Ladies and gentlemen,
I am officially announcing my bid for 2023 ACF President.
I plan on bringing some changes. I wanted to highlight a few :
More organized online tournaments with referees.
Bringing more members from the online community.
Updated information and better presence throughout.
More international involvement.
Bringing corporate world into sponsorship opportunities.
Please feel free to ask questions and let me know what you would like to see!
Sincerely,
Victor Habgood, LT (ret) US Navy
Victor Habgood for ACF President
Re: Victor Habgood for ACF President
Nice article on The Checker Maven - Copied from Bob Newell’s The Checker Maven website. http://www.bobnewell.net/nucleus/
American Checker Federation Election
The American Checker Federation (ACF) is having its most important election in decades, as its long-
time president, Alan Millhone, has decided to retire from the post. Mr. Millhone has been a major
figure in the Anglo-American version of the game, both in America and abroad, but now a successor
will be elected.
The candidates are Kim Willis and Victor Habgood. The Checker Maven sent both candidates
interview questions, but by press time only Mr. Habgood responded. His statements are given below.
Ms. Willis did state her position on the ACF Forum and her remarks can be read there. We sought her
permission to reproduce them here but again we did not get a reply by press time.
If you are an ACF member, be sure to vote. If you're not a member, consider joining to promote
organized checkers in the United States and beyond.
Victor Habgood (picture)
Tell us something about yourself.
41 years old, grew up in Oklahoma. Now I live in Brazil, IN. Started playing checkers competitively at
15 and began tournaments at 16. I am a retired Naval Officer that served over 7 deployments and
was promoted 8 times in my career. I have two kids (14 and 12). I love church and being a part of a
community that is making a difference in people's lives every day.
Tell us about your interest in checkers.
I love playing competitively online and in tournaments. I have been working on artificial intelligence
approaches to the game for about 6 years now. I haven't had anything huge come from it yet, but I
have some really cool ideas.
What qualifies you to be ACF President?
Leadership from the military and from being a business owner. I also am one of those that has been
somewhat pushed to the side, as many
other members feel.
What's your vision for the future of the ACF?
I think it is bright! There are still lots of people within the ACF that are motivated to make a
difference. These efforts are just lacking in direction and coordination. I think we need to master the
online world. Everything from marketing, videos, website, tournaments, and more. We have to build
a solid foundation of people who are going to move the needle. We need to organize them and then
take that to make concrete action plans. Also, we need to be transparent to our members and
potential members about what we are doing and why. We want to attract as many as possible.
Anything you wish to add?
I don't have anything personal against Alan or Kim. I think Alan did the best he could and that wasn't
always easy. I would rather focus on the future and making checkers fun again! Imagine jumping
online over a weekend and playing in digital tournaments with real money (fairly regulated) with
hundreds of players from all over. Those types of things are really possible and will happen if I am
lucky enough to be elected. I feel that I represent a large variety of people and represent our best
chance at taking the ACF to the highest levels possible. I pray for everyone that this game brings
peace and joy that it was meant to to all of you!
Mr. Habgood, thank you for your responses.
____________________________________________________________________________
Copied from Bob Newell’s The Checker Maven website. http://www.bobnewell.net/nucleus/
Both candidates posted information on www.USAcheckers.com forum and
https://www.facebook.com/usacheckers/
American Checker Federation Election
The American Checker Federation (ACF) is having its most important election in decades, as its long-
time president, Alan Millhone, has decided to retire from the post. Mr. Millhone has been a major
figure in the Anglo-American version of the game, both in America and abroad, but now a successor
will be elected.
The candidates are Kim Willis and Victor Habgood. The Checker Maven sent both candidates
interview questions, but by press time only Mr. Habgood responded. His statements are given below.
Ms. Willis did state her position on the ACF Forum and her remarks can be read there. We sought her
permission to reproduce them here but again we did not get a reply by press time.
If you are an ACF member, be sure to vote. If you're not a member, consider joining to promote
organized checkers in the United States and beyond.
Victor Habgood (picture)
Tell us something about yourself.
41 years old, grew up in Oklahoma. Now I live in Brazil, IN. Started playing checkers competitively at
15 and began tournaments at 16. I am a retired Naval Officer that served over 7 deployments and
was promoted 8 times in my career. I have two kids (14 and 12). I love church and being a part of a
community that is making a difference in people's lives every day.
Tell us about your interest in checkers.
I love playing competitively online and in tournaments. I have been working on artificial intelligence
approaches to the game for about 6 years now. I haven't had anything huge come from it yet, but I
have some really cool ideas.
What qualifies you to be ACF President?
Leadership from the military and from being a business owner. I also am one of those that has been
somewhat pushed to the side, as many
other members feel.
What's your vision for the future of the ACF?
I think it is bright! There are still lots of people within the ACF that are motivated to make a
difference. These efforts are just lacking in direction and coordination. I think we need to master the
online world. Everything from marketing, videos, website, tournaments, and more. We have to build
a solid foundation of people who are going to move the needle. We need to organize them and then
take that to make concrete action plans. Also, we need to be transparent to our members and
potential members about what we are doing and why. We want to attract as many as possible.
Anything you wish to add?
I don't have anything personal against Alan or Kim. I think Alan did the best he could and that wasn't
always easy. I would rather focus on the future and making checkers fun again! Imagine jumping
online over a weekend and playing in digital tournaments with real money (fairly regulated) with
hundreds of players from all over. Those types of things are really possible and will happen if I am
lucky enough to be elected. I feel that I represent a large variety of people and represent our best
chance at taking the ACF to the highest levels possible. I pray for everyone that this game brings
peace and joy that it was meant to to all of you!
Mr. Habgood, thank you for your responses.
____________________________________________________________________________
Copied from Bob Newell’s The Checker Maven website. http://www.bobnewell.net/nucleus/
Both candidates posted information on www.USAcheckers.com forum and
https://www.facebook.com/usacheckers/
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Re: Victor Habgood for ACF President
Victor you can put to a zoom online Tournament.Entry fee and prize money.
Kent ,,Ace,, Layne checker player from Barbados