Selected Games from Sixth-A Checker Book

Selected games and Positions from "Sixth"

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A most famous position once arose in Checkers called "The Fugitive King." It came up in a 1929 game with Checker legend and former World Champion-Asa Long with the winning side. It made it's way into one of Ben Boland's "Famous Positions" book. It is the only run-up to the position in Checker Literature. That is until now!
In this magnificent book-"Sixth", Alex Moiseyev shows, in the notes to one of his games, how it could have come from the 23-18 defense of the Switcher! It is awesome, and terrific action. The Fugitive King is the only piece that can move, as the single pieces are tied up and remain so. Like a "Fugitive" it runs and hides as best it can, from the attacking Black kings.

Here is the original run-up. ; ; ; Here is the notes in "Sixth."

1. 12-16  21-17
2. 9-13   24-20
3. 5-9   25-21
4. 11-15   20-11
5. 7-16   23-18
6. 16-20   18-11
7. 8-15   26-23
8. 4-8   23-18
9. 8-11   30-26
10. 1-5   26-23
11. 9-14   18-9

12. 5-14   28-24
13. 6-9   29-25
14. 3-8   23-18
15. 14-23   27-18
16. 20-27   32-23
17. 8-12   31-27
18. 2-7   18-14
19. 9-18   23-14
20. 15-19   14-9
21. 11-16   9-6
22. 16-20   6-2

23. 19-24   2-11
24. 24-31   11-7
25. 31-26   7-14
26. 20-24   14-18
27. 24-27   18-15
28. 27-31   15-19
29. 31-27   19-15
30. 12-16   15-11
31. 20-24   15-10
32. 24-28   10-14
33. 28-32   14-10

34. 32-28   10-14
35. 28-24   14-9
36. 24-19   9-14
37. 19-16   14-9
38. 27-24   9-5
39. 24-19
Forms
Fugitive King
Position on
Diagram

1. 11-15   21-17
2. 9-13   25-21
3. 8-11   23-18
4. 6-9   27-23
5. 1-6   32-27
6. 3-8   30-25
7. 9-14   18-9
8. 5-14   24-19
9. 15-24   27-20
10. 6-9   22-18
11. 13-22   26-17

12. 11-15   18-11
13. 8-15   17-13
14. 4-8   13-6
15. 2-9   31-26-A
16. 8-11  26-22
17. 15-19   23-16
18. 12-19   22-17
19. 9-13   25-22
20. 11-15   20-16
21. 19-24   28-19
22. 15-24-B   16-12

23. 24-27   12-8
24. 27-32   8-3
25. 32-27   3-8
26. 27-24   8-3
27. 24-19   3-8
28. 19-15   8-3
29. 15-11   29-25
30. 11-15   3-8
31. 15-19   8-3
32. 19-23   3-8
33. 23-26   8-3

34. 7-11   3-7
35. 11-16   7-2
36. 16-20   2-6
37. 14-18   6-15
38. 18-23   15-11
39. 20-24   11-7
40. 24-27   7-2
41. 27-31   2-7
42. 23-27   7-10
43. 27-32   10-7
44. 32-27   7-10-C

A. This move loses as does 25-22. 28-24* will draw here. From here on the analysis is by Brian Hinkle as mentioned in Alex's book-Sixth.
B. Black will now make use of "The Fugitive King." From this point on, there is no draw for White.
C. Now one can easily see how the two endings are the same. This makes "CHECKER HISTORY", as "The Fugitive King" ending is now shown to come up from the "Switcher." For the denouement, you have got to have a copy of "Sixth", which also CHECKER HISTORY." The winning solution is some 80 more moves!
Sixth contains some 115 games played by Alex Moiseyev if the feature game, and hundreds more in the notes to the game. It contains 374 beautiful pages, with crisp-clear-beautiful diagrams on about all games.
A wonderful addition to any library.

Alex had the following game in his world title defense against the famed-Elbert Lowder. It is from the famous "Switcher Opening-5-9 attack. In the 1st game Moiseyev is playing the Black pieces, and in Var-1 he is playing the White pieces.

1.9-13   21-17
2.5-9   25-21
3.9-14   22-18
4.13-22   18-9
5.6-13   26-17
6.13-22   30-26
7.11-15    26-17
8. 8-11    29-25
9.11-16-A   24-19
10.15-24   28-19
11.4-8   25-22
12.8-11   22-18
13.16-20   17-14
14.10-17   21-14
15.1-6    31-26
16.11-16    26-22
17.7-10   14-7
18.3-10 Drawn

Var-1
4-8   17-14
10-17   21-14
2-6   23-19
15-18   27-23
18-27   32-23
11-15   19-10
6-15   14-9
8-11 25-22
11-16    23-18
7-11   24-20
15-19-B  18-14
19-24   28-19
16-23   22-18
12-16   14-10
16-19   9-6
19-24   6-2
24-28   2-7

10-1   3-10
1-6   10-15
18-14   15-18
6-10   18-22
14-9 1-6
22-25   9-6
28-32
Drawn

The Switcher is one of the games
most famous openings. Here are
two model games on the 5-9 line
between two great Grandmasters.

Each and every page is an exciting adventure into all new play for the Checker enthusiast.

Black to play and Draw-16-19*-Grover-Gould game

A. I pointed out to Alex that this position has been seen before. In the 9th Am. Ty., Ken Grover vs. Ray Gould had it come up "Colors Reversed" like this.
12-16, 24-20, 8-12, 24-19, 9-14, 24-19, 11-15, 20-11, 7-16 (Gould commented that this move would lose, but not so) 22-18, 15-24, 18-9, 5-14, 27-11, 3-7, 25-22, 7-16, 22-17, 4-8, 29-25, 8-11, 25-22, 11-15, 31-27. At this point, Grover took 15-19? (see diagram on left) which lost, but the 16-19* exchange draws as Willie Bryden had played before. In the next game, Lowder varied with 4-8 here, also published play. See Variation-1 above.
B. At this point, Moiseyev stated he saw the draw-all the way to the end.

The "Octopus" opening is one of the most dangerous in the 3-move deck. It comes up from both 10-15, 21-17, 7-10, 17-14 10-17*, 22-13 and 11-15*-or 11-16, 21-17, 7-11, 17-14, 10-17*, 22-13 and 11-15* same position. At this point the original attack was to exchange 24-19, a favorite of legendary Newell Banks. Perhaps checker theory has established the 23-19 attack as the strongest, but Alex Moiseyev has played the original 24-19 attack in at least two different important games and won them both with a devastating cook that varied from all published play.

1.11-16  21-17
2.7-11  17-14
3.10-17  22-13
4.11-15  24-19
5.15-24  28-19
6.8-11  25-22
7.9-14  29-25
8.3-7*  22-18
9.7-10*  18-9
10.5-14   25-22--A
11.14-17  27-24-B
12.16-20  23-18-C

13.20-27  32-23
14.11-16  18-14
15.10-15  19-10
16.6-15  23-18
17.15-19  13-9
18.17-21  22-17
19.16-20*  14-10
20.1-5  17-14
21.19-24  26-22
22.24-27  31-24
23.20-27  22-17
24. 27-31  17-13--D

25.31-27  9-6
26.2-9  13-6
27.27-23?-E  6-2
28.4-8  2-6
29.8-11  10-7
30.23-19  7-3
31.11-16  14-10
32.16-20  10-7
33.20-24  7-2
34.24-28  2-7
35.12-16  6-10
36.19-24  10-14

37.16-19  14-17
38.19-23  7-10
39.23-27  10-15
40.27-31  18-14
41.24-27  15-18
42.28-32  3-8
43.32-28  8-11
44.28-24  11-15
45.24-28  17-22
46.28-32   14-10
47.5-9  10-6
48.32-28  15-19

49.28-32  6-2
50.32-28  2-6
51.9-13  19-23
52.27-32  6-10
53.28-24  10-15
54.31-27  23-19
55.24-28  18-14
56.27-31  15-18
57.32-27  19-15
58.28-32  14-10
59.32-28  10-7
60.28-32  7-2--F

A. A fine move. Nearly always 25-21 is played here.
B. The fine follow-up to 25-22 and forces the play.
C. Another key move. Only 32-28 or 31-27 had been published here.

D. Forms diagram on left. An important landing. Black must decide on moving the king out or starting the single pieces. The strong white piece on 30 is holding well, and the two held Black pices on 5 and 21 are certain symptoms of danger as they cannot get past the piece on 30. Black can move the king one time-31-27 but them MUST start the single pieces on 12 and 4. It is best to not move the king and start the 12-16 and 4-8 -Now! White threatens to crown 4 kings and win this ending with the king majority.
E This move loses. It loses time on developing the single pieces on 12 and 4. Perhaps it was made to pin the white single pieces on 18 and 14 and eventually get a trade by moving 5-9. That is the wrong plan. Moiseyev also had this in an earlier game with British great-Jim McCarthy, who also made this move. Later, McCarthy had a draw but missed it and Moiseyev won that game also.

F. (Diag-Position at F) White now has crowned the 4 kings and there is no draw for Black. The 2 held pieces, now on 13 and 21 is fatal. We will not show the lengthty solution, but later Moiseyev mis-played the kings allowing a drawn position, but Beckwith missed the draw and Moiseyev won. Truly a Gem ending, with tremendous complications.

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