DRAUGHTS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 14, 18 June 1920, Page 6

DRAUGHTS.

(By F. Hutchins.)

I will be pleased to receive any problems or games of general interest to draugbt players. Address Draughts Editor, 28 Biggar street, Invercargill. Draugbts Club meets in Athenaeum Wednesday and Saturday evenings, visitors invited. PROBLEM 14. By Dino Daina, Davis, Italy. BLACK. White to play and win. Black 4, 5, 8, 14, Kings 15. 23, 31.

White 6, 9, 10, 13, 22, 24 32. WHITE. Entertaining. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 13. Black 5, 6, 10, 13, 15, 18, Kings 1, 19. White 8. 17, 20, 22, 25, 29, Kings 11, 27, Black to play and win.

Black wins by first position. The following are two games played in the recent Handicap Tourney in connection with the Australasian championship held in Timaru — , S. Crook (Black). T. Russell (White). Double Corner.

(a) It has now developed into the Old Fourteenth. The next game Russell had the black and Crook the white pieces, the opening is the same but it again runs into the "Old Fonrteenth."

(a) Tliis is stronger than 11.16 as played in first game. (b) 9.13 here would lose as follows: 9.13, 22.17, 13.22, 20.16, 11.20, 21.17, 14.21, 23.14, 10.17, 25.2. White wins. TRAPS FOR AMATEURS.

Black wins. (b) This is not sound, 11.15 is better.

19.16 20.11 15.22 11.7 11.7 13.17 25.18 12.8 1.0.14 22.13 6.22 7.2 17.10 18.23 13.6 8.11 5.9 27.18 1.12

9.14 8.11 3.7 24.27 11.16 23.19 31.26 23,18 23.19 20.11 11.15 11.16 15.22 15.24 23.19 22.17 20.11 25.18 32.23 Drawn 8.11a 7.16 7.10 24.27 17.13 21.17 29.25 23.19 4.8 14.21 10.15 27.31 26.23 23.7 25.22 22.17 15.18 2.11. 16.19 31.27 24.20 19,10 24.20 17.14 11.15 6.15 19.24 27.23 28.24 26.23 27.23 19.15

9.14 24.20 1.6b 15.31 23.19 11.15 32.28 26.22 11.15 28.24 3.8 12.19 22.17 8.11 30.26 22.8 8.11 31.26 9.13 17.13 6.9a 23.16 Drawn 4.8 13.6 12.19 26.23 - 2.9" 8.12 15.18 26.22 24.19

10.15 25.18 10.15b 23.16 9.14 22.18 6.10 25.22 12.19 18 9 15.22 29.25 15.19 24.15 11 25

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