Checkers lessons in the Bristol opening (11-16, 24-20, 16-19)
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2021
- The Bristol opening is a great example of how to use a flanking defense against a dominating center attack. The checkers opening traditionally begins 11-16, 24-20, 16-19, however it may be more common to see it in unrestricted play by moving 11-15, 24-20, 15-19. There are many, many variations within this opening; the variation I show has been tried, true, and tested over the years. I also show a hidden trap within the variation, as well as a key tactical sequence in the end game that can be used in other openings.
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Absolutely great channel man! Just recently found your videos, after a renewed interest in this game in recent times. I always considered myself a “good” player, but after some online play, I quickly discovered I was beginner/intermediate, at best. These videos have been invaluable to me, in terms of trying to break through to the next level.
Hello, Conor! Thank you very much for the kind words! I'm glad you have a renewed interest in this great game, and I'm glad my videos are helping! There are certainly a lot of good players online, and I'm sure you'll be right there with them before too long! If there is a video you would like to see, whether it's about specific opening, mid game, or end game situation, please let me know!
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conor you took the words out of my mouth.
Got a reality check since I started playing on line at "fly or die checkers"
I used to follow checkercycle channel,but azcheckers is just better
There seems to be an endless number of openings I can't seem to memorize one yet haha but They all seem to have common themes such as getting a king as quick as possible, capturing the center squares and build columns then once you build those columns attack from those positions until you have to move up; at which point you call your troops to build other columns further up the board. Great video as always Ryan
Thanks, Marcus, and indeed there are endless number of openings! It's OK not to memorize them -- in fact, I would argue it's best not to memorize but to soak in the themes and ideas, which you have done! Seeing the build up of columns, dominating the center, and yes, getting a king as quickly as possible are three key components to having success in this game. You are well on your way to winning even more games, Marcus!
@@azcheckers Thanks Ryan! Here's a game from this morning. I wanted to challenge myself playing the Edimberough against a higher ranking player, just sticking to the concepts that are starting to stick. Here are the results [Event "USA vs USA (Draw Game) "]
[Date "2020-01-10"]
[Black "Marcus"]
[White "Astro Rey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 9-13 24-20 2. 5-9 27-24 3. 11-15 23-19 4. 8-11 26-23 5. 9-14 30-26 6. 1-5 32-27 7. 3-8
22-18 8. 15x22 25x9 9. 5x14 19-16 10. 12x19 23x16 11. 8-12 27-23 12. 12x19 24x8 13. 4x11
23-19 14. 14-17 21x14 15. 10x17 19-16 16. 7-10 16x7 17. 2x11 28-24 18. 17-22 26x17 19.
13x22 24-19 20. 11-15 19-16 21. 10-14 16-11 22. 14-18 11-7 23. 22-25 29x22 24. 18x25 7-2
25. 6-9 2-6 26. 9-13 31-26 27. 15-18 26-22 28. 18-23 22-18 29. 23-27 6-9 30. 13-17 18-15
31. 27-32 20-16 32. 25-29 16-12 33. 17-22 15-11 34. 22-26 11-7 35. 26-31 12-8 36. 32-28
8-3 37. 29-25 7-2 38. 25-22 9-6 1/2-1/2
There were a few more moves outside of the transcript but I cut it short as the result was a clear draw at that point. I offered a draw a few moves earlier but they kept insisting on playing it out, but once I was able to occupy a double corner with 2 kings it didn't matter what he decided to do.
@@producingfire Very nice, Marcus! I can really see continued improvement in your game. You set yourself up well very early on, developing the pieces toward the center and not leaving any holes in your position -- excellent! And you didn't allow your opponent to make any inwards into your position. Even at move 16, you exchange off the invader with 7-10. And then you built the column to break the secondary bridge and advance safely for a clean, easy draw. I am impressed!
Marcus....are you playing online? If so, what is the name of the app or where are you playing and does it tell you all your moves like that or were you writing it down? Thanks!
@@joeymacaluso6922 Hey Joey! I play in 2 places the first place I play is flyordie.com They give you the game transcripts in number form. The second place is called Dueling Checkers. Android/iPhone app. They give you the game transcripts as images and you have to transcribe them with a program like "Checkerboard."
Brilliant
Nakubali mkali wao
Greetings from South Africa!
First of all thanks for all your videos.
My game strategy has improved a lot.
Now just a question please.
I play a very strong game when I start with the dundee opening,but still struggle against the "masters"
Please give me a few helpfull pointers that is an absolute in the game.
hey ryan ..bendiciones great brother ... bro en lo que entendí en el traductor español lo que dijiste es que cuando sales con 1 salida tiene su nombre verdad ?..en este caso saliste (11-16)(22-17) entonces se llamaría la apertura bristol y los demas kelso ,denny etc. me podrias explicar eso ..gracias
Correct! Every initial opening move has an name attached to it. When you get into 2-move or 3-move, then there are additional names. So when 11-16 is played, that is called Bristol. 11-16, 22-17 doesn't have a name, although it usually transpositions into a Pioneer-type line.
@@azcheckers wow en realidad no sabia los nombres de cada salida o movimiento que hace un jugador de checkers ...ósea yo uso el the Bristol 11-16... la 1 vez que yo te jugué en flyordie jugamos así : 1 movimiento legendario : 11-16 ,9-13,5-9 y 10-15 azcheckers : 21-17,25-21,23-18 esa formación o apertura que tu me hiciste también tienen su nombre? ( ósea me refiero a la estructura que me formaste )
@@legendario4684 Yes, this is a great and common opening sequence in the 11-16, 21-17, 9-13 opening. The 3-move opening doesn't have a name, but 11-16, 21-17 is known as "Leeds" in many of the older texts. I enjoyed that game very much -- although there is not too much scope in it!
@@azcheckers gracias bro 👍 solo 1 pregunta mas me podrias decir los nombres de cada movimiento de apertura ya que no se entiende mucho en el traductor ..te lo agradeceria bastante gracias
@@legendario4684 Of course! Here they are:
9-13: Edinburgh
9-14: Double Corner
10-14: Denny
10-15: Kelso
11-15: Old Faithful
11-16: Bristol
12-16: Dundee
Nimeinjoi sana
Couple questions, if you don’t mind:
It seems you’re the sole person uploading videos about draughts theory on CZcams, I found one other channel “checkercycle”, who also has great content, but he appears to have stopped producing videos some years ago. Compared to the hundreds of channels pertaining to chess theory, it begs the question, why so little fanfare? This game seems to be historically maligned as a “child’s game”, or simply a less sophisticated game for people not “smart” enough for chess. Both I feel are unfair criticisms, as the game obviously has extremely high levels of complexity and modes of theory, especially at the higher levels of play. Curious about your thoughts on this.
Also, where did you get those pieces and board? Been trying to get my hands on a regulation/competitive board and some decent white/red pieces, but all I’ve been able to find online are the classic black/red plastic pieces and board we all grew up with.
Fantastic questions, Conor! I will do my best to answer them in full. When it comes to English checkers / draughts, there are unfortunately not many creators. I have seen some, but maybe they don't go into depth and detail as George (checkercycle) and I do. What I can say is there are actually many variants of checkers played throughout the world, and the version that you and I know is very niched and not as popular as other variants. If you search 10x10 / International draughts or Brazilian damas, you will find many, many channels! It is true checkers does suffer from being in the shadow of chess and is stereotypically regarded as an inferior game. I've never understood the comparison, but that seems to be the reputation checkers suffers from. All we can do is continue to support this great game, and I hope I can do that via this channel.
The board and pieces are from an official WCDF set. You can purchase a very similar set on the American Checker Federation website at usacheckers.com. Hope this helps and clarifies!
@@azcheckers greatly appreciate the response, and thank you for the link, that's exactly what I was looking for.
@@conorm2540 You got it! Thank you for watching!
Thats is my favorite too called open russian :)
6;40 good combinación
@@eclopez946 I agree! And I think it's a natural formation for white.
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Great! Please let me know if you have success!
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Pongezi muhishimiwa
Thank you!