Tips checkers

2020-11-27T14:49:38Z

Constance1:

*Be aggressive, you are more likely to win. Playing to the board sides are safer though without reward.
*Forward- always forward, it's alright to lose pieces as long as you take the opponent's, save your kings.
*Balance your position, good practice is to have as many pieces on your right half of the board as on the left half. If you see a big imbalance in your opponents position you can try to empty the emptier half even more and advance to a king.
*Safety in numbers, don't leave your pieces alone, move them one after another to protect them. Having lots of holes between your pieces opens you up combinations.
*Protect your rear, such that the opponent cannot do a combination to your last row, protect your forward pieces.
*Sacrifice when needed. Draw out your opponent so you can get 2-1 trades the following turn, don't expose your kings without reward.
*Each king you get is a huge bonus, try to get as many as possible and don't waste them, sacrificing several (generally up to 2) pieces for a king can be alright.
*Don't forget to block your opponent when possible, you make not only that piece vulnerable but fail to protect it with a counter and give your opponent the chance to take multiple of your pieces in one turn.

==International draughts==
*Keep your pieces together, don't make big holes. See if there are any combinations possible.
*Keep your back line in place, unless absolutely necessary. That way they cannot make kings.
*Pieces in the center can move multiple directions, while pieces at the border are safer for combinations they are more limited in their movements.

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