THE DOUBLE CORNER MASTER OPENING...CHECKERS AND DRAUGHTS

[OdysieMovies]

Look At All These Nerd Comment -__-

[MrAlstair123]

Very Nice video, btw do you by any chance know WHERE i can get any of those books you showed in the video? I would appreciate it very much, thanks.

[checkercycle]

@MrAlstair123 Hello!  You can get some of the books from Amazon.com. You should hit up on search Checkers and Draughts also Tom Wiswell name. There is a very good website named "The Checker Maven" by Bob Newell he has free downloads on some books and also a lot of cool things about checkers. The other really good website is ACF (American Checker Federation) they have a ACF store and have many instructional info. There are others but from the places I mentioned you will find out more.

[Dcon6393]

@3:48 wouldn't it make more sense for red to go 7-11 and take the double jump? that would give red great control of the center, and a 1 checker lead

[checkercycle]

@Dcon6393 You are correct the 7-11 move (instead of 14-18) 16-7, 2-18, 27-24 (white gets his checker back) 19-23, 26-19,18-23, 19-15, 23-27, 29-25, 27-32,30-26, 32-27, 24-20, 27-32 leads to an equal end game but probably easier. The master probably looked at this variation and thought his 14-18 could lead to a better end game after the triple that he was setting up. Thank you for your fine observation!

[Dcon6393]

@checkercycle after playing it out a little bit it seemed like red was so packed in on white's side, that white actually had the advantage for a little while, but red seemed to barely have enough moves to even it out. thanks for your reply though, it is nice to hear back on any observations I have

[TheGoldenDragonX]

I am a developing player and I always play the 9-14 move and I always try to get to the opponents 19, hence getting both my checkers on number 14 and number 19 respectively and I win about 75% of the time, but some of these tactics I just don't understand.

[checkercycle]

@TheGoldenDragonX Your opening of 9-14 is as you know very good. Your idea of having control of squares 14 and 19 is one of the theories of the game and also a good one. The fact you have been having such good results is you have developed a feel for the position. Try to keep an open mind on new ideas and your development will continue to grow. Nice going!

[TheGoldenDragonX]

@checkercycle So what are some other tactics I can use to improve my game, because some of the opponents secure their 19 or 14 spot and that is how I lose.

[checkercycle]

@TheGoldenDragonX The best advice is to try to at least have a share of the center. The squares 14, 15, 18 and 19. For example if your opponent controls square 14 you do your best to control one or two of the other center squares. I would suggest you check out some of the videos on the Gayp openings from Sept 2010 to now. After about 10 moves for each player, just freeze the video and see what squares red controls and what squares white controls. Then go back and see how they equalized.

[sparco006]

yeahhh!!!great video and love of th game checkers!!!

[gaughknee]

Enjoyed the sharing of your books collection, and the photo of Tinsley, et al. Your narratives about the moves is gets even better every video. I liked the way you presented this game. One of your best videos.

[checkercycle]

@gaughknee Thank you G.! Very nice of you to say that.