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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). 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 ...
Checkers [note 1] (American English), also known as draughts (/ d r ɑː f t s, d r æ f t s /; British English), is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve forward movements of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces.
Draughts: International draughts: Draughts World Championship: Individuals 1885 Yuri Anikeev: 2023 2024 One year English draughts: World Checkers Championship: Individuals 1840 Sergio Scarpetta (3-Move) Matteo Bernini (GAYP) 2024 2024 2026 2026 Two years Brazilian draughts and Russian draughts: World Draughts-64 Championship: Individuals 1985 ...
Year Winner 2003 Igor Keder: 2004 Igor Keder: 2005 Lukáš Valenta: 2006 Filip Kareta: 2007 Tomáš Novotný: 2008 ----- 2009 Filip Kareta: 2010 Igor Keder
It is organised by the World Checkers/Draughts Federation. The first edition of the men's championship was held in the 1840s, [1] predating the men's Draughts World Championship by several decades. The women's championship has been held since 1986. There are championships held in two versions.
The 2024 World Draughts Championship match was held from December 19 to December 30, 2024, at Wageningen City Hall Wageningen, in the Netherlands. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was held under the auspices of the International Draughts Federation ( FMJD ) and played between the reigning 2023 world champion Yuri Anikeev and Jan Groenendijk who was second at the ...
List of Russia International draughts championship winners; List of USSR International draughts championship winners; List of USSR Russian draughts championship winners; List of winners of Czech Republic championship in English draughts; List of women's Draughts European Championship winners; List of women's Draughts World Championship winners
James Ferrie (born 1857; died 1929 [1]) was a Scottish checkers or English draughts player of Irish descent. [2] He was the World Checkers/Draughts Champion from 1894 to 1896 and again from 1903 to 1912. [3] He first became champion by defeating James Wyllie in 1894. [4]