Nothing new under the sun!

[Richard Pask]

From The Draughts World of 1910.

B: J. Searight; W: J. M'George.

11-16 21-17; 16-20 17-13; 8-11 22-18; 9-14 18-9; 5-14 25-21; 4-8 29-25; 11-15 25-22; 8-11 24-19; 15-24 28-19 (R Pask's Key Landing Number 3 or D. Oldbury's Diagram C if you prefer!); 11-16 22-18; 14-17 21-14; 10-17 26-22 (played by TInsley v Lowder in their 1979 WCM and noted as inferior by the former); 17-26 31-22; 7-10 22-17; 2-7 30-25; 10-15 18-2; 1-5 2-9; 5-30 19-15; 30-26 (obviously superior to the feeble 16-19) 23-19; 16-23 27-18; 26-22 18-14!; 22-17 15-10? (14-9! is essential to draw); 12-16 13-9; 17-22! (a winner thought to be original with Kenneth Grover) 9-5; 22-18 14-9; 18-14 10-6; 14-10 5-1; 3-8 6-2; 8-11 2-6; 11-15 6-2 (Grover gave 9-5; 16-19 6-2); 16-19 9-5; and concluded with 8-11 2-6; 11-15 6-2 [these 4 moves were missed out due to a typo]; 19-23 2-6; 23-26 32-27; 26-31 27-23; 10-14 6-9; 14-17 and a Black win. Three cheers for James Searight!