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According to this: Nobody seems to know exactly who murdered Andris Andreiko and why, that's what's causing the mystery. Sijbrands said he feels a bit guilty because Andreiko was more or less degraded in the Soviet Union after the lost match against Sijbrands in October 1973. Andreiko was murdered ...

According to this: http://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=4d8cda00-14a3-462b-86a8-cb15d6b60e5b "Shortly after Sijbrands defeated him in the World Championship, Andreiko died under mysterious circumstances, and Sijbrands has harbored a vague feeling of guilt ever since." Why? I understand A...

Is there a good source on the net for a history of 10x10 draughts prior to the World Championships in 1948? I found a French site which says the game first appeared at the beginning of the 18th century, but I'm unable to find anything about famous players and matches prior to the beginning of organi...