MY CHECKER WORLD
By
Howard R. Gain
December 9, 2006
"ROCKFORD, 1964" is the title of Richard Fortman's article in this month's Missouri Checker Association Newsletter.
This classic game between masters of old, narrated by Mr. Fortman, a master himself, has helped restore pleasure in this classic game that existed in the heyday of checkers/draughts.
Transcribed below is the "Lafferty-Oldbury" annotated game from the December 2006 issue of the Missouri Checker Association Newsletter. The History surrounding this game is entitled "ROCKFORD, 1964", By Richard Fortman published on page 4 and 5 of the above newsletter.
"One of the most memorable National Tys of the D.K.O. style era…"
Round 6
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Black - Don Lafferty |
White - Derek Oldbury |
Annotated by Richard Fortman
Click on the underlined Notes in the below game for annotations and diagrams.
10-14, 22-18, 6-10, 25-22, 11-15
(A, A-3, A-4, 18-11, 8-15, 29-25, 1-6, 24-20, 7-11, 22-17(B, 9-13(C, 25-22, 3-7, 23-18(D, 14-23, 27-18, 4-8(E, 32-27?(F, 12-16, 17-14, 10-17, 21-14, 8-12, 14-9, 5-32, 31-27, 32-23, 26-3, 16-19(G Drawn