The elements of draughts; or, Beginners' sure guide: containing a thorough and minute exposition of every principle separately explained: together with model games .. . WHITE. White to move and win. SOLUTION. WHITE. 1. 18 to 16. 2. 14 28 19. BLACK. 6 to 1. 24 28. 1 5. or, Beginners Sure Guide. 37 WHITE. BLACK. 4. 9 to 6. 28 to 82. 5. 19 24. 5 1. 6. 24 19, and wins. Xlie Fir«t Position of Starges* Diagram YIL WHITE. White to move and win. 38 The Elements of Draughts; SOLUTION. ?WHITE. BLACK. 1. 27 to 32. 28 to 24. 2. 23 18. 24 28. A. 8. 18 15. 28 « 24. 4. 82 28. 24 27. 5. 16 18. 12


The elements of draughts; or, Beginners' sure guide: containing a thorough and minute exposition of every principle separately explained: together with model games .. . WHITE. White to move and win. SOLUTION. WHITE. 1. 18 to 16. 2. 14 28 19. BLACK. 6 to 1. 24 28. 1 5. or, Beginners Sure Guide. 37 WHITE. BLACK. 4. 9 to 6. 28 to 82. 5. 19 24. 5 1. 6. 24 19, and wins. Xlie Fir«t Position of Starges* Diagram YIL WHITE. White to move and win. 38 The Elements of Draughts; SOLUTION. ?WHITE. BLACK. 1. 27 to 32. 28 to 24. 2. 23 18. 24 28. A. 8. 18 15. 28 « 24. 4. 82 28. 24 27. 5. 16 18. 12 16. 6. 28 32. 27 * 24. 7. 18 15. 24 28. 8. 15 11. 16 19. 9. 32 « 27. 28 32. 10. 27 31. 19 23. 11. 11 16. 82 28. 12. 15 19, and wins. A. The above letter is placed after Blacks second move, toshow that he may vary the play, such being termed a varia-tion. Suppose now that instead of moving from 24 to 28,Black had gone from 12 to 16, beginning back, thus: WHITE. 1. 2. • BLACK. 12 to 16. 3. 18 to 16. 16 20. 4. 15 18. 24 19. 5. 82 28. 19 « 16. 6. 18 23. 16 11. 7. 23 « 19. 11 « 8. 8. 28 32. 8 « 11. 9. 82 27. 11 8. 10. 27 23. 8 8. 11. 23 18. 8 8. 12. 18 « 15, and wins. or, Beginners Sure Guide. 39 While on the subject of variations, I would inform youthat there are an unlimited number growing out of everygame, in many cases giving rise to the most intricate andbeautiful combinations. To give you something o


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