British Draughts Federation

Week 009: May 18th 2001 by George Miller

Trunk Lines, Part 2

Opening #6A - 9-13, 22-18, 11-16

9-13, 22-18, 11-16, 18-14 (a), 10-17, 21-14, 16-20 (b), 24-19 (c), 6-10 (d), 25-21, 10-17, 21-14, 2-6, 29-25, 6-10, 25-21, 10-17, 21-14, 1-6, 30-25 (e), 13-17!, 25-21, 8-11, 26-22 (f), 17-26, 31-22, 6-10! (g,h), 22-18, 10-17, 21-14, 20-24, 27-20, 7-10, 14-7, 3-10, 32-27, 10-14, 18-9, 5-14, 20-16, 11-20, 19-15, 14-17 drawn, Frazier.

Notes

(a) The only attack to give black serious problems.  Against other moves black can play 8-11 into the 9-13, 22-18, 12-16 opening.

(b) This draws, as does 6-9 but 8-11 loses; 6-10 or even 7-11 have been tried but seem hopeless.

(c) 23-18 or 25-21 are equally strong.

(d) The only draw; 8-11 loses to 23-18.

(e) Other good attacks are 26-22 or 19-15.

(f) Rather stronger than 23-18.

(g) Apparently forced, for 4-8 see note (h) and if 6-9 instead then 22-18, 11-16, 19-15!, 16-19, 23-16, 12-19, 15-10, 19-23, 10-6! (not 21-17), 23-26, 21-17, 9-13, 6-2 ww, Tinsley correcting Draughts Review game 954.

(h) 4-8, 22-18, 11-16, 21-17, 8-11, 19-15, 3-8 (6-9 also loses: King v Sheehan ID89), 17-13, 16-19, 23-16, 12-19, 28-24, 19-28, 27-23, 8-12, 15-8, 6-10, 8-3, 10-17, 3-10, 12-16, 10-15! (18-15 allows a draw), 2024, 15-11, 16-20, 23-19 ww, NJ Broad, Draughts Review variation 2 page 157.

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