In Peter Ackroyd's biography, 'Newton', we read
" When he (Isaac Newton- ECA) was young & first at university he played at drafts (draughts- ECA) & if anyone gave him first move was sure to beat them."
Catherine Barton Conduitt
Isaac Newton's niece
Did the great mathematical and scientifis genius also play at chess?
Isaac Newton played checkers
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Edgar C. Atkinson
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DrCaesar
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Re: Isaac Newton played checkers
I'll bet that, like all genuinely refined minds, he preferred draughts. 
Austin Kaiser, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Checkers and draughts enthusiast
Checkers and draughts enthusiast
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Patrick Parker
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Re: Isaac Newton played checkers
ill check the principia to see if he left notes on the game.
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Richard Pask
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Re: Isaac Newton played checkers
Apparently he always used to play under a shady tree - when an apple fell on his head he gave up the game in disgust.