The Independent . -known as the old. A player in Englandhas proposed the three-move restric-tion, thereby increasing the number ofopenings from 47 to 218. Obviously the process here describedcan have but one end—sheer exhaus-tion. The attainment of that goal is be-ing hastened by the constant publica-tion of checker analysis and games. Atleast a score of papers in this countryalone carry checker columns. One ortwo magazines are devoted exclusivelyto the game. Exhaustion will not mean, of course,that checkers will cease to be when all is known, years will berequired to master it. Pe
The Independent . -known as the old. A player in Englandhas proposed the three-move restric-tion, thereby increasing the number ofopenings from 47 to 218. Obviously the process here describedcan have but one end—sheer exhaus-tion. The attainment of that goal is be-ing hastened by the constant publica-tion of checker analysis and games. Atleast a score of papers in this countryalone carry checker columns. One ortwo magazines are devoted exclusivelyto the game. Exhaustion will not mean, of course,that checkers will cease to be when all is known, years will berequired to master it. Persons who playonly for fun will be unaffected by thevast body of knowledge that has beenacquired. Even experts, too, will find a wayout. Some one will undoubtedly comealong with a change in the fundamen-tal rules to propose, such as increasingthe size of the board or giving differ-ent values to the pieces. The wholeprocess will then begin over again. New York City TheIndependent~Harp<3rs Weekly NEWS-PICTORIAL. tntieTKOQtl <t I nilerwova Looking pleasant is an easy job for Tommy, and the records of his bravery include camera as well as cannon attack *.Jk j
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