Derek Oldbury

Derek Oldbury (1924 - July, 1994) (often known as DEO) was a British draughts champion from Devon. He was a rival of Marion Tinsley and, after Tinsley, "probably the second best player of all time."[1] Oldbury was interested in Go As You Please (GAYP) draughts, a variant where players have the liberty to select their own opening moves.

He competed in 7 world championship matches,[2] winning in 1976, 1976 (GAYP) and 1991 (3-move).

Oldbury was born paraplegic. He wrote the 6-volume The Complete Encyclopaedia of Draughts.

References
  1. Madrigal, Alexis C. (19 July 2017). "How Checkers Was Solved". The Atlantic. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. "The American Checker Federation -- Welcome to the ACF website".
  • Move Over - online book by Derek Oldbury, an excellent introduction to draughts
  • The Unknown DEO - 62 draughts columns by Oldbury for the Rotherham Advertiser
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