A Logical Step-by-Step Guide - Bob Newell

Checkers for the Novice

A Logical Step-by-Step Guide

Richard Pask

Checkers for the Novice

A Logical Step-by-Step Guide

Richard Pask

Avi Gobbler Publishing Honolulu

Copyright ? 2018, 2019 Richard Pask

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Original print edition publication June, 2018 1st revision June, 2019

2nd revision August, 2020 Avi Gobbler Publishing Honolulu, Hawai`i ISBN 978-1986847070

Cover Design: Bob Newell and Gail Baugniet.

Cover Photo: Checker Lesson, courtesy Robert Pask, 2018.

Rear Cover Photo: Grandmaster Richard Pask, courtesy Katherine Pask, 2016.

Checker diagram font courtesy Jim Loy.

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Table of Contents

Publisher's Introduction

vii

Logical Checkers: Series Overview

1

Introduction to Logical Checkers Book 1

5

1 Lesson 1: Notation

7

2 Lesson 2: Rules

13

3 Simple Endgames

21

Lesson 3: 1 King v 1 King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Lesson 4: 2 Kings v 1 King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Lesson 5: 3 Kings v 2 Kings (Double-Corner Focus) . 27

Lesson 6: 3 Kings v 2 Kings (Single-Corner Focus) . . 31

Lesson 7: 4 Kings v 3 Kings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

4 Basic Tactics

37

Lesson 8: 2 For 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Lesson 9: 2 For 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Lesson 10: 3 For 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Lesson 11: Rebound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Lesson 12: In-and-Out or Back Shot . . . . . . . . . . 55

Lesson 13: Breeches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Lesson 14: Fork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Lesson 15: Double-Corner Coup . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

5 Basic Strategy

71

Lesson 16: Centre and Side Moves . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Lesson 17: Single-Corner and Double-Corner . . . . . 74

Lesson 18: King-Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Lesson 19: Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Lesson 20: Avoiding Loose Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Lesson 21: The Opposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Lesson 22: Playing Against Backward Men . . . . . . 83

Lesson 23: First Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Lesson 24: Second Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Lesson 25: One v Two Holds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Lesson 26: Piece-Down Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Lesson 27: Bridge Endgames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

6 Freestyle Repertoire

95

With White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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