The American Checker Federation

Interesting to learn that it is a known position. I have the game leading to the position at a machine at home. However I don't think you will find it interesting. First of all: I am not an expert at the game. Second: the game was just a quick game against a weak table top machine (Saitek) and varie...

30-26 2-7 (2-6? 18-14!) 26-22!! {I played 32-27 here, although winning a checker temporarily this piece will be regained by the future black king } 7-11 (10-14 18-15 14-18 22-17! 13x22 28-24) 21-17 11-16 {and now the pitch: } 18-15 10x19 1-6! WW

A nice, sharp win I think.

I recently found out of the possibility to query Chinook's 10 piece database and decided to check out some positions that I had in some recent games. And I was amazed about my findings. For instance I checked the following position in which I felt I had missed a win somewhere. However I was stunned ...

The reason I prefer to use a nickname over a publicly visible real name are the annoyances that can arise when a lot of information can be gathered by simply typing your name in Google. Some issues in the past and recent rise of identity theft makes me very cautious to just publish any info on the w...