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Checkers is played by two opponents on opposite sides of the game board. One player has dark pieces (usually black); the other has light pieces (usually white or red). The darker color moves first, then players alternate turns. A player cannot move the opponent's pieces. A move consists of moving a piece forward to an adjacent unoccupied square.
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). It is played on an 8×8 checkerboard with 12 pieces per side. The pieces move and capture diagonally forward, until they reach the opposite end of the board ...
The World Checkers/Draughts Championship is the tournament of English draughts (also known as "American checkers" or "straight checkers") which determines the world champion. It is organised by the World Checkers/Draughts Federation.
Old school fun awaits you in Checkers! Today's Game of the Day is Checkers, the classic board game that everyone loves! Play free online Checkers with traditional rules (you must jump if possible ...
Checkers. The best board game ever, Checkers, is here. Make your move, red or black, and king me! By Masque Publishing
The starting position of pool checkers, as well as English draughts. As in the related game English draughts (also known as American checkers or straight checkers), the game is played on an 8x8 board with the double corner (corner without a checker) to each player's right. [1] The dark pieces player starts the game by making the first move.
tournament 1973 Netherlands: Ton Sijbrands: match with Andris Andreiko (+2=18-0) 1974 Iser Kuperman: match with Ton Sijbrands, not played 1976 [10] Netherlands: Harm Wiersma: Vyacheslav Shchyogolev: Rob Clerc: tournament 1978 [11] Arco: Anatoli Gantvarg: Harm Wiersma: Vyacheslav Shchyogolev: tournament plus match with Harm Wiersma (+1=5-0) 1979 ...
Or Red can capture with the king to position C. The game is played on 8×8 board with squares alternating in colors. The empty corner is on the right side of player. Any one can start the game depending on the decisions of players. The following are rules which are compulsory during gameplay in Tanzanian checkers: