Notable Blunder

Richard Pask · Post by **Richard Pask** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:43 am

America's Best Checkers Page 48, Note C:

10-14 24-20; 11-16 20-11; 8-15 28-24; 6-10 24-20; 1-6 22-18; 15-22 25-18; 3-8 26-22; 9-13 18-9; 5-14 31-26; 12-16 20-11; 8-15 29-25; 7-11? 23-18; 14-23 27-18; 6-9 21-17; 4-8 32-27?; 8-12? 27-24 … to a white win by Marion Tinsley

Instead of 32-27? play 32-28!; 8-12 28-24 to the same white win

Instead of 8-12? play 10-14! 17-10 13-17 to a quick draw

This correction was pointed out by Tom Wiswell in EDJ June 1975 Page 988, but he was too modest to say who he was correcting.

Interestingly, the same 32-27? blunder has found its way into the WCC Platinum book: of course, without the book on it finds the correct 32-28! immediately.