Red wins with
a quiet move: 8-12 2-6 (16-11 or 10-15 lose a piece) 30-25 6-1! (White will
regain his piece) 19-23 27-18 22-6 1-10 12-19 31-27 3-7! (a little trick) 10-3
25-22 3-7 19-23 27-18 22-15 RW.Return to my Checkers pages
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This game is from Gould's Memorable Matches. White's mistake is not particularly obvious. And he defends cleverly, after the mistake. It is a nice game.
W.Fleming-T.B.Renier
11-15 23-18 (Cross) 8-11 27-23 9-13 (4-8) 18-14 10-17 21-14 4-8 23-18 6-10
(12-16) 25-21 10-17 21-14 2-6 30-25 6-10 25-21 10-17 21-14 1-6 32-27 6-10 29-25
10-17 25-21 12-16 21-14 16-19 24-20 19-24 28-10 5-9 14-5 7-30 22-18 30-25 5-1
25-22 18-14 13-17 14-10 17-21 10-6 21-25 6-2 25-30 1-6 11-15 6-10 15-19 20-16?
(2-6 19-24 is an easy draw) [diagram]
Red wins with
a quiet move: 8-12 2-6 (16-11 or 10-15 lose a piece) 30-25 6-1! (White will
regain his piece) 19-23 27-18 22-6 1-10 12-19 31-27 3-7! (a little trick) 10-3
25-22 3-7 19-23 27-18 22-15 RW.