Marcel Deslauriers
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Marcel Deslauriers was a Canadian/Québécois international draughts
player. In 1956 he became the only North American, male or female, to win Draughts World Championship
. A tournament in Canada was named in his honor.
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...
player. In 1956 he became the only North American, male or female, to win Draughts World Championship
Draughts World Championship
The Draughts World Championship is the world championship in draughts, organised by the World Draughts Federation . The following are the winners in men's and women's competitions.- Men's :-Women's:...
. A tournament in Canada was named in his honor.