Grandmaster Baba Sy is known widely in the draughts community. His tactical style appealed to the masses and he rose to the top of the draughts world. In 1986, he was declared the 1963-64 World Champion (albeit posthumously) when the International Draughts Federation ruled that he should have been awarded the title when his opponent Iser Kouperman failed to show. Draughts is also commonly called checkers, but is played on a 10x10 board as opposed to the common 8x8 board.
After dominating the international draughts scene for many years, Sy died in a car accident in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. However, he remains a legendary cultural icon in Senegal as well as Europe and the draught-playing world. Since Sy's success, Senegal has become the powerhouse of Africa and other French-speaking countries have followed in the tradition.
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