Don Lafferty
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Don Lafferty was a Grandmaster checkers (British English: draughts) player. In 1982 he defeated Derek Oldbury
for the World GAYP (Go as you please) championship with a score of 1-0-23. He was challenged for the championship in 1984 by Paul Davis, winning easily 5-0-15. In 1986 he defended his title again by drawing James Morrison with a score of 0-0-24 and in 1989 he defeated Elbert Lowder 4-3-16.
He contested for the 3-move restriction title twice in his career but never succeeded. In 1987 he failed to defeat the great Marion Tinsley
, losing by a score of 2-0-36. In 1996 he tried again, this time against Ron King
, but he only managed a 5-5-30 draw.
In his matches with Chinook
he had 8 wins, 7 losses and 109 draws.
. This served him in his primary career as a high-school math and physics teacher until he retired in 1988.
Derek Oldbury
Derek Oldbury was a British draughts champion from Devon. He was a rival of Marion Tinsley. Oldbury was interested in Go As You Please draughts, in which players are free to choose their own opening moves....
for the World GAYP (Go as you please) championship with a score of 1-0-23. He was challenged for the championship in 1984 by Paul Davis, winning easily 5-0-15. In 1986 he defended his title again by drawing James Morrison with a score of 0-0-24 and in 1989 he defeated Elbert Lowder 4-3-16.
He contested for the 3-move restriction title twice in his career but never succeeded. In 1987 he failed to defeat the great Marion Tinsley
Marion Tinsley
Marion Tinsley is considered the greatest checkers player who ever lived. He was world champion from 1955–1958 and 1975–1991. Tinsley never lost a World Championship match, and lost only seven games in his entire 45 year career...
, losing by a score of 2-0-36. In 1996 he tried again, this time against Ron King
Ron King
Ron "Suki" King is a checkers player from Saint George, Barbados. He has won United States titles and twelve World Championship Titles at the game and is considered one of the strongest players of the game. He has been honored by his homeland being named Barbados's Sportsman of the Year in both...
, but he only managed a 5-5-30 draw.
In his matches with Chinook
Chinook (draughts player)
Chinook is a computer program that plays English draughts , developed around 1989 at the University of Alberta, led by Jonathan Schaeffer. Other developers are Rob Lake, Paul Lu, Martin Bryant, and Norman Treloar. In July 2007, Chinook's developers announced that the program has been improved to...
he had 8 wins, 7 losses and 109 draws.
Personal life
He received his degree from Western Kentucky UniversityWestern Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....
. This served him in his primary career as a high-school math and physics teacher until he retired in 1988.