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Show ! I CHECKERS I i i remember 2. 1?17. T TK1HL"XE PROBLEM XO. S47. Conlributed bj S. Sieeel, Rochester, y. y. B'.ack 2. 8, it, PPI PI i Fj k& Sua mii ti Vrj T""1 rr. F.sni : m n r-j m 3 is& i . trn reeza wts tri 6 lj i m ' , 63 k white 19, 20, Z2; kin? 10. 3- While" to piay and win. ' S. Ij. TRIBUNE PROBLEM NO. 34 Contributed by O. H. Richmond, Chi- CiiS'O. , , "As a stroke this Is not very bad, hut ss a ru'e T do not recommend strokes. Gurly eavs 'A stroke is not a genuine Ri- iirrjond' He is a pretty good authority Dn checkers. If you do not use it, let it -o into the discard." Biack 1, 3. 5; kiners 17, 27. nm m m. ikrA t-3 n-i r m E3 O O D ... White 6. 14. 16. 2: Vm White :o ray nnd win-SOLUTION' win-SOLUTION' TO I'ROBLKM NO. By L. J. Vair. E-ek 1. 2S; klnzs IS. 30 Whit 11; ktnn IT. 19. -" White to play ana win. IT-''' ;S-:5 27-31 a-5.1-22 1P-23 White v.-ina. fa) If ;5-2!. then "-22. Jm-JS,, 2-1" i-hl'e wins. T. J. air. SOLUTION TO pi:or:l.K.r o6. IJ,v O. H. Richmond. R'a.k 4. 5, T, 24, 20. V. ,jteR, 14. IT, 22. 23. White lo piay and win. r,.y. u-lc-b S"-21 -2.; 21-n T-lt-a "2-7- h.tr,' 14-'J' 7-11 H- ;j.;.. While wins. "'.--n i 27-31 '20-2". 23-2G 17-13 :-'u T:'.-i 2- 2-23 -r1; '-f-! :'"-2:, 21-27 :,l-2 2J-22 2C-J2 6-10 i;.)r,. t;-2 White wins. :;..."r, -m-'V- 2-22 4-1 S-13 "2-1S 7-ii Ts-ir, 17-13 14-10 1B-U White 'A'in3 by cire'ul play. (o) I-22, 17-13", 22-15, 15-19. White w-ir.s. SALT LAKE TniBl"?TE G,AMF. X. T24. Played at the Denver club between the "old warhorse." Georjre lick of VaiEen-bure, VaiEen-bure, Colo., ar.d Kmmot D. Lamont. Dick's mo e. 3- 13 24-1S 7-11 1?-1C 15-24 23-19 22- 17 15-24 30-25 S-1S 22-IS 1-2J 13-23 2S-1S 10-14 Sl-27 14-17 10-7 25-15 S-ll 32-27 1-5 21-14 3-10 U-lS(a 25-22 2-7 27-24 24-27 25-21 15-11 5-3 17-24 9-13 11-10 2-1-17 S-15 23-1'ic 7-10 H-S 27-S1 21-7 29-25 (b 11-1? 24-20 f.-M 21-22 4- 8 27-23 10-15 24-19 31-26 Drawn fa 6-9 rjns Into the Kelso, (b) 21-17 is more a.esressive, (c 2.-24 is usual here. SALT LAKE TRIBUNE GAME XO. 723. Contributed with notes by Paul J. Lee. Fouth Taeoma, Wash. 11- 16 25-22 4-5 15-12 10-15 23- 19 16-20 22-1S 6-9 b-31-25 15-23 24-19 8-11 29-25 11-16 2T-18 -ll 18-9 9-13 14-10 12- 15 25-23 C-22 25-22 15-1S 22-17 11-15 25-17 7-11 22-15 9- 14 30-25 11-15 23 -n 15-9 16-24 19-16 15-19 5- 14 25-i9 a-2-6 1'-4 Black w1n J. A. Euchanan vs. J. Robinson in 1000 Best Games Eook. (a) Improves Shearer's Handbook, paire 249, variation 4. at twenty-first move, where 15-19 is driven text seems stronger. (b) 31-17 is suggested as being better here. Will It draw? S. L. TRIBlNR GAME XO. 728. Switcher. Black Oxlev. White D. A. Plumlv. 11-15 11-15 25-31 16-15 12-24 21-17 25-24 1S-6 2-5 32-27 9-13 4-5 1-10 15-22 23-32 25-21 31-25 25-21 6-10 30-23 8-11 2-6 10-15 22-23 32-27 17-11 M-25 21-17 10-1.". 23-19 10-17 5-11 15-19 26-31 27-23 21-14 26-22 2-1-15 3-7-b 19-16 6- 10 6-9 31-24 31-26 23-15 "2-17 23-19 15-10 17-13 1B-12 13- 22 3-8 11-15 24-19 ls-15 J6-17 - 17-13 m-5 15-24 20-15 15-1S 10-26 15-23 8-11 25-32 24-20 13-3-a 6-2 . 7-16 16-11 Ilrawn. (a) Careless play; 3-6, 1-10, 30-14, 10- 17, 19-3; white wins. (b) More car!e.sness; 17-14; white wins. TTTRKE KNIGHTS' OA ME. White Marclianrl. I Black Olland. 1 P-K4 P-K4 25 Bill P:R(11 2 K-.-KB3 Kt-KB3 29 Q-QB3 R-KKt sq 3 Kt-B3(al 130 H-B sq R-Kti B-KtSfhV31 Q-Brh R-Kt so 4 Kt-Q5fc) KtxKt'32 Q-KP.5 Q-BS 5 PxKt P-Q3'33 (jxKP R-K so 6 P.-K2(d) P-QBS 34 y-P,3 R-K5 7 P-P.3 R-K4-35 H-Kt5(m) P-H4 S PxP PxP :;5 B-B4 R-K5 9 Cu'tles Kt-02 37 B-K7, ch K-Kt sq 10 P-Q4 P-K5!3SQ-K3 Q-Q2 11 Kt-Q2 P-Ql 39 Q-B4 ch K-Bfi 12 P-B3 P-KHl 40 Q-B5 ch K-H2 13 PxP BPxP 41 P-Kt5 H-Kto 14 Q-R4(el 42 B-B4 ch K-Kf.) B-K(2(f) 43 B-Q5 Q-Q sq 13 KtxP PxKt1 14 B-BCch(n) K-B2 16 Q-Kt3 Kl-B3icV 45 QxP ch K-K3 17 QxB Castles' 46 Q-R2 eh K-K2 15 QxBP R-Kt q 47 Q-P..1 eh K-H2 15 P-QKU 11-Kt.l 4S Q-Kt3 ch K-Kt3 20 P-KKt:, H-BsilW H-Qj Q-KP.sti 21 Q-Kfifh K-R Sq eO Q-Q.i ch QxQ 22 Ql'.-U sq Uxy Rxgl' R-Ksq(h1!52 B-B7 R-QH5 23 Q-R3(i1 Q-Q4 "3 H-KS ch K-113 24 H-P" QxRP 54 P-Kt6 Resigns 25 B-Kt.i R-B sc;! 26 KxKt(.il I . Ex-P.'hni' 27 PxB RxR chl . . fa) Blsok bavinar played 2 Kt- Kl:l3, a. better eoniinuauon for White would hae bcn 3. KimP, brincrlnf? about the Peti-jff I w-fen-.r. fht A rather '.joui.tful method of rvad-Intr rvad-Intr the Four Knights' came. BlaJt rae-tlially rae-tlially pla;.s a Ruy jOf7. spond in hand, whii-h slmuld not he favorahle tor him. fc) White miL-ht also have plaved B-P-4. ft.ff.. 4. B-B4. r-QJ; 5. I'asties. Kt-H:i: i. P-Q3, B-KS; 7. Kt-KC, with a good game. An improvement on 6. B-Bi whirl! Mari'hnrid pi;ived in a same in the. ror-resron-ien'-e tournament of the Aigerneine Handol.shla1. (e) Tiie bepinmnfir of a. fine oombination by whieh Wiiitc obtains the advanias. (f) If 1-1 Q-K2. thtn li. Kt-Kt3 B-Kt3; 16. B-KB4, Q-Kt-I: 17. B-U5 eh. P-Kt3, . B-KU. and White h?s ob-viousiy ob-viousiy much tlie better pame. (p Black had to cive. back the plere. If ! Q-Kt:;. then 17. Q-B7 ch. K-Q fi: IS. B-Kt4. B-B so,; 19. Q-Kt P. R-y sq. 20. K-B7, QKt ; 21. B-Kt5 cii. K-R": 22. b.ti-Ct. and wins. If 1. Q-B2, then 17. Q-P.7 ch, K-Q s'i: 1. QxP. R-Q so,; 30. R-B7 (threatening 2-J, B-Kf4). Q-Q?,: 20. B-Bl, Q-Q4; 21. B-KU, B-B sq; 22. P-B-f. winning the Queen, for if 22 QxBP. White mates in two moves, beginning with RxB eh. (h) If 22. Exp, then 23. Rx.Il, BxP rh; 24. R-K3: P-KR2; 27.. K-R sq. and wins, for if 2 PxB, then 26. R-R3 ch, Kt-R2; 27. Q-KKtB. RxR ch; 28. BxR. and Black ran neither save the mate by 28 K-Kt sq. nor by 2S Q-KKt sq. because of the reply In either case of 29. B-B I. ) Not 23. BxKt, because of 23 PnB; 24. QxP ch, QQ; 25. RxQ, Bx'P ch, inninir t he exchange. (j) Again it would not have been good to play BxKt, e. g., 26. BxKt, Pj:B; 27. RxP. BxP rh. (k) If instead of 2d PxR, then 2-7. BxP eh. K-Kt sq; 2$, Q-Kt3 rh, mating In a few moves. If 26. .. . RR then 27. QxR ch, Q-Kt sq: 28. QxQ ch. KxQ; 23. R-K sq. R-Bo; 30. B-B8. paining another an-other Pawn and winning easilv. H) If 28 RxB, then 20." Q-B8 ch, forcing the exchange of Queens and win-n win-n : n et without d i f f i e u 1 1 y . (m) A strong move 'which forces BlaH-t to weaken hir; position by advancing his Bishop's Pawn. The Pawn could not be defenned by 35 K-Ki2 hecause of 3fi- Rxl3 QxB: 37. Q -K 1 3 ch, winning ; the Rook; nor hy 35 U-K3. because Of 3'. B-QBi. (n) Q-Bt5 ch, would have won more qukkly : e. g.. 44. Q-Bfi ch Q-Q- Ar B-1J7 ch, K-K2; -Io. Q-B6 ch. K-b' sq j I ii. B-fG ch, winning the Queen. If in- stead of interposing. Black piavo-d 44 ' ! K-B sq: then 45. Q- RX eh, K-K sq-' 4iV ! Q-KG ch. Q-K2; 17. B-Bti oh, followed hv I B-Bfi, or B-QC. again winning the i Queen. The Field. |