2016 CHRISTMAS QUIZ- ANSWERS
Hands up all who scored 10 out of 10.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT ?
1. Who played 5-9 ? here.
Tinsley v Oldbury 1958 match.
One of Tinsley's rare losses. Tinsley's comment: "To call this move a 'boner' would be to dignify it; to say that it shocked the onlookers is an understatement. On me the effect was such that several days passed before I regained any measure of confidence in my ability. The position is really quite interesting and after the game Oldbury showed the the course he had expected the game to take: *18-22, 7-16, 22-29, 16-11, *15-18, 31-26, *20-24. 27-20, 29-25, 11-15, 25-30, 15-22, 30-23. White is strong yet cannot force a win." (Ref: International Draughts and Checkers, page 37.)
2. Who played 11-15 ?(loses) here, missing 11-8 (draws) !
Don Lafferty v Milton Apel - US National 1962. (Apel won)
3. Who played 26-23 ? here.
Abe J. Mantell v Michael Lieber - 6th American Ty. 1924.
Continue 7-2, 23-16, 2-6, White wins.
4. Who played 31-26 ? here.
John F. Horr v Alfred Jordan - 6th American Ty. 1924. (Ref: Sixth American Checker Tourney book, page 261.)
According to Richard Fortman, after Jordan moved 9-6, Horr looked at the position, then got up from the table and without shaking hands left the room, not to be seen again in play until the 2nd International match in 1927.
5. Who played 26-31 ? here, missing 18-15 ! and the winning shots. ( 26-31 was played to an eventual win, but it took 103 moves to achieve it.)
Andrew Anderson v James Wyllie 1847 match, game 32.
After 18-15 Black gets 4 for 3 or 3 for 2. (Ref: Oldbury's Square World, page 12.)
6. In 1936 two well known players agreed a draw in this position.
Name them.
7. Twenty nine years later in 1965 the same position occurred in a postal match and again a draw was agreed.
Incredible ! Name these two players also.
White to play and win.
Missed in play, George O' Connor v Samuel Levy 1936. (Ref: Oldbury's Square World, page 45.)
Also missed in mail play, Bob Flood v William Glasson - US v UK Mail Match 1965.
Play 17-14, 30-25, 22-18, 25-22,21-17!, 22-15, 14-10, and it is a win for White. (Oldbury)
8. In 1864 who played 12-16 ? here.
James Wyllie v Alexander Dewar, played in Glasgow, Scotland, 1864. (Ref: Boland's Famous Positions page 78.)
The position is known as the Dewar stroke.
Also played by Gene Lindsay v Junior Walrond - Barbados v USA 2004.
Walrond replied with 30-26, which only draws.
After 12-16 ? continue 13-9, 3-12, 31-27, 5-14, 30-26, 22-31, 6-9, White wins.
9. Who played 25-30 ? here.
Michele Borghetti v Alex Moiseyev WCM 2011 in game 12.
10. Who played 7-10 ? here, missing 15-19 (wins) !
Frank Gallagher v Alf Huggins 1958.
Gallagher played 7-10? and White won.
But, 15-19!. 24-15, 8-12! , then 1-5, Black wins. (Ref: Oldbury's Square World, page 44.)
