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Draughts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Checkers or draughts (pronounced "drafts"), is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. The most popular forms are international draughts, played on a 10×10 board, followed by English draughts, also called American checkers that is played on a 8×8 board, but there are many other variants. In Turkish draughts pieces move straight forwards or sideways, kings moving like a rook in chess, so that both red and fl squares are used. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Draughts   (1187 words)

English draughts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia English draughts, also called American checkers or straight checkers, commonly called checkers in the U.S., but commonly called draughts in some other countries, is a form of the draughts board game played on an 8×8 board with 12 pieces on each side that may only move and capture forward. As in all draughts variant, English draughts is played by two people, on opposite sides of a playing board, alternating moves. In November 2004, the Chinook team announced that the tournament opening in English draughts called the White Doctor (10-14 22-18 12-16) has proven to be a draw. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/English_draughts   (1242 words)

International draughts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia International draughts (also called Polish draughts or international checkers) is a board game, one of the variants of draughts. The World Draughts Federation maintains a ranking, which as of 1 January 2003 is headed by Alexei Chizhov with the former champion Ton Sijbrands in second place. The main differences with English draughts is the size of the board (10×10) and the rule that pieces can also capture backward, not only forward. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_draughts   (612 words)

WHITE - Online Information article about WHITE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) capture as in English draughts, except that in capturing they move either forward or backward. DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw "; cf. The men move as in English draughts, but, in capturing, the largest possible number of pieces must be taken, and the king has the same See also: encyclopedia.jrank.org /WAT_WIL/WHITE.html   (1165 words)

Draughts, Checkers - Online Guide An English Draughts board is on the outside and a Backgammon board is marqueted within. This game is superior in complexity to English draughts by virtue of the fact that it is played on a board ten squares by ten squares and that capturing moves have an extended scope. Polish Draughts was probably the name given in order to make it sound slightly different to West European ears in the same way as for Chinese Checkers and Russian Billiards. www.tradgames.org.uk /games/Draughts.htm   (745 words)

"Move over" In draughts, this is because at times the moves have meaning only as part of a series; taken as isolated moves they have no scientific basis, but their power as an integrated design sweeps aside all other considerations. In draughts, it is equally incumbent upon Black to make the first threats as it is upon White to find relevant replies to those threats. CHAPTER NINE And rubric to you A draughts problem is a composed study in the element of force. www.xs4all.nl /~mdgsoft/draughts/sage/moveover.html   (21654 words)

The Rules of Draughts from Masters Games Also given is Polish Draughts, which is played all over Western Europe and which is the most commonly played version of the game in International competition. Polish Draughts is played on a 10 x 10 chequered board with 20 fl pieces and 20 white pieces. The game is played in a similar fashion to English Draughts but the pieces move and capture in an extended fashion. www.mastersgames.com /rules/draughts-rules.htm   (1129 words)

Sports and Pastimes of the People of England: Book IV. Domestic Amusements of Various Kinds; and Pastimes Appropriated ... The English scholar Alcuin was on the most intimate terms with the emperor and his family; he visited his native country from 790 to 793, and it is at the least highly probable that he was the first to introduce chess into this country. Draughts, no doubt, is easier to be learnt than chess, because it is not so intricate; for the pieces are of equal value till they become kings, and can only move one way, that is, diagonally; but, like chess, it depends entirely upon skill, and one false move frequently occasions the loss of the game. The name of draughts is derived from the verb to draw or to move, and was at one time applicable to chess as well as to draughts. www.sacred-texts.com /neu/eng/spe/spe19.htm   (8084 words)

Games of Kings and Soldiers - CHECKERS The rules of Draughts (American Checkers) apply except: the game is played on an enlarged board where the extra external cells can only be occupied via a capturing move. Chip, by K. Franklin in 2002, uses the same setup and rules of English Draughts except: (a) the captured pieces are not removed, instead they change color (became friendly pieces); (b) A player wins by getting 6 Kings or reducing the adversary to less than 6 soldiers. setup and rules of English Draughts except: (a) there is no promotion or standard captures, (b) every diagonally connected group of friendly stones is captured, if there is no stone adjacent to a diagonal empty cell, (c) a stalemated player loses the game. www.di.fc.ul.pt /~jpn/gv/checkers.htm   (2095 words)

Draughts Traditional Draughts Notation numbers the dark squares from 1 to 50 and uses these numbers to indicate the move. The -reverse or -misere or -losing option turns the game into Reverse Draughts: the winner is the first player to lose all their pieces. Rules of Draughts Draughts is played on the dark squares of a 10x10 checker board. www.gamerz.net /pbmserv/draughts.html   (497 words)

Draught's The 12 Draughts are placed on the dark cells (XD) of the board, the light cells (XL) being left vacant and unused during a contest. his means that the Draught moves two cells forward on the capturing maneuver, the captured pieces being removed from the playing area and kept in reserve for when a minor is promoted to a major piece (Kinglet). The pieces used in this game-tree are referred to as a ‘Draught’ in Europe and ‘Checker’ on the North American continent. chess-poster.com /english/chesmayne/draughts.htm   (365 words)

DRAUGHTS (from AS. drag... - Online Information article about DRAUGHTS (from AS. drag...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) Polish draughts, but the first important book on the game is Manoury's Jeu de dames a la polonaise, in the See also: Draught Player, the first part of which dates from 1838, additional volumes appearing in 1851–1853 and 1861. DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw ";... encyclopedia.jrank.org /DIO_DRO/DRAUGHTS_from_AS_dragan_to_draw.html   (1805 words)

INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH DRAUGHTS Draughts (or Checkers) is a much under rated and neglected game, often derided as a 'kids' game, and looked down upon by exponents of games like chess. In a way, the virtue of the game is actually in its limited piece movement and mobility, since this forces you think in terms of warding off threats at a much deeper level than you would do in a game like chess, that has a larger mobility. DRAUGHTS is traditionally played on the BLACK squares of an 8 by 8 chess board The squares are numbered from 1 (bott right) to 32 (top left), with fl men on squares 1-12 and white on squares 21-32. homepages.tcp.co.uk /~pcsol/introchk.htm   (1103 words)

Draughts Sets from ZonZab.co.uk Draughts is a mental sport board game between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces - Draughts is easy to play but difficult to really master. The most popular forms are international Draughts, played on a 10×10 board, followed by English draughts, also called American Checkers (Draughts) that is played on a 8×8 board, but there are many other variants of Draughts.The name "Draughts" is preferred by English players and others in the United Kingdom and its former colonies and territories. Earlier evidence has been found of a similar game of Draughts played in ancient Egypt, and mentions of the Draught type game had been made by Plato and Homer in the first few centuries BC. www.zonzab.co.uk /draughts.html   (237 words)

Buy Giant draughts (checkers) This outdoor version of draughts (Checkers) is a popular crowd draw and will bring a new dimension to any party or garden. To make a King, two draughts are connected through their middles by a rod. The game clearly had staying power - it is mentioned under the name of Quirkat in the Arabic work Kitab-al Aghani, the author of which died in 976 AD and was first brought to Europe by the Moors during their invasion of Spain. www.mastersgames.com /cat/giant/giant-draughts-checkers.htm   (874 words)

Draughts in Russia Jeroen van den Akker is the first draughts player who had to go to the doping control. The first here was finished in a history of draughts the tournament - multiathlon, devoted to 55-anniversary FMJD in which has taken part 75 persons. Draughts programm "Magistr" won blitz-championship of Sankt-Petersburg in Russian draughts. www.draughts.ru /english/index_e.htm   (1744 words)

CS 596 OODP: Checkers The first variation described is sometimes called English draughts or regular checkers. With choice of captures, the player must capture with a king rather than with a single man, and must take the maximum of adverse pieces, and must take the most powerful if the number of adverse pieces concerned in the choice is the same. Turkish Draughts differs from all other variants in that all 64 squares of the 8x 8 board are used. www.eli.sdsu.edu /courses/fall95/cs596_1/project/Checkers.html   (1537 words)

[No title] The resulting program(called "Colossus Draughts" which will be published by CDS Software around June) has caused much surprise and interest by getting wins over top established names like Fred Buckby and Con McCarrick and draws against Richard Pask,Tom Landry,Pat McCarthy and several other top players. The purpose of this report is to provide the EDA with information about the potential benefits/problems that computers will bring to the game so that the EDA,and other governing bodies in other countries,can make more informed decisions as to the role computers should have in their game. Conclusions ----------- Computer Draughts is in its infancy and the governing bodies have the power to support it,and reap the benefits,or kill it off. www.colossus.demon.co.uk /draughts/articles/compdra.txt   (2759 words)

Net Checkers free download. Net Checkers is a powerful and flexible program that lets you play American checkers ... Net Checkers is a powerful and flexible program that lets you play American checkers (English draughts) against the computer players (checkers engines... Net Checkers is a powerful and flexible program that lets you play American checkers (English draughts) against the computer players (checkers engines), with friends and family on the same computer, via email or online directly connecting your computers over a local network or the Internet. Unlimited Checkers is a Java-based checkers (also known as draughts) game. www.freedownloadscenter.com /Games/Board_Games/Net_Checkers.html   (435 words)

American Checkers (English Draughts) Rules I American Checkers, also known as English draughts, is played on the dark squares only of a standard checkerboard of 64 alternating dark and light squares(eight rows, eight columns), by two opponents having 12 Checkers each of contrasting colors, normally referred to as fl and white. William Payne, a mathematician, was the pioneer of English draughts literature and his book, Guide to the Game of Draughts, appeared in 1756. Checkers (known as Draughts in the UK) is perhaps the world's best known board game with its history being traced back more than 3,500 years. www.netintellgames.com /checkersrules.htm   (1264 words)

Marion Tinsley - RecipeFacts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) Chinook had placed second at the U.S. Nationals in 1990, which usually qualifies one to compete for a national title. However, the American Checkers Federation and the English Draughts Association refused to allow a computer to play for the title. Unable to appeal their decision, Tinsley resigned his title as World Champion and immediately indicated his desire to play against Chinook. www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Marion_Tinsley   (306 words)

The Game of the Clans II by Wayne Hoheisel and Stephen Agar English fleets may convoy as in regular Diplomacy. Due to excessive draughts, English fleets may never enter the following spaces: Solway Firth; Wigton Bay; Luce Bay; Galloway Strait; Firth of Clyde; Bute Sound; Wemyss Bay; Sound of Jura; Firth of Lorne; Loch Linnhe. England is eliminated is both Carlisle and Newcastle are captured by Scottish armies, irrespective of how many other units England has on the board and all remaining Clans then share a joint victory. www.variantbank.org /results/rules/g/gotc2.htm   (719 words)

PORTABLE DRAUGHTS NOTATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) I hope this format will get round the mess of different formats between programs - at the moment draughts programs cannot talk to each other, and there is no easy way for players to EMAIL each other games which can be readily imported into the users own program, without tedious re-typing. The 4 standerd result codes "1-0" "1/2-1/2" "0-1" "*" (game unfinished) are given from the aspect of the 1st side to move - Black in english draughts, White in Italian (SAGE plays DAMA ITALIANA too). Invert-flag: 0 = play on dark squares (like english and 10x10), 1 = play on light squares (like italian draughts) This is only needed in draughts. www.chessandcheckers.com /pdn.htm   (686 words)

Checkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) Exactly the same rules as international draughts, but it’s played on a 8×8 board. Exactly the same rules as international draughts, but it’s played on a 12×12 board with 30 pieces on each side. Chinook - Computer program that is solving 8×8 English draughts. www.farfarfar.com /games/checkers   (1410 words)

2002 chronology published preliminary results (miniatures) from draughts composition (100) championship of Lithuania in 2002. published results from draughts composition (64) solution championship of Lithuania in 2002. Present Lithuanian draughts composers, the winners (1 - 5 places) of international competitions. lskms.tripod.com /2002chro.htm   (188 words)

RULES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) English checkers, (10x0 or 100 square board) Pool checkers where pieces can move backwards. They are NOT the official rules we play by in tournaments, and in International matches with G.B. Both the EDA, (English Draughts Association) and the BDF, (British Draughts Federation) use the these same "official" rules. English 10x10 checkers, has 10 rows of pieces. www.acfcheckers.com /rules.htm   (639 words)

The Online Guide to Traditional Games - History and Useful Information A game of the bat and ball family originally associated with the English pub but now and international sport. English modern variant of Alquerque played on a Chess board. An English game for multiple players played on a Billiards table. www.tradgames.org.uk /features/games-index.htm   (1430 words)

NorthWest Draughts Federation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) This unilateral action did not receive endorsement from other national draughts organisations, some of whom continued to recognise Ron King as the rightful World Champion and lead to a split within the draughts fraternity as to who was the "official" reigning World 3 move Champion. Negotiations to resolve this issue began followed the English Draughts Association's Annual General Meeting at Stonehaven in July 2002 where the players' involved agreed to play a reunification match prior to March 2003. By 1979 he switched from Russian Draughts to the International Draughts (10x10) and two years later won the Moscow Championship at this style, gaining a "Grandmaster" rating. www.irishdraughts.org /letter1.html   (1034 words)

BASIC CHECKERS RICHARD L. The student, when first being introduced to the scientific aspects of the game of checkers, is faced with a bewildering array of cold figures, contained in such massive texts as Tescheleit`s Master-Play of the Draughts Board, Kear`s Encyclopedia, Churchill`s Compilations, and many others. Lacking a sympathetic counsellor to assist in the study of the difficult three-move restriction, he may easily become discouraged, and his interest either wanes or is extinguished. B.D.J. Former printed magazine of the British Draughts Assn. Today the group is known as the English Draughts. home.clara.net /davey/basicche.html   (657 words)

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