Show I c CHECKERS I Checkerboard as Numbered for Beginners 1 II 2 7 8 b II lOB 1 1314 15 r mao 21 2 1 22 III r 23 2 29 Hi 31 3 EI Place Black men on squares i 1 co i u Placa Place white men on squares 21 to 32 Blacks always move first at the com commencement commencement of a checker cb game Game No 97 Double corner Played in Herald correspondence tournament be between between between tween Bert Titus Tit s of Minneapolis Minn and Alvin B Smith of Salt Lake City Utah Mr Titus played the black men i 1115 lili iT 8 S 1116 2218 1811 iSil 2522 2325 2925 5 i 9 2419 24 19 2219 13 2218 2522 i 15 1 5 I Drawn wn By fly mutual consent the players pla ers called the game same drawn at this stage Game No 98 93 Cross Played In Herald J correspondence tournament between Wil William Wilham Til TillIam liam ham of Albany Mo and Alvin B BSmith BSmith BSmith Smith of Salt SaIt Lake City Utah Mr Smith played the black men 1115 2619 liU 2318 2623 1524 2623 Sll 2420 1115 2819 1015 2723 1110 2925 2923 3 8 2217 17 4 8 2217 11 1524 15 4 1518 2319 93 2819 Sll SIl 1710 1014 1916 1827 1910 1322 2522 1219 1213 Drawn 1423 25 9 1115 23 3 7 Game NO 10 99 roo Cross Played in Herald correspondence tournament between H I T Meade Lake Beulah Wis and W T H Davis Davia Antigo s Mr Davis moved first fi L 1115 1910 1825 2824 24 2318 1423 27 4 16 1 Ii SIt 2619 1216 S 2723 2123 1623 2922 60 1 S 8 2217 1410 27 2 7 2623 2319 1418 2420 2 20 Meade 1014 1714 2523 2522 won wona a A nice combination We Ve are in receipt of the following which speaks for itself In game No 87 I of your our column you state that you think i 2218 at A is a loser losE r I think not At B you ou go 2522 2322 If you OU still think so so o will willbe willbe willbe be pleased to ta see your black win on the thO above game and will then try to demon demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate strate further by giving more play pia AMIGO We Ve do not claim 2218 at the stage above abovementioned abovementioned abovementioned mentioned to be a loss for white it is simply our opinion from what experience I we have had with that line of play pla We have haye not had time yet to analyze the I game sent in by b Amigo but will do so 50 at the earliest possible ble moment and will I then pass our opinion upon the matter The editor has won every game same he has ever eyer played if memory serves him true when 2218 has been played as the twelfth move of the following game Game No Second double corner By Amigo 1115 2522 1116 2724 1 6 2419 1115 2322 2027 20 7 2318 1524 7 11 1216 1215 2819 1522 2218 1620 1912 2617 1620 2318 1019 2218 4 8 S 18 9 2027 1814 91 2925 Drawn Is 18 9 2617 2 7 1116 1815 ISIS Game No t l Double corner W J Zahl Zahi Antigo o Wis vs So J B Smith Salt Lake Zahl black 2011 13 9 2217 2316 j 1 5 91 5 9 1219 1213 2117 2522 2925 2225 1713 1421 1417 2327 1116 2723 2218 2622 2 22 2420 4 8 1015 1615 2 7 1726 1610 1619 2723 2316 11 2 2316 16 1519 3 8 S 1219 1219 2316 1611 29 2 9 2522 i 2723 1219 5 23 2731 I Drawn Dra wn Game No Bristol W V Burdue Vancouver Wash black vs VB J I B Smiths Smith Salt Lake white 1116 2723 1423 1116 2217 1116 2824 1519 1713 1113 1619 1713 1928 2218 18 2316 4 S 8 2612 1 5 18 IS 9 1319 1219 2218 Sll SU 2415 15 2925 69 6 9 13 9 1019 18 9 13 6 1418 2522 2522 29 2 9 96 9 6 I 2318 2117 Drawn Here Is i an Interesting position which came up In play between the editor and a friend a few ew days das ago Black 2 12 14 king 18 White 15 19 23 king S 8 White to play and win 1510 1827 1821 1916 1946 1219 White wins |