Game No. 3.
Played between H. M. (White), and L. S. (Black).
White to play, and win in five moves.
The white men are on the squares b4, c2, c4, c5, c6, c7, d4, e3, e4, e5, f2, and g4.
Notes.
(a) He must prevent the man going from f3 over g2 to g1.—If he were to play g3—g4, White would answer e4—f5, and win in two more moves by making a ‘five’ in the diagonal a7 g1.
(b) Any other move would not prevent White from making ‘five’ in the second row, for Black must not move the man c3, as White would obtain ‘five’ (or even six) in the c file.