Puzzle 1542 can be solved in two ways: the solution as is, but also 1.33-29! (24x33) 2.38x29 (22x24) 3.34-29 (24x33) 4.42-38 (33x42) 5.32-27 (21x41) 6.36x38 (26x37) 7.48-42 (37x48) 8.40-34(48x30) 9.35…

I was testing Scan's endgame technique in International draughts by comparing human approach and AI approach. There is a nice puzzle by Noome and Hortsman (I quote their names by cyrillic retransla…

33-29 is also good 24*33 *33 *24 34-29 42-38 32-27 and so on and it's more beautiful

after 27-21 and 33-39, the move sequence 30-34, 48-43 and 42-38 also lead to a winning position.

28-22, 38-32! (27-21 40-34) is also winning

It is also possible to change the move order: 25-20, 34-30, 43-38 etc.

Oi amigos @BumperBalloonCars e @Arkun. Após exaustiva análise no Scan3.0 e KingsRow, pode-se afirmar que realmente a partida está ganha para as pretas. Segue: [Event "Game 1, opening start …

Most important is the fact that if black does not make the combination, black will lose a piece with an evaluation of at least +1 obviously. So, also important in a game, sometimes you need to find th…

What's the main variant? Black wants to force white to give three pieces to capture the king, but it seems like white may only have to give two, leading to an equal 9x9: after the king shot, white can…

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, …