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CheckersThe Future of Checkers/Draughts 5There Is a Certain Amount of Humour in CheckersThe simplicity of the Go-As-You-Please child’s game of checkers still remains popular, but all in all, if you think that a good game of checkers is easy, you haven't met the Ayshire Lassie, the Black Doctor, the Goose Walk or even, the Canalejas Cannonball. The following commentary by Virginia based author, Tim Hensley, offers a personal experience in the world of checkers. Checkers in America is a kind of Norman Rockwell icon, a symbol of good natured competition and wholesome amusement. Because nearly everyone knows how to play, checkers is often viewed as a pastime for old men and children, on a par with tick-tack-toe or Go Fish. Not so, says Virginia based author Tim Hensley. He should know: his grandfather is a Virginia state champion and one time national champion. Few people understand the game's actual depth, Hensley reports. Many players familiar with both games assert that it takes longer to learn to play checkers at the master level than it does chess. What checkers lacks in breadth, it makes up in precision and finality. ...Master checker players spend years analyzing favorite lines of play, developing "cooks" that will throw a wrench in an opponent's position. The novice learns that it is possible to lose a game of checkers in just five moves — if you stumble into the 350-year-old Canalejas Cannonball. Experts study classic "strokes," or long series of forced jumps, which include the Goose Walk, Wyllie's Switcher Winder, the Boomerang and Duffer's Delight. This is not to say you have to be a genius to play checkers. Just that there is a vast difference between the "wood pusher" and the master player. The rewards of the game for all are immeasurable: elegance, balance, beauty, simplicity and, perhaps most important, the fraternity of those who have tasted the mysteries of checkers. When the author congratulated his grandfather on winning a recent tournament, he replied with boyish delight, "Ah, we had a barrel of fun."  Future checkers champions? The Future of Checkers in the Adult Realm The Joy and Challenge of Street Checkers  The beauty and simplicity of a checkers garden  The Ultimate Checkers Parking Lot or Is This a Game of Car Checkers? How about a game? |
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