Show I CHECKERS I Checkerboard as Numbered for Beginners 1 ll i 4 II 7 lii 12 13 14 1611 16 18 21 1 2223 22 23 32 Place black mon men on squares 1 to 12 Place white men on squares 21 to 32 Blacks always move first at the corn com commencement of a checker game Game No 24 Second Double Corner CornOr editor played the black men against friend 1115 48 59 50 1148 1118 2419 2127 2215 1521 i 1620 17 2819 2925 1814 2 2622 2 sIl 37 7 B W T 2218 2318 2127 1116 1423 2027 25 2522 2718 1714 Game No Second Double Corner ame players as above The editors friend first 1116 1118 29 2419 1711 SIl 1521 15 6 16 G C 2819 2925 WM 1024 l 1116 G 48 1116 2622 2218 2522 2427 22 1015 1 Ii 6 1910 1010 90 1910 2623 2117 2731 1015 O 1216 20 18 2217 2211 1713 1620 70 1620 83 1519 1815 2314 2723 2723 2521 A the man ps but I thought my opponent might up and lose his grip through his to win Instead of taking the drav arlier In the game B Still pla playing to win C He Hc had to take the draw here helO or ot get It D Time to be moving a neat finish Game Gam Second Double Corner ame players as above The editor moved 1115 1116 2024 21 2731 2419 2723 31 6 2622 li 1524 1118 18 27 1116 2819 2117 1915 H 1421 SIl 1017 07 69 60 2622 2213 36 69 50 2427 1111 A 2522 2925 2318 B W V A Weak B Only thing i Game No Single Corner W r 3 1 ahl Antigo Wis played the black men J B Smith Salt Lake 1115 10 1019 00 1421 1521 1016 6 2217 1814 51 1522 8 1 2427 2 2518 18 2824 1713 26 1216 48 59 2027 2923 2110 45 16 1620 16 29 2522 62 1612 1228 2723 1622 1014 1116 1015 1924 1921 2731 2419 2410 9 A 2117 2849 2819 B W V A I see anything better and this sacrifice the heat best move moe at stage B At this stage Mr Zahl Zahi wished t try U as a variation and the tha same was as follows U 1722 1 1118 37 7 1417 29 59 1115 1322 2117 2723 1924 1024 2312 1421 23 11 s W V D This more Is story wean a 1 1 z 74 C The F following variA variation lion was also out 26 2721 1721 1 6 2027 2 2522 22 59 1417 17 2123 1317 2114 J 1 1 1017 17 65 15 JiU r B W V F 2824 1620 2311 2310 ro j 2 2530 30 62 2617 B WW r J Z Game No Bristol Same players as ag Mr Smith moved first 1116 60 27 1418 1521 21 2218 2 2522 22 1710 1711 27 1649 1619 1 H 1822 2724 2117 1219 19 14 38 1519 2025 2 2622 1713 1116 1019 Sli 1923 2427 2117 2419 2410 48 c 8 1524 Gl 1210 1710 2 2521 21 2819 96 Drawn 1115 2718 2217 2217 A A pretty problem 1 white to play and lack to draw continue 1016 12 1210 lU li 2 2 1927 1027 2 Or play to I f Weare Wt ar In hI rc receipt lPt or of a Copy of the first 13 1 U C number or of the Can Canadian dlan Cheok r Player a monthly magazine recently launched In Inthe Inthe the checker world Each number treats some particular standard opening and gives the best booy play thereon The magazine Is consequently very valuable as asa asa a reference work especially for tor corre correspondence players A number of amateur players have re requested requested quested information as to what are the best checker books for a novice to get We Vo IId Lees Guide to be pretty good It has one adv advantage that should be Im Impressed pressed upon the beginners teach much mitch that so If you dont understand what this means you ou may find out some day If yo you run Into n a player who has some somo book corrections up his sleeve The Herald tournament Is rapidly dr draw w wing log ing to a close Several of the players have finished and reports from a number of r others IndIcate that but few games ames remain to bo be closed up Velen Titus Meade and Rigney seem to be bunch td and recent reports Indicate that Steele loafing an any Ither It Is just the kind of tournament that Is in interesting where the winner cannot be known until the last Jast game Is finished It ItIs Itis Is doubtful If any pla player er will go o through with a clean slate as even cven the experts have dropped n a game or two each |