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One strange thing about being the best is that every one of your losses becomes a classic. Here Richard L. Fortman, former mail play World Champ, loses a brilliancy on the Internet.
gst_dammer - R. L. Fortman, 2001 ItsYourTurn.com, July Main #1
Tournament
10-15 24-20 6-10 28-24 12-16 22-18 15-22 25-18 10-15?!
21-17(A) (seems to draw?) 15-22 17-13 7-10 (16-19 may draw? PP)
13-6 2-9 26-17 9-13 30-26 (24-19 13-22 19-12 5-9 draws?) 13-22 26-17
8-12 29-25? (17-13 or 24-19 draw) [diagram]
Red wins with a nice shot: 11-15 (Mr. Fortman said he "was
asleep at the switch." See In and Out Shot.) 20-11
3-7 11-2 1-6 2-9 5-30 31-26 4-8 26-22 8-11 24-20 10-14 27-24 12-16 32-28 30-26
RW. Continue 24-19 15-24 28-12 26-19 12-8 19-16* 8-3 16-12* 3-7 14-18*
RW.
A - 30-25 15-22 25-18 7-10 26-22 10-15 29-25! (21-17 or 24-19 seem to draw?) 8-12 (1-6 loses PP) 32-28 9-14 18-9 5-14 24-19 (22-17? 2-7 17-10 7-14 25-22 15-18!! 25-8 4-11 31-26 3-7 26-22 7-10 22-17 1-6 24-19 11-15 draw) 15-24 28-19 3-8 19-15 11-18 20-11 8-15 22-17 WW.