12-16 11-15 c 8-12 4-8 9-14 1-26 24-20 20-11 17-13 18-15 26-22 31-22 8-12 7-16 5-9 2-7 14-17 19-23 28-24 24-20 22-18 30-26 21-14 13-9 9-14 b 16-19 15-22 10-14 18-23 12-19 22-17 23-16 25-18 29-25 27-18 9-6 3-8 12-19 14-23 14-18 6-10 7-11 a 26-22 20-16 27-18 32-27 15-6 Drawn. R. Jordan. a. This move is the favourite at this point on account of its "trappiness," but 25-22 is probably stronger, thus: 25-22, 16-19, 24-15, 11-25, 29-22, 8-11, 17-13, 11-16, 20-11, 7-16, and white can with advantage continue by 27-24, 22-17, 23-19 or 22-18. b. 15-19, 20-11, 8-15, 23-16, 12-19, 17-13, 5-9, 30-26, 4-8, 27-23, 8-12, 23-16, 12-19, 31-27, 1-5, 27-23, 19-24, 32-27, 24-31, 22-17. White wins. C. F. Barker. c 8-11 27-18 15-18 14-10 24-27 7-10 16-7 15-22 14-10 19-24 31-24 27-31 2-11 25-18 6-15 10-7 16-20 10-26 22-18 10-15 17-14 18-23 3-7 31-22 14-23 18-14 11-16 7-3 20-27 30-25 Drawn. R. Stewart v. R. Jordan. Problem No. 1 is the simplest form of that known to draughts-players as the "First Position." It is of more frequent occurrence in actual play than any other end-game, and is, besides, typical of a class of draughts problems which may be described as analytical, in contradistinction to "strokes." Problem No. 1, by Wm. Payne. BLACK. +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | B | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | |WW | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | |WW | |BB | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ WHITE. White to move and win. Solution:-- 27-32 18-15 15-11 11-15 28-32 19-24 28-24 2-28-24 12-16 19-24 27-31 White 23-18 32-28 28-32 32-28 15-19 wins. 3-a-24-28 1-24-20 16-19 24-27 31-26 a. 12-16 same as Var. I. at 5th move. Var. I. 24-27 18-15 19-16 28-32 8-12 15-11 15-18 b 16-20 18-23 8-12 23-18 White 12-16 15-18 16-11 32-27 12-8 wins. 28-32 24-19 23-19 12-8 18-15 27-24 32-28 11-8 27-23 8-12 b. 24-28 same as Var. II. at 1st move. Var. II. 12-16, 15-11, 16-19, 32-27, 28-32, 27-31, 32-28, 11-16, 19-23, 16-19. White wins. Var. III. 24-19, 32-28, c 19-16, 28-24, 16-11, 24-20, 11-8, 18-15. White wins.