Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-04-01 | Page 55 | Checkers

1 CHECKERS 1 Checker and chess headauarters, 313 Continental National Bank building. Address Ad-dress communications to D. A. Plumiy. 20Q Federal building. Salt Lake City. April 1, 1917. S. L. TRIBUNE PROBLEM NO. 27S. Contributed bv S. Siegel, Rochester, N. Y. Black 2, 3." 10, 17; king, :7. White 9, 12, 19. 30; king, 8. Black to play and win. S. L. TRIBUNE PROBLEM NO. 279. Contributed by O. H. Richmond, Chicago. This contains some most critical positions. posi-tions. Black 1, 3; king, 17. rm mm pm m ua I ii m mm White 10, 12. 18: king. 16. White to plav and win. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 276. By O. H. Richmond. Black 10. 12, 21; kins, 28. White 16, 19, 23; king, 32. White to play and win. 23- 18 2S-24 23-19 16-20 6-10 20-16 10-14-1 9-6 8-11 24-2S 11-16 10-15 1S-9 24-15 6-2 20-16 2S-24 16-20 24- 27 16-11 11-16 2-6 16-20 15-11 32-23 15-S 19-24 16-11 24-27 White wins. VARIATION 1. 10-15 24-27 2S-24 11-8 24-15 16-11 18-11 !2-23 White -wins. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 277. Bv William H. Madill. Black 4, 7, 10, 23. White IS, 19, 28. 29. White to plav a-nd win. 18- 15 10-7 3-S 11-15 29-25 19-16 10- 11 4-8 11-16 14-17 17-21 12-19 15-10 7-3 S-1L 15-1S 1S-15 15-31 7- 11 8-13 16-20 23-27 21-30 White wins. S. L. TRIBUNE GAME NO. 613. CENTER. Played at Nedderlaml, Colo. Black William H. Sladill. White Fred Burrel. 11- 15 11-15 1-6 2-27 31-26 5-14 23-19 17-14-b 32-2S-C 1S-14 24-20 16-U 8- 11 12-10 15-19 9-1S 26-23 13-17 22- 17 21-17 23-16 22-15 20-16 11-7 15-1S 9-13 18-27 13-22 22-18 17-22 19- 15 30-26 27-1S 25-18 15-11 10- 10 li-9 20-27 27-31 18-9 34-3 2S-24 31-24 1S-14 11-3 4- 11 16-20 7-10 3-7 9-13 26-22-a 26-23 14-7 2S-24 2-9 Black wins by first position, fa) The Swan and Adumson line. (b) 2S-24 is the regular play. This is not so good. (c) Fatal. S. L. TRIBUNE GAME NO. 614. WATERLOO. The following game was contested during dur-ing the exhibition of blindfold play given by Harry Liebernian at the Los Angeles club March 20, Lieherman playing four boards simultaneously. Black Lieberman. W bite Hunter. 11- 15 28-19 11-15 26-19 20-27 10-7 23- 1S 5-3 2S-24 10-15-b 18-11 2-6 5- ll 25-23 16-20 19-10 27-31 7-3 1S-14 11-16 23-18 6-15 22-1S 6-10 9- 18 27-23 20-27 30-26 31-27-c 3-7 24- 19 7-11-a 31-24 12-16 18-15 d-10-14 15-24 29-25 3-7 26-23 27-23 22-8 9-13 1S-H 16-20 15-10 4- 11 32-28 7-23 23-1S 23-IS Eventually drawn. (a) In the simultaneous play earlier In the day. against the same opponent, 10- 15, 19-10. 6-15, was played by the first player, but in tiie evening the performer miyht have subjected the position to private pri-vate analysis, an! the move in the text is probably the result of such research. (b) Holding the. grip on which the win, if there is one. naturally hinges. (c) 1-16 is powerful. (d) Can the critics point out where t. win was missed in this ending? HARRY LIKHKRVA.V. s'ALT LAKE TIMHUNE GAME NO. 615. Ayrshire Lassie. Played at Rochester, N. Y., and contributed con-tributed bv S. sti'-gt'l. ttla.-k S HicL-el. White D. D. gen. 11- 15 6-10 7-11 11-15 1-5 14-18 24-19 27-24 25-22 1S-9 16-12 5- ll 3-8 9-13 4-S 5-14 1S-23 2-L4 ."2-28 S'J-2T. 21-20 31-26 26-19 10- 14 11-16 13-22 15-24 11-15 15-24 22-ls U'J-ll 25-9 2-19 19-16 15-22 -2 5-14 1-11 -a 12-19 25- 18 26-17 :0-25 22-iS 23-16 ; Ttrawn. tai Buchanan plived 4-8 against Bonar, wi:'1. a or'iwn result; 4-v 21-L6, S-ll, 19-16. 12-19. 23-7. 2-11. 25-22. 1-5. 26-23, 10-1."., 22-1,. 15-1'. 17-10. 1..;7: drawn. i S. L. TRIP.rXK OA MB NO. 616. KMNBt.'K'iH. ; Analysis by Arthur H. Barnes of Chicago. Chi-cago. 9-13 23-1S 1-6-d 28-21-a l"-!7 21-22 22-18 7-11 21-19 11-17 24-19 6-9 i 6-'.-l 27-23-0 15-2! 21-li 7-10 29-25 25. 22 3-7 27-:u-e 1 ' ' -1 7 23-1 S 10-14 I 11-15 32-27 9-1 1 23-21 2-6 23-21 1-.-1I 4-'-: 18-19 26-23 8-15 .30-25 5-'4 21-14 17-26 White wins. A. H. B. This seems to kiil all the dope ; her,'. (.hi 27-23 Ir.oks to me to be best and I think run? this liru; hnv.-!-pc'-I. I (-, If 11-K. 1S-1J, Kl-w.. 7-1 G, 1.-1.", 10-1!t, 21-1.". iiii'i white has a wiri-nlnp wiri-nlnp prime. A. H. f!. ) if n-n. ,-n. irir-17. 2?--ft. 1-5. 23-25. 5-H. 25-22. 2-fi. 22-17, 1.-.-IS 2:;-l(', 11-15. M-1'0 wliiie wins. A . II. ',. 1 From hf re on it M.-trnK a f iri" hit I r fnrred play and 1 orKmn.l with Karr.es. n Ki-15 r.-fl f-14 1H-22 11-K 25-22 2.1-1 :',-i7 21-"7 17-1" 6-10 i-r. 5-21 ii-t; s-ii What do-s it loni; like? H;is anyone anvihliig to susKcst ? A. 71. HA RXK.S.