DRAUGHTS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 16, 2 July 1920, Page 6

DRAUGHTS.

(By F. Hutchins.)

Draughts Club meets on Wednesday and Saturday evenings in Athenaeum. Visitors welcome. Games, problems, and items of general interest to draughts players should be forwarded to Draughts Editor, 28 Biggar street, Invercargill. PROBLEIM 16. By G. Smith, Bridgeton. (No. 52 in "Glasgow Observer"). BLACK. WHITE. White to play and draw. Black 2, 5, 6, 28, King 10.

"White 11, 13, 17, 21, King 3. A useful ending. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 15. Black 3, 6, 7, 10, 14, 19. White 13, 17, 21, 26, 28, 31.

(a) If 23.8 then 31.27, 8.11, 27.23, 11.16, 28.24, 19.28, 26.22, c 16.19, 23.16, 28.32, 16.12, 32.27, 12.8, 27.31, 8.3, n 22.18, 14.23, 17.14, 10.17, 3.1. Drawn. (b) The winning move. (c) A pretty sacrifice to gain the piec© on 22. (d) Tit-for-tat. " vBRLSTOL CROSS. Played in the recent Timaru tourney between Wrn. Carswell (black) and F. Hutchins (white).

2.9 • k. , Drawn. EARLY TRAPS FOR AMATEURS TO AVOID. LAIRD AND LADY.

White wins. (x) Forms the opening. (A) 13.17, 28.24, 11.16, 26.23, 16.20, 15.10, 6.15, 19.10 draws. THE RDINS OF A DRAUGHTS BOARD. "Why do you keep the ruins of the draughts board that is in this glass case, Jack?" "Oh! that's the board I had thrown at my head at the last north and south match." "Yes, a.nd what's that little faded flower on the top of the heap for?" ' That's a flower from the grave of the man that threw the board." — "Peewit" in "Newcastle Courant."

7.11a 21.14 11.15 6.2 31.27 6.10 27.24 18.22 14.18B 14.7 10.14 17.14 3.10 9.6 10.17 13.9 14.17

11.16 8.11 7.10 5.14 10.17 1.5 23.18 22.17 30.26 29.25 25.22 28.24 16.20 11.16 4.8 3.7 17.26 5.9 24.19 17.10 26.22 22.18 31.22 17.13 10.14 6.22 9.14 14.17 7.10 10.14 26.23 25.18 18.9 21.14 22.17 13.6

11.15 9.13x 15.18 11.16a 6.15 23.19 17.14 19.15 26.22 25.21 8.11 10.17 4.8 16.23 18.25 22.17 21.14 24.19 15.10 27.4