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
10-14 Opening Game 7
Momodou Faal

1.10-14 22-17! 2.6-10 17-13 3.1-6 25-22 4.14-17 21x14 5.9x25 29x22 (This opening exploits black's "Double Corner" which under normal situations shouldn't be dismantled so early in the game.) Diagram 8, Middle-game 53


6.11-15 23-19 7.8-11 27-23 8.6-9 13x6 9.10x1 19x10 10.7x14 ("IDEAS" utilized -> Nos. 9 and 15) Diagram 54, End-game 121


32-27 11.1-6 24-20 12.6-10 27-24 13.3-7
[ 13.3-8? 23-19! 14.11-16 20x11 15.8x15 24-20! 16.15x24 28x19 17.5-9 26-23! 18.9-13 31-26 19.14-17 23-18! 20.17-21 20-16!! Super move, black in trouble. ]
13...24-19 14.11-16 20x11 15.7x16 28-24 16.16-20 22-18 17.20x27 31x24 18.4-8 18x9 19.5x14 26-22! 20.8-11! 22-18 21.14-17! 24-20!
[ 21...18-14?? 22.11-16!! 14x7 23.2x11 30-25 24.17-21!! 25-22 25.21-25! 22x29 26.16-20 23-18 27.20x27 18-14 28.27-32! 14-10 ( 28...19-16 29.12x19! 14-10 30.32-9! 29-25 31.19-23! 25-21 32.11-15 Black still wins. ) 29.12-16! 19x12 30.11-15! 10x19 31.32-18! Black wins. ]
22.17-21 30-26 23.11-15 18x11 24.21-25 19-15 25.10x19 23x16 26.12x19 1-1

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