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Checkers Market Place

This is the Checkers Market Place as seen in the Aug. 2007 ACFB, with a few modifications. In particular, there are few email addresses here. Click on the link below, and I will send you the email address of the person or organization that you want.

The reason for this is that email addresses on a WWW site invite spam, sometimes in very large quantities. I have received hundreds of unwanted emails in one day, and I don't want to see that happen to the people listed below. So, please ask me for the email address that you want. And if you are listed below, and you want your email address listed in your ad, please contact me.

Some of this can be bought from the ACF Store.

• Thousands of Checker Books. The Estate of the late Don Goodwin wishes to sell the extensive library of Don Goodwin, estimated to be worth 1 million dollars. The asking price is $250,000. Individual books are still offered for sale. Write Evelyn Micallef, 16 Romac Drive, Scarboro, Ontario, MIC 4V6, Canada. Email or call 416-287-9616.
• Fine Selection of Checker Books. For list send SASE to Becky's Books on the Square, 3520 Hillcrest, Apt. 4, Dubuque, IA 52002.
• Checkers the Tinsley Way and World Class Checkers. Two indispensable books for your library. $20 each. Buy both for only 30.00. Dr. Robert L. Shuffett, M.D., 8110 Marshall Ridge Rd., Greensburg, KY 42743, phone 502-932-4966. Notice the new address and phone number.
• ACF Jewelry Wanted. Particularly the tie-tac that Clayton Beebee once sold. Send a description of items for sale with price including shipping. F. Alan Millhone, P. O. Box 1, Belpre, OH 45714.
• Mike Truran: If anybody has complete runs of the following magazines for sale, I'd be very interested to hear from you: American Checker Monthly, Draught-Board, Draughts Review, Draughts World, Draughts Players Quarterly Review, Canadian Checker Journal, British Draughts Journal, American Checkerist. Please contact Mike Truran by email.
• Missouri Checker Assoc. Newsletter: Wilma Wolverton, 8505 S. Karr Rd., Grain Valley, MO 64029. $10 per year (Canada $13, overseas $15). Highly recommended.
• ICHF 2006 Checkers Annual is ready for shipping on April 15.2006: $30 in the USA and $40 for the rest of the world. 358 pages. It contains news about checkers along with various articles and problems. Order from ICHF, Box 365 Petal, MS 39465. Overseas players may order your ICHF Checkers Annual from John Reade, Andover Avenue, Middleton, Manchester M24 1JQ, England.
• ACF: Order from Alan Millhone, Post Office Box # 1, Belpre, Ohio 45714-0001.
  • The 1939 10th ACA National Tournament. The ACF presents a selection of games played in the 10th ACA National Tournament at Flint Michigan, Aug. 21st – Sep. 2nd, 1939, with annotations by Richard L. Fortman, and comments by the tourney winner Asa A. Long, Toledo Ohio. Further annotations, proof reading, and type setting by Jim Loy. Most of these 58 long-awaited games (selected from the later rounds) have never been published. There will be 50 numbered copies, signed by Richard L. Fortman, Jim Loy, and Alan Millhone, for $20.
  • Games From the 2005 GAYP National Ty! Michael Holmes has typed the following, which are now for sale by the ACF: (1) 53 selected games fully annotated (looks good and informative) for $15, (2) 265 games from the Masters (lightly annotated) $30, (3) combo (sent to you by email) of 138 games from the Majors + 80 games from the Minors + 18 games from the junior ty., for $10, or (4) the entire set for $40.
  • 2006 ACF 3-Move National "50 select games" by Alex Moiseyev for $15 (plus $2.50 overseas). This outstanding work (80-pages) is presented similar to Sixth with many annotations, diagrams, opening index, selected positions and more.
  • Past ACF I-D booklets are now available through Alan Millhone (they are no longer available through Earl Hangen). Each booklet (typically 30-50 pages) contains annotated games from the Inter-district mail tournament, including much play on the new openings. The following years are available: 1991 through 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Each booklet costs $6 (with shipping), add $2.50 outside U.S.
• 2006 Ohioan Yearbook. This book includes: Games from 2004 & 2005 Ohio Tournament (Masters), Moiseyev-Beckwith Match (2005), Beckwith-Cowie Match (2005), Cowie-Zuber match (1984),Louis Cowie checker problems, Alex Moiseyev contributed a few original problems, Other miscellaneous info, Ohio history, opening index, etc. Price is $20. Games are annotated, with diagrams. Write to Richard Beckwith, 34490 Ridge Road #115, Willoughby, OH 44094. Checks can be made out to Ohio State Checker Association.
• Games from the 2005 German Open. It is limited to 50 books total. This year it once again has plenty of color pictures and games from the German Open 2005. The annotations were done by one of the best mail players these days, Nigel Proffitt, and myself. It will cost 10 Pounds for the UK, 15 Euros for Germany, Ireland and the rest of Europe, 25 Dollars for the USA. All includes shipping. You can submit orders or payment (via Paypal) by sending it by email. For postal orders please write to Dennis Pawlek, Jahnstr. 43, 72793 Pfullingen, Germany. P.S: Please, no cheques, as this will charge a lot here. :)
• The 8th International Match Book. Here's what's being said about this great book: Tom Canning, Ireland ---Brilliant !! Ian Caws , England ---Outstanding !! Rich Beckwith – I can't put it down. Bob Murr – A treasure !! In addition to the above there are "Wow", "Wonderful","I love it" "Best book in my library", "It's improving my game", etc. The book is annotated by a great team and has plenty of exciting diagrams and interesting play. You too can own this beautiful hard bound, stitched book made to last 100 or more years by sending $40 ($45 abroad) to Gerry Lopez, 41858 Corte Selva, Temecula, Ca. 92591
• Sixth by Alex Moiseyev: order regular copy $48.00, personalized copy, $78.00. Includes ~360 pages, more than 500 diagrams and covers the following topics: 1) WCM 2002 with Elbert Lowder (29 games), 2) WCM 2003 with Ron King (35 games), 3) 50 selected games, 1996-2004. Book is hard cover, high quality paper. Book includes a lot of new play and cooks, stories, and Alex's "internal feelings" during the games. There are several corrections of M. Tinsley, A. Long, W. Hellman, D. Oldbury and other. Each game and line in the book has been reviewed by major programs – Nemesis & KR. Book also contains several express comments by Richard Beckwith, Hugh Devlin, Jim Loy, Al Lyman, Brian Hinkle, Richard Fortman and others. Order now, number of copies are limited. Shipping is included in the price. Alexander Moiseyev, 5676 Springburn Drive, Dublin, OH, 43017.
• Robert Pike, 1076 Torrey Pines, Chula Vista CA 91915. Items may be purchased at ACF store, or contact Mr. Pike for pricelist (addresses above).
  • Play Winning Checkers
  • Little Giant Encyclopedia of Checkers
  • 101 Checker Puzzles
  • Checker Power
  • Winning Checkers for Kids of All Ages (the latter two items have teacher's guides available),
  • Tournament Manual
  • Inexpensive Group Checker Sets: A set of 12 checkerboards for groups, clubs, schools, youth tournaments, and other organizations that need multiple boards/checkers for their playing sessions. Boards are 8.5" x 8.5", green & white, numbered, and on fairly heavy stock. Included is a supply of 3/4" red & white adhesive dots (14 of each color per board) that are exactly the size of pennies (not included), so they can adhere to these coins to serve as checkers that fit nicely on the one-inch green squares. A brief set of rules is included. Cost per set is $15 (Add $5 overseas). Loy's comment: I am told these checker sets look very nice and are great fun for the kids to assemble the pieces out of pennies.
  • demo board
  • Learning to Play Better Checkers (Video)
• Cleveland Public Library: Authors and publishers, the Cleveland Public Library needs at least one copy of your checker book, magazine, or newsletter, and they will gladly pay for it. Contact Cleveland Public Library, Special Collections, 325 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44114. See http://cpl.org/. If your publication is of general interest, their Social Science Dept. may also buy a copy. The CPL's purchasing routine has become more involved: (1) Contact CPL Special Collections informing them of your book (be sure and inform them that it is a checker book, if that is not obvious from the title), as they need to order the book in order for you to be paid! (2) If they want the book, they will order it (they won't send a check until afterwards). (3) Send them the book with an invoice which mentions their purchase order number. (4) Put all that money in your Swiss bank account (just kidding).
• Jim Loy, 1104 S. Montana, H7, Bozeman, MT 59715. Also, I really need the 50 selected games from these tys.: U.S. GAYP Nat. 1979, 1997; Northern States 1984, 1989, and after 1995; Florida Open after 1989, assuming those tys. were published.
  • The Magical Checker Play of Elbert Lowder by Jim Loy. Humongous 450 pages paperback spiral binding, 260 featured games, with hundreds of complete Lowder games in the notes, and comments by A. Moiseyev and KingsRow, $30 (add $8 for overseas shipping).
  • 2005 ACF International Mail Ty: 90 pages, $15 (add $3 for overseas shipping), the games of this ty., which was won by William Carter, annotated by Jim Loy.
  • 2004 I-D Booklet, 44 pages, $10 (add $2 for oversees shipping).
  • 2005 NYC: 36 pages, $10 (add $2 for overseas shipping), games of these two tournaments (NYC 3 move and GAYP), which were both won by Alex Moiseyev, annotated by Jim Loy.
• The Checker Player's Friend by Jean Dufresne, published in the late 1800s, first English translation as far as I know. Sections on English, international, pool and losing pool checkers, 133 pages, translated to English by Richard White. $22 postpaid in the US. $25 overseas. Richard White, 8 Pine St., Dover MA, 02030.
• Jim Brocnaro, 161 Summerfield Gardens, Selton, CT 06484-6308. For sale ACF Bulletins, issues 220, 223, 224, 239, 242, and 269 through 321, all told 58 issues. Make an offer.
• Norman Rockwell's "Last Move" From the Golden Age of Checkers we have wonderful news. What better gift to give to your checker friends than a Norman Rockwell's "Last Move" which is one of the most beautiful checker prints that one will ever see. The "Last Move" prints are available at--5 for $10, or 20 for $30--please send a little extra to help cover the postage. We only have a limited number of these beautiful Rockwell prints, so order yours today. Send cash, money orders or checks to the World of Checkers Museum, 3520 Hillcrest Apt. 4, Dubuque, Iowa 52002. Your order will be sent out immediately. All monies raised from this will go to the ACF for the promotion of youth checkers.
• Books in Stock has just purchased a large selection of checker books. These date from the late 1800's to the 1990's. For a complete list of books and prices write Books in Stock, 140 E. Liberty, Wooster, OH 44691 or call 330-262-2665.

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