10.17 5.9 8.11 22.18 18.9 24.19 28.24 9.2 15.22 5.14 17.22 2.6 11.16 25.18 25.22 26.17 23.19 2.11 8.11 1.5 13.22 9.13 16.32 29.25 22.18 19.15 18.14 Black wins.

DENNY.