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Show CHECKERS AND CflESS ptaraber 26, 1915. Slack P-BT1BTHT1 ! sfl egj tB ffl iBioBnB 12 II "H 18 gill) 9 20 "S&2!i823B24B Bufl2sB27B28 SjfJfclBjBB Al the beginning be-ginning of a same Black nn occupy luares num-o.rcd num-o.rcd 1 to 1". the Whit men those numbered 21 to 32. Black always moves whitl first. Checker and rhesH headquarters. 313 Continents, Continen-ts, National Eank building. Address communtca-tlona communtca-tlona to D. A.. Plumly, 200 Federal building. Sill Lake City. PROBLEM NO. 131. By Paul J. Le and Charles Hefter. Contributed by Mr. Hefter. whoe solution glvea Mr. Lop's play as revised by himself. Black ll: kings, H, K White Kings, 6, 19, 24. Black to play and draw. PROBLEM NO. 132. Contributed bv o. I-r. Richmond. Chicago. An insLructlve and usaiul ending-. Black 2. 4. 11. recollection of stating it was not a practical problem. It really is, if only to know the duals Mr. Wood overlooked. A to the problems in the Tourney Bool; that he desires to ' -.oinpare with this problem. 111 leave that to thote who are for tu ii Le enough to possess the Tourney Book. Chin Ics Hefler. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 150, Bv O. H. Richmond. BUok 3, 18. 21, 23. White .9 , 12. 25, 31: itlng, 16. White to play and win. 23- 22 25-30 15-10 28-25 If 6-22 13-25 11-15 25-29 31-26 ' H-U? 21-25 10-14 fi3-27 White wins. GAME NO. 337 "KELSO." Played at the local club between J. B. Hanson, the visiting California "expert, and our chain p'uV. who made a game struggle before accepting defeat. de-feat. Black Henrv Shaw. White J. B. Hanson. 10- 15 6-9 S-15 1-10 18-23 24- 19 IT-1J 32-28 26-22 29-25 15- 24 2-6 4-8 15-19 811 28-19 SJ-25 24-20 23-lti 25-21 6-10 7-11 15-24 12-19 11-15 22-17-1 22-18 28-19 22-17 21-17 9-H 15-22 10-15 14-18 23-27 25- 22 25-18 19-10 17-14 11- 15 11-15 6-15 10-17 27-24 18-11 13-6 21-14 Drawn. . VARIATION 1. Black J. B. Hausou. White Henry SIW. 27- 24 25-22 31-27 22-17 27-18 3- 14 S-11 1-6-a 11-16 18-23 28- 18 22-17 iifl-JS 26-22 18-14 11- n 11-Ifl 4-8 7-11 20-27 18-9 17-13 25-22-b 23-18 H-7 5-14 16-20 8-11 14-23 3-10 Black wins. (a i 2-6 is the alar move hcve. (b) 21-17 answers the "S. O. S." call. GAME NO. 338 "DUNDEE."' Contributed by C. Hefter. Played at Roclieeter, N. Y.. between Cages and S. Slegel. Cagen played black. 12- 16 9-14 8-11 11-15 10-15-22-18 18-9 22-18 26-22 22-17 16- 20 5-14 1-5 6-9 9-13 24- 19 29-25 18-9 17-13 17,10 8- 12 11-15 5-14 15-19 7-14 25- 22-a 25-22 19-16 13-6 4- 6 15-24 12-19 2-9 22- 17 28-19 23-16 30-26 White wins, (a) , I usuallv plav 1S-14 at this stags- 3-Slegel. 3-Slegel. GAMS NO. 333 "EDINBURGH." Played between the former city champion and the coast axpert during his recent visit. Mr-Burton Mr-Burton scored a i neat win and rather surprised the classy visitor with his Improved play. Black J. B. Hanson. white N. H. Burton. 9- 13 7-10 8-11 17-21 30-36 23- 18 24-15 29-26 25-22 22-18 5- 9-1 10-19 11-15 10-19 26-23 26- 23 21-17 18-11 22-18 8-3 11- 16 3-7 7-16 21-25 28-14 30-28 17-14 27-24 11-8 15-10 18-19-a 1-5 9-18 4-11 14-7 24- 15 32-27 22-15 15-8 S-10 10-19 6-10 5-9 25-30 23- 16 25-21 16-11 26-22 12- 19 10-17 13-17 9-13 1 27- 24 21-14 24-15 1S-15 While wins. VARIATION L Black N. H". Burton. White J. B. Hannon. 12-16 11-15 2-6 14-17 22-25 18- 14 22-18 3-10 23-19 2-7 10-17 15-22 6-29 25-22 25-29 21-14 25-13 24-20 19-16 7-10 6- 10 8-11 29-25 22-18 29-35 27-23 28-24 20-11 26-23 7-14 10-17 11-15 5-9 18-27 25-22 24- 19 29-25 11-7 32-2.1 23-17 17- 21 3-8-b B-14 17-22 19- 12 12-8 7-2 16-11 White wins. (a) 16-20 or 10-14 Is best. (b) A boomerang stroke. INTERNATIONAL MATCH. Dr. R. H. Greene, president of the American Checker association, writes under date of September Sep-tember 14 as follows; Dear Mr. Plumly; I have loday received a communication from T. L. Gunn, honorable treasurer Bril Ish Draughts association, with reference ref-erence to a return li.ternalional match between Britain and America. His letter, quoted In part, is as follows: "58 Rosthwalte Rd.. West Derby. Liverpool. " Judging by I he tone of the checker press, there seems to be a desire for another International Interna-tional match America vs. England. The English association holds iis annual meeiinc on September Septem-ber 25. T am writing thiis unofficially, but. If you have anything to suggest and will be so good as (o write me per return mail. I will brine the matter before the association at the meeting. Of course, nothing can be attempted until after the war is over, but we cannot make too early a start. At any rate, please let me know jour views In the matter. "Voura sincerely, (Signed) "T. L. GUNN." I respectfully hu broil this part of Mr. Gunn's letter to the checker press of America, especially since it is for.thR furtherance of the interests of the game, and (eel that In this light the mat ter should be given as much publicity as Is consistent con-sistent with the demand for such an encounter. Yours trulv, E. H. GREENE, 509 Kemper building. Kansas City, Mo. CRITICISM. Regarding problem No. 127. by F. M. Kimmal, Charles Hefter writes : "Was this 'unconscious assimilation.' or did Mr. Kim mall "put one over' on a committee unfamiliar un-familiar with one of Dr. Brown's most popular problems? Play 21-17. 14-21. 25-22. 30-25. 22-29. 21-17 (even these moves are not new. the idea having been used long years ago), and compare wllh No. 51, Lyman's Book of Problems, by Dr. T. Brown : Black 7 ; king, 21 : white kings. 18, : 29; white to play and win by: 18- 15 13-9 15-19 1-5 23-26 21-17 22-18 1-5 9-6 29- 25 9-5 19-23" 6-1 17-13 13-14 5-1 6-2 25 - 22 5-1 14-9 7-10 White wins. "It will well repay al to carefully study Dr. Brown's compositions, as he was. the master mind en 2x2 problems, and every end-ga me problemist should be thoroughly convereaat with them. Charles Hefter." NOTES. I have been "gadding around" quite a bit of late. At Ogden I round a renewed Interest In the game, local heAdquartere being Taylor's cigar More on Grant avenue, near . Twenty-fifth street. At Eureka there are aeveral players to be found at Tregoning's drug store At Burley. Idaho, they play some chess at the C & C. pool hall. At Tacoma, Wash. . I found a nice club, mostly rhess players, and had the pleasure of visiting the famous problem la. , Paul J. Lee. who has a very fine library. He even has his intelligent dog, "Schwartz." trained to lake an active Interest In-terest In the game, si though I didn't get to see ' "Riley." who la evident ly a hated rival around the blok. At Portland there Is an active interest in-terest In the game, ably fostered by Editor Bryant, who tuns the good column In the Ore-gonlan. Ore-gonlan. and with whom I had an interesting chat, it will he noticed that nothing is said of scores, as I find that when the other fellow trims you he can sufficiently advertise ft. But I had a 'good time at that, and next to winning them all ' Is the pleasure of meeting a bunch of good fellows. John Dougherty writes that Alf Jordan paid a reCkl visit .to Los Angeles recently, thsl Jullua D'Orlo Is row located (here and again taking an Interest in th- game, anil that things are begin -riiuc to gel lively with the approach of colder i weather. J. B Hanson was In San Francisco recently, and has probably gone to visit hi folks ' (n Stockton j Locally, the boys are coming around quite a I bit and are brushing up In readiness for the corning city tourney I J. B. Smith returned from California a few j flnvi ago and was at once drafted Into servl.-e on the Telegram column during Professor Jones's ftbeence from the city. It s said that Smith has becii grinding away in good shape, that Pro,'fot Jones has consolidated and assimilated a world of play, and that both are to be feared when the j tourney opeua, j 4 White 7, 12. 28. White to play and win. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 129. Contributed by Charles Hefter, as "claimed by W. J. Wood." Black 4, 9; kings, 13, 18. White 32; kings. 2. 6, It White to play and win. Mr. Hefter writes: Mr. Wood feela deeply aggrieved, owing to my failure to Include hia problem In my collection collec-tion for the Third American Tourney Book. I will say hero that I exceedingly regret not having more space for problems. Dr. Greene asked me to send him thirty and was generous enough to inaert 132 in the book, and then I failed to get in any by such old friends and spleudid eom-posera eom-posera at Ourley, Tyson and many others. I only hope the day may come when I will have time and a generous patron, who will be willing to publish a book or books of problems such as checker players want and such as problemists of the whole draughts world should have. Composers Com-posers who give their time and talents for the love of the game should have their efforts Known in a permanent form, and, good as Lyman's, Gould's and HorsfaH's books are. there are still hundreds of elegant, scientific compositions that have never seen light other than the usual checker column, which reaches only a comparatively few. Ab Kerr says, I am back in- tbe game once more, but only for problems, and am finding lots of pleasure while the "spirit moves roe.' Mr. Wood's solution, as offered to me and published in various draughts columns, yours in-. in-. eluded, was as follows: 32-27- 21-17 11-7 18-14 6-1 18-14 11-16 4-8 11-15 17-27 27-23 17-14 7-3 14-17 l-o 14- 17 15-1 la 8-12 15-18 26-31 23-18 14-18 3-7 17-14 5-14 17- 21 16-19 14-18 18-22 31-27 18- 15 18-14 7-11 14-17 14-9 While wins. W. J. Wood. . .) I claimed a dual win at the eleventh move. Position : Black i, 9; kings. 13. 14; white 15; kings, 2, C. 16. For 15-11, win also by: 15- 10 11-16 18-22 6-10 10-7 14-7 14-17 4-8 13-9 2- 11 15-18 16-12 22-18 9-14 17-21 8-11 21-25 Whtla wins. Hefter. I sent the play to Mr. Wood when he wrote me, complaining of my failure to include the problem in the collection for the Third American Amer-ican Tourney Book. He acknowledged same to me. But on August 28, 1915. in his checker column col-umn he appropriates t he cred i l of this play to himself, changes the original solution of his problem, prob-lem, and given this one with comments: 32-27 11-16 7-3 16-18 5-14 18-14 17-22J 8-12 17-14 31-27 27-23 15-11 3-7-b 18-22-C 14-9 14-17 22-18 14-18 14-17 13-6 23-18 16-19 7-11 6-1 2-9 J7-21 18-14 18-14 17-26 27-32 18- 15 11-7 ' 11-15 1-5 9-14 21-17 4-8 14-17 28-31 White wins. JAII replies lose; 17-21, 17-22, or 17-14. and then he gives play on 17-21, also 17-14, now an-propriatlng an-propriatlng my win by 15-10 as his own. He adds this note: "As for myself. I cannot find two solutlonF in It, but possibly there might he more In It than I can see. Hefler must, have some grounds for his statement. To save time and enable analysis to examine ground not already covered, my play for a white wfn, as above, covers all main features fea-tures fn this highly interest lug and instructive end-game. Mr. Hefter says this problem is of no practical value. Readers kindly compare with problems Nos. 18. 26. 29. 31. 32. 60. 65, 74. 84 and IIP of the Tourney Book." Sounds funny, does it not, to write of one's own efforts like this? But t accepted his Invitation and find two more duals In his solution. They mav Interest your readers. (b) At the nineteenth move: Black 9, 12; kings. 18, 14; white kings, 2. 3, 6. 19. For 3-7. you can also win by: 6-10 9-13 10-13 21-25 27-23 14-7 6-9 17-22 23-19 26-30 3- 10 17-21 19-23 16-23 14-17 !3.17 P-14 12-16-d 18-27 2J-29 .6 13-17 15-18 22-26 17-21 White wins. Hefter, (di If 22-25. 15-18. 25-29. 14-17; white wins, Hefter. (cl Again at the twenty -eighth move : Black-9. Black-9. 12; kings. 13 14; white kinge. 2, 6, 18, 19. ifl-ti wine, but vou can also win by : 19- 28 17-21 1-6 12-16 23-27 14-17 2-6 . 17-14 22-26 , 6-1 21-17 ' 18-22 16-20 White wins. Hefter. Making the third dual I have shown In his solutions so-lutions ; there may be more. My main reason for deel Ining the problem was because the play Is all old and I would have had lo credit it to the original composer. ,1 have no |