Vidor’s Watson Franks, a Texas state checkers champion, remembers the time he almost beat checkers master and current world champion Alex Moiseyev at a national tournament. “I got two draws, but ...

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - Over the decades, the International Checkers Hall of Fame has hosted guests from across the world for checkers tournaments. This week, Matteo Bernini of Italy and Melikaya ...

MARION, Ill. - It may be a game, but folks at the Illinois State Checker Tournament take checkers very seriously. A few dozen folks from across the country gathered in Marion, Illinois over the ...

Vidor has been the world leader in the game of checkers for a few years now. Each year, new and creative events have been scheduled in this world capital of the game. True to form, this year is the ...

American checkers and Brazilian draughts are played on an 8×8 board, while international and Nigerian draughts use a 10×10 board. Players can challenge the computer, invite a friend to a match, or ...

VIDOR, Texas — For 5 days people representing the U.S. and Italy are going head-to-head in a checkers tournament in Vidor. Over the years Vidor has become known as the checkers capital of the US ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Together Organization, Inc. in Albany held an event to help Albany youth on Saturday, April 18. The fifth Community Checker Tournament began at 12:30 p.m. at Albany State ...