DEO Bridge Endgame Correction!

[Richard Pask]

During the production of CC: Insights I spent considerable time producing Chapter 29: Bridge Endgames.

Something which didn't make it into the final book was the following position:

Black: 10, 12, 23; king on 31
white; 9, 30, 32; king on 2

This is given in Vol 5 of DEO's Ency, Page 545 and explained in Vol 4 Page 445

It is also given in my own Key Endings under Number 23 as additional setting number 9

The terms are Black to play and draw but the databases reveal that Black is actually lost.

Continue: 31-27 (DEO shows how 31-26 loses) 2-7; 10-14 7-10; 14-17 and NOW instead of 10-14? as given 9-6! leads to a White win. Checkers: the learning never stops!