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An 8×8 checkerboard is used to play many other games, including chess, whereby it is known as a chessboard. Other rectangular square-tiled boards are also often called checkerboards. In The Netherlands, however, a dambord (checker board) has 10 rows and 10 columns for 100 squares in total (see article International draughts).
The size of the checkerboard ranges from 3×3 to 8×8, [6] but most commonly 5×5, like in the current design. Throught history, its initial field was mostly in white color and ending in red color, but existed also other examples, as until the 19th century didn't have official standardization and description.
Played in Brazil. The rules come from international draughts, but board size and number of pieces come from American checkers. Filipino Checkers (or dama) 8×8 12 Two variations exist: one with the double-corner on player's near-right and the other on player's near-left. White A sequence must capture the maximum possible number of pieces.
Author: National Gallery of Art: Image title: Juan Gris (Spanish, 1887 - 1927), Glass and Checkerboard, c. 1917, oil on wood, Woodner Collection. Gift of Dian Woodner 2017.122.1
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English draughts (British English) or checkers (American English), also called straight checkers or simply draughts, [note 1] is a form of the strategy board game checkers (or draughts).
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