The American Checker Federation

After heart attack, small surgery and recovery, my health conditions are much better and I want to give the current World Champion Michelle Borghetti a shot. I quit smoking (it is 4 months now), taken some diet and doing physical exercises. Greetings Alex! Congratulations on quitting smoking and yo...

Hello Alex: I was very sorry to hear of your heart attack. I would like to wish you the best of success with your recovery. Quitting smoking is a task that requires the "eye of the tiger." You have that and I know you can do it. No retreat, no surrender. The practice of yoga can help you s...

Hello Lindus, I am very glad to hear that Nigel is recovering well from his triple bypass surgery. I enjoyed many many matches with Nigel back when I was active in mail play. He was always a tough competitor and a class act. A true gentleman. Please tell him I said hello and express my well wishes f...

My first experience with mail play began at the age of 15 in 1965, after subscribing to an old and classic checker magazine called Elam's Checker Board (ECB). This magazine featured several mail play ladders, and I immediately joined the ECB Ladder and challenged my first opponent. I managed to draw...

I am hoping to attend nationals next year for GAYP though. Hopefully someone will make a bid for a fun vacation spot ;) *Cough* Vegas *Cough* I second this motion, not only for next year's tournament, but for many other future tournaments as well. If I am going to travel to a checker tournament, I ...

To Alex Holmes: I want to congratulate you for winning the Majors Division at the 2012 A.C.F. National 3-Move Tournament. This was an incredible performance and accomplishment at your age. Bravo! I hope your checkered career lasts for many years to come, as you begin your preparation to take on the ...

Hi Jan,

I want to wish your husband a safe and rewarding and blessed trip.

All The Best,

Dennis Cayton

I have been playing random people in my life for a few years now. Co-workers, military people, etc etc. The number one comment I get is, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO JUMP!" I've had the exact same experience more times than I care to remember. A few years ago, I was invited to a Mensa part...

For instance the acceptance of the new openings is completely beyond me - you guys must REALLY have been smoking some killer weed when that was decided. Greetings Sune: During the early 1990s, I had a vision. That vision was to launch an exploratory campaign to get some of the "barred openings...

Players in Master Division must be rotated, maybe up to 50% every year. Alex Hi Alex! Does this mean, that for a future ACF National Tournament, you would be willing to rotate yourself out of the Masters Division and maybe give the Minors Division a try? If so, what a splendid idea! If I happen to ...

Greetings To All: Please correct me if I am wrong about the following: I am relying solely upon memory, or whatever little memory I have left. In the year 1986, a young gentleman from overseas traveled to the United States to play in his first ever ACF National Tournament, held in Tupelo, Mississipp...

I had an awful time at the Nationals in Las Vegas trying to come up with the moves that were actually made in the game. Once again, thanks to all that make the games possible. Greetings To All: I can vouch for this. I had the pleasure of rooming with Mac Banks in three of the ACF National Tournamen...

Dennis, be respectful to people and this will come back to you in many benefiicary ways. Alex Dear Alex, I would like to thank you for reminding me of the wisdom of being respectful to others at all times. Since your arrival to our country, you have become, truly indeed, a great American. You are a...

I am OK if my opponent use numbered board outside of my observation, 10-15 feets away - so I can't see him/her and this F(ine) board. Alex Hi Alex! Are you saying, that if your opponent chooses to use a numbered board, that you are offering to make all of your moves sitting or standing 10 to 15 fee...

Greetings! I was a junior high school math teacher for 22 years before I retired in 2005. During this time, I used to bring my checker board to after-school dances, which were always held in the school cafeteria. I always had a standing offer in which I would give any student one dollar ($1) for eac...