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. 

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The third stage uses a "steps" mechanism that ends in a familiar "pants" endgame.
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The one on one opposition is a frequent theme you would see again and again.

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