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Copyright 1996, Jim Loy
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In this game, I made a brilliant, winning move, against a former National Champ, only to goof up later. Instead of being a much-admired brilliancy, this game wasn't even published in the tournament booklet.
Jim Loy - Ed King, 1991 I-D (Inter-District Checkers-by-Mail Tourney)
9-13 23-18 11-16? (Almost a loss, both players play both sides of each opening)
18-14 10-17 21-14 6-9* 22-18 1-6* 25-21 (27-23 is stronger) 8-11 24-20 11-15
18-11 9-18 29-25 6-9* 26-22 18-23 27-18 9-14 18-9 5-14 22-18 14-23 28-24 (Mr.
King's cook (new move). 25-22 is PP) 7-10* 25-22 (24-19! M. Long) 10-15 11-7?
(11-8* draws, J. Childers-E. King, 1991 I-D) 2-11 31-26 [diagram]
Red wins, from
the diagram, with: 15-18*! 26-19 (22-8 to same) 16-23 22-8 4-11 30-25 23-26
25-22 26-30 24-19 3-8? (I figured that this was good enough to win. Instead
30-25 19-15 25-18 15-8 18-15 8-4 15-11 32-27 3-7 27-23 11-15 4-8 7-10 8-3 10-14
3-8 13-17 RW M. Long-E. King, 1991 I-D) 32-27 30-25 22-18 25-30 27-23 30-25
18-14 draw.