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Puzzle #8: Draughts

  • DifficultyEasy
  • To moveLight
  • TaskWin in 2
  • Main line3 half-moves

Light to move. Dark has 1 man and 0 kings, Light 3 men and 1 king.

Win within 2 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

Two-move wins usually come from a king that can trap the last man, or from a capture the opponent is forced to make into your 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 7-11. Played out against the stiffest resistance, the whole line goes: 7-11 12-16 11x20.

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.