Play Winning Checkers

Rating:
Summary: Great book and rating booster!
Review: I am a regular at the MSN gaming zone (usually playing in rated room 1 or kings a competitive room) and before buying this book I had around a 1550-1600 rating which is not good at all. So I thought I would try reading a book and see what it would do to my game. A MAJOR improvement occured in my game after reading this book. My rating is now hundreds of points higher than before. I have beaten some of the best players and my recent statistics are 16 wins and 3 losses. Where would I be without this book? I dont think my rating would of moved a notch. This is clear to understand and I am buying it for my checker buddys. The board it includes with the 32 numbers is not only great for recording your games you play...but its great for mail play! I got 100 times more out of this book than what I payed. Thank you Mr.Pike...you really improved my game.

Rating:
Summary: Great book and rating booster!
Review: I am a regular at the MSN gaming zone (usually playing in rated room 1 or kings a competitive room) and before buying this book I had around a 1550-1600 rating which is not good at all. So I thought I would try reading a book and see what it would do to my game. A MAJOR improvement occured in my game after reading this book. My rating is now hundreds of points higher than before. I have beaten some of the best players and my recent statistics are 16 wins and 3 losses. Where would I be without this book? I dont think my rating would of moved a notch. This is clear to understand and I am buying it for my checker buddys. The board it includes with the 32 numbers is not only great for recording your games you play...but its great for mail play! I got 100 times more out of this book than what I payed. Thank you Mr.Pike...you really improved my game.

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Summary: Great Book for Begginer-Intermediate
Review: I got this book the second day I started playing checkers. I am now a serious checkers player and can improve my rating about 50 points in one day! This book was really helpful to a player like me and I would suggest it to a friend.

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Summary: For Serious Checker Players
Review: Pike's book provides strategy's for the serious checker player, however, he omits opening strategies. Still, there is a lot of interesting information about the history of the game provided by Pike.

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Summary: Corrects a reviewer's mistake
Review: The reviewer stated that there were no strategies offered for the opening of a game of checkers, but pages 54 through 60 disuss the Opening and Early Game considerations in depth supported by checker board illustrations and problems to be solved

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Summary: Fun But Not Very Helpful
Review: This book is fun, witty, and entertaining, and certainly will get you interested in playing serious checkers. But it won't help you very much.

The book mainly deals in a disorganized way with mid-game tactics and end-game situations. Interesting traps and shots are presented, along with problems that are too hard for most beginners. That's all there is; just a little about openings, for instance. I kept reading and rereading this book thinking there has to be more here, but I have yet to find it.

Read the book if you only wish to have your appetite stimulated, and then do your real study from a more complete book such as Reinfeld.