“The Joe McDaniel” 11-Man Ballot 2024 WTM - Archdale, NC   

“World and European Championship Match”

January 15-18, 2024

"The Joe McDaniel World 11-Man Ballot Match" between 11-Man World Champion Alexander Moiseyev and challenger MS Alex Holmes

(Both players from USA) The 16-game match will be held January 15-18/19, 2024 at the Quality Inn - Archdale, NC

Here is a link to Fox 8 news on WTM: https://myfox8.com/spotlight/roys-folks-with-chad-tucker/two-men-compete-in-checkers-tournament-in-archdale/

RESULTS:

Games are streaming on GM Holmes     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xBO4fTK10k  |  videos: https://www.youtube.com/@alexholmes7915/streams

After Day 3 GM Alex Moiseyev 5W-0L-7D   MS Alex Holmes resigned his challenge and GM Alex Moiseyev retains his 11-Man Ballot World Champion Title. 

One of the duties of the tournament referee is assist in the players drawing their removal checker and their first move from the 8 card deck. Red draws removal, then White, Red draws his first move, and then White, which is their opening. This opening is checked against Ed Gilbert’s 11-Man playable list, although the two “Remove - Move” is not always found in this list because it doesn’t list all the duplicate transposition, so you first search the 3,136 list and get the opening # or FEN which you search Ed Gilbert’s 11-Man playable 2,253 list, and verify if this opening as playable. You may also use setup mode and enter position in Kingsrow to identify the FEN or PDN to enter it in search (Edit-Find).

Day 1, Monday, 1/15/2024:  

Gm 1 Opening 1 (Holmes Red - Moiseyev White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #1814. Remove 11 and 24; 10-14 22-18"]
[FEN "B:W18,21,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,14"]*   

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot WTM Gm1 Open1.pdn"]
[Date "2024-01-15"]
[Black "Alex Holmes 11/10-14"]
[White "Alex Moiseyev 24/22-18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "B:W18,21,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,14"]
1. 12-16 28-24 2. 16-20 25-22 3. 8-11 24-19 4. 6-10 22-17 5. 9-13 18x9 6. 13x22 26x17 7. 5x14 19-16 8. 4-8 16-12 9. 11-15 29-25 10. 8-11 25-22 11. 1-5 31-26 12. 2-6 23-18 13. 14x23 27x18 14. 15-19 17-14 15. 10x17 22x13 16. 11-16 26-22 17. 19-23 22-17 18. 6-10 18-14 19.10-15 12-8 20. 3x12 14-9 21. 5x14 17x3 22. 15-19 3-7 23. 23-26 30x23 24. 19x26 {(Agreed Draw)}*  start 9:50 AM  end 10:52 AM, agreed draw = 1 hr 2 min

Gm 2 Opening 1 (Moiseyev Red - Holmes White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #1814. Remove 11 and 24; 10-14 22-18"]
[FEN "B:W18,21,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,14"]*   

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot Gm2 Open1.pdn "]
[Date "2024-01-15"]
[Black "Alex Moiseyev 11/10-14"]
[White "Alex Holmes 24/22-18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "B:W18,21,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,14"]
1. 8-11 28-24 2. 11-16 24-20 3. 6-10 20x11 4. 7x16 27-24 5. 4-8 24-19 6. 8-11 26-22 7. 16-20 22-17 8. 20-24 17-13 9. 2-6 25-22 10. 11-16 18-15 11. 24-27 31x24 12. 16-20 15-11 13. 20x27 11-8 14. 10-15 19x10 15. 6x15 13x6 16. 1x10 21-17 17. 14x21 23-18 18. 27-31 18x11 19. 12-16 8-4 20. 10-15 22-17 21. 16-19 17-14 22. 19-23 14-10 23. 23-26 30x23 24. 31-26 11-7 25. 26x19 7-2 26. 19-23 10-6 27. 15-18 6-1 28. 18-22 1-6 29. 21-25 2-7 30. 3x10 6x15 31. 25-30 4-8 32. 22-26 15-11 33. 23-19 8-3 34. 26-31 3-7 35. 31-26 7-10 36. 26-22 11-15 37. 19-24 10-14 38. 30-26 15-19 39. 24x15 14-18 40. 5-9 18x11 41. 26-23 11-16 42. 9-13 16-20 43. 23-19 32-28 44. 13-17 20-24 45. 19-23 24-20 46. 17-21 20-16 47. 23-27 16-19 {(Resigned as Red Win)}*   start 10:55 AM  end 2:34 PM, resigned as red win = 3 hr 39 min 

Gm 3 Opening 2 (Moiseyev Red - Holmes White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #1651. Remove 12 and 24; 8-12 23-19"]
[FEN "B:W19,21,22,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12"]*

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot Gm3 Open 2.pdn"]
[Date "2024-01-15"]
[Black "Alex Moiseyev 12/8-12"]
[White "Alex Holmes 24/23-18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "B:W19,21,22,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12"]
1. 11-16 27-23 2. 4-8 22-18 3. 8-11 25-22 4. 16-20 22-17 5. 9-13 30-25 6. 13x22 26x17 7. 6-9 17-14 8. 10x17 21x14 9. 12-16 19x12 10. 11-15 18x11 11. 9x27 32x23 12. 7x16 25-22 13. 1-6 29-25 14. 6-10 22-18 15. 2-6 25-21 16. 6-9 31-26 17. 10-14 26-22 18. 9-13 18x9 19. 5x14 23-19 20. 16x23 22-18 21. 23-26 18x9 22. 26-31 9-6 23. 31-26 6-2 24. 26-23 2-6 25. 20-24 28x19 26. 23x16 {(Resigned as Red Win)}*   start 3:35 AM  end 5:04 PM, resigned as red win = 1 hr 29 min

Gm 4 Opening 2 (Moiseyev White - Holmes Red)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #1651. Remove 12 and 24; 8-12 23-19"]
[FEN "B:W19,21,22,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12"]*

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot Gm4 Open 2.pdn"]
[Date "2024-01-15"]
[Black "Alex Holmes12/8-12"]
[White "Alex Moiseyev 24/23-18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "B:W19,21,22,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12"]
1. 11-16 26-23 2. 4-8 22-17 3. 9-14 25-22 4. 8-11 30-26 5. 5-9 28-24 6. 16-20 17-13 7. 1-5 22-18 8. 14-17 21x14 9. 10x17 29-25 10. 17-21 19-15 11. 21x30 15x8 12. 9-14 18x9 13. 5x14 8-4 14. 14-17 24-19 15. 17-21 26-22 16. 21-25 22-17 17. 6-10 4-8 18. 10-15 19x10 19. 7x21 13-9 20. 25-29 8-11 21. 29-25 31-26 22. 25-29 9-5 23. 3-7 11-8 24. 7-10 8-11 25. 10-14 11-16 26. 12x19 23x16 27. 30x23 27x9 {(Agreed Draw)}*   start 5:07 PM  end 7:26 PM, agreed draw = 2 hr 33 min

Day 2, Tuesday, 1/16/2024 :

Gm 5 Opening 3 (Moiseyev Red - Holmes White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #2341. Remove 8 and 21; 12-16 23-18"]
[FEN "B:W18,22,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,16"]*

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot Gm5 Open 3.pdn"]
[Date "2024-1-16"]
[Black "Alex Moiseyev 8/12-16"]
[White "Alex Holmes 21/23-18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "B:W18,22,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,16"]
1. 16-20 18-14 2. 10x17 22x13 3. 4-8 24-19 4. 8-12 25-22 5. 9-14 29-25 6. 6-10 19-15 7. 11x18 22x6 8. 1x10 25-22 9. 7-11 13-9 10. 3-8 28-24 11. 11-15 26-23 12. 8-11 31-26 13. 12-16 23-18 14. 14x23 26x12 15. 5x14 12-8 16. 14-18 8-3 17. 18x25 30x21 18. 11-16 3-8 19. 10-14 8-11 20. 14-18 21-17 21. 16-19 17-13 22. 19x28 {(Agreed Draw)}*    start 9:04 AM  break 10:17 for 15 min FOX 8 TV,  end 11:26 AM, agreed draw = 2 hr 13 min  FOX8 continued for another 20 minutes. 

Gm 6 Opening 3 (Holmes Red - Moiseyev White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #2341. Remove 8 and 21; 12-16 23-18"]
[FEN "B:W18,22,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,16"]*

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot Gm6 Open 3.pdn"]
[Date "2024-1-16"]
[Black "Alex Holmes 8/12-16"]
[White "Alex Moiseyev 21/23-18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[FEN "B:W18,22,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,16"]
1. 16-20 24-19 2. 4-8 25-21 3. 9-14 18x9 4. 5x14 22-17 5. 11-15 26-23 6. 15x24 28x19 7. 8-11 19-16 8. 11-15 29-25 9. 6-9 25-22 10. 15-19 30-26 11. 9-13 32-28 12. 10-15 17x10 13. 7x14 16-11 14. 2-6 23x16 15. 14-18 22-17 16. 13x22 26x17 17. 6-9 11-7 {(Resigned as White Win)}*   start 11:53 AM - end 1:15 PM, Resigned as White Win = 1 hr 22 min 

Gm 7 Opening 4 (Holmes Red - Moiseyev White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #1788. Remove 12 and 24; 11-16 22-17"]
[FEN "B:W17,21,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,16"]*

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot Gm7 Open 4.pdn"]
[Date "2024-1-16"]
[Black "Alex Holmes 12/11-16"]
[White "Alex Moiseyev 24/22-17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "B:W17,21,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,16"]
1. 8-11 25-22 2. 16-19 23x16 3. 11x20 17-13 4. 4-8 22-18 5. 8-11 29-25 6. 9-14 18x9 7. 5x14 26-23 8. 11-15 23-19 9. 15x24 28x19 10. 3-8 27-23 11. 8-12 30-26 12. 14-17 21x14 13. 10x17 25-21 {(Agreed Draw)}*   start 2:00 PM - end 3:18 PM, Agreed Draw = 1 hr 18 min

Gm 8 Opening 4 (Moiseyev Red - Holmes White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #1788. Remove 12 and 24; 11-16 22-17"]
[FEN "B:W17,21,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,16"]*

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot Gm8 Open 4.pdn"]
[Date "2024-1-16"]
[Black "Alex Moiseyev 12/11-16"]
[White "Alex Holmes 24/22-17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "B:W17,21,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,16"]
1. 8-11 17-14 2. 9x18 23x14 3. 10x17 21x14 4. 11-15 26-23 5. 15-18 28-24 6. 16-20 24-19 7. 6-9 25-22 8. 18x25 30x21 9. 9x18 23x14 10. 1-6 29-25 11. 6-9 21-17 12. 9x18 27-24 13. 20x27 32x14 14. 4-8 25-22 15. 8-11 22-18 16. 7-10 {(Agreed Draw)}*   start 3:20 PM - end 4:45 PM, Agreed Draw = 2 hr 5 min 

Day 3, Wednesday, 1/17/2024 :

Gm 9 Opening 5 (Holmes Red - Moiseyev White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #2044. Remove 5 and 21; 12-16 24-19"]
[FEN "B:W19,22,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,16"]*

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot Gm9 Open 5.pdn"]
[Date "2024-1-17"]
[Black "Alex Holmes 5/12-16"]
[White "Alex Moiseyev 21/24-19"]
[Result "0-1"]
[FEN "B:W19,22,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,16"]
1. 8-12 22-18 2. 9-13 25-22 3. 4-8 27-24 4. 16-20 32-27 5. 11-16 29-25 6. 7-11 25-21 7. 6-9 21-17 8. 2-7 19-15 9. 10x19 24x15 10. 9-14 18x9 11. 11x25 30x21 12. 13x22 26x17 13. 8-11 23-18 14. 1-5 9-6 15. 5-9 6-2 16. 9-13 17-14 17. 7-10 14x7 18. 3x10 2-7 19. 10-15 18-14 20. 15-18 7-3 21. 11-15 3-7 22. 16-19 7-10 23. 13-17 14-9 24. 17-22 27-24 25. 20x27 31x24 26.22-26 9-6 27. 26-31 6-2 28. 18-22 21-17 29. 22-25 17-13 30. 25-30 13-9 31. 31-27 24-20 32. 30-26 2-7 33. 27-31 7-11 34. 15-18 10-14 35. 19-23 11-15 36. 26-22 15-19 {(Resigned as White Win)}*   start 9:09 AM - end 12:09 PM, Resigned as White Win  = 3 hr

Gm 10 Opening 5 (Moiseyev Red - Holmes White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #2044. Remove 5 and 21; 12-16 24-19"]
[FEN "B:W19,22,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,16"]*

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot Gm10 Open 5.pdn"]
[Date "2024-1-17"]
[Black "Alex Moiseyev 5/12-16"]
[White "Alex Holmes 21/24-19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "B:W19,22,23,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,16"]
1. 16-20 22-18 2. 11-15 18x11 3. 8x24 28x19 4. 4-8 25-22 5. 8-11 29-25 6. 10-15 19x10 7. 6x15 22-17 8. 7-10 25-21 9. 9-13 17-14 10. 10x17 21x14 11. 13-17 23-19 12. 15x24 32-28 13. 1-6 28x19 14. 2-7 26-22 15. 17x26 31x22 16. 6-10 14-9 17. 11-15 19-16 18. 10-14 16-12 19. 15-19 {(Agreed Draw)}*    start 12:21 PM - end 1.25 PM, Agreed Draw    = 1 hr 4 min

Gm 11 Opening 5 (Moiseyev Red - Holmes White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #212. Remove 12 and 28; 10-14 22-17"]
[FEN "B:W17,21,23,24,25,26,27,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,14"]*

[Event "2024 11Man Ballot Gm11 Open 5.pdn"]
[Date "2024-1-17"]
[Black "Alex Moiseyev 12/10-14"]
[White "Alex Holmes 28/22-17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "B:W17,21,23,24,25,26,27,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,14"]
1. 6-10 17-13 2. 1-6 25-22 3. 14-18 23x14 4. 9x25 29x22 5. 11-15 27-23 6. 8-11 24-20 7. 4-8 31-27 8. 8-12 27-24 9. 11-16 20-11 10. 7-16 23-18 11. 15-19 24-15 12. 10-19 22-17 13. 3-8 17-14 14. 8-11 30-25 15. 2-7 26-22 16. 6-10 22-17 17. 10-15 25-22 18. 19-24 13-9 19. 7-10 14x7 20. 5x23 7-3 21. 24-27 {(Resigned as Red Win)}*   start 2:20 PM - end 3.45 PM Resigned as Red Win = 1 hr 5 min

Gm 12 Opening 5 (Holmes Red - Moiseyev White)

[Event "11-Man Ballot #212. Remove 12 and 28; 10-14 22-17"]
[FEN "B:W17,21,23,24,25,26,27,29,30,31,32:B1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,14"]*