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2 unusual facts about Draughts


Curt Brasket

The sixth of eight children, he became interested in chess at age 13 after finding a book on the game at the local library – though he had at the time been looking for a book on checkers.

Draughts

In the 1950s, Arthur Samuel created one of the first board game-playing programs of any kind.


4th Computer Olympiad

As with each year's Computer Olympiad, computer programs competed against each other at a variety of games, including Awari, backgammon, bridge, chess, Chinese Chess, draughts, Gin rummy, Go, Go-Moku, Othello, Renju and Scrabble.

Alburquerque

Alquerque, considered the parent of the draughts (checkers) board games.

Chizhov

Alexei Chizhov (born 1964), Russian international draughts player


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