February 20, 2010

Extracted Games of the "ELEVENTH ENGLISH TOURNAMENT GAMES", Held at Southport, April, 1909, Will be posted, and may be viewed on my Checkers/Draughts Index page - Current post is listed below. HRG

Reconstructed End Play of Barker against Halliwell-tacit: Continue from diagram: 31-26 18-23 26-22 19-24 22-17 (22-18 loses by 24-27 30-25 27-31 25-21 31-26 21-17 23-27 17-13 26-23 Red Wins.) 11-15 20-16 15-18 16-11 23-26 30x23 18x27 11-8 27-31 8-4 31-27 4-8 27-23 17-13 23-18 14-9 6-10 8-12 Draws. HRG See Checkers/Draughts Index for a catalogue of past checker related publications Return to My Checker World Index

Thanks to Martin Fierz's "CheckerBoard" program which made possible the recording of this game. Annotated by Mr. Alex Battersby, Glasgow. [Event ""] Eleventh English Tournament Games - [Date ""] April 1909 Position at Note D is reached by 1. 9-14 22-18 2. 5-9 24-20 3. 11-16 20x11 4. 8x22 25x18 5. 4-8 29-25 6. 8-11 25-22 7. 10-15 27-24 8. 7-10 24-20 9. 3-7 28-24 10. 1-5 32-28 11. 9-13 18x9 12. 5x14 24-19 13. 15x24 28x19 14. 11-15 19-16 15. 12x19 23x16 16. 14-18 22-17 17. 13x22 6x17 18. 7-11 16x7 19. 2x11 17-14 20. 10x17 21x14 21. 15-19 Forms position in Diagram. Position at Note (D). See left column for reconstructed endplay.

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