International checkers world records (8)
71. 'Biggest' draughts problem ever |
Ephren St. Maurice from Montreal, Canada made this one (on a 400 squares board) in 1896. See also Wonderlijke dammen.
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72. Quickest loss of all pieces |
Vic Voskuil from The Netherlands losses with black all the pieces after only 16 moves.
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73. Longest 3 to 1 endgame |
F. van Sterkenburg from The Netherlands lets the white pieces win in 16 moves (31 ply's).
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74. Most members of one family in a team |
Six members of family Zuur in the team of Damclub Harkstede, Netherlands: Atze, Berend, Harke jr., Harke sr., Jan and Klaas (2003) |
75. Most generations of one family in a team |
Grandfather, father and son Van Mourik in the team of Damclub Gorinchem, Netherlands (in the nineties). |
76. Deepest analyse |
The book about the world championship international checkers 2002 contains an analysis of a game between Dul Erdenebileg (Mongol) and Alexander Getmanski (Russia). The analysis of Lambert-Jan Koops has variants like 3.3.2.2.2.3.1.2.1.1 and 3.3.2.2.2.3.1.2.1.2 (page 147) and 3.3.2.2.2.3.2.3.3.1 and 3.3.2.2.2.3.2.3.3.2 (page 149). Here is the complete variant 3.3.2.2.2.3.2.3.3.2 with a draw as result.
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77. World record playing draughts simultaneously in a blind session: Italian draughts |
Michèle Borghetti played in 2003 against 23 Italian players. He won 17 times and played 17 times a draw. |
78. World record playing draughts simultaneously in a blind session: English/American checkers |
Gardner from the U.S. played in 1908 against 28 opponents. |
79. Draughts problem with the most 'second' solutions |
A composition of Dutchman W. Jurg (1952). 48 'second' solutions.
Bijoplossingen (afkomstig van het juryrapport van de Coup du Président 2002) I) 350,2-11,30,34…. + II) 42,350,4,10,27,6(471)26,37,37 + III) 350,42,4,10,27,6(471)26,37,37 + IV) 161,350,4,10 + or 350,161,4,10 + V) 161,350,4,26,13(23-14)10(2)37-32 + VI) 161,350,4,26,25,1,24,23,13(11)42,29,4,15,37,240(31)37,29,6 + With many variants VII) 350(244)42(124)4 + VIII) 26,350,4 + IX) 26,350,4(3A,8B)31(35)30,32 + A) (14-19)11,267,24 + B) (31,42)193,13,48+ X) 26,350,4(25)19(31)27,30(5)34(37)32,48 + XI) 350,26,4(14-19)11,26x17,24,28 + XII) 26,350,4(14-3)19(228)6(3-8)331(13)27(49-35)328(17)4(8-2)340,38,15(33)47 + With many variants XIII) 26,31(15AB)161,267,13,10,30+ A) (3)350,4(19)327,12,28(14,32)27,27(49) 17,18,18+ B) (30)354,30(19)11,267,24 XIV) 26,31(3)30,4(25)19(3)14(25)30,32(23)11,19 + With many variants. XV) 8-3 + XVI) 8-3(26,27,1,17)350,4(5)3+ XVII) 8-3(1A)4(25)20,25(15)24 + A) (8)13,30 + XVIII) 4,15 + XIX) 4,15(3-12)350,13,7 + XX) 4,15(26)12(27,7)18,11(3)6 + XXI) 4,15(26)8(21)17(3)10,372,411,26(14)30(10)3(25)2(5)26(28,6)340(253)472,33(37)25(28) 24, 14 + With many variants XXII) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)39,48,10,42 + XXIII) 4,15(26)8(17)372(27)12(37)12(37)25(48)20(28,42,6)37,37(450)14 + XXIV) 4,15(26)8(17)7(27)350,32 + XXV) 4,15(26)8(17)10(27)36,25(19,32,15)21(23)7(28)32(50)3 + XXVI) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)7,5,4,340,4-10,37(42)461,43(27,17)471 + XXVII) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)340,4,36,9,12,20(12)30(18)48(6)14 + XXVIII) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)36,37(46)10,15(38)3-24,17(23)38(45)32(50)27(6)11,27 XXIX) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)10,21,30,36,37(46)32,21(45)15(28)38(7)31 + XXX) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)39,48,161(6)11(17)10,42 + XXXI) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)39,48,32(37)14(9)30 + XXXII) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)39,48,7,7x42(227)21 + XXXIII) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)39,48,36(41)37,8 + XXXIV) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)39,48,4,32(27)32,15 + XXXV) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)39,48,472,5(39,36)7 + XXXVI) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)39,48,31(36)472,43,21,27,27(38)22,29(30,43)2-19 + XXXVII) 4,15(26)8(17)340(455)34(27)39,48,13(9)36(41)37,32(27)32,24(28)471 + XXXIII) 4,15(205,14)24(14-19)2(23-5)23(29)23(34)30(48)15-24,2-8,11,24-33,1,26(39,17)30 + With many variants. XXXIX) 350,8,4(26)25(27)19(261,32,5)25-14,28 + XL) 350(14)8/13,4(14-19)11,26(2)13(19)18(2)30,19(42)37,37 + With many variants. XLI) 42,8,350,4,10(26)293,31,8(36)41,4(36)8-13,31 + XLII) 11,350,4,10(11)5(17)323(32,19)26,32,35,50 + XLIII) 2-11,2(26)3(27)17(15A)372,21 + A) (272)27(12)17 + XLIV) 42,161(47)350,4(36)10,16(27,27)32(36)4(47)36(11)21(16)26 + With many variants. XLV) 8-3(8)12(7)18,11(27,29)5,30(40,6,17)25(24)283(39)33,23 + With many variants. XLVI) 42(47)350,4(36)10,16(27)31,32(36)4 + XLVII) 350,13,4(149)11,26(5)13(23-14)10(2)27(16)261(2)372(35)16 + XLVIII) 42,26,350,4(3)19(36)31(9)13,11,28(11)2(35)37(40)35(14)294,37 + |
80. Quickest combination with a king on an occupied field. |
White: Y. Hassan - Black: A. Hassan, two draughts players from the Libanon in a tournament in Dakar, Senegal in 1994
1. 34-29, 19-23; 2. 39-34,
14-19; 3. 33-28, 20-25; 4. 38-33, 15-20; 5. 42-38, 17-21; 6. 31-26?, . . . Jan Pieter Drost from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, construated two artificial games with combinations on an occupied filed after only 9 ply's.1. 31-27, 17-22; 2. 36-31, 19-23; 3. 33-29, 14-19; 4. 38-33, 19-24; 5. 42-38? You can mirror this: 1. 34-29, 19-23; 2. 40-34, 17-22; 3. 32-27, 11-17; 4. 38-32, 17-21; 5. 43-38? |