March 6, 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

Position at D 6-9 also shows a database loss by 6-9, 29-25(instead of the suggested 22-18), 9x18 22x8, 4x11, 25-21(see position diagrammed in right column), 2-6, 19-16, 5-9, 16-12, 7-10, 12-8 11-15 8-3 10-14 3-7 13-17 WW Return to My Checker World Index

Thanks to Martin Fierz's "CheckerBoard" program which made possible the recording of games. Annotated by Mr. Alex Battersby, Glasgow. [Event ""] Eleventh English Tournament Games - [Date ""] April 1909 I. See Game 29 Note I, Ward v. Nixon Position after 6-9, 29-25, 9x18, 22x8, 4x11, 25-21. At this point a program analysis shows Red’s best move is to move 20-24 sacrificing the piece. There is no other move for red except 2-6 without immediately losing a piece. If 5-9 then the 3-for-2 by 19-15, 11-18, 27-24.