January 24, 2010

Thanks to Martin Fierz's "CheckerBoard" program which made possible the recording of this game. [Event ""] Wyllie VS Ferrie, Ref. Game 101-DENNY, "Banks Scientific Checkers" [Date ""] [Black ""] Wyllie [White ""] Ferrie [Result "*"] 1. 10-14 23-19 2. 11-16 19-15a 3. 16-19b 22-17 4. 14-18 17-14 5. 12-16 21-17 6. 9-13c 24-20 7. 13x22 20x11 8. 7x16 26x17 9. 6-9d 17-13 10. 3-7e 13x6 11. 1x17 25-21 12. 17-22 15-10f 13. 7x14 30-26 14. 14-17 21x14 15. 2-6 26x17 16. 18-22 17-13 17. 8-11 27-24 18. 19-23g 31-27h 19. 22-26 27x18 20. 26-30 24-19i 21. 16x23 14-9 22. 5x14 18x2 23. 30-26 2-7 24. 4-8 7x16 25. 23-27 32x23 26. 26x12 13-9 27. 12-16 9-6 28. 8-11 6-2 29. 11-15 2-6 30. 15-19 6-10 31. 19-23 10-15j White Wins. - Narrated by Newell W. Banks

Ref. Note e – Red to move, White Wins? An analysis shows White can only draw-Continue from position in diagram: 8-12 21-17 16-19 17-13 22-26 31x15 2-7 27x18 7x23 15-10 12-16 10-6 23-26 30x23 19x26 6-2 16-19 2-6 Draws.