DRAUGHTS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 34, 5 November 1920, Page 6

DRAUGHTS.

(Conducted by F. Hutchins).

All communications of* interest to readers of this column to be addressed to "Draughts Edito'r," 28 Biggar street. The Draughts Club will continue to meet in Athenaeum on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and evenings until further notice. PROBLEM 34. (By- H. MacKean, Salt Lake City.) BLACK.

WHITE. Black to play and win. Black 6, 17, Kings 5, 24. White 14, 23, 25, King 32. Not difficult, but will interest the amateur. SOLUUON TO PROBLEM 33. By A. Jordan, Champion of England. (No. 154 in "Yorkshire Weekly Post.") Black Kings 10, 11, 13, 14. White 12, 29, Kings 1, 6. Black to play and win.

10. 7a 6. 2 7. 3 1. 6 14. 9 6. 1 13.17 1. 6 9. 5 6. 1

17.14 2. 6 14.18 6. 2 18.15 2. 6 11. 7 6. 2 15.11 1, 1. 6

5. 1 6. 9 7.10 29.25 1. 5 9.13 10. 6 2. 9 5.14 25.21

11.15 13.17 14. 9 17.22 9.13 21.17 13. 9 22.25 11.15 B. wins.

a. If 11.15, 12.8, 14.9, 6.2, 9.6, 2.9, 13.6, 8.3, 15.11, 1.5, 6.1, 5.9, and the piece being on 29 instead of 21 appears to force a drwa. — D.E., Y.W.P. YAR. 1.

29.25b 7.10 2, 2. 6 11.15 • 6. 2

10.14 25.21 15.18 1.-6 5. 1

6.10 14. 7 2.11 1. 5

11.16 18.15 16.20 15.11 B. wins.

Black wins by Second Position. b. 2.6, 7.2, 6-10, 11.7, 10.14, 7.10, 14.7, 2.11. — Black wins by Fh'st Position. YAR. 2.

25.22 10.14 2. 6 11.15

6. 2 14.18 22.17 18.22

17.14 15.11 1. 6 22.17

6.10 3. 7 10. "3 17.10 B. wins.

OLD FOURTEENTH. (By W. Veal, Soutkampton. )

11.15 . 23.19 8.11 22.17 4. 8 17.13 15.18 24.20 11.15 26.22 15.24 28.19

9.14 22.15 7.11 30.26 11.18 26.22 3. 7 22.15 7.11 31.26 11.18 26.22

10.15A 19.10 6.15 1, 27.23 18.27 32.23 15.19 23.16 12.19 20.16 8.11 16. 7

2.11 22.17 14.18 25.22 18.25 29.22 19.23 17.14 23.26 22.17 26.31 14. 9

Dxawn. A. An interesting var. YAR. 1.

32.28c 2. 6 22.17B 15.19 17.10

6.15 25.22 18.25 29.22 5. 9

14. 5 1.10 27.24 19.23 24.19

15.24 28.19 8.11 22.18 Drawn.

B. 27.23 23. 9 22.17 25.4 18.27 6.13 13.22 Drawn. c. If 22.17, 15.19, and Black can draw with a piece down. "BETWEEN THE MOVES!" What is the best thing to do between the moves ? Probably it is not fully recognised that players may win or lo&e games when it is not their turn to play. Some are always at work, whether it is their turn or not, and the fatigue produced by such incessant strain accounts for the aggravating slips that so often at the end of a game destroy a fabric built up by much perserving effort. Others, regarding the time of waiting as an opportunity f&r rest and recreation, chat with

thdr do anything but think about an1 in hand, and, conseqnentlv 6 llsinegj lose the thread when they colV^6 10 the struggle. To look at the n t a fresh eye muy sometimes be ^ ?, ^ the frequent changing of th ' bu* view do»s not make for contLk!"' any tournament there mav he nV 111 operation a variety 0f up the interval, approaching more H nearly to these extremes, or taV middle course between them accnJ"5 4 the idiosynerasies of the p'layer, ^ *9 are those who can dreamily conW , the position while consoling them^ with tobacco and refreshment, and 'n are others who find outlets for' sunu excitement in a feverish revision of sheets, and a vigorous sharpenJ^ pencils. It is not everyone who can vel the attention just sufficiently to r the situation calmly and with somet?* of the detachment of an onlooker feeling no impatience at the protraS calculations of the adversary, yJ ? generally seem longer than they really ara and longer still if one harbours immtL ence. 1