James Ferrie (born 1857; died 1929Old Time Players page at Checkerworld ) was a Scottish checkers or English draughts player of Irish descent.Chambers's Journal for 1896, pg 430 He was the World Checkers/Draughts Champion from 1894 to 1896 and again from 1903 to 1912.WCDF champions list He first became champion by defeating James Wyllie in 1894.Reading Eagle of July 25, 1895 He is mentioned in the book One Jump Ahead: Computer Perfection at Checkers by Jonathan Schaeffer.
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