Faal - The NOW Checkers

1. 9-13 Opening Game 1 1-1
2. 9-13 Opening Game 2 0-2
3. 9-13 Opening Game 3 1-1
4. 9-14 Opening Game 4 1-1
5. 9-14 Opening Game 5 1-1
6. 9-14 Opening Game 6 1-1
7. 10-14 Opening Game 7 1-1
8. 10-14 Opening Game 8 1-1
9. 10-14 Opening Game 9 0-2
10. 10-14 Opening Game 10 1-1
11. 10-15 Opening Game 11 1-1
12. 10-15 Opening Game 12 1-1
13. 10-15 Opening Game 13 1-1
14. 10-15 Opening Game 14 1-1
15. 10-15 Opening Game 15 1-1
16. 11-15 Opening Game 16 1-1
17. 11-15 Opening Game 17 1-1
18. 11-15 Opening Game 18 1-1
19. 11-15 Opening Game 19 1-1
20. 11-15 Opening Game 20 1-1
21. 11-15 Opening Game 21 0-2
22. 11-15 Opening Game 22 1-1
23. 11-16 Opening Game 23 2-0
24. 11-16 Opening Game 24 1-1
25. 11-16 Opening Game 25 1-1
26. 11-16 Opening Game 26 1-1
27. 11-16 Opening Game 27 1-1
28. 11-16 Opening Game 28 1-1
29. 11-16 Opening Game 29 1-1
30. 12-16 Opening Game 30 1-1
31. 12-16 Opening Game 31 1-1
32. 12-16 Opening Game 32 1-1
33. 12-16 Opening Game 33 1-1
34. 12-16 Opening Game 34 1-1
35. 12-16 Opening Game 35 1-1
36. 12-16 Opening Game 36 0-2
37. Vladimir Kaplan - Momodou Faal 1-1
38. Momodou Faal - Vladimir Kaplan 1-1
39. Elton Williams - Momodou Faal 0-2
40. Momodou Faal - Elton Williams 1-1
41. Victor Kraft - Momodou Faal 2-0
42. "Little" George Ramsey - Momodou Faal 1-1
43. Momodou Faal - Carl "Buster" Smith 1-1
44. Momodou Faal - Ollie "Shot-gun" Howard 0-2
45. Momodou Faal - Irvin "Holly Polly" Davis 2-0
46. Momodou Faal - William "Bill" Langley 2-0
11-15 Opening Game 18
Momodou Faal

1.11-15 23-19 2.7-11 22-17 3.11-16 27-23 4.16-20 32-27 5.9-14 17-13 ("Lock-Up" variation - very risky game for both sides, a variant like this one hardly draws.) Diagram 20, Middle-game 75


6.6-9 13x6 7.2x9 25-22 8.9-13 30-25 9.5-9 22-18 10.15x22 25x18 11.1-5 18-15! 12.3-7 15x6 13.9x2 29-25! 14.12-16? 19x17 15.13x29 24-19 ("IDEAS" established -> Nos. 10 and 11) Diagram 76, End-game 132


16.29-8 26-22 17.8x29 23-18 18.29x24 28x19 19.5-9 21-17 20.2-7 31-26 21.4-8
[ 21.7-10? 17-13! 22.9-14 27-23! 23.4-8 26-22 24.14-17? 23-18 25.17x26 18-14! 26.10x17 13x31 27.8-11 31-27 White wins. ]
21...17-13 22.9-14 27-23 23.7-11 26-22 24.20-24!
[ 24.14-17? 13-9! 25.17x26 23x30 26.8-12 9-6! 27.11-15 19x10 28.20-24 6-2 29.24-27 2-13 30.27-32 13-22 31.12-16 10-6 32.16-19! 6-2 33.19-24 Draw. ]
24...19x28 25.14-17 22-18 26.17-21 13-9 27.21-25 23-19 28.25-30 19-15 29.30-25 Draw. (This was a much better draw than the 14-17 variant.) 1-1

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