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This game was played on the USA Today Sports Center Network (which no longer exists). We used handles instead of our real names. I have lost my record of Zappa's real name. First my opponent dropped a piece. Then I fell into a trap, which luckily turned out to maintain my win. They say it is better to be lucky than good. Well there is luck in checkers.
Zappa-Jim Loy, 1991 USA Today, Ladder
11-15 22-17 9-14 (in
3-move, this opening is listed as 9-14 22-17 11-15) 25-22 8-11 17-13 4-8
22-17 12-16?? (15-19* is the PP draw) 24-19 15-24 28-12 11-15 29-25 8-11
25-22!! [diagram]
We are about to see a nice shot which wins for White. But White
did not see it coming. 14-18 23-14 6-9 13-6 2-25 17-14 10-17 21-14 25-29
12-8 (the shot continues) 3-12 14-9 5-14 30-25 29-22 26-3 (the
material is even, but the WW is easy as Red will never king) 12-16 3-7 1-5
27-23 (other moves win, too) 5-9 31-26 9-13 7-10 WW (time). Continue
15-19 23-18 wins a piece.