January 1, 2010

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Sunrise over Callaway, Florida December 30, 2009 - Photo by Betty J. Gain

Thanks to Martin Fierz's "CheckerBoard" program which made possible the recording of the below game.

Annotations by Richard L. Fortman unless otherwise noted

Fourth Int’l Match Game 104

[Date ""] 1983

[Black ""] Lafferty

[White ""] McCarrick

11-15 22-17 2. 9-13 24-20 3. 13x22 25x11 4. 8x15(1) 21-17 5. 5-9 17-13 6. 4-8 29-25 7. 8-11 25-22 8. 3-8(A) 23-18(B) 9. 15-19 27-23(C) 10. 10-14 23x16 11. 2x19 31-27 12. 14x23 27x18 13. 9-14 18x9 14. 1-5 32-27(D) 15. 5x14 27-23(E)16. 8-12 23x16 17. 12x19 26-23 18. 19x26 30x23 19. 7-10 22-18(F) 20. 6-9 13x6 21. 2x9 28-24 22. 10-15 Red Wins.

(1)  The position at this point may also be formed by an “Edinburg” opening, i.e. 9-13, 22-17,  13x22, 25x18, 11-15, 18x11, 8x15 24-20 - HRG

 

Red to Move and Win - Refer to 4th Int'l Game 104 Note F

See Checkers/Draughts Index for a catalogue of past checker related publications.

Callaway, FL Vet Day 2009 Parade

Home Page-Several photos dating back to the 1930's

 

Some pictures of the "Gulf Coast Salute 2009" Air Show held at Tyndall AFB, FL on March 29, 2009

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