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 Lancashire Checkers Newsletter No. 134 February 2013
Editorial 2012 has been an incredible year, what with the Olympics, the Diamond
Jubilee, Alan Turing’s 100th birthday, Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday, the 500th anniver­
sary of Wolverhampton Grammar School, the 600th anniversary of Middleton Grammar
School, not to mention the World Mind Sports Games at LiUe, and Sport Accord at Beijing.
What do we have in 2013? There is the World 3-Move Challenge Match between
Alex Moiseyev and Michele Borghetti. And the World GAYP Qualifier in Barbados. Both
dates still to be announced. And a decision to be made on the World Ladies’ GAYP Title
following the cancellation of their Challenge Match in December.
Plenty to look forward to. Hope 2013 tmns out well for you all.
John Reade, 123 Andover Avenue, Middleton, Manchester M24 IJQ. Telephone 0161-
643-2985, email sue.reade@uwclub.net (8 January 2013)
Results
Sport Accord Beijing, 12 to 19 December. 1st: Alex Moiseyev, 2nd: Lubabalo Kondlo,
3rd: Michele Borghetti, 4th: Ron King.
Calendar of Events
Kildare Open Naas, 23/24 February.
Arthur Jones Beswick Library, 16 March.
English Open Bristol, 22 to 26 April.
Danish Open Copenhagen, 1/2 Jxme.
Scottish Open Stonehaven, 22 to 26 July.
Welsh Open Knighton, 21/22 September.
Solutions to Checkers Problems in the December Newsletter
Problem 265 9-6 27-18 6-2 18-22 2-6 11-15 6-9 15-24 9-25.
Problem 266 9-6 1-10 31-27 12-19 27-9.
Solutions to Italian Problems in the December Newsletter
Diagram 1 23-20 16-23 15-20 8-22 20-4.
Diagram 2 16-20 23-16 15-12 16-14 2-27.
Diagram 3 7-12 11-27 12-16 23-5 16-21.
Diagram 4 21-18 2-9 18-14 9-20 14-32.
Correct solutions were received from Alan Beckerson, Mauro Giusti, David Kotin,
Brian Reade, Leo Springer, Liam Stephens, Ron Taylor, Ton Tiliemans and Petr Zvardon.
Prizes are in the post.
 Minutes of the AGM of the LDA held at Chorlev on 11 December 2012
1. Opening of Meeting Ron Taylor declared the meeting open at 7.45 pm.
2. Present Mark Allen, Jack Borrow, Sukhjivan Dhanjal, Melvyn Green, John Reade
and Ron Taylor.
3. Apologies for Absence Were received from Prank Bednall, Eddie O’Gara and Danny
Oliphant.
4. Minutes of AGM 2011 Were agreed and signed.
5. Matters Arising Regarding Item 12, John Reade said that he had organised a weekly
meeting at the Beswick school during the Easter term 2012, but there had not been enough
interest shown to make it worth pursuing any further.
6. President’s Report Ron Taylor thanked John Reade for keeping everything going.
2012 had been a good year for Lancashire draughts. Both Lancashire teams reached the
final of the County Championship which North Lancashire won for the first time. South
Lancashire had hoped to complete a hat-trick this year but it was not to be. Danny
Oliphant won the Arthur Jones, and Prank Bednall came second in the Ron Bumby.
Danny Oliphant came 5th in the British Open at Bristol in May, and 18th in the World
3-Move Qualifier at Lille in August. Melvyn Green came second in Bill Salot’s Problem
Composing Contest #8 in September. His problem was published as Problem 264 in the
October newsletter.
7. Secretary’s Report John Reade reported as follows.
GAYP League 2011 Won by John Reade.
GAYP Knockout 2011 Won by Danny Oliphant.
3-Move League 2012 Won by Prank Bednall.
3-Move Knockout 2012 Still in progress.
Arthur Jones 2012 Won by Danny Oliphant.
Ron Brnnby 2012 Won by Anthony Rose.
County Championship 2012 North Lancashire and South Lancashire played each other
in the final. North Lancashire won 2-0-6.
County Championship 2013 The draw for the first round of the County Championship
2013 was made at the ECM of the EDA on 1 December. North Lancashire were drawn
against Cornwall. South Lancashire were drawn against Middlesex.
8. Treasurer’s Report John Reade reported that the BBP from 2011 was £535.74, and
the BCP to 2013 would be £536.07. No increase of membership fee would be necessary.
Secondly, that he had recently received a letter from the Halifax Building Society
saying that they would be closing all club accounts with effect from 1 March 2013. They
had advised him to transfer the LDA account to Lloyds Bank. He did this on 7 December.
9. Election of Officers All re-elected en bloc.
10. Proposals No proposals.
11. Other Business No other business.
12. Closing of Meeting Ron Taylor declared the meeting closed at 8.20 pm.
John Reade, 12 December 2012.
 A Tribute to Bert Law
Bert Law sadly passed away on 18 November aged 74 years.
I first met Bert Law on the site It’s Your Turn. He had come to my attention as an
English player brought to my table to play on fine. David Kotin, a former English player
who now fives in Prague, got us together, and from there I persuaded Bert to join the
West Midland Draughts Club. Bert was very keen on the game and, though he wasn’t a
strong player, made up for this with dedication and enthusiasm. He preferred playing real
opponents, I think, and enjoyed the West Midlands Club. He was one of a few players of his
age who liked to play the International 10x10 game. Indeed he tried a number of variants
and enjoyed them all. He also enjoyed playing in tournaments. He was at Knighton for
the Welsh, Stonehaven for the Scottish, Ryde for the English at various times over the last
few years. He also played at tournaments in Birmingham and Manchester. Had his failing
health over the last 2 years not come to the fore I’m sme he would have done even more
because he had a great love for the game. Bert came fi:om Oxford so it was a fair trip to
play regularly in the West Midlands League at Longbridge.
Bert had a fife before draughts and really enjoyed fishing. Indeed his name on It’s
Your Turn was Piscator which is Latin for fisherman. I got the impression Bert was still
collecting fishing gear to the day he died. I think he had a lot of it.
Bert always said he started playing draughts too late in fife and wished he had begun
earlier. He was always generous with time and effort for the game. I last saw Bert in
Bristol playing Con Boyle (no relation) in the British Open. I looked over and saw Bert
was a piece up and was happy for him. Unfortunately Bert couldn’t get the win. After
telling him he should have won the game, I thought, actually Bert you did well. Con’s a
good player and you’re not a weU man.
Bert was due to go to the Welsh with me but through a series of unforeseen cir­
cumstances it wasn’t to be. As mentioned Bert enjoyed the 10x10 game and played at
Cambridge and our 10x10 league in Longbridge. He enjoyed the Mind Sports Olympiads
in London, and on occasion played in other non-draughts events.
I will miss him at tournaments. We often went or met together at them. He enjoyed
not only the game but the players and the location, especially Knighton. If ever there was
a devotee to the game it was Bert. Bert played every Monday against Colin Jeffries from
Oxford at his home and had some good games against him. Colin will miss his playing
partner.
Colin and I went to Bert’s funeral at the Salvation Army Corps in Oxford. Far from
being a solemn occasion it celebrated his love of fishing and draughts. He had a good
send-off. In his memory and because of his love for ah forms of draughts we have named
our small 10x10 league the Bert Law League.
Bert will be missed as a player and a friend, and I hope he can continue fishing and
playing draughts in the hands of the Almighty. May your last move be the best Bert. May
you rest in peace. Our thoughts and sympathy go to his son and the rest of the family in
Oxford.
Tony Boyle, 11 December 2012.
 Lancashire GAYP League 2012
See below for the final scores in the Lancashire GAYP League 2012.
P M
1. J. Reade 25 9
2. S. Dhanjal 16 7
3. F. Bednall 15 5
4. R. Taylor 15 7
5. D. Oliphant 13 5
6. M. Green 11 5
7. E. O’Gara 9 4
8. M. Allen 4 5
9. J. Borrow 0 6
10. G. Hogan 0 1
P is total game points. M is number of matches played. F. Bednall beat R. Taylor in
their head to head. J. Borrow and G. Hogan are in alphabetical order.
Draw for the County Championship 2013
See below for the draw for the first round of the County Championship 2013 made at
Ryde on 1 December 2012.
Middlesex v S. Lancs
Cornwall v N. Lancs
HOBBI V W. Midlands
S. Wales V Bye
Sport Accord 2012
See below for the final scores in the Sport Accord Event at Beijing played during the
week 12 to 19 December 2012.
P SB
1. A. Moiseyev 13 152
2. L. Kondlo 12 143
3. M. Borghetti 12 143
4. R. King 11 136
L. Kondlo beat M. Borghetti in Round 6.
 10-14 10-17 16-23 5-14
22-17 21-14 26-19 29-25
9-13 A 11-16 13-17 6-10
17-10 27-23 30-26 25-22
6-15 3-7 6-10 10-15
24-19 23-18 18-15 22-13
15-24 16-23 12-16 15-18
28-19 26-19 19-12 Black win
1-6 8-11 10-19
23-18 31-26 32-27
7-10 11-16 2-6
18-14 25-21 B 14-9
A. The Black Hole.
B. Loses. 19-15 draws.
Kondlo Beats Borghetti
M. Borghetti v L. Kondlo (19 December 2012)
11-15 16-19 12-16 A 27-32
21-17 23-16 26-22 B 30-26
8-11 12-19 14-18 C 32-27
17-13 27-23 24-20 3-7
9-14 8-12 18-23 2-11
25-21 23-16 20-11 26-23
11-16 12-19 19-24 27-18
24-20 32-27 28-19 22-8
3-8 4-8 15-24 White
20-11 27-24 11-8
7-16 8-12 23-27
22-17 29-25 8-3
A. Loses. 5-9 draws.
B. Loses. 24-20 wins.
C. Loses. 16-20 wins.
 9-14 3-7 15-24 11-15 A
22-18 32-27 28-19 27-24
10-15 8-11 7-11 20-27
18-9 22-17 19-16 31-24
5-14 6-10 12-19 White win
23-18 29-25 23-7
14-23 1-6 2-11
26-10 25-22 17-13
7-14 11-16 4-8
27-23 30-26 22-17
11-15 16-20 8-12
25-22 24-19 26-23
A. Loses. 12-16 draws.
Oliphant Beats Reade
J. Reade v D. Oliphant (30 December 2012)
11-15 15-24 3-10 17-21
21-17 28-19 22-18 26-22
9-13 9-18 10-14 11-16
25-21 23-14 18-9 32-28
8-11 2-6 A 5-14 8-11
29-25 25-21 26-22 22-18
4-8 6-10 1-5 14-17
17-14 27-23 22-18 19-15
10-17 10-17 13-17 White
21-14 21-14 18-9
6-9 7-10 5-14
24-19 14-7 31-26
A. Colossus gives 11-15 19-10 8-11 10-6 1-17 25-21 2-6 21-14 6-10 30-25 10-17 25-21
7-10 21-7 3-10.
 Pool Checkers Problems
The rules of pool checkers are that men move forwards but take both
forwards and backwards. Kings move any number of squares along any diagonal.
They cannot jump their own pieces, and they can only jump opponent’s pieces if
there are empty squares on the other side. Men passing through the opponent’s
back row in the middle of a multiple take do not promote. There is no maximum
take rule. White is to move and win in all the diagrams.
Diagram 1 Diagram 2

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by Jake Kacher by Jake Kacher

Diagram 3 Diagram 4

7/. W/mV.

by Jake Kacher by Jake Kacher

Send solutions to the Editor by 28 February 2013. Anyone sending a
correct solution to any of the problems will receive a prize.
 Problem 267
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Black to move and draw

by O.H. Richmond

Problem 268
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Black to move and win

by D.G. McElvie