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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 ...
Checkers [note 1] (American English), also known as draughts (/ d r ɑː f t s, d r æ f t s /; British English), is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve forward movements of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces.
The World Checkers/Draughts Championship is the tournament of English draughts (also known as "American checkers" or "straight checkers") which determines the world champion. It is organised by the World Checkers/Draughts Federation.
List of draughts players is concerned with the leading or champion figures in the history of various forms of draughts. The list should be limited to those who are notable in the game or its history. The list should be limited to those who are notable in the game or its history.
James Ferrie (born 1857; died 1929 [1]) was a Scottish checkers or English draughts player of Irish descent. [2] He was the World Checkers/Draughts Champion from 1894 to 1896 and again from 1903 to 1912. [3] He first became champion by defeating James Wyllie in 1894. [4]
The Draughts World Championship in international draughts is the world championship, which began in 1885 in France; since 1948, it has been organized by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD). The men's championship has had winners from the Netherlands , Canada , the Soviet Union , Senegal , Latvia , and Russia .
Year Winner 2003 Igor Keder: 2004 Igor Keder: 2005 Lukáš Valenta: 2006 Filip Kareta: 2007 Tomáš Novotný: 2008 ----- 2009 Filip Kareta: 2010 Igor Keder
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