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This was played back when I was teaching myself how to play checkers, using a program called Checker King, at 15 seconds per move, on my Apple ][+ computer. These early programs were inept at endings (and some openings), but otherwise were fairly strong. Here is a nice shot by Checker King.
J. Loy - Checker King, 1982
11-16 22-17 16-20 25-22 9-13 29-25
8-11 17-14 10-17 21-14 6-10 25-21 10-17 21-14 2-6 (1-6 PP) 22-18 6-9
23-19 (24-19 may be better, but Red can lose his way against this too)
4-8? (loses. 1-6 draws) 26-22 1-6 19-15 12-16 31-26 16-19
(everything else loses) [diagram]
15-10!! 6-15 14-10 7-23 27-18 20-27 32-7 3-10 18-4 WW.