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The official American Checker Federation site is www.usacheckers.com. All tournament info-forums- and many other interesting tidbits about Checkers/Draughts. Visit them. Go Here
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This program was updated (8/08) and features the 1st 30 moves of all openings.
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Straight Checkers does NOT play checkers. It
is pre-made
games/problems, positions, that you navigate 1 move at a time and read the
expert annotations and comments. Why the move is given-is explained. Many
times, the "key" pieces" in the formation are highlighted, so as to explain
the attack/defense. Once seen, the explanations help one to realize why
the moves given are correct. The original Gold Version and Mini-1&2. All one program. 1 file to
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Click the Gold logo at top. JIM LOY, ACF Games Editor and Editor of the ACF Bulletin, has one of
the fine Checker sites. Don't miss it. Go
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Young William (Wyllie) F. Ryan- 1930's Probably 8th Am. Ty. One of the games greatest legends.
Youngg Marion
Tinsley-circa mid 1950's. The greatest player of all time. The birthplace of the
English Style of Checkers was Scotland, where it is called "Draughts."
Draughts was a national past time-played in coffee houses and general stores.
RECENT MATCHES World 3-mv Champion-Alex Moiseyev was held to a drawn match by challenger Ron King.
The pair scored 4 wins each with Moiseyev retaining the title by virtue of a drawn match.
GAYP World Title Match. GAYP (Go-As-You-Please) Champion-Ron King-defended his
title, defeating challenger Dr. Richard Beckwith, 2-1, King winning the final game in a hard fought
match. Ron King is known as "Suki" by his beloved fans in his home country of Barbados.
EXCLUSIVE; TO SEE the three winning games-with comments and
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This site is dedicated to the 8x8 (squares) version of Checkers and Draughts, as
played in America and G.B.
Three problems by the legendary Geo. H. Slocum. Slocum's problems always taught
beautiful lessons. One of the best of all time. His problems were nearly always shot problems. But not
always. White is moving up the board in all three.
In the 1850's, John Drummond issued his compilations and
analysis on many openings-mostly GAYP. (Go-As-You-Please) He also gave many of the GAYP Openings
their names. A true Checkers/Draughts legend.
Ben Boland
James Wyllie No player dominated the 19th Century like James Wyllie, affectionately
known as "The Herd Laddie." World Champion from the 1850's till 1992, he had little competition. As long
as the game is played he will live forever. Still today we go over "Wyllie's" games. Perhaps the most
famous player -ever.
Traces of "Draughts" were found on Egyptian Monuments as early as
2000 BC. However, Professor
Petrie, eminent Egyptologist, says that: "While excavating "they" got down to the Temple of Senefern,
the 1st King of the 4th Dynasty-3766 BC-they found beautiful architecture, bronze chisels, stone axes,
and a Draughts Board." Homer describes the suitors of Penelope, as
"whiling away their time at
Draughts."-The Peoples Draughts Book.
Visit and play the
famed CHINOOK. The Man vs Machine world champion by Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer, Univ
of Alberta. Click the computer.
An interview with Mr. Checkers-R.L.
(Dick) Fortman. Good when it was first posted. Good today. Good for all
times. Don't miss it.
"A very nice Interview"-Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer.
Edgar Allan Poe and Benjamin Franklin on Checkers and
Draughts. A great and elegant game. Go HereBen Boland, photo left, is one of the games greatest legends. His many books on problems and
endings-from actual play- are some of the games most important. Our game would me be much poorer
without his contributions. Photo, probably 1930's.
Bob Newell's Site See his "Checker Maven
One of the most famous books of all time, written by-Willie Ryan Derek Oldbury The British dominated the game
from 1800-1922, before the American's took over. Since 1922, Mr. Oldbury is their finest
player, winning the British tile in the 1950's and holding it till his death in 1994.
IN 1991-92 he became World Champion. I personally rank among the 10 greatest players ever.
Edgar Allan Poe and Benjamin Franklin on Checkers and
Draughts. A great and elegant game. 
One of the most famous books of all time, written by-Willie Ryan