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Puzzle #15: Draughts

  • DifficultyMedium
  • To moveDark
  • TaskWin in 3
  • Main line5 half-moves

Dark to move. Dark has 2 men and 0 kings, Light 1 man and 0 kings.

Win within 3 moves: at the end the opponent has no pieces left or no legal move, whatever they try.

What the position is about

  • men only — No kings yet: every piece can only move forward, which makes tempo easy to count.

Finding the way in

Try the move that gives a piece away first: a forced capture often lines the opponent's men up for a double jump.

Play the position in your head from the opponent's side: what would you do against your favourite move? If there is a good answer, try the next candidate.

Show the first move

Start with 11-15. Played out against the stiffest resistance, the whole line goes: 11-15 31-26 15-18 26-22 18x25.

Solve it and the next puzzle of the same game is one tap away. Your solved puzzles are ticked in the list, in this browser only.