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If you need help reading checkers notation, please print out the numbered board.
Here is a nice shot by White.
friend-Alma
11-15 21-17 (weak) 9-13! (Switcher) 25-21 5-9 (8-11 is even stronger) 29-25
8-11 17-14 9-18 23-14 10-17 21-14 4-8 24-19 15-24 28-19 1-5 25-21 11-16? (6-9
makes sense) [diagram]
Red has forced himself to jump. White wins by ignoring that jump: 14-10! 7-14 (or other moves) 22-17 16-23 17-1 WW.