Red can win easily: 31-27?? (more unbelievable; 11-15 wins,
of course) 9-6 27-24 6-2 23-27 draw.Return to my Checkers pages
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This flawed game is from the very superficial book Inside Checkers by Walter W. Walker (initials WWW). White is the famous chess player who was also a strong checkers player. Here he plays a fine game with two incredibly bad moves.
M. E. Pomeroy - H. N. Pillsbury
11-15 23-19 8-11 22-17 11-16
(the Glasgow) 24-20 16-23 27-11 7-16 20-11 3-7 28-24 7-16 24-20 16-19
25-22 9-14 (or 4-8) 29-25 2-7 (4-8 draws) 22-18 (others
draw) 14-23 25-22 6-9 31-27 7-11 27-18 9-14 18-9 5-14 17-13 19-24 13-9 10-15
22-17 (26-23 seems strong) 14-18 9-5 12-16 (apparently 15-19
loses) 17-13 4-8 21-17 8-12 13-9 15-19 9-6! (a fine move, others
draw) 1-10 5-1 10-15 17-13 18-23 32-28 (regains the piece) 15-18 1-6
18-22 26-17 23-26 30-23 19-26 28-19 16-23 6-10 26-31 13-9?? (unbelievable;
17-14 draws easily) [diagram]
Red can win easily: 31-27?? (more unbelievable; 11-15 wins,
of course) 9-6 27-24 6-2 23-27 draw.