B. wins. Very critical, and requires extreme care in forcing the win.
Fourth Position.
Solution.
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28.24 32.28 24.20 28.32 22.18 31.27 23.19 27.31 19.24 |
32.27 24.28 27.32 18.22 31.27 22.26 30.23 28.24 B. wins. |
31.27 23.19 27.31 19.24 32.27 24.20 27.32 |
22.18 31.27 28.24 27.31 18.23 31.26 Drawn. |
For further information as to the science of the game, see the article "Draughts" in The Book of Card and Table Games, of which the above account is an abridgment. The reader desirous of still more minute information will find it in The Game of Draughts Simplified, by Andrew Andersen. The fifth edition (1887) of this standard work (James Forrester, 2s. 6d.) is edited by Mr. Robert McCulloch, the writer of the above-mentioned article. Mr. McCulloch has also produced a book of his own, The Guide to the Game of Draughts (Bryson & Co., Glasgow, 2s. 6d.). These are thoroughly up-to-date publications. We may mention in addition the American Draughtplayer, by H. Spayth, the accepted authority in America, and two valuable works by Mr. Joseph Gould, The Problem Book, and Match Games.