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…

#4 Cool, 1 vs 4 could be interesting to learn. In this particular game 113. 15-4 seems the most beginner-friendly solution (113... 36-47 114. 43-49 47-36 115. 33-47).

1 vs 4 kings is a theoretical win for the 4 kings. 1 vs 3 is mostly a theoretical draw. The game is drawn when both players make 25 consecutive king moves without capturing.

Another interesting variant that comes from the Frisian draughts community is called "FRYSK". You just play with the Frisian rules but start with 5 vs 5. So you just skip the opening theory and dive s…

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 …