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Show CHECKERS Checker and chess headquarters, 313 Continental National Bank building. Address Ad-dress communications to D. A. Plumly, 200 Federal building, !?alt Lake City. December 24, 1916. S. L. C. TRIBUNE PROBLEM NO. 251. Contributed by Arthur H. Barnes, Chicago. Black 1, 13; king 25. &M 11 fEal H3 White 14. 22; kin? 23. White to play and draw. A practical and useful end-game study. S. L. C. TRIBUNE PROBLEM NO. 252. Contributed by O. H. Richmond, Chicago. Chi-cago. Black 2. 16. 17; king 5. White 8, 9. 26. 28, 30. White to play and win. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 247. By H. E. Johnson. Black 1. 21; king 30. Whll 20, 25, 29. White to play; black to win. 25- 22 22-38 7-2 5-14 7-2 22-28 Sl-26a 15-10 15-10 16-11 21-25 9-14 22- ls 1S-15 20-16 14-17 2-6 26-31 26- 22 10-7 10-6 11-7 25-30 14-17 15- 16 1-5 2-9 17-22 6-9 31-26 Black wins by first position, la) Mr. Richmond says 1-6 is best here and shows a neat draw thereby, but 30-26 demolishes bis fortifications, bulwarks bul-warks and all a genuine annlhilator. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 248. By O. H. Richmond. Black 1. 15, 26; kings 5. 23. White 10, 11, 17, IS. 22, 25. White to plav and win. 18-14 11-S 22-1S' 14-9 S-3 3-19 26-30-a 30-21 15-22 5-7 21-14 White wins. la) 23- 1S 30-25-b 13-17 7-11 14-9 15-22 17- 13 22-17 11-S 19-24 5-14 26-17 18- 9 5-9 1-5 11-15 6-9 9-13 13-6 6-2 25-22 24-27 14-1S 26-30 9-13 3-7 2-6 2U14 25-21 17-14 15-19 25-31 2226 White wins. (M 5- 9 9-13 1-5-c 3t-:s 25-18 15-19 6- 2 2-7 10-6 6-2 7-10 10-15 White wins. (c) 13-9 9-13 1-5 13-9 9-18 1S-14 22- 17 17-14 10-6 7-10 10-19 11-S White wins. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 250. Bv O. H. Richmond. Blauk S. 12. 15. 16. White 23: kinsrs 7, 20. Black to plav and diaw. 16- 19 12-19 h-6-11 19-23 7-16 d-15-19 23- 16 a-,-10 c-10-7 Drawn. (a) This is about the best move White can make. (b) 5-12 or 15-1S, and White wins. (c) Best. (d) j he piay corrected comes in position; posi-tion; Black S, 11. is; White Kines 7. 20; Black draws by 19-24 starred, but ll-id draws also. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 249. By Raiph E. Powers of Denver. Black 22; king 23. White 24, 2?. 32. Black to play, white to win. 22- 26 32-27 2"-l? 1-6 19-15 24-20 24- 20 26-30 14-10 15-19 1S-2S 10-15 23- 1S 27-23b 18-14 6-10 15-10 2S-24 20-16-1 30-26 10-6 19-23 23-27 15-10 1-15 22-15 14-10 10-lt M-15 24-19 f-12a 26-23 6-1 23-19 2-27-24 10-7 15-11 1S-14 10-15 14-1S 15-10 dlli-16 White wins, (al 32-27. 26-30. 16-12. 15-11. same as trunk at ninth move: white wins. (b) 23-24, 30-26, 24-20, 26-22, 27-24. U-15, 20-16; white wins. (1) 28-24 31-2R lfi-ll 10-7 28-24 7-8 26- 31 24-20 2R-19 4-8 7-3 8-4 20- 16-3 25-23 11-8 7-3 24-20 15-19 15- 15 20-16 19-15 32-2S 3-7 4-8 16- 12 15-10 8-4 3-7 20-16 19-24 Drawn. (3) 2S-24 1S-15 24-20 7-10 19-23 10-6 1R-58 32-28 10-7 24-19 7-10 27- 32 15-10 28-24 10-7 28-18 Dawn. (3) 32-27 19-16 20-16 8-4 27-23 1S-15 31-26 14-10 10-7 22-18 22-26 20-23 24-19 1R-12 12-S 16-11 23-1 8c 11-7 1S-14 26-22 7-3 1S-22 3-8 23-19 Drawn. CO 23-19, 26-23, 19-15, 3-8, 11-7, 23-19; drawn. (d) It ia quite remarkable that Mr. Kirk did not marshal his forces to a better battle, bat-tle, and more remarkable that some of the shining lights of the Scotch Highlanders Highland-ers should not have shown the opportunity opportu-nity white had. and this In a battle of giants. R. A. Gurley. S. L C. TRIBUNE GAME NO. 554 SWITCHER. Contributed by Bert Titus. The analysis is dated December 24, l&W. 11-15 6-10 R-9 17-21 11-15 17-20 21- 17 22-17 32-28 29-25 23-18 19-16 9-13 13-22 4-8 10-17 8-11 12-19 20- 21 26-17 17-18 31-26 24-19 23-7 8- 11 15-18 10-17 5-9 l.r-2 26-31 17-14 24-20 13-6 25-22 2S-19 7-2 10- 17 2-6 1-10 9-13 7-10 31-27 21- 14 26-24 23-14 27-23 26-23 Black wins. S. L. C. TRIBUNE GAME NO. Sf.5. 9-13. 24-19. Contributed by S. Slesel, Rochester N. Y. Black R. Resn. White S. Siegel. 9- 13 &-J1 (i-9 5-9 26-30 4-8 24- 19 21-20-a 20-16 25-22 17-13 7-3 11- 15 3-7 11-20 9-13 30-26 8-11 25- 21 31-26 22-17 22-1 S 9-6 3-8 6- 9 1-11-15 13-22 17-22 2-9 11-15 23-18 27-24 25-11 26-17 l."-6 1-6 7-11 9-13 13-22 10-14 1S-11 26-23 tt-2f 1S-9 6-" 7- 23 9-14 13-17 22-26 14-17 26- 19 32-27 30-26 21-17 11-7 Drawn. -(a) 32-2S is nsnallv taken here. VARIATION 1. 9-14 15-18 2-11 23-19 14-23 16-12 27- 23 22-15 26-23 13-17 19-16 9-13 ! 11-15 10-19 19-26 28-24 11-15 12-3 ' 19-16 32-25 20-23 17-22 21-17 13-22 112-19 7-11 6-9 25-18 4-8 23-16 I"-" j Drawn; JorHan-allowav: Shearer's ! S. L. C. TRIBUNE GAME NO. 555. j 11-16. 21-17. I Contributed with notes by Walter T. ' Cooper. Played in Chicago last winter. Black L. L. O'Brien. White W. T. Cooper. 11- 16 8-11 8-12 20-27 9-13 2-20 21-17 80-25 27-23 -a 32-16 18-J 3-d 1 9-1 5 16-19 4-8 11-16 3-S-b 13-22 2'1-"6 23- 16 22-18 31-27 26-2.1 15-10 3-7 12- 19 9-13 16-20 8-12 1-6 24- 15 18-14 23-16 23-19 10-3 10- 19 13-22 12-19 6-9 6-10 25- 21 25-1S 27-24 21-17-c 14-7 Drawn. (a) 29-25 Is more regular. fb "Watchful waiting." (cl I could see nothing better. (d) Mr. O'Brien pointed out another neat draw by 19-15. etc. W. T. Conpor S. L. C. TRIBUNE GAME NO. 557. PAISLEY. Played in Interstate r'nrrspnndencc Chili tourney, 1915-16. Uont ribut cd with notes by H. C. Steinr, Edgewritor, Colo. Black C. T. DiiKan. EdL-x-waior, rv,j0. White Harry C Steiner, Eyewater, Colo. 11- 16 16-20 8-U 2-7 25-22 19-23 1 21- 39 17-13 22-18 26-17 16-1!) L'7-"f 9-14 11-15 1-15 io.;, L-::-K 2'''-"7 ' 22- 18 18-1 1 1 9-10 37-10 lli-lf. r.l-"4! 5-9 8-24 6-2? 7-14 22-17 23-27 26- 22 28-19 ' 13-6 29-25 ::"-23 1 7-U 4-8 1-10 11-16 17-14 IS-"? 22-17 25-22 30-26 Dra wn, The club officers have rlor-jr.--, tn reduce re-duce the dues to all chk" r pi a vers in the city to 25 cents per month, pruvid-lner pruvid-lner they take advantage of ::y. of-T within the next thirty days. Thiv o!T-r has bfvin ma fie In t he hope of Inci-". !ng the membership to a point vh-:o the expenses can he m-M t x.:r- .t-.-t mio ;i t The Rmallor figure and thereby i nrro.-i - o thf Interest in the gamp. Thfre are hundreds of fjr,t -Ha f Hiok-er Hiok-er players in the city who have M-oba'-ih bef?n kept frorn the c!-; on a r (,,. ,,( , (f the higher duos, who Y.-iv ron:;;;,.,) r,r playing to barber ehn-., -))(..-; and other p'act-p, who st.o.ild r,oi b.;. tate Bt Joining the ciub at tins nnrnii.al .i(rnr whore you can nic-t anv oav or evening In nice, r om foi t a l , v. ,- -1 , ;; j j ,.. quarters and th'-r-'ia- g-t T-f-:(j know wise and ; "rif n . Ar.'.r wi'-':- I !ng to ioln. make tli" f n , t kn"vn u E. Jones, 270 Weft Sour)-. Tt'nj.ic .mn-t or George 1. Barton, t-'-r-rot a ry. |
