Newspaper and Magazine Articles:
2010
5/20/2010 The Chatham News - "World Champion Moiseyev victorious in NC State tourney"
5/16/2010 Raleigh News&Observer - "New checkers champion takes crown"
5-03-2010 - Burlington The Times News - "State checker championship returning to Siler City"
5/03/2010 Lee County Star-Tribune - "Lee County Checkers: Elbert Lowder and Clint Pickard"
4/22/2010 - The Windsor Review - "State Checker Tournament held in Windsor"
4/8/2010 - The Windsor Review - "Windsor To Host State Checker Tournament on April 17 and 18"
2009
12/28/2009 - Northwest Alabamian - "Checker enthusiasts flock to Haleyville for tournament"
12/25/2009 - Sun Newspaper Charlotte Sun Herald - "Toy Maker"
11/29/2009 - Trinidad &Tobago Newsd@y - "Knights crowned draughts kings"
11/20/2009 - Guardian - "Point Fortin leads Draughts & Checkers tourney"
October 13, 2009 - NationNews-"King surrenders two-game lead" (3 articles)
September 26 - November 1, 2009 - "Checkers Exhibition" - The Durham Museum, Omaha, NE"
"Easy to Lose; Hard to Win: the Nebraska Checkers Association Exhibition"Aug/Sept 2009 issue - Dublin Life Magazine - PROFILE: "Alex Moiseyev"
Aug 2009 - Ricerca Biosciences, LLC Newsletter - "Richard Beckwith"
7/20/2009 KTHV-TV Little Rock - THV2 "Erica Brewer, 13 is the new Checker Champion"
6/16/2009 Wicked Local Dover -"Checkers champ crowned: Dover couple host New-England-tournament"
5/13/2009 Burlington TheTimeNews - "As for checkers, I retired undefeated"
5/13/2009 Burlington The Time News - "Checkers Championship is this weekend in Oxford"
5/07/2009 Durham Herald Sun - State checkers tourney slated
4/20/2009 St. Joseph News-Press - MIDLAND - "Checkers take spotlight"
4/20/2009 StJoeNews.net - "Checkers take spotlight"
2008
12/20/2008 Beaconcast.com - "Checker's best-known strategist passes away"
Sunday, November 30, 2008 - UPI.com - "Checkers champion Fortman dead at 93"
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - The London Times - TIMES ONLINE - Richard Fortman: draughts master.
Monday, September 15, 2008 - Telegraph Herald - 175 Years Dubuque, Iowa (Terquasquicentennial)
Monday, November 10, 2008 - The State Journal-Register - Richard Fortman Obituary
October 27, 2008 - Burlington TimesNews - "Life (and food) is good at The Snappy Lunch"
Saturday, October 18, 2008 - WMSG daily bulletin 14 - (featuring Mr. Alex on p. 2 & 7; medal count on p. 3)
Friday, October 3, 2008 - Mail & Guardian Online - Lubabalo Article
September 10, 2008 - DAILY SPECULATIONS - "Checkers Champions Square Off in Ohio, from John Acker"
September 5, 2008 - The Plain Dealer -"International checkers match set"
September 3, 2008 - DailyRecord.co.uk -"Scots draughts grandmaster looks for gold at Mind Olympics"
September, 2008 issue - Cleveland Magazine -"King Me"
August 29, 2008 - The Lake County News-Herald -"King of the game"
August 24, 2008 - NationNews -"Suki going after table tennis title"
August 15, 2008 - DAILY SPECULATIONS -"Free Style World Checkers Championship, from Alan Millhone"
August 13, 2008 - The Tampa Tribune -"He's Master Pool Checkers Champion"
August 10, 2008 - The Daily Herald -"On the move: Draughts champ sharpens his skill"
July 19, 2008 - SOUTHTOWNStar -"Characters abound at checkers tournament"
July 10, 2008 - NationNews -"King seeking $33,000 for 2008 Campaign"
July 8, 2008 - The Stanly News and Press -"World champion crowned"
July 6, 2008 - The Stanly News and Press -"see checker results"
July 5, 2008 - The Sanford Herald -"Two kings of the checker world battle for top crown"
July 1, 2008 - The Stanly News and Press -"Two kings of the checker world battle for top crown"
June 24, 2008 - Wicked Local Dover-"Championship draws checkers fans to Dover"
June 13, 2008 - Burlington TimesNews-"Farmer, soldier, merchant, father"
May 13, 2008 - Capitol Coverage - The RMCR - "Checkers "
May 13, 2008 - The Stanly News & Press - "Checker tournament scheduled"
April 27, 2008 - The Greensboro News-Record - "Checkers game of choice back in the day"
April 6, 2008 - The Sanford Herald - "Playing by the rules"
March - 2008 The Scots Magazine - "The High Priest of The Dambrod"
March 26, 2008 - The Wilson Post- "Annual TN Open Checker Tourney held in Lebanon"
March 2008 - The Cleveland Public Library- "George F. Wales collection"
March 8, 2008 - The Rocky Mountain News - "Young checkers champ gets jump on guv"
February 21, 2008 - NationNews -"King nes draughts head" (2 articles)
February 5, 2008 - The Stanly News & Press - "National competitors enjoy Stanly during tourney"
February 2, 2008 - The Houston Chronicle - "In checkers, it's good to be the king"
February 1, 2008 - The Denver Post - "Meet the king of checkers"
February 1, 2008 - NationNews -"King pushing against Weekes"
February 1, 2008 - The Denver Post - "First person: To face a checkers prodigy"
January 29, 2008 - The Stanly News & Press - "Trying to bring checkers back to prominence"
January 24, 2008 - WGHP -My Fox 8 - "King Me Ronald: Playing Checkers at McDonalds"
January 20, 2008 - Burlington The Times News - "Locals jump at chance to revive checkers"
January 18, 2008 - The Boston Globe - "Chess master Bobby Fischer dead at 64"
January 18, 2008 - BBS News - "Chess legend Fischer dies at 64"
January 10, 2008 - Watertown Daily Times - "Checkers champ challenges teens"
January 8, 2008 - Stanly News & Press - "National checker tournament coming to Albemarle"
January 5, 2008 - Rocky Mountain News -"JOHNSON: Foul-ball column a home run with reader"
2007
December 9, 2008 - The New York Times Magazine - "The Death of Checkers"
November 24, 2007 - Alabamian - Pollard wins ninth state checkers title
November 21, 2007 - Burlington TheTimesNews.com - Alamance County Gives Thanks
November 19, 2007 - Hickory Daily Record - Store offers trip back in time
November 4, 2007 - Sanford Centennial Ceremony Program and Reception
November 2, 2007 - Inishowen News - Buncrana crowns new draughts champ
October 14, 2007 - Omaha World Herald - State checkers champ crowned
10/6/07 Boston Global News Article - Freeman T. Frank taught high school history; at 76
October 6, 2007 - RoadsideAmerica.com - World of Checkers Museum
October 6, 2007 - RoadsideAmerica.com - Checker Hall of Fame: Game Over
October 5, 2007 - Telegraph Herald News - Dubuque, IA - Dubuque's Deweber has checkered past, future - Local checkers collection takes national stageSeptember 30, 2007 - hattiesburgamerican.com - Former Checker Hall of Fame destroyed by fire
September 7, 2007 - Citizen Tribune.com - Obituaries, Steven Eugene 'Gene' Lindsay
September 1, 2007 - Des Moines Register - Norwalk, Brooklyn youths win at checkers
August 27, 2007 - Rocky Mountain News - Griego: In checkers, only the board is square
August 17, 2007 - NationsNews - Bad luck stalls "Suki"
August 4, 2007 Midland World-Herald - "Museum receives checkers material"
August 3, 2007 - NationsNews - John Walcott Obituary
July 30, 2007 - CBS Sports News -"ClayNation: Check your ambitions at the door against Chinook"
July 28, 2007 - Las Vegas Sun -"There's a new king of checkers, crowned in downtown Vegas"
July 22, 2007 - Midland World-Herald -"Checkers hobbyist honors game's elite"
July 20, 2007 - News & Record - Greensboro -"Undisputed checkers champ"
July 20, 2007 - The New York Times -"Champion at Checkers That Cannot Lose to People"
July 20, 2007 - USA Today -"Computers can't lose checkers"
July 20, 2007 - ABC News - "Computer Solves Checkers"
July 20, 2007 - Baltimoresun.com - "At checkers, Chinook is unbeatable"
July 20, 2007 - Middle East Times -"Canadians create unbeatable computer at checkers"
July 19, 2007 - The New York Times - "Computer Checkers Program Is Invincible"
July 19, 2007 - abc News - "Computer Solves Checkers"
July 19, 2007 - CHESSBASE NEWS - "500 billion billion moves later, computers solve checkers"
June 19, 2007 - MACHINIST - "Chinook, the unbeatable checkers-playing computer"
June 11, 2007 - The Herald Online - "Draughts wiz invited to world tournament"
July, 2007 - Jonathan Schaeffer - Research Paper - "Solving Checkers"
May 7, 2007 - The Daily News - Jacksonville -"Bill Quidley, Sr. Obituary"
April 13, 2007 - Burlington TimesNews - "A story while you're waiting to pay your taxes"
April 2, 2007 - Heartland News - "Checker tournament draws talent from the Heartland and beyond"
April 2, 2007 - thesouthern - Southern Illinois -"Checker players compete in annual tournament"
March 7, 2007 - Cabool Enterprise -"Cabool resident recognized by Missouri House"
March 5, 2007 - The Lebanon Democrat - "State Checker tournament draws international players"
February 28, 2007 - The Wilson Post - "Checker tourney this weekend"
January 7, 2007 - (WBRC-TV) - FOX6 News - "Alabama Open"
2006
December 30, 2006 - King - cbc.bb News - "King in Name and Nature"
December 26, 2006 - Tennessean - Daily - " Obituary - Ralph H. Agee"
December 12, 2006 - McKinney Courier-Gazette Star - "They don't act their age"
December 26, 2006 - The Dallas Morning News - " At 93, he's making all the right moves"
December 17, 2006 - The Sanford Herald - "Elbert Lowder - Obituary"
December 16, 2006 - The Wylie News - "Collin County 93-year-old leads a checkered life" December 14, 2006 - The Barbados Advocate - "King: I will regain Three Move Restriction Title"September 27, 2006 - The Parkersburg News - "Habitat for Humanity" August 24, 2006 - The Enterprise - "Dixie hosts tourney "
August 17, 2006 - The Enterprise - " Make your move - Local dealership to hold checker tourney"
July 7, 2006 Lebanon Democrat - "Checker kings compete in city"
July 6, 2006 Wilson Post - "Mature Lifestyles"July 4, 2006 - NationNews - "BNB Banking on Suki" (2 articles)
June 19, 2006 - Medina County Gazette - "Jumping into the action"June 19, 2006 - Burlington The Times-News - "GOODNEWS"
June 17, 2006 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - "National Checker tournament"
June, 2006 - Scottish Memories Magazine - "The Other Beautiful Game" pgs. 6-7
June, 2006 issue - Country Magazine - Checker Article pg. 26
May/June, 2006 issue - Elks Magazine - Board Games Article pg. 28
June 9, 2006 - NationNews - Barbados' Newspaper - "Suki" vs Francis (2 articles)May 27, 2006 - News-Record -"State crowns checkers player"
May 22, 2006 - Cabool Enterprise -"Helterbrand earns state checker champion title"
May 19, 2006 - News-Record -"Every Move You Make, I'll Be Watching You"May 11 , 2006 - the Jackson Sun -"Checkers tourney draws big name to Strawberry Festival"
May 10, 2006 - NationNews - "King ready to 'eat' Jack"
May 3 , 2006 - the Lahontan Valley News -"Northside students compete in checkers"
February 22, 2006 - the Lebanon Democrat - "Checker Tournament returns to Lebanon"
January 8, 2006 - The Dallas Morning News - "Staying sharp"
2005
Nov 14 2005 - Midlands News - "4 Square off for State Title"
November 11, 2005 - NationsNews - "Suki" wins Irish Open
October 19, 2005 - The Marshall Democrat-News, Saline County, MO - "Falling back into the past"October 16, 2005 - The Southland Times, New Zealand - "Mortimer checks her best game in Ireland"
October 6, 2005 - The Knoxville News Sentinel - "King of the checkerboard"
October 3, 2005 - Marion Daily Republican - "Norris City man captures title at 71st Illinois 101 County Checker Tournament"
October 3, 2005 - The Baytown Sun - "Older athletes compete in Senior Olympics"
July 20, 2005 Greensboro News & Record - "Family of Kings"
June 23, 2005 NationNews - Suki pushing for winner (2 articles)
June 22, 2005 Dublin News - Checkers champs crown Dublin for their national 2005 tournament
June 17, 2005 The Parkersburg News and Sentinel - checkers King dazzles residents
June 3, 2005 NationNews - Three cheers for Moiseyev!
May 23-June3, 2005 News Articles about World 3-Move Title Match in Anderson, SC
May 2005 Issue of Our State Magazine - "A Checkered Past"
5/12/2005 High Point Enterprise - "Minister plays tough game of checkers"
March 5, 2005 The Lebanon Democrat - "Checkers champs battle in tourney"
January 2, 2005 Greensboro News & Record - "Strategic Measures"
2004
January 8, 2004 The Columbus Dispatch News -"One Jump Ahead"
May 8, 2004 The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald - "Checker champion finds Dubuque 'quite, friendly'- Moiseyev visits friend"
2003
October 29, 2003 - CHESSBASE NEWS - "Perfection in checkers"
May 18, 2003 Virginian-Pilot National & World - "Checkers showdown separates men from Kings"
2001
May 19, 2001 - South African Wargames Union - reported: "Lubabalo Kondlo defeats High Devlin"
2000
2000 Newspaper Article on Alex Moiseyev -"All The Right Moves"
May, 2000 - Telegraph Herald - "Dubuquer's checkers collection fit for king"
February 3, 2000 - Newspaper Article in London Times on Asa Long
1999
Aug 1999 - Smithsonian Magazine -"There is a Certain Amount of Humor in Checkers"
1998
July 24, 1998 Free Press -"Nothing beats a good game of checkers"
1997
August 19, 1997 The Oskaloosa Herald - "Checker players dream" - George Daily
July 9, 1997 The Sanford Herald -"All the right moves"
1996
November 22, 1996 Newport Daily Independent -"State checker champ, world champ knows right moves"
1995
March 24, 1995 The Oskaloosa Herald - "People Key to Daily successes" - George Daily, checker player
February 1995 Games Magazine - Out of this World
1995 The Clarion-Ledger - "Checkers champ says love of game basis for success"
1994
August 13, 1994 Richmond Times-Dispatch - "Checker fan's rank jumps"
Sanford News-Herald- "Checker players eye state titles"March 15, 1994 National Examiner - "Checker champ makes all the right moves - through mail"
1993
1993 GAYP National in Danville, VA - "Crowning Glory"
1992
September 6, 1992 Reading Eagle Newspaper - Lifestyle -
1992 Daily News-Sun - Computer checks out weekend tournament
1991
Jan 1991 Intelligencer Journal - King him: Fernie Moffett is major Checkers champ
1990
Oct 1, 1990 Danville Register & Bee - At 96 years young, he's still focused
May 24, 1990 The Compass - He makes world-class moves
1989
Oct 25, 1989 Sanford News-Herald - Citizen of the week - Cecil Lowe
June 28, 1989 The Daily Courier Forest City NC - "Checkers"
February 1989 Carolina Country Magazine - Official Publication of R.E.C.
January 12, 1989 The Knoxville News-Sentinel - The Checkerboard kings
1988
1988 The Virginia Pilot - "Jump to top: Teacher wears checkers crown"
May 26, 1988 The Dispatch, Lexington, NC - "Ross Keeps Checkers Alive And Kicking"
Nov 2, 1988 The Sanford News-Herald - "Concentration was a must at the checker tournament"
Nov 5, 1988 The Sanford News-Herald - "Local men are checker tournament winners"
1987
1987 People Magazine - "Winners - Checker King "Two-Ton" Tinsley Jumps for Joy - and Victory"
1986
1986 Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, Pa. -"King Me: City Man Wins State Checker's Crown"
April 13, 1986 Reading Eagle -"The Checkers are in the mail" - Earl is King of the board
1985
July 14, 1985 State Journal-Register - "Checkered Charter"
1984
November 14, 1984 The Charlotte Observer - Checkers Master Knows Right Moves
June 3, 1984 Sanford News Herald - State Ty
1983
October 13, 1983 Poughkeepsie Journal - Checker concentration
October 13, 1983 Poughkeepsie Journal (extra) - Checker concentration
July 20, 1983 The Sanford Herald - Name of the game not really the same
July 19, 1983 The Sanford Herald - Local man member of top team
July 15, 1983 The Clarion - Ledger - Players bank on checkered pasts
1982
November 30, 1982 The Sanford News-Herald - Checkers anyone?
November 27, 1982 The Sanford News-Herald - Checkers players converge on Sanford for tournament
June 10, 1982 Suffolk Sun - Old game keeps pleasure on the move
1981
September 11, 1981 The Oak Ridger - At Civic Center - Checker Tournament hosts 20 players
July 17, 1981 - The Sanford News-Herald - “Checkers tourney to conclude today"
1980
May 23, 1980 - Telegraph Herald - "Collection makes Dubuque a checker mecca"
1979
July 7, 1979 - The Virginian-Pilot Nation & World - Tri-State Tournament - "Checkerboard Kings Gather"
June 3, 1979 - The Virginian-Pilot National & World - "They Jump at Chance to Play"
May 23, 1979 - Hattiesburg - AMERICAN "At Petal - "Checker giants clash for title"
April 19, 1979 - Greensburg Record Herald - "Champs take to the board"
April 7, 1979 - Sanford News-Herald - "Checkers champ to face toughest foe"
1978
February 16, 1978 - The Petal Journal - "Chateau Walker"
1977
Nov 30, 1977 - Various Articles - (1977 National GAYP & Southeastern - Sanford)
Nov 30, 1977 - Sanford News-Herald - “Sanford checkers expert cops title” (1977 US National GAYP - Sanford)
Nov 27, 1977 - The Greensboro Daily News - Sanford Man's Checkers Play Wins A Crown
Nov 26, 1977 - The News and Observer - Game stopped in middle - Champ dubious of victory
Nov 26, 1977 - The Sanford News-Herald - Sanford Man Wins Title
Nov 26, 1977 - The Fayetteville Times - Sanford Man Is Checkers Champ
July 6, 1977 - The Greensboro Record - The Dueling's Hot And Heavy When The Weapons Are Checkers
1976
July 17, 1976 - The Sanford News-Herald - “City hosts record-braking National Checkers Tourney”
July 17, 1976 - The Sanford News-Herald - “Briton wins match”
1975
1975 - The St. Petersburg Times - “A checkered career takes another jump”
December 1, 1975 - The Sanford Herald - “Southeastern Checker Tournament at Palomino
Restaurant”
November 28, 1975 - The Sanford Herald - “Checkers masters are locked in duel”
July 6, 1975 - The Sanford Herald - “Lowder snares checkers title for the 13th time”
1974
November 29, 1974 - The Sanford Herald - “It's your move!”
October 1974 - The Associated Press - “Last Checkers Game He Lost Was In '58”
July 6, 1974 - The Sanford Herald - Finals in progress - Tournament nears end
July 5, 1974 - The Sanford Herald - Tar Heel checkers title is “prize”
1973
August 22, 1973 - The Washington Post - “Playing Checkers for 68 Years”
August 22, 1973 The Washington Post - “A Climate of boyish Fervor”
August 16, 1973 The Charlotte Observer -“N.C. Player To Help Yanks Jump British”
August 16, 1973 The Sanford Herald -“Sanford man ready for checkers tournament in England”
July 21, 1973 The News and Observer -“Yes We Have A Champion”
July 12, 1973 The News and Observer -“State Champion - Checkers is His Game”
July 7, 1973 The Charlotte Observer -“Checkers Champ Retains Crown Right Moves”
July 5, 1973 The Daily Independent -“Tournament Here - Checker Champ Has Competition”
1972
September 3, 1972 - Memphis Daily News - “Checkers Popular Like Chess”
September 3, 1972 The Charlotte Observer -“Billionaire, 83, Creeps Up On Good Health”
May 31, 1972 The The Greensboro Daily News -“Checkers Champion Decided”
1969
June 19, 1969 - Greensboro Daily News - “Checkers At Crossroads In Chatham And History”
1968
July 26, 1968 - New Orleans Post - “Long Struggle - Checkers Champions Lock Horns Silently”
1956
March 13, 1956 - Daily American - City Man Checker Champ
1947
June 1947 - The American Checkerist Magazine
1918
Monday, January 28, 1918 - The New York Times - Girls Pack Checkers for Soldiers
1917
1917 - Harper's Weekly Magazine - “The Exhaustion of Checkers
1908