AMG, volume 1

[williamdocherty]

Hi Alex!

This will be an awesome job , but don't forget that you are now over 50 so you get into 5th gear to get this book out on time

More seriously though, if you would like my comments to our World title challenge eliminator match in 2000 then just let me know.

Best regards

William

[Alex_Moiseyev]

More seriously though, if you would like my comments to our World title challenge eliminator match in 2000 then just let me know.

Hi William !

Many thanks for your generous offer ! Too good to refuse Indeed I accept it. I remember your comments in BDJ, it was awesome! Your comments will be masterpiece of my book "AMG"

Please, do not hesitate to add more wording inside comments - readers like insides and appreciate them.

BTW. We played our match in May-June 2001, during English Open in Morecambe, not in 2000.

Alex

[Richard Pask]

Dear Alex, this looks like an amazing and highly worthwhile project.

Your figure of around 2400 games resonates in 2 ways:

This is approximately the number of complete games which 21st Century Checkers will feature when complete. (Most likely 2350)
Looking on Amazon today I note a book featuring Alekhine's complete chess games - by an excellent publisher, Macfarland - 2500 in number. This retails at approx. £100 new!

All the best with your great work!

PS Since The Legendary MFT was published, I've managed to find about 30 extra MFT games, bringing the total to 1306. These will be given when I write 'MFT in his own words'.

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Here are final numbers at the end of 2014. It doesn't include my 11 man ballot WCM match with Tim Laverty in January 2015.

Year ________ Wins _____ Losses ______ Draws _______ Total

1996 _________ 11 ________ 7 _________ 22 __________ 40
1997 _________ 45 _______ 10 _________ 46 _________ 101
1998 _________ 34 ________ 4 _________ 57 __________ 95
1999 _________ 60 ________ 7 _________ 68 _________ 135
2000 _________ 42 ________ 8 _________ 74 _________ 124
2001 _________ 65 ________ 6 _________ 95 _________ 166
2002 _________ 73 _______ 23 ________ 113 _________ 209
2003 _________ 61 ________ 3 _________ 87 _________ 151
2004 _________ 88 ________ 2 _________ 56 _________ 146
2005 _________ 78 ________ 6 ________ 100 _________ 184
2006 _________ 81 ________ 2 _________ 49 _________ 132
2007 _________ 71 ________ 0 _________ 37 _________ 108
2008 _________ 61 ________ 6 _________ 65 _________ 132
2009 _________ 77 ________ 5 _________ 60 _________ 142
2010 _________ 62 ________ 3 _________ 58 _________ 123
2011 _________ 70 ________ 9 _________ 81 _________ 160
2012 _________ 46 ________ 2 _________ 61 _________ 109
2013 _________ 48 ________ 7 _________ 67 _________ 122
2014 _________ 86 ________ 5 _________ 72 _________ 163

Total: ______ 1159 ______ 115 _______ 1267 ________ 2542

Total number of events - 160.

[champion374]

how many tournaments have you won alex?

[Alex_Moiseyev]

how many tournaments have you won alex?

I think starting from 2002 I played around 122 events, tournaments and matches. From this number I didn't win approximately 9-10 events ...

1) OH 2002 (Bruch 1st, I finished 2nd)
2) PA 2005 (Ron King 1st, I finished 2nd)
3) USA National, It was 3 ways tie where Ron King had better HP and I was 2nd, Hallett - 3rd)
3) GAYP National 2005 (Ron King 1st, I tied 2-4 with J. Francis - 2nd, R. Beckwith - 3rd)
4) TN 2008 (Michael Holmes 1st. I finished 2nd)
5) IL 2008 (Richard Beckwith 1st, I finished 2nd)
6) GAYP National 2011 (Ron King 1st, I finished 2nd)
7) WCM 2013 (lost match to M. Borghetti)
QT 2014 (finished 3rd after L. Kondlo and S. Scarpetta)
9) Sport Accord 2014 (finished 3rd after M. Borghetti and S. Scarpetta)

Few times I tied for 1st place ... like National 2008 (I was winner with HP), or 2014 National (co-champion with L. Kondlo)

I never recorded what place I took, only number of winning-lost games. So ... there is a chance I missed something

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Thanks for your interest, book preparation is in progress.

Along with text of all games (2,600+), there will be also Opening Index, Players Index, Selected positions (1,500+) and 25-50 Selected games.

In difference with "Sixth", this book will be done by using POD method - "Print On demand" and available on Amazon. Though - not a very cheap deal and price of 600-700 pages in hard cover will be approximately $75.

AM

[champion374]

122 events that is a lot of checkers

[Alex_Moiseyev]

122 events that is a lot of checkers

After NC State Tourney last weekend total number of events from 1996 - 161. I counted 122 from 2002 when I started to understand a bit about checkers.

[Alex_Moiseyev]

2015 finished as following:

events played 7, total played & recorded games (agreed draws are not included) - 91, wins - 60, draws - 29, losses -2.

overall events at the end of 2015 - 166, total games (since 1996) - 2633, wins - 1219, losses - 117, draws - 1297