SIXTH corrections - 10 in 8 months.

[Alex_Moiseyev]

So far, since SIXTH was published at the end of May, 2006, 10 corrections and typos were find which I post here (see below). In addition, several people sent me a suplementary play, which maybe included in the next SIXTH edition if I decide some day to go for this.

I will very appreciate if anyone who find inaccuracies, typos, corrections to SIXTH, send them to me or post here.

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1. Technical page, the second page with text.

The name of the author of checkers program "Plus600" is Sergey Startsev - "y' was missing.

2. Pages 329 and and 359.

In my favor quote: "There is always something behind the corner in the game of Draughts" the word "behind" must be replace by "around"

3. Page 279, 2nd bullet, line 8

"White strong" must be replace by "Red strong"

4. Page 209, note F, last line, end of variation.

"WW" must be replace by "RW"

5. Page 211, diagram 281 and note H.

Al Lyman mentioned, that after 21-17 red still has a technical draw after 6-9*.

6. Page 47, MK-12 heading.

I had white pieces in this game! So - it must be written here (for G12):

Red: Ron King
White: Alex Moiseyev

7. Page 354, SG-50, heading, text of game, first move on line 2.

"9-18" must be replace by "9-25"

8. Page 357, SG-50, note M

Jim Loy mentioned, that 15-19 also draws.

9. Page 361, Appendix A

Opening 11-15 21-17 9-13 was played in games ML-21/22, not ML-23/24 as written.

10. Page 373, World Champions chronological tree

Replace "FORTH" by "FOURTH".

[rich beckwith]

Last night I noticed a minor typo...bottom of p. 258 has misspelled word (temporary). Perhaps I missed during my review..

[Alex_Moiseyev]

minor typo

Richard, it is not a typo. It is a grammatical error on my side I often use the word "temporairly" in such situations.

I also find that statement under diagram 240 is incorrect. King and Lowder played this game in 1992, not 1994.

Alex

[tommyc]

To strive for perfection is aimiable to achieve it ,impossible(tc)

[rich beckwith]

One other incorrect digit....in the opening index towards the back:

9-13 24-19 11-15: last move should be 11-16 to match the game it refers to.

[jimloy]

In ACFB #322, p.10, Critics' Corner, Beckwith - Moiseyev long Octopus game (game 51 in the ACFB from 10-15 21-17 7-10 and game SG-48 in Sixth from 11-16 21-17 7-11), Ed Gilbert pointed out that Ed Trice's identification of the losing move (notes ET-1 and ET-2 in Sixth) was in error. The following 27-23 was the losing move, according to KingsRow's ten piece database.

Also, Sixth, p.170, note F2, Alex' play improves Red's play, not White's.

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Also, Sixth, p.170, note F2, Alex' play improves Red's play, not White's.

Thanks, Jim ! You absolutely right - 2-6 at note F2 improves Tinsley 23-27 which is certainly red move, not white ... just typo

Alex

[rich beckwith]

One more.....in the Alex-Bruch Ohio game on p.69 V. 1, "21-17" is omitted at the 10th move of the game...this move occurs right before the diagrammed position.

This variation is about the fine 8-11 defense on the Montrose Cross.
Tinsley also played this 8-11 previously (against Bruch no less) to a quiet draw in the 39th Am. Ty., ACFB 262, although Sixth has much more play and analysis on this line.

[jimloy]

Here is another Bruch game on that line:

[Event "6th US vs. GB Mail Match, 1963"]
[Black "Ransome,E."]
[White "Bruch,E."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
11-15 23-18 15-19 24x15 10x19 27-24 7-10 24x15 10x19 21-17 8-11 18-15 11x18 22x15 4-8 25-22 9-13 29-25 5-9 25-21 3-7 22-18 13x22 26x17 9-13 17-14 7-11 14-10 11-16 18-14 13-17 14-9 6x13 21x14 1-5 32-27 16-20 30-25 12-16 25-21 8-12 27-23 19x26 31x22 1/2-1/2

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Page 147, line 5, last move on the line, 15-19. Move was trancated and part of move, "15-" was on line #5, and last part of move "19" was transferred to the next line #6.

Alex

[P.R.]

Aside from the other two errors I found, I just came upon three more.

Page 38

1.)Errors with the annotation. You're missing the H annotation.

Pg 44

1.) On the annotation M, "Once I didn't seen a win here," Grammatical error.

Pg 43

1.) Diagram 43 says "White to move" when it should be red to move.

9-14, 24-20, 5-9, 28-24 sets up that position; ergo red is to move.

Just some minor errors to reach perfection. Now if only they would validate my name so I wouldn't have to hog off other people.



-Jolt

[tommyc]

The Phantom..........is a mystery and so is his post?? I smell a rat!!

[Mr. Checkers]

Alex perhaps you should have had all the games in your fine book adjudicated before it went into print? "Food for Thought" for your next book. "Inky"

[jimloy]

Sixth has very few errors (not counting Russian/English grammar conflicts) compared to almost all other checkers books in history. Some books have more errors on one page than Sixth does in the entire book. I am delighted that Alex began pointing out some of his errors and invited us to add to the list. By the way, "adrenalin" is correct. And which page was that "annotation E" error?

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Ms. Becky,

I checked personally the whole text and contest of SIXTH at least 5 times. In addition 6 other people did this at least once. And you can trust me - we all find and clear alot of errors. There are thousand of lines in SIXTH and you can validate all of them only if you really play EVERYTHING, move to move, on the board. In this case the book maybe materiazed after years or never !

Although people including myself validated information from electronic WORD files, not from paper visualization. It is much easy to do it now, when book is printed and bounded. Kears Encyclopedia had several editions and each of them continue cleaning small typos and errors in contest.

I really appreciate all notes made in this topic, and I already made all corrections to my PDF file. This will be included in the next edition of SIXTH or second volume as SUPLIMENTARY play.

All after all ... the only valuable correction to contest (not typos) were found by Jim Loy and Al Lyman, in total - 5. Both Al and Jim also gave a proper credits and references to some lines, find predecessors etc.

Alex