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Making draws in hard positions

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  1. Exploiting misplaced king on main diagonal
  2. Forcing opponent to execute unfavourable attack
  3. Deciding for a draw in dubious and uncertain position
  4. Delivering a shot with a help of opponent's king
  5. Saving the game, but not material
  6. Exercising deflective sacrifice
  7. To sacrifice one checker may be worse than to sacrifice two checkers
  8. Exploit majority capturing rule creatively!
  9. Allowing breakthrough for less favourable drawn endgame
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3 kings vs. 1 king: exceptional winning positions

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  1. Case #1
  2. Case #2
  3. Case #3
  4. Case #4
  5. Case #5
  6. Case #6
  7. Case #7
  8. Case #8
  9. Case #9
  10. Case #10
  11. Case #11
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Handling kings

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  1. mrf - kalnap
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Nezhmetdinov games in Russian draughts

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  1. Serkov - Nezhmetdinov
  2. Nezhmetdinov - Ivliyev
  3. Nezhmetdinov - NN (played in blind mode!)
  4. Nezhmetdinov - NN (played in blind mode!)
  5. Simkin - Nezhmetdinov
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Alix, Ch. Cent coup de dames. Paris: 1867.

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  1. Corner bracket
  2. Shockwave
  3. Fisticuff
  4. Attack
  5. Habitue
  6. Panneau
  7. Disaster
  8. Deception
  9. Boarding
  10. Sentinel
  11. Encounter
  12. Lock-jaw
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Action On The Right

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  1. Chapter 1. Control Square 24 And Attack
  2. Deslauriers,Marcel - Kouperman,Iser
  3. Sijbrands,Ton - van Tilborg,Ad
  4. van de Weteringh Jzn.,Jan - Jansen,Gérard
  5. Dijkstra,Henk - Mol,Odin
  6. Kouperman,Iser - Aman,Ehiere Eugene
  7. Faizutdinov,Mars - Kalmakov,Andrej
  8. Chapter 2. Winning Of Piece 24
  9. Bastiaannet,Johan - Tuik,Piet
  10. Chapter 3. Break-Down Of 24 Using A Sacrifice
  11. van der Wal,Jannes - Schotanus,Anton
  12. Wiersma,Harm - Barkel,Marino
  13. Chapter 4. Pressure With The Clover Leaf
  14. Rijk,Cees - Samb,NDiaga
  15. Podolskij,Mark - Stortelder,Reinier
  16. Chapter 5. Center Surrounding With Clover Leaf
  17. Wiersma,Harm - Kouperman,Iser
  18. Chapter 6. Pressure With The East Block And 24 Falls
  19. Mistchanski,Nicolai - Kontrabarski,Michail
  20. Chapter 7. Pressure With The East Block And Help From The Left
  21. Chizhov,Alexey - Bercot,Andre
  22. Clerc,Rob - van Duyvenbode,Cees
  23. Zwart,Bert - Jansen,Gérard
  24. Chapter 8. More Games With Action On The Right
  25. Durdyev,Mustafa - van Schaik Jr.,Dirk
  26. Huisman,Wim - Navarro,Marcel
  27. Beekmans,Ben - van de Mortel,Jan
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typical Brazilian tactics

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  1. Typical dyke shot pattern
  2. Maximum capturing rule
  3. Exploiting maximum capturing: false sacrifice or sticker
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Introduction

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  1. The board and pieces
  2. Frisian draughts variant: FRYSK!
  3. Board coordinates
  4. Touch-move rule
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FranzKafka's Study SHMULYAN GAME

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  1. Chapitre : 1 1.ef4 fg5
  1. FranzKafka
  2. getulioferreira
  3. Scientia
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Differences between Russian and Brazilian draughts explained

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  1. Difference #1: Majority capturing rule in Brazilian draughts
  2. Difference #2: capturing backwards without crowning in Brazilian draughts
  3. Difference #3: Feris wheel (Devil's wheel) in Russian draughts
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Action on the left- and left-wing lock

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  1. Chapter 1 The classic attack on the left
  2. Hisard,Michel - Sy,Baba
  3. Verleene,Maurice - Sy,Baba
  4. Woronitch,Alexander - Rybakov,Igor
  5. Roozenburg,Piet - Wiggers,Ben
  6. van der Kooij,Wim - van den Heuvel,Piet
  7. Hisard,Michel - Deslauriers,Marcel
  8. Chizhov,Alexey - Bah,Souleymane
  9. Chapter 2. The Big Cross
  10. Thijssen,Kees - Valneris,Guntis
  11. Okken,Jacob - Schuitema,Peter
  12. Chapter 3. The High Left-Wing Attack
  13. Huisman,Wim - Roozenburg,Piet
  14. Keisels,Andris - Valneris,Guntis
  15. Chapter 4. The Double Wing Attack
  16. Keller,Reinier Cornelis - Vos,Johannes Hendrik
  17. Hage,Toby - Jurg,Anton
  18. Chapter 5. Other Actions on the left
  19. Luteijn,Frits - Palmer,Ruud
  20. Sijbrands,Ton - Ivens,Fred
  21. Chulkov,Anatoli - Davidow,Anatoliy
  22. Chapter 6. More Actons On The Left
  23. Roozenburg,Piet - Huisman,Wim
  24. Roozenburg,Piet - van Dijk,Geert Evert
  25. Sijbrands,Ton - Hisard,Michel
  26. Hermelink,Frans - Sijbrands,Ton
  27. Gantvarg,Anatoli - Dramaretski
  28. Chapter 7. Left Wing Lock
  29. Verleene,Maurice - Sijbrands,Ton
  30. Chapter 7. 1. The Left Wing Lock is in Favour of the Locked
  31. Sjkitkin,Boris Vaselijevtisj - Kaplan,Vladimir Mikhailvitsj
  32. Baliakin,Alexander - Dibman,Alexander
  33. Virny,Vadim - Ermakov,Youri
  34. Tsipes,Leonid - Shchegolev,Viacheslav
  35. Gantvarg,Anatoli - Memel,Meless Floren
  36. Shatsov,Pavel - Wettner,R
  37. Feldman,Boris - Uelski,V.
  38. Sijbrands,Ton - van Houtert,Marthy
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Moving the outpost

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  1. Sijbrands - Andreiko out of the match
  2. Sijbrands - Andreiko from the Brinta tournament
  3. Luteijn - Kalis
  4. Jos Stokkel as Jan Schippers
  5. Cock van Wijk - Luteijn
  6. Coenegracht - Gantwarg
  7. Gantvarg,A. (Anatoli) - Chizhov,A. (Alexey)
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Combination Patterns 🎓✅

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  1. Introduction
  2. Coup Philippe 1
  3. Coup Philippe 2
  4. Coup Philippe 3
  5. Coup Philippe Test 1
  6. Coup Philippe 4
  7. Coup Philippe 5
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1 move tactical ideas for beginners

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  1. "Give 1, take 2 or more": Pattern #1
  2. "Give 1, take 2 or more": Pattern #1 in a game
  3. "Give 1, take 2 or more": Pattern #1 in a game from black's perspective
  4. "Give 1, take 2 or more": Pattern #1 with multiple checkers to be captured
  5. "Give 1, take 2 or more": Pattern #2
  6. "Give 1, take 2 or more": Pattern #2 in a game
  7. "Give 1, take 2 or more": Pattern #1: Exercise #1
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