Basically, 1. a3-b4 leads to a very forced sequence, and it may be too sharp for lower intermediate players and beginners. After 1. a3-b4 b6-a5 white can equalize (and there is a difference between…

2. Openings - All beginners should focus on fighting for the central squares c3, d4, c5, f4. If you have 3 of them under control, you clearly have an advantage! Therefore, there is a limited scope o…

It will take many hours of work for describing first steps. I minimized goals: I am about to explain basic principles which would be valuable for studying any book or watching any game. ------- 1…

Hi all, First of all, again thank you very much for sharing the mistakes. The puzzles below (not all of them, see commentary) will be disabled in a few days! 10x10 draughts: 89 - Incredible tha…

hi, in russian puzzle 358 - https://lidraughts.org/training/russian/358 - 3.e3-d4 seems to be just as winning as the current answer.

@Twoblackcheckers The opening theory between "straight" and "backwards jumping" variants is not compatible (but I like all variants,). While in "straight" variants, playing single corner opening b…

S1season：我们将举行3+2的比赛，在这个团队的人数满12之后，并且在线人数不小于10。队长将会举办S1赛季的比赛，公开，全程共2小时。

If you copy (Ctrl-C) the game notation (on the game page), you'll have it with the needless spaces, like so (Ctrl-V): 1 g3-f4 f6-e5 2 h2-g3 e7-f6 3 c3-b4 b6-a5 4 b4-c5 d6:b4 Could you…

Hi all, @xiaofei3 In puzzle 3789 it isn't winning if you play 4. ... 14-20. White can give a king with 47-41 and 30-25 is draw. @dg and @kalnap I agree with you. d2-e3 is draw says Aurora Bo…

@dtmylens I agree; that ballot under Russian and Pools is playable: 1. g3-h4 (in the spirit of regular opening 1. c3-d4 d6-c5 2. b2-c3 e7-d6 3. g3-h4 etc.), and because majority capturing is not manda…