White has a
nice shot: 12-8 (or 17-14 to same) 18-25 (or 3-12 to same) 17-14 3-12 27-23
(21-17 draws) 10-17 19-3 [second diagram]Return to my Checkers pages
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White plays a nice shot. And Red misses the follow-up shot, which is not mentioned in Gould's Memorable Matches.
F. Wolf - F. Hobart
11-15 24-20 8-11 (Ayrshire Lassie) 28-24 4-8 23-19 12-16 (or 15-18 PP) 19-12
15-18 22-15 10-28 25-22 11-15 26-23 8-11 29-25 (23-18 PP) 9-14 27-24 (22-17
perhaps) 6-10 31-27 5-9 22-17 (Gould comments that this "looks bad."
But it may be the best move) 9-13 25-22 1-5 23-19 (Gould says "nothing
better") 14-18?(A) (draws) [diagram]
White has a
nice shot: 12-8 (or 17-14 to same) 18-25 (or 3-12 to same) 17-14 3-12 27-23
(21-17 draws) 10-17 19-3 [second diagram]
This is where
Red goofed up: 11-15?(B) 21-14 15-18 30-21 18-27 32-23 28-32 WW. Red
can't regain the piece.
A - 2-6! 30-26 6-9 26-23 14-18 23-14 9-25 17-14 10-17 21-14 15-18 19-15 25-30 15-8 30-25 24-19 is tough, but may draw (Loy).
B - 2-6! (25-29 or others probably lose) 21-14 6-9 30-21 9-27 32-23 11-15 draw (Loy).