Hi all, On the 17th of december, the European championship started in Moscow. At the moment of writing, the first 4 games have been played. The Russian player IM Nicolay Germogenov (http://www.fmjd…

@Redscales He said he's getting very close, not that he has succeeded already.

not exactly Redscales, it would be Brazilian draught and it has some popularity (on playok there is more player playing 8*8 than 10*10) So I think the idea is a good one (he is not the first askin…

I got the question if 33-38 is really a good move. For an answer I need to trust other sources than myself, and yes it is indeed a reasonable way to play in this position. It seems counter-intuitive, …

I found an opening theory book online for the Frisian game. I think this is quite a comprehensive collection of openings with analysis. I have also used it myself for studying opening theory. …

Yes that is almost correct. The one thing you have to keep in mind is that rule only applies if a player also still has man on the board. If he/she has only kings, the rule does not apply, and he/…

I see you have indeed put much effort in it to make it all fully compliant to the rules. However, I believe there is still a situation where your implementation does not comply to the rules. Sorry to …

I see. It seems that you are already a few steps ahead indeed. However, if you want to be completely correct, there is one additional rule that can make a FEN require additional information for …

lol, you're right @Toadofsky, in section 21: "II If a player can jump an equal number of his opponents pieces with several of his own pieces, then the move must be executed with the piece that he f…

In the beginning there was nothing but Draughter. He created an entry and titled it "First". And the site was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of chec…