World Draughts Forum

Final Update International Match Italy - USA ------------------------------------------------------ Score before the eighth and final round: Italy 111 USA 113 Round Eight Results: 1st Board: Moretto-Freeman 0-4 2nd Board: Cantatore-Willis 4-0 3rd Board: Scarpetta-Sokolovsky 4-0 4th Board: Bernini-Mo...

Final Update International Match Italy - USA ------------------------------------------------------ Score before the eighth and final round: Italy 111 USA 113 Round Eight Results: 1st Board: Moretto-Freeman 0-4 2nd Board: Cantatore-Willis 4-0 3rd Board: Scarpetta-Sokolovsky 4-0 4th Board: Bernini-Mo...

Update International Match Italy - USA -------------------------------------------------- Round Six Results: 1st Board: Moretto-Nash 0-4 2nd Board: Cantatore-Pronk 1-3 3rd Board: Scarpetta-Laverty 4-0 4th Board: Bernini-Sokolovsky 3-1 5th Board: Iacovelli-Holmes 1-3 6th Board: Ciampi-Moiseyev 2-2 7t...

Update International Match Italy - USA -------------------------------------------------- Round Six Results: 1st Board: Moretto-Nash 0-4 2nd Board: Cantatore-Pronk 1-3 3rd Board: Scarpetta-Laverty 4-0 4th Board: Bernini-Sokolovsky 3-1 5th Board: Iacovelli-Holmes 1-3 6th Board: Ciampi-Moiseyev 2-2 7t...

Update International Match Italy-USA ----------------------------------------------------- Round Five: 1st Board: Moretti-Schwartz 1-3 2nd Board: Cantatore-Nash 3-1 3rd Board: Scarpetta-Pronk 4-0 4th Board: Bernini-Freeman 4-0 5th Board: Celani-Willis 4-0 6th Board: Ciampi-Holmes 1-3 7th Board: D'Am...

Update International Match Italy-USA ----------------------------------------------------- Round Five: 1st Board: Moretti-Schwartz 1-3 2nd Board: Cantatore-Nash 3-1 3rd Board: Scarpetta-Pronk 4-0 4th Board: Bernini-Freeman 4-0 5th Board: Celani-Willis 4-0 6th Board: Ciampi-Holmes 1-3 7th Board: D'Am...

A New World Champion ! ------------------------------- The 9th day of the World Championship Match in Checkers between defending Champion GM Michele Borghetti of Livorno, Italy and his challenger GM Sergio Scarpetta from Foggia, Italy,finally saw a changing of the guard at the top of the Checker Wor...

A New World Champion ! ------------------------------- The 9th day of the World Championship Match in Checkers between defending Champion GM Michele Borghetti of Livorno, Italy and his challenger GM Sergio Scarpetta from Foggia, Italy,finally saw a changing of the guard at the top of the Checker Wor...

The World Champion strikes back! ------------------------------------------- Day eight of the World Championship in Checkers started well for the leading challenger Sergio Scarpetta. In the morning session the opening 1. 11-15 21-17 2. 9-14 was balloted, that usallly transposes into well-know theore...

The World Champion strikes back! ------------------------------------------- Day eight of the World Championship in Checkers started well for the leading challenger Sergio Scarpetta. In the morning session the opening 1. 11-15 21-17 2. 9-14 was balloted, that usallly transposes into well-know theore...

Internet Resources ------------------------- At a rest day it may be time to look at some checker related resources on the net. For those, who are now curious about the anglo-american style of draughts we would recommend a neat book to introduce the rules, the notation, a few basis shots, openings a...

Internet Resources ------------------------- At a rest day it may be time to look at some checker related resources on the net. For those, who are now curious about the anglo-american style of draughts we would recommend a neat book to introduce the rules, the notation, a few basis shots, openings a...

Four steps closer for Sergio Scarpetta! ------------------------------------------------- The 7th day of the World Championship Match in Chekers brought Sergio Scarpetta four steps closer to his goal of winning the World Championship title. With every draw he gets closer to the magical number of 41 ...

Four steps closer for Sergio Scarpetta! ------------------------------------------------- The 7th day of the World Championship Match in Chekers brought Sergio Scarpetta four steps closer to his goal of winning the World Championship title. With every draw he gets closer to the magical number of 41 ...

A Game with mind-boggling complications! ----------------------------------------------------- After the morning session produced a very complicated struggle on the uneven 1. 10-14 23-19, 2. 11-15 opening, the opening balloted for the afternoon session was 11-16 23-19, 2.16x23. This opening is one o...