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Puzzle #19: Draughts

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

Light to move. Dark has 0 men and 2 kings, Light 3 men 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

  • sacrifice — A piece is given up on purpose: the forced capture pulls the opponent onto the square you need.
  • crowning — A man reaches the last row on the way, and the new king does the rest.
  • kings on the board — At least one king is on the board, so pieces can come back as well as go forward.

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.

Take your time. There is no clock on the result, and a wrong move is simply taken back so you can look again.

Show the first move

Start with 8-4. Played out against the stiffest resistance, the whole line goes: 8-4 15x8 4x11 3-7 11x2.

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.