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1950
1/2-
SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at ABERDEEN.
DEREK
OLDBURY WINS TOURNEY.
4/9-
9th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at SHEFFIELD.
JAMES
MARSHALL VS ALF HUGGINS 1-0-5 DRAWS IN FINAL.
MARSHALL
RETAINS TITLE.
APRIL
THE LAST ISSUE OF "NEW DRAUGHTS WORLD" AFTER NEARLY 14 YEARS OF PUBLICATION.
4/22-23 OKLAHOMA
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at OKLAHOMA CITY.
JEFF
CLAYTON WINS TITLE.
SPRING
LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP.
PERCY.
A. CRABBE VS SAM COHEN 1-0-1 DRAW.
CRABBE
WINS TITLE.
SPRING
YORKSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL.
G.
H. WHITING VS WILLIAM LEGGETT 2-1-5 DRAWS.
WHITING
WINS TITLE.
SPRING
ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at PAXTON.
61
ENTRANTS.
RICHARD
L. FORTMAN BEATS H. B. MASON IN FINAL TO WIN HIS FIRST ILLINOIS TITLE.
4/7-8 ONTARIO OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at
TORONTO.
PROF.
W. R. FRASER VS T. J. O'GRADY 2-1-3 DRAWS IN FINAL.
FRASER WINS
TITLE.
6/10-15
CALIFORNIA STATE TOURNAMENT at BAKERSFIELD.
CHARLES
MUNSON WINS TITLE.
6/12-23
17TH US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3-MOVE) at PAXTON, IL.
MAURICE
CHAMBLEE DEFEATS ALEX CAMERON IN THE FINAL TO WIN THE TITLE OF AMERICAN CHAMPION, AND CHALLENGES WALTER HELLMAN FOR THE WORLD
3-MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
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8/21-25
43rd SOUTHERN CHECKER ASSOCIATION ANNUAL TOURNAMENT at MACON, GA.
RICHARD
HALLETT WINS TITLE.
9/8-9
CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT MARION TINSLEY at TORONTO, ONTARIO.
11/11
NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at BOSTON.
RICHARD
HALLETT DEFEATS LEONARD ROSENFIELD IN FINAL TO WIN TITLE.
12/28-30
CANADIAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
W.R.
FRASER VS. G. McRITCHIE 6-2-2 DRAWS at HAMILTON.
FRASER
WINS TITLE.
"WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP CHECKERS" BY RYAN & WISWELL PUBLISHED.
1951
LAST
CEDAR POINT TOURNAMENT.
MARION
TINSLEY WINS TOURNEY.
JAN.
CANADIAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
WILLIAM
R. FRASER VS. J.D. MACFARLANE 4-1-5 at MONTREAL.
FRASER
RETAINS TITLE.
FEB.
CANADIAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
W.R.
FRASER VS. J.H. DURVANT 5-0-3 at MONTREAL.
FRASER
RETAINS TITLE.
WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 3 MOVE.
WALTER
HELLMAN VS. MAURICE CHAMBLEE 6-1-29 at OCEAN CITY MD. AND NEW YORK CITY.
HELLMAN
RETAINS TITLE.
WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH FREESTYLE.
TOM WISWELL VS. MILLARD HOPPER 7-2-27 at NYC. NY.
USA.
WISWELL WINS TITLE.
1952
1/26-2/23
CANADIAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP
WILLIAM
FRASER VS. J.D.MACFARLANE 11-4-19 at MONTREAL
FRASER RETAINS
TITLE
MARCH-APRIL
FIRST ISSUE OF BRITISH DRAUGHTS JOURNAL EDITOR W.G. PARKER
SPRING
WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY PHILANTHROPIST BERNARD BARUCH, THE NEW YORK CITY CHESS AND CHECKERS HOUSE OPENS. THE BUILDING IS
STILL IN EXISTENCE TODAY, ALTHOUGH IT IS MAINLY USED BY CHESS PLAYERS.
6/9-20
18TH US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3-MOVE) at OCEAN CITY, MD.
BASIL
CASE WINS HIS FIRST AMERICAN NATIONAL TOURNEY, BECOMING AMERICAN 3-MOVE CHAMPION, AND CHALLENGES WALTER HELLMAN FOR THE 3-MOVE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
4/14-
10th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at PAISLEY.
JAMES
MARSHALL WINS TITLE.
SEPT.
CANADIAN OPEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at TORONTO.
WILLIAM RYAN AND MARION TINSLEY ARE CO-WINNERS.
FORTY
GAME EXHIBITION MATCH .
M.
TINSLEY vs. W.R. FRASER 14-0-26 at MONTREAL.
AUSTRALIAN
TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE.
RICHARD
E. CHAMBERLAIN WINS TITLE.
CHECKER
KINGS IN ACTION RELEASED BY T. WISWELL AND M. HOPPER.
1953
4/11-
SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at STEVENSTON.
JAMES
MARSHALL WINS TOURNEY.
4/17
DEATH OF LOUIS GINSBERG.
5/25-
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at SOUTHEND-ON-SEA.
DEREK
OLDBURY WINS TITLE.
1ST FLORIDA OPEN at ST. PETERSBURG, FL.
ALEX
CAMERON WINS TOURNEY.
CANADIAN
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
LEONARD
ROSENFIELD WINS TOURNEY.
JULY/AUGUST
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 3 -MOVE.
WALTER HELLMAN
VS. BASIL CASE 4-1-33 at OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. AND ASHEVILLE, NC.
HELLMAN
RETAINS TITLE.
12/7-17, WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH FREESTYLE.
TOM WISWELL
vs MILLARD HOPPER 2-2-36 at GLASGOW KY.
WISWELL RETAINS
TITLE.
1954
2/15
DEATH OF WILLIAM F. RYAN
8/9-23
19TH US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3-MOVE) at
LAKESIDE,
OH.
MARION TINSLEY WINS TITLE
OF AMERICAN CHAMPION, AND CHALLENGES WALTER HELLMAN FOR THE WORLD 3-MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
BELOW, READ "TOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS" by CARM
AVERY, FROM THE 19TH AMERICAN CHECKER TOURNEY GAMES BOOK.
CLICK ON THUMBNAIL TO ENLARGE IN A NEW WINDOW.
11th
BRITISH OPEN TOURNAMENT at WHITLEY BAY.
JAMES
MARSHALL WINS TITLE.
CANADIAN
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
W.R.FRASER
WINS TITLE.
AUSTRALIAN
TOURNAMENT at HOBART, TASMANIA .
R.E.
CHAMBERLAIN WINS TITLE.
1955
SCOTTISH
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at GLASGOW.
J. SCOTT WINS TITLE.
2/19-21
CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
K. GROVER
at SANTA BARBARA. THIS WAS THE FIRST USE OF THE SWISS SYSTEM.
5/30 -6/3 ENGLISH
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at LEAMINGTON.
DEREK
OLDBURY WINS TITLE.
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ENGLISH MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP - 3 MOVE.
DEREK OLDBURY vs SAM COHEN 4-0-23 at BRISTOL,
OLDBURY WINS
TITLE.
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D. OLDBURY vs J. MARSHALL
8-4-15 at EDINBURGH and BRISTOL
OLDBURY WINS TITLE
INTERNATIONAL
MATCH.
8TH
ENGLAND vs SCOTLAND 47-12-69 DRAWS at SHEFFIELD.
CANADIAN
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTat ???
SAUL
WESLOW WINS TOURNAMENT.
WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 3 MOVE.
MARION
TINSLEY VS. WALTER HELLMAN 3-0-35 at LAKESIDE, OH AND PEORIA, IL.
TINSLEY
WINS TITLE.
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3/13 ILLINOIS CHECKER TOURNAMENT at W. FRANKFORT, IL. RICHARD FORTMAN
WINS TITLE.
7/21
DEATH OF RAY GOULD
8/13-23
20TH US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3-MOVE) at GALVESTON TX.
MARION
TINSLEY, THE CURRENT WORLD 3-MOVE CHAMPION, RETAINS TITLE OF AMERICAN CHAMPION.
12th
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at PAISLEY.
DEREK
OLDBURY WINS TITLE.
CANADIAN
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at ???
J.D.MCFARLANE
WINS TITLE.
AUSTRALIAN
TOURNAMENT at HOBART, TASMANIA.
R.E.
CHAMBERLAIN WINS TITLE.
8/28
PROF. WILLIAM R. FRASER PREPARES FOR HIS UPCOMING FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
9/4-18
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH FREESTYLE.
TOM
WISWELL VS. WILLIAM R. FRASER 2-0-37 at GLASGOW, KY. USA.
WISWELL RETAINS TITLE
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1957
CANADIAN
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
V.
MONTEIRO WINS TOURNEY.
AMERICA'S
BEST CHECKERS RELEASED BY TOM WISWELL.
MAY
ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at LEICESTER.
DEREK
OLDURY WINS TITLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST ENGLISH TOURNAMENT TO BE PLAYED ON THE 3-MOVE OPENING RESTRICTION.
"I doubt that anybody works harder at anything than I work at checkers".
MARION TINSLEY
1958
2/18
DEATH OF MAURICE CHAMBLEE, FORMER AMERICAN 3-MOVE CHAMPION AND ONE TIME CONTENDER FOR THE WORLD 3-MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP. 7/14-25
21ST US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at BETHLEHEM, PA. WALTER HELLMAN WINS TITLE.RUNNER UP, NEWELL BANKS. THIS WAS BANKS HIGHEST
FINISH EVER IN A U.S. NATIONAL TOURNEY.
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13th
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at SHEFFIELD.
MARION
TINSLEY WINS TOURNEY.
CANADIAN
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
ROBERT
MARTIN WINS TOURNEY.
CANADIAN
MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.
W.R.
FRASER VS. E. WYLLIE 6-6-28 DRAWS at ???
AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT at MELBOURNE.
J. FERGUSON WINS TITLE.
M.
TINSLEY vs D.E. OLDBURY 9-1-24 in GREAT BRITAIN
TINSLEY
RETAINS TITLE
1959
CANADIAN
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at ???
SAUL
WESLOW WINS TOURNEY.
WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH FREESTYLE.
TOM
WISWELL VS. WILLIAM R. FRASER 7-0-17 at GLASGOW,KY.
WISWELL RETAINS TITLE
INTERNATIONAL
DRAUGHTS AND CHECKERS MATCH BOOK BY WISWELL,TINSLEY,FRASER AND OLDBURY RELEASED.
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