R. Jordan.

a. These two moves form the "Kelso-Cross" opening.

b. 27-23 is also a strong line for white to adopt.

c. 30-25, 4-8, 18-14, 9-27, 22-18, 15-22, 24-15, 11-18, 20-4, 27-32,
26-17, 13-22, 4-8, 22-26, and black appears to have a winning
advantage. R. Jordan.

d. Taking the piece on 18 first seems to lose, thus:--

15-22 e 9-13 13-17 6-9 5-14
24-8 17-14 23-18 14-10 10-7 White
4-11 10-17 17-21 9-14 2-6 wins.
31-27 21-14 28-24 18-9 7-2 Dallas.

e. 2-7, 27-24, 22-26, 23-18, 26-31, 18-15, 11-18, 20-2, 9-13, 2-9,
5-14, 24-19, 13-22, 30-26. White wins.

Game No. 3.--"Dundee" Opening.

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.
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