Critical situation to draw Games. It is recommended to the student to place the men in the following situations, and endeavour to find out the moves, without the book. First. On No. 3, 4 black kings: on No. 15 a white king, and white to move. w 15, 11 b 3,8 w11, 7 b 8, 12 w 7, 11 &c. Second No. 5 a black man, 9 a black king; 7 a white king, and white to move. w 7, 10 b 9, 13 w 10, 14 b 13, 9 w 14, 10 &c. Third. No. 3, 4, 12 black kings; 10, 11 white kings, and black to move. b 3.8 w 10, 15 b 8, 3 w 15, 19 b 12, 8 w 19, 15 &c. Fourth. No. 13 a black man, 14, 15 black kings; 22, 23 white kings, and black to move. b 14, 17 w 23, 26 b 15, 10 w 22, 25 b 14, 17 w 22, 18 Fifth. No. 18, 19 black kings, 28 a black man; 27,32 white kings, and white w 27, 24 w 20, 24 b 18, 15 Sixth. No. 21 a black man; 22, 23, 24 black kings; 30 a white man, 31, 32 white kings, and black to move. No. 21 a black man, 25 a black king; 26, 27 white kings, and either to move. No. 1, 2 black kings: 10, 11 white kings; 5 a white man, and either to play. w 10, 14 b 2,6 No 1, 2 black kings, 3 a black man; 9, 10, 11 white kings, 12 a white man, and black to play. b 1.5 w 9, 13 b 5, 1 w 11, 15 No. 5 a white king, 21 a white man: 6, 10 black kings, black being to move, may win thus: No. 1 a white king, 30 a white man, 9, 10 black kings; and black being to play, may win. b 9, 6 w 1, 5 b 6, 1 w 5, 9 Now black has the fourth situation, and must cons?quently win. Sixth. No. 22, 27 white kings, 18 a white man: 5 a black king, 20, 21 black men, and white being to play, may No. 6, 24 black kings: 14, 18, 23 white kings, and either to move, white may win. b 24, 28 No. 1, 12, 16 black men, 13 a black king; 5, 6, 10 white men, 11 a white king, and black to play. b 13, 9 w 1, 20 b 9, 2 w 20, 24 SITUATIONS FOR STROKES. First. On No. 17 a black man, on No. 30 a black king; 13, 27 white kings, and white to play. No. 17, 27 white kings, 18 a black man, 29, 30 black kings, and white to play. w 17, 22 b 18, 25 w 27, 23 Third. No. 18, 19 white kings, 28 a white man; 31, 32 black kings, 20 a black man, and white to move. w 19, 24 b 20, 27 Fourth. w 18, 22 No. 9, 11, 21 black men. 29 a black king; 18, 24, 26, 30 white men, and white to move. w 18, 14 b 9, 18 w 26, 22 b 18, 25 Fifth. No. 12, 21 black men, 27, 31 black kings; 20, 30 white men, 15, 18 white kings, and white to move. No. 7, 23 black kings, 9, 13 black men; 8, 21, 22 white men, 17 a white king, and white to move. w 22. 18 b 13, 22 w 3, 26 w 8, 6 b 23, 14 Seventh. No. 2, 13, 14 black men, 24 a black king; 15, 22 white kings, 19, 21 white men, and white to move. w 21, 17 b 14, 21 w 15, 18 b 24, 15 w 18, 11. Eighth. No. 1, 6, 9 black men, 18 a black king; 7 a white king, 13, 15 white men, and white to play. w 15, 10 b6, 15 w 13, 6 b 1, 10 Ninth. No. 6, 7 white kings, 9 a white man; 5 a black man, 14, 15 black kings, and white to play. w 7, 10 b 14, 7 w 6, 2 b 5, 14 Tenth. No. 2, 6, 8, 22 black men; 15, 27, 30, 32 white men, and white to play. w 15, 11 w 32, 28 b 31, 24 b 8, 15 w 30, 26 b 22, 31 w 28, 1 Eleventh. No. 6. 26 white men, 22 a white king; 7, 15 black kings, 21 a black man, and white to play. w 22, 25 b 21, 30 w 6, 2 b 30, 23 Twelfth. No. 2 a black man, 27, 31 black kings; 10 a white man, 14, 19 white kings, and white to move. w 10, 7 b 2, 11 w 19, 15 b 11, 18 Thirteenth. No. 3, 13 black men, 25, 26 black kings: 11 a white man, 15, 16 white kings, and white to move. w 11, 7 b 3, 19 Fourteenth. w 16, 21 No. 3 a black man, 26, 27 black kings; 11 a white man, 15, 16 white kings, and white to move. w 11, 8 b 3, 19 Fifteenth. w 15, 22 N. 1, 3, 5 black men, 25 a black king; 10, 14, 17 white men, 13a white king, and white to move. |