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Checkers

Jump your opponent's men; captures are compulsory.

Board
8x8
Family
Capture and race
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Play

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The clock starts once the first move is made; the solver plays itself untimed.

How to play

Men move one square diagonally forward on the dark squares. Jump an enemy piece next to you onto the empty square beyond to capture it; if you can capture you must, and you keep jumping while you can. A man reaching the far row becomes a king and moves backwards too. A side with no move loses.

Beside chess

Chess's oldest companion on the same 8x8 board: pieces that capture by jumping, a forced capture rule, and promotion on the last rank.

Moves are written as the cells they touch: d4, e2e4, c3e5g7.

Quick pairing

Pick a clock. You meet the closest rating waiting in that pool; the range widens while you wait.

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