Win at Checkers (Dover Books on Chess) by Millard Hopper  (6)
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Gr 8 Up-A book for both beginning and advanced players. Pike points out the benefits of this multigenerational, all-inclusive, interactive game and recommends it to improve concentration and the ability to deal with complex situations. Early pages discuss the history of this ancient game. "Part Two" is devoted to strategy and tactics and offers over 50 easy-to-follow diagrams on plays at the beginning, middle, and closing of the game, and pitfalls such as the "doghole." Advice for setting up a checkers tournament (including a sample scorecard and schedule) and "Rules of Play and Laws for Standard American Checkers" (as well as variations) conclude the volume. The back cover folds out to become a board with numbered spaces so readers can follow along with the diagrams and the spiral binding makes the book easy to consult.-Edith Ching, St. Albans School, Mt. St. Alban, Washington, DC
Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Dominate the checkerboard and astound your opponents with every move! With this gift set that includes a great guide to the game and a fantastic fold-up magnetic checkers board (in the official green and white colors of the American Checker Federation) that doubles as a handy traveling case, there's no doubt you'll become a master. Play Winning Checkers, an official manual of American Mensa, shows how to find alternative solutions to problems, break down complex situations, keep control of long-term strategy, and stay on the winning track. As you go move-by-move through entire games, see how to protect your pieces, get kings and use them well, and block your challenger. Fight for control of the center of the board, set up multiple jumps, and avoid the "dog hole." Even learn to play computer checkers--then go on the internet and pit yourself against "Chinook," the world computer checkers champion. Big bonus: the back cover is a fold-out game board! 10 1/8 x 8 3/4 x 1 1/16.
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