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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.
This is a list of significant droughts, organized by large geographical area and then year. Africa. Aoyate drought in the late 18th or early 19th century;
List of draughts players is concerned with the leading or champion figures in the history of various forms of draughts. The list should be limited to those who are notable in the game or its history. The list should be limited to those who are notable in the game or its history.
The women's championship has been held since 1986. There are championships held in two versions. One is 3-Move, where players don't begin their game in the starting position but a position three moves in the game (often drawn randomly from all positions, excluding positions already losing a piece).
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 ...
The Draughts World Championship in international draughts is the world championship, which began in 1885 in France; since 1948, it has been organized by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD). The men's championship has had winners from the Netherlands , Canada , the Soviet Union , Senegal , Latvia , and Russia .
The Draughts European Championship is the championship in international draughts (international checkers), since 1965 organised by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD) and European Draughts Confederation. Since 2005 championship on blitz and from 2012 on rapid, both annually.