"THE PEOPLE"
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Patrick Parker
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"THE PEOPLE"
Came across articles mentioning checkers games published in this newspaper? around 1914 i am guessing in the UK. has anyone come across this or games from it?
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Patrick Parker
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EXAMPLE OF A GAME MENTIONED
[Event "THE PEOPLES GAME 1186"]
[Date "1914"]
[Black "C TAYLOR"]
[White "J BIRKENSHAW"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 22-18 2. 15x22 25x18 3. 12-16 18-14 4. 9x18 23x14 5. 10x17 21x14 6. 6-10 29-25 7.
10x17 25-21 8. 8-11 21x14 9. 1-6 26-22 10. 4-8 30-25 11. 16-20 24-19 12. 6-10 31-26 13.
10x17 22x13 14. 8-12 26-23 15. 7-10 23-18 16. 3-7 27-24(LOSES) 17. 20x27 32x23 18. 11-15 18x11
19. 7x16 25-22 20. 2-6(DRAWS) 22-17 21. 5-9 28-24 22. 16-20 23-18 23. 20x27 19-15 24. 10x19 17-14
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[Event "THE PEOPLES GAME 1186"]
[Date "1914"]
[Black "C TAYLOR"]
[White "J BIRKENSHAW"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 22-18 2. 15x22 25x18 3. 12-16 18-14 4. 9x18 23x14 5. 10x17 21x14 6. 6-10 29-25 7.
10x17 25-21 8. 8-11 21x14 9. 1-6 26-22 10. 4-8 30-25 11. 16-20 24-19 12. 6-10 31-26 13.
10x17 22x13 14. 8-12 26-23 15. 7-10 23-18 16. 3-7 27-24(LOSES) 17. 20x27 32x23 18. 11-15 18x11
19. 7x16 25-22 20. 2-6(DRAWS) 22-17 21. 5-9 28-24 22. 16-20 23-18 23. 20x27 19-15 24. 10x19 17-14
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Dennis Pawlek
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Re: "THE PEOPLE"
No but Birkenshaw is a famous UK old time player. Do you have the UK Newspaper archive?
Just the all of us together can improve checkers!
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Patrick Parker
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Re: "THE PEOPLE"
i have a cut out from it that is all or a note.