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Famous Game: Way-Coltherd

© Copyright 1997, Jim Loy
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In his book, Scientific Checkers, Newell Banks had great praise for this game. Mr. Way played this ending aggressively, and well.

J. Way - H. Coltherd, 1858/9 match, game #10
11-15 23-19 8-11 22-17 9-13 17-14 10-17 21-14 (Laird & Lady) 15-18 26-23 (or 19-15 PP) 13-17 19-15 (Carl Reno shows that 31-26 is a relatively easier draw) 4-8 23-19 (or 24-19 PP) 17-21 24-20 7-10 14-7 3-10 31-26 2-7 26-22 10-14 20-16 11-20 19-16 12-19 27-24 20-27 32-16 14-17 22-13 8-12 (6-9 draws, Anderson) 15-11 12-19 11-2 18-23 2-9 5-14 25-22 23-27 22-17 14-18 13-9 27-31 17-14 31-27 14-10 18-22 9-6 19-23 6-2 22-26 2-7 26-31 7-11 31-26 11-16 1-5 10-7 5-9 [diagram]

Coltherd makes an understandable mistake: 7-3? (7-2* 9-14 2-6 26-22 6-9 22-18 16-19 27-31 19-26 31-22 28-14 draw J. Cox) 9-14 3-7 26-22 7-10 22-17 10-6 14-18 6-1 17-14 1-5 18-22 5-1 22-26 16-11 14-10 1-5 26-31 11-16 31-26 5-9 26-22 9-5 22-18 5-1 18-15 1-5 10-6 5-1 6-9 1-5 9-14 16-20 15-19 5-1 14-18 1-5 18-15 5-1 27-31 20-24 23-27 30-26 31-22 24-31 19-23 28-24 21-25 24-20 25-30 20-16 30-25 16-12 15-11 (Similar to First Position without the move, but it is still a RW) 1-6 25-21 6-9 21-17 9-6 17-14 6-1 14-9 1-5 22-18 5-14 18-9 29-25 9-14 25-22 14-9 22-17 9-13 RW (continue 17-14 23-18 14-10 13-9 RW)

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