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Puzzle #20: Draughts

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

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

  • 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.

Before you touch a piece, list every forcing move you have and every threat the opponent has; the answer is almost always on that short list.

Show the first move

Start with 4-8. Played out against the stiffest resistance, the whole line goes: 4-8 2-7 1-6 7-10 6x15.

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.