The Music of Checkers |
by Aron Zlobinskiy December 21, 2003 |
Alexander Rom works as a chorus master at the Dallas Opera. But few checkers players know him as the professional musician - to them he is a master of music on the black-and-white squares - checkers composer without equal on the American continent! His creative range includes miniatures and problems in International and Russian checkers, and lately in Pool checkers. | |
In all positions Black to Move and Win | |
1.19-23 26:19 continues -> |
4.28:19 16:23
5.30:16! 12:19 6.06:31 |
1.07-10 14:07 continues -> |
3.16-20 07:23 continues below |
The third stage uses a "steps" mechanism that ends in a familiar "pants" endgame. | 6.02-07 11:02 7.04-08 12:03 8.09-13 02:09 9.05:14 03:17 10.13:31 |
1.06-09 25:18 continues -> |
5.10-15 19:10 6.28:26 31:22 7.17:26 10:17 8.13:22 02:13 9.26-31 13:26 10.31:22 |
1.14-18 23:14 2.09:25 30:21 3.10-14 19:03 4.06-09 03:17 5.13:31 05:14 6.31:17 21:14 7.01-06 |
The one on one opposition is a frequent theme you would see again and again. |
1.07-10 14:07 continues -> |
4.11-16 18:11 5.16:07 14:03 6.04-08! 03:23 7.24-27 31:24 8.20:25 30:21 9.13:31 |
1.23-27 32:23 continues -> |
5.10-15 11:18 6.14:30 05:14 7.30-12 02:09 8.12:17 21:14 9.13:06 |
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