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Checkers called Draughts in most countries has been traced back to the 1300s though it may indeed stretch further into history than that. These are the standard U.S. rules for Checkers.

 

1. Checkers is played by two players. Each player begins the game with 12 colored discs. Typically, one set of pieces is black and the other red.

2. The board consists of 64 squares, alternating between 32 dark and 32 light squares. It is positioned so that each player has a light square on the right side corner closest to him or her.

3. Each player places his or her pieces on the 12 dark squares closest to him or her.

4. Black moves first. Players then alternate moves.

5. Moves are allowed only on the dark squares, so pieces always move diagonally. Single pieces are always limited to forward moves

6. A piece making a non-capturing move not involving a jump may move only one square.

7. A piece making a capturing move a jump leaps over one of the opponent's pieces, landing in a straight diagonal line on the other side. Only one piece may be captured in a single jump; however, multiple jumps are allowed on a single turn.

8. When a piece is captured, it is removed from the board.

9. If a player is able to make a capture, there is no option -- the jump must be made. If more than one capture is available, the player is free to choose whichever he or she prefers.

10. When a piece reaches the furthest row from the player who controls that piece, it is crowned and becomes a king. One of the pieces which had been captured is placed on top of the king so that it is twice as high as a single piece.

11. Kings are limited to moving diagonally, but may move both forward and backward. Remember that single pieces, i.e. non-kings, are always limited to forward moves.

12. Kings may combine jumps in several directions -- forward and backward -- on the same turn. Single pieces may shift direction diagonally during a multiple capture turn, but must always jump forward toward the opponent

13. A player wins the game when the opponent cannot make a move. In most cases, this is because all of the opponent's pieces have been captured, but it could also be because all of his pieces are blocked in.

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The Legend of Chess

 

 

Long time ago a king named Shihram ruled over India. He was a despot. Around this time a wise man invented the game of chess to show the king how important everybody is who lives in his kingdom even the smallest among them.

 

The king on the chess board needs his queen, his rooks, bishops, knights and the pawns to survive. This is like in real life. The king should learn this.

 

Shihram the king understood this very well and he liked this game very much and he became a chess player and ordered that this game should be played by everybody in his kingdom.

 

The king was very thankful let the wise man come and went with him to his treasures to give him gold and silver or other valuable things.

 

You are allowed to choose what you want! he said to the man who invented chess. I will give it to you!

 

The wise man thought for a while and said to the king. I don't desire any of your treasures. I have a special wish! And then he went with the king to a chess board.

 

My wish is to get some wheat! Please put one grain of wheat on to the first chess square and two on to the second and keep doubling up the wheat until the last square!

 

The king became angry and shouted I have offered you all my treasures and you want just wheat? Do you want to offend me?

 

Oh no! said the wise man. I don't want to offend you, my king. Please respect my wish and you will see that my wish is truly great.

 

The king called his servants and ordered to put the wheat on the chess board exactly as the wise man wished. The servants brought a lot of wheat. It soon filled many rooms but they realized that they could not fulfill the wise man's wish.

 

They went to the king and said We are unable to fulfill the wise man's wish.

Why not? asked the king angry.

 

They answered All the wheat of your kingdom and all the wheat of other kingdoms is not enough to fulfill this wish.

 

The king realized that the wise man had given him a lesson again. He learned that you should never underestimate the small things in life.

The chess board has 64 squares and if you put just one grain on the first and double up on the next and so on, you will reach an enormous amount of grain.