Standings 1.Netherlands 1x🥇 2.Poland 1x🥈 3.Ukraine 1x🥉 The table is based on the results of 1 tournament out of 22 (2 tournaments in each draughts variant)

I would not dare to ascribe draughts origins to the times of Ancient Egypt. Of course, I acknowledge that many ancient games like Senet and Mills (more frequently known in English speaking world as Ni…

@ABC_OF_EVERYTHING I will explain puzzle #171 step-by-step. First of all, let us focus on what is given to us in the puzzle. a) Material White: 8 draughtsmen (checkers); black: 8 draughtsmen (c…

I can see that you played some of about 22 draughts games and lost all of them. But you played Puzzles and won 3 of them. So it is reccomended to at first learn the basic defense if I am right... Some…

#3390 - variation 14-20 2.28x17 8-12 3.17x19 18-22 4.27x18 9-13 5.18x9 3x45 seems fine as well

@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 …

@Raskarr In that game black had to observe "Turkish strike" (Coup Turc) rule which doesn't allow to capture white checker 22 twice!

Puzzle https://lidraughts.org/training/1325 is incorrect. I try to win with the combination 1. 27-22 18x27 2. 29x18 13x22 3. 32x21 16x27 4. 28x17 11x22 5. 37-31 26x46 6. 47-41 46x30 7. 35x2. But it'…

Email sent: Mon, Feb 22 at 3:41 PM I understand I should wait for some reply. Regards, Artur

In puzzel 497 there is another combination. 27-22 18x36, 23-19 14x23, 29x9 3x14, 24-20 15x24, 34-30 25x45, 44-40 45x34 The given solution in the puzzle is better, but this combination is also winning