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
9-14 Opening Game 4
Momodou Faal

1.9-14 22-17 2.11-16 24-19 3.8-11 25-22 4.16-20 17-13 5.11-15 22-17 6.15x24 28x19 ("Alley" game - pretty even opening so far) Diagram 5, Middle-game 45


7.4-8
[ 7.7-11 19-16 8.12x19 23x7 9.2x11 26-23 10.11-15 23-18 11.15x22 17x26 12.10-15 29-25 13.6-9 13x6 14.1x10 25-22 15.5-9 22-17 16.4-8 17-13 17.8-12! ( 17.8-11? 13x6 18.10x1 27-23! Diagram 46


19.15-18 23-19!! Black loses a checker and white should consequently win ) 17...13x6 18.10x1 26-22 19.3-7 30-26 20.12-16 27-24 21.20x27 31x24 22.1-6 26-23 23.6-10! 24-20! 24.7-11 32-27! 25.15-19 22-18 26.19x26 18x9 Draw position. ]
7...26-22 8.8-11
[ 8.7-11 22-18! 9.11-16 18x9 10.5x14 23-18 11.14x23 19x26 12.8-11 29-25 13.11-15 17-14 14.10x17 13x22 Even game. ]
8...29-25 9.11-15 32-28 10.15x24 28x19 11.14-18!
[ 11.5-9? 30-26 12.14-18 22x15! 13.9-14 25-22 14.14-18 23x14 15.12-16 19x12 16.10x19 22-18! 17.19-24 14-9! 18.24-28 9-5! 19.7-11 17-14! 20.6-9 13x6 21.2x9 26-23! Diagram 47


22.9-13 ( 22.3-7 23-19! 23.11-16 27-23 24.28-32 31-27 25.7-11 19-15! 26.9-13 12x19! 27.32-28? 15x8 28.28x22 8-4! 29.22-31? 4-29!! 30.31x24 21-17! White wins. This careful analysis and run down brings an end to an era - an era when move 5-9 on the 11th move was considered safe and advisable. But with the advent of THE NEW CHECKER MENTALITY (The "NOW" Checkers) its not advisable anymore. ) 22...14-10! 23.28-32 27-24! 24.20x27 31x24 25.32-28? 23-19?? 26.11-16?? 19-15 White wins. ]
11...22x15 12.10-14! 17x10 13.7x14 30-26 14.3-7! 13-9! 15.6x13 25-22 16.7-10!
[ 16.14-17? 21x14 17.7-10 14x7 18.2x25 26-22 19.25x18 23x14 20.1-6 27-23!! White wins. ( 20...31-26 21.20-24! 19x28 22.6-9 26-23 23.9x18 23x14 24.5-9 14x5 25.13-17 5-1 26.17-22 Draw position. ) ]
16...15x6 17.1x10 (IDEAS" utilized -> Nos.7 and 11.) Diagram 48, End-game 117


22-17 18.13x22 26x17 19.10-15! 19x10 20.14x7 23-19 21.5-9! 17-13 22.9-14 31-26 23.7-10 26-22 24.2-6!
[ 24.2-7?? Diagram 118


22-17!! 25.7-11 13-9! 26.14x5 17-14! 27.10x17 21x14 28.11-16 19-15! 29.16-19 15x24 30.12-16 14-10 31.5-9 10-7 32.9-14 7-3!! 33.14-18 3-12 White wins. ]
24...27-23 25.12-16! 19x12 26.10-15! 22-18 27.15x22 12-8 28.14-17! 21x14 29.22-25 Draw. 1-1

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