Checkers; a treatise on the game . vantage to a player to get one of his opponents men fixed in hisfifth good square, and he must carefully avoid allowing him to havea similar opportunity. It is best to open the game freely during thefirst four or or five moves by v(\?^\Vi^ judicious exchanges. PROBLEM IN LOSING XXII. WHITE (Allen). 3— 732 27 7—1027 23 2— 631 27 6- 227 24 2— 7 0 0 9 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? y Q ? 24 207— 2 20 16 2— 6 29 25 6— 2 25 21(a) 2— 6 Drawn. to move and draw,(a) Black having constructed an impregnable fortress, White cannot approacli nearenpugh to come w
Checkers; a treatise on the game . vantage to a player to get one of his opponents men fixed in hisfifth good square, and he must carefully avoid allowing him to havea similar opportunity. It is best to open the game freely during thefirst four or or five moves by v(\?^\Vi^ judicious exchanges. PROBLEM IN LOSING XXII. WHITE (Allen). 3— 732 27 7—1027 23 2— 631 27 6- 227 24 2— 7 0 0 9 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? y Q ? 24 207— 2 20 16 2— 6 29 25 6— 2 25 21(a) 2— 6 Drawn. to move and draw,(a) Black having constructed an impregnable fortress, White cannot approacli nearenpugh to come within range without being obliged to capture both men. CHECKERS. 35 11—1524 1915-2427 208—1120 16 EXAMPLES OF LOSING GAME. SECOND DOUBLE CORNER. 11-20 9—14 13—22 12—16 32 27 18 9 26 17 23 19 4— 8 6—13 8— 9 16—32 28 24 25 22 17 13 31 27 8—11 1—6 3-8 32—23 22 18 22 17 29 25 21 17 PROBLEMS OF CRITICAL END GAMES» No. XXIII. WHITE (F. D. James). 20—2730 2623—14 *23—19 7 3 19—15 40—10 21 17 No. (Robinson, U. S. A.) BLACK. 10 717 14 7—11 12—46 8 3 14 9 No. XXV. WHITE (T. J. Reiley) 16—19 Black wins ? ? ? r V ? ra m O ? y ? ? , ? - ? El W u n • - ? Q u ? D ? ^ m p i ? ? u Q ?? ?? ? ? ? ? 0 ? ? ? D • 1 ? ? J BLACK. Black to move and win. *14—17, 13—9, *18—23, 27—18, 17—14, 26— 22, 14—5, etc. Black wins. to move and , 11—8, *10—15, 8—12, *22—16, ^6 CHECKERS. The description, rules, tables and illustrations given in the preced-ing pages will furnish the student with the information and practicalinstruction he requires for learning to play the English variety ofdraughts, as, after mastering these simpler rudiments he can pass onto a more scientific and exhaustive treatise on the same. From the English game we naturally turn to the Polish variation,as that seems to come next in point of importance. POLISH
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