Alex Moiseyev
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Alex Moiseyev is a draughts
player from Russia. He began playing Russian draughts at seven and by age fifteen he achieved a Master Rating. He had further success in Russian draughts, but switched to International draughts
in 1979 or 1980 (sources conflict). In 1991 he left Russia
and settled in the U.S.
. He won the US title at the international form in 1995 and then switched to what is commonly called English draughts or American checkers
. He went on to win the US National Tournament in 1999. He is a Grandmaster in International, Russian, and English draughts. In 2003 he won the world title in 3 move draughts.
In 2008 he won the 1st World Mind Sports Games
in American checkers.
Draughts
Draughts is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. Draughts developed from alquerque...
player from Russia. He began playing Russian draughts at seven and by age fifteen he achieved a Master Rating. He had further success in Russian draughts, but switched to International draughts
International draughts
International draughts is a board game, one of the variants of draughts. It is played on a 10×10 board with alternatingly dark and light squares, of which only the 50 dark ones are used. There are two players on opposite sides, with 20 pieces each, light for one player and dark for the other...
in 1979 or 1980 (sources conflict). In 1991 he left Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and settled in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He won the US title at the international form in 1995 and then switched to what is commonly called English draughts or American checkers
English draughts
English draughts or checkers , also called American checkers or straight checkers or in Israel damka, is a form of draughts board game. Unlike international draughts, it is played on an eight by eight squared board with twelve pieces on each side...
. He went on to win the US National Tournament in 1999. He is a Grandmaster in International, Russian, and English draughts. In 2003 he won the world title in 3 move draughts.
In 2008 he won the 1st World Mind Sports Games
World Mind Sports Games
The first World Mind Sports Games were held in Beijing, China from October 3 to 18, 2008, about two months after the Olympic Games. They were sponsored and organised by the International Mind Sports Association with the General Administration of Sport of China and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of...
in American checkers.