The American Checker Federation

The Executive Board chooses the bid. This year the choice was easy because there was only one bid submitted by Barbados. They will give $10,000 prize fund.

Room rates are too high and the hotel is not that good. I've already been there. My friend and I had a very small room for two separated beds. There wasn't even enough room to put a chair near the beds. Fortunately, there was another room with two sofas, a few chairs, a gas stove, a sink and a few p...

My deepest condolences on the loss of your brother.

Sergio Scarpetta

Congratulations Ingo!
Great Victory!

I wish to express my deepest condolences to the whole family. --- RIP Frank.

[Event "2018 Italy vs USA Match - round 8/1"] [Date "2018-04-25"] [Black "Clayton Nash"] [White "Emanuele D'Amore"] [Result "0-1"] 1. 9-13 23-19 2. 11-16 27-23 3. 8-11 32-27 4. 16-20 19-16 5. 12x19 24x8 6. 4x11 23-18 7. 10-15 26-23 8. 6-9 30-26 9. 1...

[Event "2018 Italy vs USA Match - round 1/1"] [Date "2018-04-21"] [Black "Daniele Bertè"] [White "Charles Freeman"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. 12-16 21-17 2. 16-19 23x16 3. 11x20 17-13 4. 9-14 25-21 5. 8-11 22-17 6. 4-8 26-23 7. 8-12 24-19 8. 11-16 29-25 ...

[Event "2018 Italy vs USA Match - round 1/1"] [Date "2018-04-21"] [Black "Joe Schwartz"] [White "Emanuele D'Amore"] [Result "1-0"] 1. 11-16 24-20 2. 16-19 23x16 3. 12x19 22-18 4. 9-14 18x9 5. 5x14 25-22 6. 10-15 22-17 7. 6-10 29-25 8. 8-11 17-13 9. 4...

I'll send Italians an e-mail. I hope they still have their copies.

Sergio Scarpetta

[Event "2018 Italy vs USA Match - round 1/1"] [Date "2018-04-21"] [Black "Alex Moiseyev"] [White "Sergio Scarpetta"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. 10-14 23-19 2. 11-15 19x10 3. 6x15 27-23 4. 8-11 32-27 5. 7-10 24-20 6. 3-7 22-18 7. 15x22 25x18 8. 11-16 20x11...

Kondlo won the twelfth game, but he was the first one who missed a win. In fact, he moved 3-8 at the 21th, but the win was 22-17! (It was found by Jim Loy).

Kondlo is the new GAYP Wolrd Champion. He defeated Borghetti by the score of 15 draws and 5 wins in his favour. He did well since the first game and deserved this title. He came to the Checker Hall of Fame well-prepared and confident. He was never in a loss and missed a couple of wins. His victory w...

The 17th and 18th games ended in draws. The score is 13 draws and 5 wins in favour of Kondlo, with six games left to go. Kondlo needs two more draws to be crown the new GAYP World Champion. [Event "2018 GAYP WTM - ICHF - 9/1"] [Date "2018-09-13"] [Black "Michele Borghetti&qu...

The games of the fifth day were over. Kondlo got another win. The score is 11 draws and 5 wins in favour of Kondlo. [Event "2018 GAYP WTM - ICHF - 8/1"] [Date "2018-09-12"] [Black "Michele Borghetti"] [White "Lubabalo Kondlo"] [Result "0-1"] 1. 11-15...

Other two games were over. Kondlo missed a win in the 14th game, so the score is 10 draws and 4 wins in favour of Kondlo. [Event "2018 GAYP WTM - ICHF - 7/1"] [Date "2018-09-12"] [Black "Lubabalo Kondlo"] [White "Michele Borghetti"] [Result "1/2-1/2"...