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General Draughts Discussion - Play Brazlian draughts against the computer#6

Are there any experienced C++ coders? Scan is open source ( see https://github.com/rhalbersma/scan/tree/master/src ); one may need only to correct board size, initial setup and recompile.


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General Draughts Discussion - Play Brazlian draughts against the computer#2

@lulupet Currently this feature is not enabled in lidraughts. Yet, if you would like to play against engine, you might use "Checkersland" application which offers many variants, including Brazilian,…


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Game Analysis - I survived 21 Moves without a mistake a 2000#5

@PascalStil Your statement is a bit ambitious. I don't deny that after 7 moves black excluded many checkers from the active play and, consequently, black must play defensively for a draw. Nevertheles…


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General Draughts Discussion - Is there English draughts a.k.a. American checkers on here?#5

@Tactical What's beautiful in these straight jumping variants, is that a player can crown many draughtsmen (checkers) into kings. Although I'm not native to Argentinian variant, I like it more than R…


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General Draughts Discussion - Is there English draughts a.k.a. American checkers on here?#3

@mossypiglet I know many English draughts players who picked up Brazilian, Russian and American Pool variants as supplement for mastering tactics. The hardest thing for adaptation for them would be ba…


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General Draughts Discussion - What's "real time"?#2

@abigail-baruchel "5+0¨ must be interpreted "a player has 5 minutes to end the game, and nothing more". "5+3" means "a player has been given initially 5 minutes for playing a game, but for each c…


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General Draughts Discussion - Why does Black have an advantage in the middlegame?#2

@HawaiiBlue 1. One principle of positional play in any variant of draughts is to distribute draughtsmen (checkers) proportionally or equally between flanks. In your game, after 10. 41x21 white left …


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Off-Topic - Sup#2

@sohamroy12 You might join https://lidraughts.org/team/lichess . :)


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Lidraughts Feedback - Bug in App with Russian Puzzles#2

@dg If you are solving Russian puzzles with specific fly-through promotion idea (like #27 and #254), you should consider enabling a mode with gradual capturing. Go to "Preferences" -> "Game behaviour…


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General Draughts Discussion - How to become titled#5

@Dhruv2110 So far, I don't know any National Master who had not dedicated 4 years of active play and coaching sessions before earning a title. There are many countries where a player can't earn Nation…


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