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  2. Marion Tinsley - Wikipedia

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    He is widely considered to be the greatest checkers player ever. [1] Tinsley was world champion from 1955–1958 and from 1975–1991 and never lost a world championship match. He lost only seven games (two of them to the Chinook computer program , one of them while competing drunk and one in a simultaneous exhibition ) [ 2 ] from 1950 until ...

  3. English draughts - Wikipedia

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    English draughts (British English) or checkers (American English), also called straight checkers or simply draughts, [note 1] is a form of the strategy board game checkers (or draughts). It is played on an 8×8 checkerboard with 12 pieces per side. The pieces move and capture diagonally forward, until they reach the opposite end of the board ...

  4. Checkers - Wikipedia

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    In an ending with three kings versus one king, the player with three kings must win in thirteen moves or the game is a draw. Jamaican draughts/checkers: 8×8 12 No Black Any sequence may be chosen, as long as all possible captures are made. Similar to Pool checkers with the exception of the main diagonal on the right instead of the left.

  5. Game of the Day: Checkers - AOL

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    Today's Game of the Day is Checkers, the classic board game that everyone loves! Play free online Checkers with traditional rules (you must jump if possible). Make your move and king me! Increase your

  6. Game of the Day: Checkers - AOL

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    Today's Game of the Day is good ol' Checkers. You know the rules: you can only move diagonally and you can't move backwards. If you're in position to jump over an opponent's piece, you have to do it.

  7. Stadium Checkers - Wikipedia

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    Stadium Checkers (also known as Roller Bowl) is a tabletop race game for 2 to 4 players ages 8 to adult. The object of the game is to be the first to move one's five colored marbles from the outer rim of the 'stadium' to a slot in the center of the board. The game was introduced in 1952 and originally published by W.H. Schaper Mfg. Co., Inc.

  8. Richard Fortman - Wikipedia

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    Richard Lee Fortman was born on February 8, 1915, in Springfield, Illinois, which was his home throughout his life.His father was a telegraph operator for a railroad, and he would play checkers over the telegraph with other operators during quiet times, playing the games in their heads to avoid detection.

  9. International draughts - Wikipedia

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    International draughts (also called international checkers or Polish draughts) is a strategy board game for two players, one of the variants of draughts. The gameboard comprises 10×10 squares in alternating dark and light colours, of which only the 50 dark squares are used.