1996 Man vs. Man Go-As-You-Please World Championship
Petal, Mississippi, November 1 - 7, 1996
The 1996 Man vs. Man Go-As-You-Please World Checkers Championship was held at the International Checker Hall of Fame in Petal, Mississippi from November 1 to 7, 1996. This was a 24 game match between the defending champion Ron King and challenger James Morrison. Don Lafferty was the referee.
Ron King retained his title by defeating Jim Morrison 2-0 with 21 draws.
Game scores:
* Game 01 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) * Game 02 (Morrison 1/2 King 1/2) * Game 03 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) * Game 04 (Morrison 1/2 King 1/2) * Game 05 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) * Game 06 (Morrison 1/2 King 1/2) * Game 07 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) * Game 08 (Morrison 1/2 King 1/2) * Game 09 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) * Game 10 (Morrison 1/2 King 1/2) * Game 11 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) * Game 12 (Morrison 1/2 King 1/2) * Game 13 (King 1 Morrison 0 ) * Game 14 (Morrison 1/2 King 1/2) * Game 15 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) * Game 16 (Morrison 1/2 King 1/2) * Game 17 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) * Game 18 (Morrison 0 King 1 ) * Game 19 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) * Game 20 (Morrison 1/2 King 1/2) * Game 21 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) * Game 22 (Morrison 1/2 King 1/2) * Game 23 (King 1/2 Morrison 1/2) Total: King 12.5 Morrison 10.5