Show I CHECKERS I Conducted by O. O J J. J Grimes Ill East South Temple Templo street streel Salt Sail Lake City Checker and chess cheBa headquarters Salt Sail Lake ako Checker and Chess club room Sharon building opposite south entrance to o temple templo grounds Visiting players always al- al ways welcome Players of or salt Il Lake and vicinity Invited to Join CORRECTIONS On account of or rush of business last week wo were unable to give our proof ho tho proper check and several erro errors crept In Note K IC to gamo Jamo SI 81 Kelso exchange should hould read 9 6 Instead of or 13 Tho scores In the tho state tourney were also a little mixed Tho The lost and drawn game garner transposed Tho The gam games s shown hown as lost should read drawn and vice versa a. a This will make tho the points foot oot up correctly Game Gamo No Xo o. o Second 82 Second double corner played In Utah state tourney between 0 O. O J. J Grimes and F F. A. A 15 11 17 10 8 12 6 10 5 14 U 2 19 4 21 14 31 27 22 17 9 18 5 24 23 16 D 19 9 13 31 26 25 21 23 18 19 28 27 18 23 16 S S-ll 16 12 19 12 13 22 31 27 18 22 26 23 30 26 27 23 14 13 16 11 8 4 F 6 17 10 27 23 14 S B 25 32 28 21 14 Grimes 9 18 9 6 19 G 26 22 Won 3 14 C 29 26 19 19 14 A At A-At At one time considered whites white's s best fist line but modern analysis shows 22 5 much stronger B 31 27 31 27 Is the accepted move at this stage tago and is 18 undoubtedly strongest although iti al- al though hough 26 21 seems safe C C 31 31 27 still seems best D Has fl-Has Has black block anything better E Very E-Very Very natural and s seems a as good OO as anything F Black F-Black Black now has to bo be cr very r c careful rul This seems to confine contino tho the white attack G This G This leaves Ica no room toom for white to vary ary and draw but 9 13 gives white whitemore moro more chan chance chanco to go o wron wrong although 1 11 properly continued leads to same position tion lon 9 13 19 26 15 10 5 14 32 32 27 i 2 H 21 32 7 6 1 6 10 19 10 23 19 21 17 9 5 14 17 and white seems to draw a hard ending H It II-It If 27 2724 then 19 23 26 6 10 and black lack wins If It 27 23 the following seems scorns to o win for tor black 6 10 6 10 69 9 10 14 31 27 16 23 10 15 22 18 16 11 26 23 17 10 7 16 20 16 27 24 31 27 21 25 7 14 19 24 6 10 1 5 6 2 3 10 24 20 31 27 31 26 etc eta 14 21 28 24 18 15 6 1 I No I-No No draw after this 25 22 would have drawn and made mado the position Identical identical Iden- Iden ical with note G at sixth move mo Game No Souter 83 Souter play played d at Salt Lako Lake Checker and Chess club during tho the English champions champion's visit Black N. N H. H Burton white A A. Jordan 15 11 24 15 6 15 25 18 16 12 19 23 30 30 21 1 8 11 28 19 13 D 9 14 7 11 S S-ll 3 12 15 11 17 22 7 27 24 4 23 18 21 17 20 11 9 6 17 14 23 14 15 11 16 12 13 17 17 14 9 14 14 21 31 26 6 2 9 18 5 14 18 15 32 27 22 25 C 26 26 10 24 24 19 19 9 6 8 11 27 18 18 14 23 18 Drawn 25 9 32 23 22 16 19 16 8 4 10 14 18 11 27 23 A 20 19 10 22 25 15 11 A A 22 22 17 at at this stage Is credited by but It ItIs ItIs Its Leos Leo and others as being weak eak Is s sound and leads to some very vory Interesting interesting Inter Inter- esting pill play The Englishman however Iii hi ri all exhibitions takes the strongest known lines and stays with published pia play lay as long tong as permitted B B For For the benefit of or the learner 8 11 or r 7 11 here lose as follows 8 11 9 14 17 10 16 12 18 15 32 27 26 31 19 10 23 27 8 22 18 14 14 17 6 16 19 16 3 28 26 23 2114 21 23 14 23 16 25 21 If It white wi wins n a 7 11 18 14 7 3 7 11 26 31 19 15 6 2 6 10 22 17 22 16 18 16 18 11 6 10 22 17 white 26 22 14 17 6 15 25 21 wins 23 18 17 10 1 17 26 22 Drum- Drum 31 27 21 14 6 13 6 2 mond mend C C 22 22 17 here heT loses thus 22 17 19 10 31 15 18 14 black 9 5 7 14 7 3 22 17 wins 17 14 26 22 25 22 23 18 Sturges 1017 17 26 17 D D Tf If 23 19 black wins by 14 1418 E E H 14 23 14 7 10 Is a good line 17 14 leads to a very game and should hould be bo avoided by the beginner Problem No 40 b by the editor This ending won by the editor and may maybe maye be e of t some ome Interest to tho the amateur Next week wo we will witt give the gamo and tho the solution lon tion as played Black 3 3 5 6 6 8 S. S 10 11 20 king 29 I. I ii J VA White 13 17 17 18 18 IS 21 21 27 27 28 28 SO 30 O 32 I White to play and win In I SOLUTIONS Problem No iNo 38 by F F. Allen Alien Black Black S 8 12 15 IB 16 16 16 19 19 20 White White 26 26 28 28 29 31 32 White to play and win 32 27 1926 26 29 25 8 18 16 31 16 16 12 25 22 26 23 19 16 15 11 W tV wins Problem No 39 by J. J Wyllie Black Dlack 6 6 6 11 11 12 12 16 20 20 king icing 22 White White White-H. 14 21 21 23 23 24 24 27 27 32 king 7 7 White to pIll play and win In 21 17 5 14 5 2 27 19 12 22 13 23 19 27 20 32 16 9 14 23 16 7 7 16 16 W wins The state stafe tourney will bo be finished this week cek and below wo we e give Ive table showing the individual standing Played Won Von Lost A A. A D. D Lewis 32 32 6 10 16 22 D D. D L L. Murdock 27 21 9 3 15 21 N. N H Burton 32 15 4 13 34 J. J B B. BSmith Smith 25 17 3 B 6 37 O. O J. J Grimes 29 25 2 2 52 C C. D. D Erb 28 28 12 7 9 31 F. F A A. A 5 8 14 18 M. M E. E Jones Jone 32 S 8 6 18 22 Ro Roy Williams 16 4 3 9 11 NOTES The editor has hall such a 8 lead that it i is I. impossible to be overtaken and Is la as assured assured assured as- as of or possession s Ion of or the gold old medal and th the tho Utah championship cha temporarily at least J 3 B. B Smith will undoubtedly be bethe bethe bethe the up while there In is some argument mont ment between Burton and Erb for third place with th the odds in favor ra of Erb Hugh MacKean and wife wire started on th their lr Journey journe to Scotland last Sunday They ex exp expect ct to stop a a. few rew days das at D Ds 8 Moines and Chicago and will probably I upend spend a n couple of w weeks eks around Ne NewYork Now New York and mid Boston Wo We e wish them a pleasant pleasant pleas picas ant Journey Tho The e evenings aro are growing shorter and th the days das warmer and ch checker enthusiasm lags ings accordingly In order to keep tho the spark alive e during tho the summer as S well as benefit the players and get some god original games for or our column THE THI TELEGRAM TELEGRAM TELEGRAM TEL TEL- desires to start a correspondence tourney bet between een now and Mayl o open n to any players in America I and conducted on the knockout plan two Wo we shall be glad to hear from all interested and nd receive any suggestions you may fe see fit tit to offer Write rite at once BO so wo we O can cn b begin to line Uno lineup up and in the tha meantime wo we will have havo th the matter ml of ot prIzes under discussion at this thin end Will our exchanges us ua a little muc 7 |