Derek Oldbury
British draughts player
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::summary British draughts player ::
Derek Oldbury (1924 - July, 1994) (often known as DEO) was a British draughts champion from Devon. He was a rival of Marion Tinsley and, after Tinsley, "probably the second best player of all time." Oldbury was interested in Go As You Please (GAYP) draughts, a variant where players have the liberty to select their own opening moves.
He competed in 7 world championship matches, winning in 1976, 1976 (GAYP) and 1991 (3-move).
Oldbury was born paraplegic. He wrote the 6-volume The Complete Encyclopaedia of Draughts.
References
References
- "The American Checker Federation -- Welcome to the ACF website".
- Madrigal, Alexis C.. (19 July 2017). "How Checkers Was Solved". The Atlantic.
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