This is the play for the defeat of your opponent:--
22-17 1- 5 18-15 21-17 1- 5 6- 1 29-25 5- 1 17-13 5- 9 15-18 6- 9 5- 1 1- 5 6-10 15-18 13- 9 9-13 5- 1 Black wins 1- 5 10-14 25-21 by "first 9- 6 13- 9 1- 5 position." 5- 1 14-18 10-6 14-10 9- 6 18-15
The student will notice that all these victories are by "first position." This so-called "first position" will be explained in the next lesson.
We now come to the ending known amongst all draught players as
If the student refers to the solution of the position on the first diagram in the eleventh lesson, he will find that the play shown in note (a) ends with the position shown above. The victory is brought about thus:--
17-13 14-10 15-18 5- 1 5- 1 1- 5 5- 9(a) 6- 9 13- 9 6- 1 1- 5 15-18 1- 5 5- 9 9- 6(b) See 9- 6 10-15 18-15 position 5- 1 9- 5 21-17 below.
(a) 21-17 1- 6 1- 5 Black 18-22 5- 1 22-17 wins. 17-14 6- 2
(b) 9-13 5- 1 14-10 5- 1 18-22 17-14 22-18 Black 21-17 1- 5 10- 6 wins.
A MORE ADVANCED STAGE OF "FIRST POSITION."
This position is formed at the end of main play of both positions given in eleventh easy lesson, as well as of main play in the position on the first diagram above.
17-13 15-10 25-22 10-15 18-15 17-22 1- 6 22-25 9-14 10-14 22-25 15-18 1- 5 22-25 6-10 Black 14-17 1- 5 25-22 wins.
(a) 9- 5 1- 6 1- 5 Black 18-22 5- 1 22-17 wins. 17-14 6- 2 14- 9
(a) Both 17-14 and 9-13 lose at once by 6-2.
A careful study of the principles underlying the play given in the positions in the eleventh and twelfth lessons will suffice to show the student how to secure success (if that is possible) when two Kings are opposed to man and King, the latter commanding or occupying his opponent's double corner, where also the man can only hope to be crowned. If the single man and the King cannot be forced to take up some of the positions shown at some part of the different lines of the play, then the game will be drawn.
The next class is composed of endings in which two Kings are opposed to two Kings and a man.
The following diagram shows what is called
Black man on 5. Kings on 13 and 21. (Fig. 19.)
13- 9 25-22 27-23 24-20 22-18 15-10 22-25 22-26 9- 6 22-26 2- 7 20-16 18-22 14-18 25-22 26-22 6- 1 5- 9 7-11 16-12 22-18 10- 6 22-25 22-26 21-25 9-13 11-15 12- 8 18-15 6-10 25-22 26-22 1- 6 26-31 23-27 8- 3 14-17 10-14 22-26 14- 9 6- 2 31-27 27-24 15-10 17-14 18-22 26-22 Black wins.