Checkers (Classic Reprint)

David Andrew Mitchell

ISBN 10: 1606807218 / ISBN 13: 9781606807217

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book introduces the classic game of checkers, explaining moves, openings and traps, and offering problems to solve. Detailed guides for both the standard and unorthodox openings will benefit players of all levels of experience, whether they are learning for the first time or hoping to improve their chances of winning. The strategies discussed in this book have developed and been tested over many years, forming the backbone of traditional and modern-day checker games. Through an analysis of the most popular variations and traps, you will learn to think like a professional player, anticipating your opponent's moves and formulating your own winning strategies. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: Checkers (Classic Reprint)
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1606807218
• ISBN 13: 9781606807217
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
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Excerpt from Checkers

The oldest game in the world is draughts or, as we Americans term it, checkers. Historians tell us that the game was played in one form or another hundreds of years before Christ. The principle of the game is very simple, but to play it well is quite the reverse.

My purpose in writing this book is to give the young player some idea of how to conduct a game of checkers in a way which will get him into the habit of making good moves, thus avoiding the glaring mistakes common among all beginners. Some students have a natural checker talent. They become good players without the aid of a book, through experience, but when they at last take up the book moves, coupled with their natural ability, they develop into brilliant exponents of the mental pastime.

My advice, therefore, to the student is to get the good move habit first and you will save much valuable time.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.