Draughts Player’s Guide

About the author

Frank Dunne (1852-1914)

One of the finest Analysts of early draughts in the UK and a shoemaker by trade. Back in the day, he is often named with the likes of James Lees or August Heffner. He was a regular selection to represent England in their matches against Scotland. He did run a column in the Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement and annotated the Barker vs Smith match and the Campbell vs Reed. He did author Draughts Players Guide and Companion as well as Draughts Praxis.

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Content

Who is this book for?

Its a big mix out of different things. I would recommend it to a person looking to get a general overview over various topics and various styles of draughts.

Conclusion

All in a big mix of various things but I did enjoy browsing the book and looking at some things. Material is very well selected and it does cover a lot of different topics and draughts styles. It is as well one of the few books covering losing draughts. This book got something for every draughts or checker players entertainment.

Rating

Where to obtain

For the free PDF version at the library of Congress

For a reprint or an original version

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• First International Match in Checkers Great Britain and the United States 1905
• More Memorable Checkers Matches
• Second International Checker Match America vs. Great Britain 1927
• The Game of Draughts – Gould’s Historic and Memorable Matches
• The Great International Match: Charles Francis Barker and James Smith

…and so many more…