The American draught player; or, The theory and practice of the scientific game of checkers; (1880)
Spayth, Henry, b. 1825. [from old catalog] · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 32
WHITE. You play White first and have the move. Take 27 18, Black plays 59, you take 14 5, Black takes 7 23 and you retain the move, because thesum of capturing pieces on 27, 14, and 7 is odd and the pieces taken fromsquares.23 of one system and from 9 10 and 18 of the other system are oddin each… … You play White first and have not the move. Take 3 12, Black takes19 1, you take 12 19 and gain the move, because your King on 3 capturesfrom that square and Black King captures from 19 and your King againcaptures from 12 making in all three capturing j)ieces ; and the capturedpieces being even in…
Checkers
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