Maybe Our 4 oldest checker players?
Paul M. Davis, Rosehill, VA DOB: 4/21/1919 99 years old
Gerry Lopez, Murrieta, CA DOB: 2/14/1922 just turned 98 years old
Harvey Powell , Olmstead, KY DOB 11/22/1921 97 years old
Ashley Reid, Forest City, NC DOB: 2/7/1924 just turned 95 years old
4 of our oldest checker players
4 of our oldest checker players
A Checker Friend, JR Smith
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Edgar C. Atkinson
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Re: 4 of our oldest checker players
This is sad news.
In 1966, while a member of the Long Beach Chess and Checker Club, I met Gerry Lopez and played a series of 13 practice games with him. Shortly thereafter we entered the 1966 American Championship Tournament in Fesno. The practice games must have been beneficial. Gerry finished third in the master section, after defeating some very strong players, and I managed to finish second in the major section.
Prior to this event Gerry organized an eight player training tournament at the Long Beach club and finished second to Leonard Hall and ahead of Leavitt, Markusic and others.
Gerry contributed many practical problemsm on a regular basis, to the Missourl Checker Association Newsletter. This feature will be missed.
In 1966, while a member of the Long Beach Chess and Checker Club, I met Gerry Lopez and played a series of 13 practice games with him. Shortly thereafter we entered the 1966 American Championship Tournament in Fesno. The practice games must have been beneficial. Gerry finished third in the master section, after defeating some very strong players, and I managed to finish second in the major section.
Prior to this event Gerry organized an eight player training tournament at the Long Beach club and finished second to Leonard Hall and ahead of Leavitt, Markusic and others.
Gerry contributed many practical problemsm on a regular basis, to the Missourl Checker Association Newsletter. This feature will be missed.
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Edgar C. Atkinson
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- Joined: Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:21 pm
- What do you like about checkers?: 1. Composing and solving problems.
2. Playing checkers against people or computers.
3. Researching checker history.
4.Collecting equipment.
5. Reading the ACF Bulletin
Re: 4 of our oldest checker players
Readers of the forum must have been mystified by my recent post. There have been quite a few obituary notices of late and I mistakenly jumped to the erronious conclusion that this was another one. My sincere apologies to Paul M. Davis, Gerry Lopez, Harvey Powell and Ashley Reid.. Congratulations for all your contributions to our grand old game.
It appears that I have the oldest brain of anyone in the ACF!
Ed Atkinson, the duffer.
It appears that I have the oldest brain of anyone in the ACF!
Ed Atkinson, the duffer.
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Patrick Parker
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Re: 4 of our oldest checker players
did you ever meet A R Johnson?