We have not yet reached a consensus on the aging process in draughts. Is it beneficial to continue playing into old age, or is it detrimental? However, we are certain of one thing. The best thing a mature individual can do for their favorite sport is to bring in new players and encourage them to continue playing into old age.
Full version of the children’s counting rhyme:
The Master rode in a cart,
He gave out nuts to everyone.
Two to some, three to others —
You will be the director!
From official sources: From the Bible. In the Old Testament (The Book of Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach, Chapter 13, verses 19-20), it is said: “Every animal loves its own kind, and every man loves his neighbor. All flesh is joined to its own kind, and man clings to his own kind.” About people who, willingly or unwillingly, seek out like-minded people, those who are similar to them in some way.
From psychiatry (“but this is inaccurate” meme) – people with reduced intelligence almost always seek support and form a group of their own kind. They need recognition or approval from hospital staff, otherwise their existence is destroyed.
This weekend, some federations held youth competitions. They were held under different conditions and with different numbers of participants. One of the global problems facing world draughts is the synchronization of the competition calendars of different federations. Coverage of youth competitions also remains low, although many of the events taking place there are of interest to us.
Artem Alyoshin
Sometimes, watching my child play, I find myself immersed in memories of my own childhood. I was a mischievous boy who couldn’t sit still for a minute. I could break a sideboard with a ball at home or spend hours hitting the air with a tennis racket, pretending to be Pete Sampras*.
Author: Harry De Waard
According to the materials of foreign press. This section of draughts used to be very popular in draughts material editions. It is good that nowadays there are such draughts players who mark interesting combinational games and ideas. ‘Catch’ in the ocean of draughts game ‘draughts pearls’. One time in a month we are going to publish the findings of different authors on our webpage. Perhaps an idea from here will help you to win in your own draughts game.
When taking their first steps on the large board, every beginner checkers player learns about a variety of combination mechanisms that can be used in their game. One of the next combination moves in the mandatory training program is the “Springer” move. Today, we will review it and learn about the Half-Moon (Fabra) move.
Starting in 2020, we witnessed stupidity and outright lies from a team of maniacs with signs of mental retardation. But that wasn’t what surprised us the most. We were surprised by the leaders of some world draughts federations, draughts players from individual territories, and officials at various levels who saw the future of draughts in this team of maniacs and tried to prove to us that it was they and their team who were developing draughts. We talked about the facts at length, but were met with vague mumbling and listless glances. Life and time have shown that we were right. Our team is rarely wrong about people. Very rarely.
One of the most exciting Russian draughts championships featuring the world’s strongest players has begun. The Premier League for men and women in the Republic of Belarus has kicked off. In a short period of time, young talented draughts players have reappeared in the Republic, who may replace the current leaders.
Oh, guys, how exciting it will be soon on the world draughts scene! Let’s stock up on snacks and watch the interesting events unfold! Let’s bet on our favorite candidate, but first things first… Let’s start with the basic settings of the draughts world.
It is not always possible to come out of the opening with the best position and at the end to fight for the victory, you also have to defend. Sometimes it seems that the position is already ‘impossible to save’, after a while you will have to give up, but there is the only plan that still leads to a cherished draw.
When taking their first steps on the large board, every beginner checkers player learns about a variety of combination mechanisms that can be used in their game. One of the next combination moves in the mandatory training program is the “Springer” strike. Today we will learn about it.