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'''Derek Edward Oldbury''', (March 21, 1924  - July 9, 1994 <ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104324907/derek-edward-oldbury Derek Edward “DEO” Oldbury (1924-1994) - Find A Grave Memorial]</ref>)<br/>
was a British [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_draughts draughts] ([[Checkers]]) champion, competing in seven [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Checkers/Draughts_Championship World Championship] matches, and rival of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Tinsley Marion Tinsley]. He was also a Checkers programmer, competing the [[1st Computer Olympiad#Checkers|1st Computer Olympiad, 1989]] with his [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=341 Checker Hustler] program, and the [[2nd Computer Olympiad#Checkers|2nd Computer Olympiad, 1990]] with [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=390 Checkermate], written along with [[Adrian Millett]]. 
Oldbury was born [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraplegia paraplegic] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Oldbury Derek Oldbury from Wikipedia]</ref>.

=Photos=
[[FILE:derekjoan.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|link=http://www.online-museum-of-checkers-history.com/id61.html]] 
Derek Oldbury and his secretary, Betty Solomon, amazed by [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=341 Checker Hustler] <ref>Image from [http://www.online-museum-of-checkers-history.com/index.html Online Museum of Checkers History], [http://www.online-museum-of-checkers-history.com/id61.html Photos from the Past page 2], submitted by W. Scott, "Author Oldbury shows off his Checker Hustler program, while an amused (and amazed!) secretary Betty looks on", also on the dust cover of [[Derek Oldbury]] ('''1983'''). ''The Complete Encyclopaedia of Checkers, Vol. 6: At All Levels''. Draughts & Checker Players Guild</ref>

=Selected Publications=
* [[Derek Oldbury]] ('''1957'''). ''Move Over or how to Win at Draughts''. 1st edition, Nicholas Kaye, London, [https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/move-over-or-how-to-win-at-draughts/author/oldbury-derek/ AbeBooks], [https://hcoop.net/~ntk/moveover.txt online]
* [[Derek Oldbury]] ('''1978'''). ''The Complete Encyclopaedia of Checkers, Vol. 1: The Plan''. Draughts & Checker Players Guild
* [[Derek Oldbury]] ('''1978'''). ''The Complete Encyclopaedia of Checkers, Vol. 2: Power Play''. Draughts & Checker Players Guild
* [[Derek Oldbury]] ('''1978'''). ''The Complete Encyclopaedia of Checkers, Vol. 3: Coups & Escapes''. Draughts & Checker Players Guild
* [[Derek Oldbury]] ('''1982'''). ''The Complete Encyclopaedia of Checkers, Vol. 4: Key Formations''. Draughts & Checker Players Guild
* [[Derek Oldbury]] ('''1983'''). ''The Complete Encyclopaedia of Checkers, Vol. 5: Parameters at Odds''. Draughts & Checker Players Guild
* [[Derek Oldbury]] ('''1983'''). ''The Complete Encyclopaedia of Checkers, Vol. 6: At All Levels''. Draughts & Checker Players Guild
* [[Derek Oldbury]] ('''1989'''). ''AI (Any Interest) for Draughts''? [[1st Computer Olympiad#Workshop|Heuristic Programming in Artificial Intelligence 1]]

=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Oldbury Derek Oldbury from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.online-museum-of-checkers-history.com/id76.html A Tribute to Derek Oldbury  - Online Museum of Checkers History]
: [http://www.online-museum-of-checkers-history.com/id1.html Photos from the Past]
: [http://www.online-museum-of-checkers-history.com/id61.html Photos from the Past page 2]
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/person.php?id=346 Derek Oldbury's ICGA Tournaments]

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