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Show CHECKERS I 7 ' May rr, Conduct, by O- J Orlnwa. Ill Eut South Tempi strest. Salt Laka CHy. Utah. Cherker and chew headquarter, room 20? Sharon bulldtnc, opposite south n Ira no to temple around. Visitors welcome ReslJent plavers Invited to Join, ftubscrtptlon rates for flatuntay Telesjram, 1 for six months. 2 per year. For the benefit of those who may not have seen the entry conditions, we repeat re-peat ; open to any on In America, two move restriction, knockout plan. sll a-ame per pair. Opponent and openings to be balloted here and contestant notified. No entry fee and entry JIM open until June I. The winner of each tl shall s-nd all fames with such notes as h may ee fit to add. to the checker editor for publication In THE TKI-K-ORAM. Any iinu'ua) delay In making reply to he reported to the checker editor edi-tor and ff a satisfactory explsnstton cannot can-not h offered, the tie shall be forfeited by the delinquent. Nature and number of prises depend upon entries and enthusiasm enthu-siasm shown. It was the original Intention Inten-tion to have the loser In each tie drop out of the tourney, but on further consideration con-sideration the plan adopted In the 1907 American tourney seems good and may appeal to the players. The winners of the first round go Into a major tourney and th losers Into a minor tourney; after af-ter the first round every loser In the major ma-jor tourney drops Into the minor tourney and the losers In the minor tourney drop out of the todrney. This give each man at least one more trial for the prise list. What do our readers think? 0em No. iJ Denny (From the Han franclscC) Tnst.T- ' Played at Sen Francisco Between . Hopewell and Alfred Jordan. Hopewell's move. 10- te te-rr. m-it ts-i lt-t 14-lt-A 8I.24 1 7-11 .J -T 10 1-16 17-J1 1-11 11- 17 21-17 U-lft tl-l 7-l -U 4-t-R 31-24 1-i 11-H t-4 17-14 S!-7 10-7 14-M u-n 11-17 !-: it - t- ill 11-14 10-2.1 7-1 1S-1S 1-14 . 11 - JS-37 1-1 19-21 14 -tl l-m . 21-11 1-4 20-14 11-16 (-11 17-14 11-14 v-li K-tt-B 14-10 11-14 11-lt 11-21 7-11 ,11-11 14-11 14-20 21-24 11-17 ' 11-1 14-t 11-1 14-10 11-1 11-11 . M-14 . 20-14 14-J1 17-11 - 1-U lt-14 11-11 1-4-C 11-14 . 14-11 14-11 11-17 ll-H 14-10 -4-F 14-10 21-14 1410 11-11 11.11 11-1 White ll.ll-D 4-1 10.11 (-10 wins. 14-11 11-14 1 11-lt ' 1-11 17-11 1-7 11-21 10-14 A This move Is about the strongest re. Jly to 10-14; black la at once placed oa the ffenslve. B Keeping up the strong attack; "larks reply (7-11) la tha only satisfactory satisfac-tory one. - 9 Here le whirs black starts on a perilous road; 1-1 wrruld lose by 11-11. followed by ll-N. and 1-7 Is beaten by 11-1. Black s one eaar path to safety 1-1 1 1-7 1-1 14.11 11-11 M-ll ll-N 11-18 17-11 11-11 "Thee 11-1. etc.. drawn. . This waa played by Penis, aaalnat A. Jordan In the 1104 ftrotrlsh tourney. In place of 1-11 Feme had played 1-7 axalnst Alexander, who missed coins 11-1 and winning. When he played Jordan two days later. Ferrie had been warned bv Sserlght against the treacherous -11. The method of Mocking that play la In- Tenlous. If 11-1 follows 1-11. black plays (-11 and wins. Of this A. Jordan aavs: "When Ferris went 1-7 against Alexsnder my heart gave a thump. If Atexmnder replied 11-1 I felt It would make me ohampinn of Scotland. Rut he miseed the frAnt and fell a victim to Ferrle's axaree. slve genius. Tws nlahta after Ferrie end I came to the same point. I waited for 1-7, but he only smiled softly, showing show-ing be appreciated what I had In store for him. and moved 1-11. Aaaln the vision of the Scottish championship faded. I think the keen disappointment had much to da with my losing the next game." , P Pressing heme the advantage. White black pleys strong hia game la prac-tiomllyuatenable. prac-tiomllyuatenable. B The ltot Ensltsh turner book gtvee this move to draw, but ao play Is appended. ap-pended. . Where does Black go wretisl After the game Jordan said the play from here to the finish Is almost sn exact duplicate dup-licate of a same which Alexander won from Terhelelt. In the 1104 English tourney. tour-ney. Those saunea were never published la hook 'form. F From here to the finish whlte'a play la of tha highest order. Game No, lot Bristol. (From -the San Franclaco Poet.) Played by Alfred Jordan va. P. Matlln. Jordan's movs. 11-11 J7-1S , 1-11 11-17 7-10 11-17 '1-18 ' 17-14 11-U C-tl-ll 1-14 11-17 ' 4-1 11-11 11-10 11-11 1-1 tl-lt 11-11 11-U 11-11 17-11 11-11 - 27-J1-A 10-16 11-U 1-1 34-11 1-7 , Black 11-U 11-ti 10-11 11-11 wins. 24-11 7-10 11-17 11-11 19-11 M-ll 1-1 1 10-11 A This -move permits Jordan to snake a brilliant Jlnleh; 17-14 draws with car. C If 11-14. then lt-ls 11-11, 11-U, bhvk wine If white play 11-U. lt-11. U-llt black replies lest and still wins. Problem No. 11. Author unknown. Black. 17, 10, 11. 14. PS Whit. 17, 1. Si: rem a. It. White to play and wla. Problem No. . Aad solution. Back. 31. 34: kins. 3. 31. White. 30. 31; kmsa I. 1ft. White lo pier and win. If to solve this you contrive, whit must push from ene to I. Dusky monarch move la line; whits romee out from I to t; Black haa nothlns more to do but harry out lo 13: Whit oa 13 quickly pops: king on IS there he Blot: Black la in a dreadful fix whea S glides lo : Twenty-one then onward travels: white on t the plot uoravela; Mas en 3 then we drive, airly 'dropping Into 1. Private then- la nicely captured, black continent are enraptured: But their rapture soon they rue by suite forgettins 33. Mr. H . my doe Keren's done; fairly you th cake nave won; la neeteet and artletle touch yon have pieaaed ua very much. W. O. W. LEOOETT. |