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You can learn more on the Pool and Jamaican checkers here http://poolcheckers.com This site promotes several changes such as alphanumeric (chess) notation and white move first, standard on both Russian and Brazilian sister games. Aurora Borealis already adapted, so did FMJD in its PDN format and Di...

Jamaica plays Pool but they set the board with bottom single corner on the right side, perhaps this is what was called a "Spanish Pool". Players are grouped in 4 divisions, from Class 1 ("A" players) to Class 4 (Brambles). Best player is Wayne 'Shines' Reid who took the mantle of draughts king from ...

South Africa plays mostly Straight (English) draughts, but there are good players as well.

Zimbabwe plays Pool variant with a twist - the opponent must win against a single checker in 12 moves or less. They love their feature, it is like an out of jail ticket, when they get a king in a hard position they pitch remaining checkers and start the count. In the regular Pool the 12 move count s...

Hello everybody. I have used more than one reference to come up with this document. It's based on classifying Checkers games according to families and related variants. This will make it easy for you to master the rules of checkers variants. Please download the attachment. I am impressed that Pool ...

You can learn more on the Pool and Jamaican checkers here http://poolcheckers.com This site promotes several changes such as alphanumeric (chess) notation and white move first, standard on both Russian and Brazilian sister games. Aurora Borealis already adapted, so did FMJD in its PDN format and Dia...

This article mentions Luba Andreiko from Latvia http://community.seattletimes.nwsource. ... ug=1892417

The link does not work. I am interested in such an engine, to use on my site. One use is to load a position up programmatically, games replay. More if I knew what the engine does already. Can it be utilized for a small board?

According to the announcement in Dutch the forums are now separate from the main FMJD site. You still can use the same links on the FMJD site but use http://laatste.info/ to access the forums directly. The change was made to release FMJD from responsibility for the forums. It was caused by a complai...

the jury member Mr. Shkludov acted in an unacceptable way and frustrated the process of cooperation inside the jury, with the contact Mr. Céron and with the CPI /FMJD. Those who read Mr. Shkludov on http://shashki.com are well aware of his style, of throwing insults, mindless accusations, stubbornn...

By Mr. Hildering's request the same information was posted by Mr. Kandaurov on his site at http://shashki.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-666.html . The http://shashki.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-667.html and http://plus.gambler.ru/phpbb/viewtopic.php?topic=21&forum=2&start=220&223 links contain replies by Mr...

That photo is somewhat disrespectful and I decided it was not proper for the occasion.

Sorry - did not realize I entered the previous post as a Guest.
I think that picture is the funniest I have - enjoy.

I took this picture 16 years ago in Petal, Mississippi, Charles Walkers' International Checkers Hall of Fame.