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Show Checkers the commence-mciit commence-mciit of a game Black men occupy squares numbered 1 to 12. Tho White men thoso numbered number-ed 21 to 32. Black always moves first. Chockors and chess hcadquartcro, Y. M. C. A Slato and I'Jrat South .itrfct. Addrosj com-muulcallons com-muulcallons to D. A. Plumlr, No. i Concord pUco. Halt Lko City. February 22, J?1, PROBLHM XO. 27. I Contributed by'l5. J. I.cca. W w yM WmW, IP Black 10. 30; Vln?. 25, Wilt to IS, 27, m. Will to to play and drxw. s iM1""!1 1 N"0S- 23 and k"1 tho beginner be-ginner rrllt rind the Uenoumont nlcuMwr. SOLUTION" 'TO PROBLEM M. By Dr. Brown. Black 7: kings, i. C, 23. White Kings. R, 14, 17. Whlto to jiioto and draw. C-2 K-20 10-lu 5- M-27 J- "-22 2-2S 2.S ift.c 2-7 20-2t IC-lfl fi-u ;.3S 11-1S H-10 23-32 n'sJi, 7- 11 3-3 U-24 J2-2S GAME 31 "DOUBLE COn.VER.1l'llrn' Hero aro aomo of tho Jordan-Houdcraon match games, taken from tho Plttaburs Dispatch. Mlcht7 good oluff. If a bit old. .lordan'o move Fifteenth same 9- -l-.l 11-15 7-11 5-15 15-M 22- 1J! 2S-22 21-17 27-23 23-13 8-3 E-9 S-lt 14-21 11-15 1S-19 24-27 24- 13 22-18 23-3 32-2S JS-IT. 31-21 11-15 11-lC 16-23 13-24 19-2 20-27 18-11 23-23 2U-1S 23-13 1i-ll 8- 24 7-1 3-71 iO-IT, 12-30 25- 19 a-13-13 23-22 13-10 11-8 . . Drawn, (a) With IhB whlto ride Jordan Tarlcd thus: 23- 23 16-20 " 2-13 7-14 32-2S 13-17 10- 1S 22-13 3-13 2C-23 1-5 13-16 13-10 20-27 . 31-21 3-7 22-1S 6-15 1S-10 2-7 24-20 E-9 27-H H-23 30-2C 7-W 2S-24 Drawn by "Cowan's Coup." GAME S2 "DENNY." TUIa was perhaps tho fluent Bne of tho match, and tho ply and lllumlnallnj; noton by Henderson Hender-son tvlU provo highly Instructive. Jordan's move, fjventccnth Ke 30-14 I-22-1S 17-22 14-10 13-13 15-11 22- 1S 11-16 10-6 23-22 ij-l 10-14 11- 16-lx 13-1G-5 2-3 10-C K-lrt 23- 22 4-R 15-10 23-M m-12-16 2-23 16- 20 26-22 22-23 6-1 3-7 27-13 24- 10 16-13 10-S 26-30 16-10 11-23 8- 11 23-16 25-30 11-rt 3-11 IMS 22-17-b 12-13 6-2 30-25 1-5 17-23 5- 13 22-17 S-ll 6-10 14-17 9-14 17- 10 9-13 1-2-6 26-23 21-14 23-26 6- 22 17-14 k-3-13 11-16 10-17 15-18 26- 17 h-1-5 6-2 22-23 S-3 23-27 13-22 15-10 30-25 16-12 25-22 S3-23 30-26 i-13-23 1S-13 5-9 ?-5 26-13 22- 25-C 1S-15 .11-15 10-6 22-M JS-22 23- 22 13-17 2-11 23-13 13-15 20-21 C-9 27-1S 1S-23 31-27 7-10 Drawn. (a) 11-15 played In the next same. See -variation 1. 0) Thorn wu a splendid "cook" behind this ciovo at ono time, as la thown furthor on. (c) Slops tho "cook." Alfrwl had been put wlso to tho situation by Ginsberg, probably at tho expense of a gamo. Glnsbors ery gniicrous-ly gniicrous-ly obowed It to us at thn American tourney, and. a Jordan U about tho only flrst-claui player who adopts tho 11-16 defew.0 In thin opening, It iraJi especially Rot up for his bnoflt. However, at that tlmo tho opening fulled to appear. Hero It Is: G-? 7-14 7-10 1-5 W-21 22-18 26-17 23-23 d-Sl-26 1?-P 4-3 9- K 3-7 c-U-16 3-14 32-23 17- 10 2S-22 22-18 2-7 8-11 White -"In J. (d) From hen? it seems a forced whltn win. (fl 11-15, 1J-1. 12-13. 22-14. 14-1S. 22-17. 18- 22. 1T-H 10-17. 21-14. 22-31, 16-11, 3J-24. 25.10. 2-6. 10-7. C-10, 14-3, l-o, 3-6, 20-24, 7-2, and ThUi should -win, (!) It is doubtful If tbbi Is tho strongest move here; 22-17 at loaot tompta 3-13, theu 17-H. 11-15. 26-22, 7-10, 14-7. 3-10. 22-1S. 4-S. 13-15. 2-7. 15-6. I- 10. 2.1-18, 16-23, 1S-14, and, although a ilr.w, It 13 good for white. (g) From here on a highly Interesting game results. re-sults. (h) S-12 would bu followed by 14-3. Whlto for chclco. (I) 20-21 looks good hero and persuades a neat draw, thus: 20-21. 27-20. 13-23. 25-21. 13-17. 32-27, 23- 32, 31-27, 32-23, 21-13, 23-16. 20-, 6-3. drawn. (J) 18-15. S-1S. 15-S, 3-12, 2-1L Is good for white, but black got two kings first, and -with careful play would never bo iu any danger. (10 Scwvi Inferior to 30-23, B-13, 25-22, 32-27. 22-15, 13-17. 7-10, 14-7, 3-10, 27-23. 11-16, 17-22, 5-9, 2S-2I, 20-27, 31-24, draw. (I) 31-27 loolta vory powerful hero and may win for white. Whnt say tho critics? After the text movo our hopes of a win begin to fade away. (m) 1-5. 10-H. with a view o siucoilng through 13-17, draws. VARIATION' L II- 15 4-S 11-15 5-li 10-26 20-27 15-11 25-23 13-11 23-25 31-22 13-15 8-15 0-10 7-16 3-7 7-10 Etc. 24- 13 22-1S 22-13 26-22 27-24 15-24 S-lt 3-12 11-17 16-20 25- 13 26-22 15-3 21-14 20-26 GAME 33 "EDINBURGH." Jordan's more Nineteenth frame 3- 13 4-S 15-21 11-16 2-7 5-0 22- 17 25-22 2J-13 20-11 22-17 24-20 13-22 b-8-fl 7-10 7-16 3-13 31-26 25-IS 23-H 27-24 32-27 1R-2 1R-I3 11-15 8-11 c-3-7 16-20 13-31 24-31 18-11 C-25-23 24-20 27-21 2-11 15-11 8-16 d-I0-14 1-5 20-27 10-14 -25-a 24-16 30-26 31-24 22-1S Whlto -wins. (a7 Jiwt a good an tho regular 21-17. See variation varia-tion 1 for necond fildo of this opening. (b) 15-13 hero stops any whlto onsens?. (c) Tho D'Orlo "cook." (d) The proper reply; 3-13 wan playrd by us against D'Orlo. tho latter winning. (0) Tho loter: 10-15, 13-10, 5-15, 23-18. I.n second sec-ond double corner and an easy, even gamo results. re-sults. ' -j VARIATION 1. 21-17 23-23 32-33 2C-13 S0-1S -13-6 4- 8 8-11 3-12 10-17 7-U 1-10 23- lS-f s-27-23 21-13 13-1'! 16-7 6-3 h-16-H H-lt 12-13 2-11 17-13 13-15 23-14 25-22 21-21 3-14 12-1C 16-23 17-26 C-3 Drawn, (1) To proT'nt 13-33. (g) 26-23 Is uiorw lorclMf, but la -equally well known. (h) forces the (1ri.tr In good style. Checker Notos. During tha abtnncn of Mr. Plumlr, who has been called to Now York.. tho checker column will b left to the tender mroIes of Thn Tribune staff, so don't blaais Plumly. Tho annual tourney to riocida tho checker championship cham-pionship of Utah during 13U ' scheduled to be-cln be-cln tomorrow. February 23. In th V. 31. C. A. liulldlDg. Salt I-tkn City. While tho entry list will probably not bo Urge. Hugh MacKran aud Henry Shaw aro expected to throw their IiaU In the ring. Unlets thcro i.l a "colored gentleman" In tha woodpile, th fight for premier honors will undoubtedly rest between thcio tno worthies. |