2008 King vs Kondlo - GAYP WCM

Ron King (Barbados) Vs Lubabulo Kondlo (SA)
Following the receipt of a single bid for the hosting of this match it was agreed that the World GAYP Championship Match will be held at Medina, OH, USA from 8th -13th September 2008
 (posted 12/21/07 on ACF Site)

The GAYP World Title Match will be held September 8th - 13th , 2008   

in Rodeway Inn, Medina, Ohio  24-game GAYP match (4 games per day - 1.25hrs clock /2.5hrs game) will feature Ron King of Barbados (champion) and Lubabalo Kondlo of South Africa (challenger). Alan Millhone will referee. See above "Ohio State tournament" for lodging info

For more information please contact Rich Beckwith at richardbeckwith@usacheckers.com.

Lubabalo Kondlo of Port Elizabeth, South Africa won the WCDF World Qualifier in GAYP at the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas on September, 2007 and now has earned the right to challenge Mr. Ron 'Suki' King of Barbados for the title in 2008.  Mr. Kondlo has been virtually an unkown to the Checker/Draughts community till he won the 2007 ACF's National Tournament, and then the World Qualifier back to back. This Match should be an exciting event between a formerly unknown player and a long time GM Champion. 

GM Ron "Suki" King of St. George, Barbados vs Lubabalo Kondlo of
Port Elizabeth, South Africa at Rodeway Inn, Medina, OH - September 8-13, 2008         


Lubabalo Kondlo of Port Elizabeth, South Africa vs  GM Ron "Suki" King of St. George,
Barbados at the 2007 GAYP Nationals held at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

Photos:

Congratulations to Ron King
Ron King of Barbados successfully defended his GAYP World Title against Lubabalo Kondlo of Port Elizabeth, South Africa by a score of 1-0 with 23 draws. The match was held Sept. 8-13 at the Rodeway Inn & Medina Conference Center in Medina, Ohio. Alan Millhone was referee. Ron won his final and their 24th game, although he would have retained the title with a drawn match. Lubabalo won the right to challenge by winning the 2007 WCDF Qualifier in Las Vegas.

Prize fund was $1500, and the players’ flight, lodging, and food expenses were funded as part of the bid. The match was sponsored by EVERGREEN-UNI (Joe LoConti’s agency), Richard Beckwith, and additional contributors. A film crew recorded the week’s proceedings, as well as the preceding Ohio State Tournament, for an upcoming documentary.

Richard Beckwith,
ACF Player Rep
2009-07-26 ACF Forum

Results:

GM World Champion Ron 'Suki' King of St. George, Barbados successfully defended his GAYP World Title by defeating Lubabulo Kondlo by 1-0-23 to keep his coveted GAYP World Title which he has held for 17 years!  King won over James Morrison 4-1-17 in 1991 after Don Lafferty defended his title against Morrison in 1986 by 0-0-24 and 3 years later in 1989 against Lowder by 4-3-16 and retired his GAYP World Title 2 years later and died in 6/7/98.

September 8th - 13th 2006
Lubabulo Kondlo of Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Challenger, vs Ron "Suki" King of St. George, Barbados - World GAYP GM Champion for the WCDF World Championship in GAYP

      9/8/08 - Monday - Day 1:

      Game 1: Suki began with reds after colors were chosen, played a "man-down Fife" line, 1115, 2319, 914, 2217, 59, 1713, 1418, 1916, 1219...drawn.
Game 2: Lubabalo red - "SDC" (Second Double Corner)
 (11-15, 24-19, 15-24, 28-19 (Offers R play W game... requires careful handling) was drawn.
      Game 3: Ron red - "Fife" 1115, 2319, 914, 2217, 59... drawn.
      Game 4: Lubabalo red "SDC" 1115 2419 1524 2819 811 2218 1116 2522 1014... draw.
Result after Day 1:  4 draws.  0-0-4
 Read ACF Forum      

9/9/08 - Tuesday - Day 2:

      Game 5: Ron red - "Old 14th" 11-15 23-19 8-11 22-17 4-8... drawn (48 moves - 1.33hrs)
      Game 6: Lubabalo red - "SDC" was a draw.  (28 moves - 1.25hrs)
      Game 7: Ron red, game like #5 "Old 14th" drawn (38 moves - .566hrs)
      Game 8: Lubabalo red - "SDC" with 3025 var. by Ron drawing (27 moves - 1.3hrs)
(Looks like Ron favors 2419 reply to 1115 and Lubabalo likes 2319)
 Result after Day 2:  8 draws.  0-0-8
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9/10/08 - Wednesday - Day 3:

Game 9: Ron red - "Refused Whilter Exchange" 11-15, 23-19, 7-11 22-17... Drawn (1.5 hrs)
Game 10: Lubabulo red - "SDC"  (repeat of one of the previous games) - Drawn (.16hrs)
Game 11:  Ron red - "Glasgow" 1115 2319 811 2217 1116... Drawn (.583hrs)
Game 12: Lubabulo red - "SDC" (repeat of a previous games) - Drawn (.566hrs)
(Looks like King intends to play it safe and draw majority of the match until the 11th hour and spring his new stuff on Lubabulo... either way he wins because the burden is on the challenger to beat the GM Champion.  This match is 1/2 over, so if Lubabulo has a surprise it's time to play it!)
Result after Day 3:  12 draws.  0-0-12
Read ACF Forum - 2 pages 
 

9/11/08 - Thursday - Day 4:

Game 13: Ron red - "Glasgow into Martins Rest" with 1524 pitch... Drawn (41 moves - 2 hrs)
(1115, 2319, 811, 2217, 1116 2420 15x24 20x11 7x16 27x11 3-7...  GM Alex Moiseyev
watching these games said King missed a win in this long endgame ending)
Game 14: Lubabulo red - 1115 2217 811 1713...  - Drawn (37 moves - 40 minutes)
(if 48 2522  "Douglas" or 1518 then "Maid of the Mill" both Red advantage draw games. Ron showing Lubabalo that he knows pp and can play a weak line for a draw)
Game 15:  Ron red - "Glasgow / Martins Rest" 1115 2319 811 2217 1116 2420 16x23 27x11 7x16 20x11 37 2824 7x16 2824 1619 ... Drawn (37 moves - 13 mins.)
 Game 16: Lubabulo red - "Old 14" - Drawn (37 moves - 1hrs.)
Result after Day 4:  16 draws.  0-0-16
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9/12/08 - Friday - Day 5:

Game 17: Ron red - "Glasgow" - Drawn (25 moves - 1hrs.)
Game 18: Lubabulo red - "SDC" 1115 2419 15x24 28x19 (711 instead of stronger 811) 1915
10x19 (takes lesser instead of 11x18 but usually jumps out same) 23x7 3x10... Drawn (14 moves - 30 minutes)
Game 19: Ron red - "Souter" 1115 2319 914 2217 69... Draw (29 moves - 5 minutes)
Game 20: Lubabulo red - "SDC" - Draw (15 moves - 5 minutes)
Result after Day 4:  20 draws.  0-0-20
Read ACF Forum

9/13/08 - Saturday - Day 6:
Game 21: Ron red - "Whilter Exchange var."  1115 2319 711 (instead of 2218 exchange, Lubabulo goes 2723 variation)... Drawn (2 hrs.)
Read ACF Forum - 2 pages
Game 22: Lubabulo red - "SDC" - Drawn (20 moves - 10 minutes)
Game 23: Ron red - 1115 2319...- Drawn (18 moves - 11 minutes)
Game 24: Lubabulo red - "Double Corner Dyke" - 1914 2217 1116...Lubabulo got into loss and lost (2 hrs.)

 Result after Day 4:  GM Ron King wins GAYP - WCM by  1 Win - 0 Loss - 23 draws
There was a closing ceremony and board signing, etc.
Read ACF Forum.

The detail run-up and annotated analysis on these games are kept under cover for a later publication in a WCM Booklet. 

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