DRAUGHTS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 39, 10 December 1920, Page 6

DRAUGHTS.

(By F. Hutchins).

(By Horsfall, per favour of the Rev. J. Collie).

(By "X.Y.Z.," in the "Draughts World").

Let science give release To minds o'erwrought by care and thought ; Let the checker board be brought — the battlefield of peace. Those who wish to maintain interest in the kindly game of draughts are invited to send a-lor.g games^ problems or items of interest to readers of this column. Address, Draughts Editor, "Digger," 28 Biggar street, Inverearg.il. PR0BLEM 39.

Black 4, 14, 17, 20. White 12, 29, 32, King 19. White to play and win. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM 38. Black 9, 10, 11, 12. White 18, 20, 27, o2. White to play and draw. 32.28 10.15 20.16 12.19 27.24.— Drawn. The following is a trap in the "Old Fourteenth" that the "Herd Laddie" used with telling effect innumerable times : — 11.15 4.8 9.14 a. 6.15 16.23 18.25 23.19 17.13 26.23 28.24 20.16 27.4 8.11 15.18 10.15 12.16 b. 11.20 White 22.17 24.20 19.10 23:19 25.22 wms. LAIPD AND LADY.

11.15 23.19 8.11 22.17 9.13 17.14 10.17 21.14 c, 15.18 b, 24.20-d e, 6.9

28.24 4.8 32.28 1, 13.17 14. 10 7.14 25.22 18.25 29.6 2.9

26.22 3.7 31.26 1.6 a, 27.23 14.18 23.14 9.25 30.21 2, 7.10

3, 26.22 h, 10.14 22.17 14.18 17.14 18.22 14.10 6.15 19.10 12.16 Drawn.

a. — In the late English tourney, Willie Gardiner varied here with 22.17, 14.21, 27.23, 9.13, 19.16, 12.19, 2o.l6, now we have- position of diagram : — Black.

White. Black to play.

6.9 26.23 11.15 23.19 15.18 16.12 8.11 19.15

18.23 15.8 7.10 8.3 10.14 3.7 14.13 7.11

9.14 12.8 23.26 30.23 18.27 8.3 14.17 3.7

5.9 7.10 9.14 11.16 27.31 10.6 14.18 Drawn. a