Checkers game rules training. How to teach a child to play checkers from scratch in a playful way. Try to predict your opponent's move

Checkers, despite the simplicity of the rules, are no exception. This game has a fairly dynamic gameplay, but in any case, you need to carefully monitor the opponent's move and try to use his every action for your own benefit.

There are basic game rules that apply to most types of checkers. Since the main task in the game is to destroy all the opponent's chips before he has time to do it, then all the majority strategic advice calculated for it.

The exceptions are the games of Giveaway or Chapaev, in which the gameplay is significantly different from the classic version and other methods are used.

The main task in each game is to subject your checkers to combat from the enemy as little as possible. To do this, try to move in such a way that as many of your checkers as possible adjoin the wall. The pieces will be relatively safe, while the opponent will be subject to attacks.

You can also use cunning maneuvers in this way: build a combination of pieces in order to give up one of your checkers, and thereby force the opponent to put two of his own into battle. This is a fairly effective method, but it requires miscalculations and sufficient game experience.

The queen in checkers has more possibilities than any simple piece. Therefore, do not forget about the transformation line (the last line playing field closest to you). Any checker that hits it will become a king and give an advantage to the opponent. Beating the king is not easy, because it destroys all the checkers in its field of action. Sometimes it's much easier to avoid it than to try to destroy it afterward.

As experience develops, each lover of the game has his own strategy, which allows him to emerge victorious in most games. The most important thing in the game is not to miss a good opportunity. Therefore, before you move, carefully evaluate the situation on the board and choose the best course of action.

Studying the laws of the checkers game, a beginner checkers player should not memorize individual options. The main thing is to understand the essence of the techniques used, to develop combinational vision, to learn how to find the strongest move in a particular position. When experience is gained in the game, you can move on to studying the beginnings of the game. You should learn to avoid rude viewings. Do not fall for simple combinations. If the opponent makes a mistake, use it immediately. In the previous chapter, we considered various combinations. All of them were obtained either in the middle of the game or in the end. The same combinations are found at the very beginning of the game. Each such combination is usually preceded by a trap. At the very beginning of a game of checkers, there are positions in which, at first glance, a profitable continuation immediately turns out to lead to a loss. To fall into a trap means to suffer material losses or get a lost position. In this section, we will introduce you to the traps at the beginning of the game. First, we will show you the simple ones and gradually move on to the more difficult traps.

First trap

1. a3-b4 b6-a5 2. e3-d4 a7-b6 3. d2-e3 f6-g5 4. g3-h4? (This careless move leads White to the loss of a pawn. He should have played 4. c1-d2.) (Diagram 1) 4... b6-c5! and no matter how White beats, he loses a checker. For example: 5. d4:b6 b8-a7 6. h4:f6 a7:a3, and with the next move Black takes White's checker f6.

Second trap

1. c3-b4 b6-a5 2. e3-f4 a5xc3 3. d2xb4 f6-g5 4. g3-h4? (Mistake. White falls into a trap and loses two checkers. It is correct to play 4. b2-c3.) (Diagram 2) 4... g5:e3 5. f2:d4 h6-g5! 6. h4:f6 g7:a5X.

Third trap

1. c3-d4 f6-g5 2. d4-c5 b6xd4 3. e3xc5 d6xb4 4. a3xc5 e7-f6 5. d2-e3 g5-h4 6. b2-c3? (This move leads to the loss of a checker. Usually 6. b2-a3 is played here.) (Diagram 3) 6... c7-d6! 7. c5:g5 h6:b4X.

Fourth trap

1. c3-d4 d6-c5 2. b2-сЗ f6-g5 3. c3-b4 g7-f6 4. b4:d6 e7:c5 5. g3-h4 c7-d6 6. f1-g3 f6-e5? (By this exchange, Black wants to free himself from the pin and falls into a trap. Should have continued 6... b6-a5 7. d4:b6 a5:c7.) (Diagram 4) 7. d4:f6! g5:e7 8. h4-g5! h6:f4 9. g3:a5, and White wins two checkers.

Fifth trap

1. e3-d4 d6-c5 2. f2-e3 f6-g5 3. g3-h4 g5-f4 4. e3:g5 h6:f4 5. a3-b4 с5:еЗ? (It is correct to play 5... c5:a3 and after 6. d4-c5 b6:d4 7. c3:g3 the checkers are even. Black's erroneous fifth move loses a checker.) (Diagram 5) 6. b4-c5! b6:d4 7. c3:g3, and the black checker e3 remained in captivity.

Sixth trap

1. c3-b4 f6-g5 2. b4-a5 b6-c5 3. b2-c3 g7-f6 4. g3-f4 g5-h4 5. h2-g3 f6-g5 6. c1-b2? (One wrong move and Black breaks into the kings. At the very beginning of the game, try not to open the queen squares. You should have played 6. c3-d4.) (Diagram 6) 6...c7-b6! 7. a5xe5 c5-d4 8. e3xc5 g5xc1 and Black wins.

Seventh trap

1. g3-h4 b6-a5 2. f2-g3 c7-b6 3. e3-f4 d6-c5 4. c3-b4 a5:c3 5. d2:d6 e7:c5 6. b2-c3 f8-e7? (Black is building a shock column to attack the white checker f4, but he does not notice the sudden and swift response of the enemy. It is correct to play 6... b6-a5.) (Diagram 7) 7. сЗ-b4! c5-d4 (if 1... e7-d6, then 8. f4-g5 h6:f4 9. g3:a5 will follow, and White has two extra checkers) 8. f4-g5 h6:f4 9. g3:c3, and winning the checker should bring White victory.

Trap eight

1. c3-b4 b6-a5 2. b4-c5 d6xb4 3. a3xc5 f6-g5 4. b2-c3 g5-h4 5. a1-b2 g7-f6 6. b2-a3 f6-g5 7. c3-b4 a5:c3 8. d2:b4 h8-g7? (The move loses the game. White makes a combination and breaks into the kings. The best answer is 8... c7-b6.) (Diagram 8) 9. c5-d6! e7xc5 10.b4xd6 c7xe5 e3-f4 g5xe3 12.f2xh8 with a win.

The ninth trap

1. c3-b4 b6-a5 2. b4-c5 d6xb4 3. a3xc5 c7-b6 4. g3-f4 b6xd4 5. e3xc5 f6-g5 6. d2-e3 d8-c7? (Opening a queen square, Black allows White to carry out a combination. It was necessary to continue 6... g7-f6.) (Diagram 9) 7. e3-d4! g5xe3 8. c5-b6 e3xc5 (8... a7xc5 does not help, then 9. d4xd2X) 9.b6xh4 with a win. Beginning checkers players very often fall for this combination.

Tenth trap

1. c3-d4 b6-a5 2. d4-c5 d6xb4 3. a3xc5 c7-b6 4. g3-f4 b6xd4 5. e3xc5 d8-c7? 6. d2-e3 c7-b6 7. e3-d4 f6-g5? (This move leads to a lightning-fast defeat of Black. But it should be noted that there is no salvation in the created position.) (Diagram 10) 8. b2-c3! g5:e3 9. сЗ-b4 a5:е5 10. f2:a5X. Previously, if Black had played 7...b8-c7, then 8. c1-d2 c7-d6 9. b2-a3 d6:b4 10. a3:c5 f6-g5 would have followed, and White would have played the same combination : 11. d2-c3! g5xe3 12.c3-b4 a5xe5 13.f2xa5X. It is also a widespread method of winning.

Eleventh trap

1. сЗ-b4 f6-e5 2. g3-h4 e5-f4 3. e3:g5 h6:f4 4. b4-а5 g7-f6 5. b2-сЗ h8-g7 6. a1-b2 g7-h6 7. c3-b4? (Thanks to White's mistake, Black plays the combination. You came across this idea when considering the eighth trap. But then White won, and now a similar blow brings victory to Black. Instead of the losing move 7. c3-b4?, White should have continued 7. f2-g3. ) (Diagram 11) 7... f4-e3! 8. d2:f4 f6-g5 9. h4:f6 e7:e3 10. f2:d4 d6-c5 11. b4:d6 c7:a1, and Black won.

Twelfth trap

1. c3-d4 f6-g5 2. b2-c3 b6-a5 3. d4--c5 d6:b4 4. a3:c5 c7-b6 5. a1-b2 b6:d4 6. e3:c5 g7-f6 7 .g3-h4 f8-g7 8.c3-d4? (White's lattice position allows Black to execute a combination and break into the kings. The correct move is 8. b2-a3.) (Diagram 12) 8... e7-d6! 9. с5:е7 g5-f4! 10. е7:еЗ h6-g5 11. h4:f6 g7:a1 with a win.

Thirteenth trap

11 c3-d4 f6-g5 2. g3-f4 g7-f6 3. b2-сЗ g5-h4 4. c1-b2 f6-e5 5. d4:f6 e7:g5 6. сЗ-b4 b6-с5 7. d2 -c3 h8-g7? ( Last move leads to black's defeat. White carries out a combination with a passage to the kings. It was necessary to continue 7... f8-g7.) (Diagram 13) 8. f2-g3! h4:d4 9. c3:e5 g5:e3 10. e1-f2 d6:f4 11. b4:d6 c7:e5 12. f2:h8 with an easy win. A completely invisible trap!

Fourteenth trap

1. g3-f4 f6-e5 2. h2-g3 g7-f6 3. сЗ-b4 e5-d4 4. e3:c5 b6:d4 5. b4-a5 f6-g5 6. d2-e3 d6-c5 7. c1-d2 g5-h4 8. d2-c3? (A careless move leads White to defeat. They had the correct answer - 8. g1- h2.) (Diagram 14) 8... e7-d6! 9. c3xe5 h6-g5 10. f4xh6 d6xd2 11. e1xc3 c5-b4 12. a3xc5 c7-b6 13. a5xc7 b8xd2X. (Met in the game Y. Arendt - E. Lysenko.)

Fifteenth trap

1. c3-d4 f6-g5 2. g3-f4 g7-f6 3. b2-сЗ g5-h4 4. f4-g5 h6:f4 5. e3:g5 b6-с5 6. d4:b6 a7:c5 7. сЗ-b4 b8-а7 8. a1-b2? (This imperceptible mistake allows Black to carry out a combination with a passage to the kings. The combination begins with a quiet move, forcing White's simple g5 to go to the side square h6.) (Diagram 15) 8... f6-e5! 9. g5-h6 f8-g7! 10. h6:f8 h8-g7 11. f8:h6 e5-f4 12. h6:b6 c7:a1, and Black wins.

Sixteenth trap

1. a3-b4 b6-a5 2. b2-a3 c7-b6 3. a1-b2 d6-c5 4. b4xd6 e7xc5 5. g3-f4 f8-e7? (Black falls into a disguised trap. Should have played 5...f6-g5 with approximate equality in position.) (Diagram 16) 6. сЗ-b4! a5:a1 7. f4-e5 f6:d4 8. c1-b2 a1:c3 9. d2:f8X. The same combination worked after Black's 5...b8-c7?

Seventeenth trap

1. e3-d4 d6-e5 2. a3-b4 h6-g5 3. b4-c5 g5-f4 4. b2-a3? (An imperceptible mistake immediately leads to a loss. 4. g3-h4 should have continued.) (Diagram 17) 4... f6-g5! 5. d4:h4 b6:b2 6. a1:c3 (if 6. g3:e5, then the same thing happens) 6... e7-f6 7. g3:e5 f6:b2, and Black wins. (This is how B. Mirotin won against S. Vorontsov.)

Trap eighteen

1. c3-d4 b6-a5 2. b2-c3 c7-b6 3. g3-f4 f6-g5 4. d4-e5 b8-c7? (Wrong move. After it, White makes a combination and breaks into the kings. Correct 4... d6-с5.) (Diagram 18) 5. e3-d4! g5xc5 6.f2-e3! d6:f4 7. e3:g5 h6:f4 8. сЗ-b4 a5:сЗ 9. d2:b8. White is sure to win.

Trap nineteen

1. a3-b4 h6-g5 2. b4-a5 g5-h4 3. c3-b4 f6-g5 4. b2-c3? (The move is the cause of all White's future troubles. The correct answers are 4. b4-c5 or 4. b2-a3.) 4... g7-h6 5. a1-b2. (Diagram 19) 5... b6-c5 6. b2-a3 c7-b6! 7. a5:e5 g5-f4 8. b4:d6 e7:c5 9. e3:g5 h4:b2, and White, having given up the d2 checker on the next move, remains in the minority. (This is how E. Lysenko won against E. Svidersky.)

Twentieth trap

1. c3-d4 d6-c5 2. b2-c3 c7-d6 3. a1-b2 b8-c7 4. g3-f4 f6-g5 5. f2-g3 g5-h4 6. g1-f2 g7-f6? (It's hard to believe that this move is the cause of all Black's troubles. Their queen squares are firmly closed, but White still finds a combinational way to break into the pre-king square. Black's best plan is to exchange 6... b6-a5 7. d4:b6 a7 :с5.) (Diagram 20) 7. f4-e5! d6:f4 8. g3:g7 h8:f6 9. a3-b4! c5:a3 10. d4-c5 b6:d4 11. c3:g7. Now, in order to keep White out of the kings, Black is forced to give up a simple move 11... e7-f6, and with an extra checker, White is obliged to win. We have reviewed twenty different traps at the beginning of the party. All of them ended with a combination. Sometimes, with her help, we broke into kings, in a number of cases we won a checker or several checkers. And that, as a rule, brought victory. Traps are often invisible, and before you make the next move, you must "measure it seven times."

The game of checkers has attracted people since the time of Ancient Egypt because it can fully reveal their strategic and analytical skills. The ability to quickly respond to each move of the opponent and predict his subsequent moves becomes especially valuable.

How to learn to play checkers well? This question worries both novice players and fans of this game with experience. After all, it is not enough just to know the rules, you need to be able to operate with them, to be always ready for surprises.

When we first learn to play checkers, it seems that the decisive role is played by a clear and strict observance of the rules. Of course, it is forbidden to deviate from the rules, but no less priority belongs to the knowledge of the basic tactics. Having brought their possession to perfection, we can say that your level of playing checkers will be quite high.

How to learn to play checkers from scratch: the key rules of the game

You need to start learning by learning the basic rules and terms. A simple checker is allowed to move one square diagonally. As soon as she reaches the last line of the opponent's field, she turns into a queen, capable of moving along any free cell at any distance.

The right of the first move is given to white checkers. As soon as an opponent's piece appears in front of your checker, how are you obliged to remove it from the board. The queen has another advantage: after she has taken the opponent's checker, she can stand at the distance she needs from him.

Learning to play checkers: strategy and secrets

1. use of "giveaways". The strategy is based on setting pre-designed traps for the opponent. You need to sacrifice your own checkers in order to make winning combinations in the future;
2. entry between two enemy checkers. Allows you to ensure the safety of your checkers and pick up one of the opponent's pieces;
3. fast promotion to the kings. The faster you get to the last line of the enemy, the faster you will have a powerful weapon in your hands - a king;
4. blocking the enemy. The checkers are placed in such a way as to eliminate the possibility of the opponent's movement without loss for him;
5. striving for the center. When thinking about how to teach a child to play checkers, one should not lose sight of the fact that those checkers that are located in the center of the board have more chances to win;
6. calculation of possible moves of the enemy. It is necessary to try to foresee the consequences of the movement of each opponent's checker. The opponent can set traps on purpose, which it is desirable to determine as quickly as possible.

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Checkers is a very famous board game for two players. Few people know how to play checkers correctly, and even fewer people are aware of the methods that ensure a guaranteed victory in any game. Although her rules are simple, their knowledge is not enough to consistently remain a winner. To do this, you need to properly practice using some tricks.

Checkers rules

You need to play this board game on a standard field with 8x8 cells. Total number game pieces for two - 24, i.e. 12 of them are distributed to one participant. Before placing them, you need to turn the board so that in the lower left corner in front of the participant playing for white checkers there is a black cell. Only dark fields are used - opponents place pieces on them.

The main goal is to completely remove all the opponent's pieces or block them so that he can no longer "move" and he has no moves left. You need to play like this:

• The player who got the white pieces goes first.
• Participants move only to the black fields, that is, diagonally, and move forward - this way of moving is called “quiet”.
• To beat the opponent, they also move diagonally, “jumping” over the adjacent “enemy” figure, if the next field along the same diagonal is free - this type of move is called “battle”.
• The checker, with which the opponent's piece is beaten, stands on the cell behind it, and the beaten one is removed from the field.
• A piece that has reached the opposite edge of the board becomes a king (it is turned over or placed on top of the second one to distinguish the “queen” from simple pieces).
• The king gets the right to move any number of cells forward or backward (but only diagonally), and during the battle she can stand on a free square behind the attacked piece, if there are several of them.

Beginning players often wonder if it's possible to hit back with simple pieces, not kings. It all depends on the type of checkers: some versions suggest that the pieces can move and shoot only forward, while others - in two directions, besides, pawns of different status have different opportunities. For beginners, the simplest, Russian version is best. After a little practice, the participant, if desired, will be able to switch to difficult level learning to play other types of checkers.

Russians

This variation is based on the simple rules described above. As for whether it is possible to move backwards in checkers, the Russian version suggests such a possibility - simple pieces are allowed to move forward and hit in any direction. At the same time, there are no restrictions on the number of pawns beaten at once. In one move, a participant can remove two, three, and, if possible, more opponent pieces.

Chinese

How to play checkers of this variety? For them, a field is provided that looks like a six-pointed star, in which from 6 to 10 figures are located on the tops. They play Chinese checkers both together and with a large number of participants, up to six people. The goal is to move your chips to the opposite end of the field. The one with the brightest colored pieces is the first to go, and the rest make moves after him in a clockwise direction.

In one move, the player has the opportunity to move one piece in any direction. At the same time, he can jump over other people's figures when there is a free field behind them. If there is another piece behind an empty square, it is allowed to beat it in the same move. The winner is the one who first reaches the opposite end of the field, and the other participants, if desired, distribute the second, third and subsequent places among themselves.

English

Knowing all the basic rules of the standard game, it is easy to understand how to play English checkers. They need an ordinary chessboard and 12 chips for each opponent. Arrange them in the same way as in regular version game, filling the black cells of the first three rows from each side of the field. The first move is made by the player with black chips. Simple pieces can move and beat only forward, and only the king is allowed back and only one cell.

corners

This kind of game is played on a regular 8x8 board. Each participant has 9 chips. They are placed in a 3x3 square in the first corner of the field near the player. How to play corners? The figures must be moved to adjacent cells vertically or horizontally, and it is also allowed to jump over the opponent's chips that are on free fields if the place behind them is free. The goal of the game is to be the first to take the opponent's corner.

Giveaway

The rules of this game are similar to those in the more familiar Russian version, but the goal is different. The player needs to force the opponent to beat all his pieces or block them, that is, to put himself under attack on purpose. Each participant must beat all the opponent's game pieces available for this action, even when he can beat several pieces at once in one move. The winner is the one who first frees himself from all his pieces.

Checkers Chapaev

They are played on an ordinary board, and each participant has eight pieces at the beginning of the game. They are placed on opposite edges of the field in horizontal rows, but if desired, players can agree on any other initial arrangement. The goal of each is to knock out all other people's chips from the board, and you need to do this by clicking on your checker. When a player fails to knock out any of the opponent's pieces, or if he loses his piece, the turn is transferred to the opponent.

This board game is played over several rounds. After the first game, the winner goes first and places his line of pieces on the field one square forward. When the checkers get close to each other, the loser of the last game retreats one line back. The final winner will be the one who manages to kill all the opponent's checkers in this round.

Japanese

Playing field in japanese checkers has a size of 19x19. Initially, the players have an unequal number of chips - one receives 181 pieces. black, and the other gets 180 pcs. whites. The goal of the game is to capture and control the territory of the field. The one who occupies a larger area than the opponent will be the winner. To make a move, the chip is moved to the intersection of lines, which is called a point.

Black makes the first move. There must be at least one free point next to each chip vertically or horizontally. When a pawn or group is completely surrounded by the opponent's stones, they are considered captured and are removed from the field. For each figure captured and free point, there is one point, and the winner is determined by calculating these points.

How to learn to play checkers well

To quickly learn the rules of the game, it is recommended to practice on computer simulators. On the Internet, it is easy to find the right kind to your taste: classic, simplified options for beginners, simulators with a choice of difficulty levels and the ability to bet on money, and even those where the role of an opponent is played by an animated girl with whom players are invited to play strip.

It is advisable to choose game simulators where it is possible to both play with a computer and play with people online without registration. The first view will help you understand what general tactics applied to achieve victory and how to win the game using logical thinking. Games with real participants will provide the necessary real practice.

How can one learn to play checkers so well that one can emerge victorious, if not from all, then from most of the games? This requires its own strategy. To develop your personal plan for victory and constantly win with it, you need to rely on the following recommendations experienced players:

• Train yourself to mentally change the location of the pieces on the field based on the planned move, thereby calculating the development of events several moves ahead.
• Try to keep your pieces closer to the center of the board - this position is the most advantageous for moving forward and helps to play without blocking.
• Try to quickly make your pieces king by moving them to those areas of the playing field where the opponent has fewer chips or they are more vulnerable.
• As far as possible, do not move the pieces of the last row from the original place for longer - this will not allow the opponent to quickly make his pieces kings.
• Try to move pieces in pairs and compact groups to make it harder for your opponent to capture them.

How to teach a child this interesting board game? To do this, it is important to captivate him with the process and then he will easily master the rules and very soon become a full-fledged opponent who will always be happy to play even with an experienced adult player. To achieve this, show your child different variants how to win fast, allowing you to win and maintaining the spirit of competition. So he will feel the taste of the championship, will certainly be interested in the process and will play with enthusiasm.

If you are planning serious training that will allow your child to successfully participate in specialized tournaments and win, then you should teach him using a different, more responsible approach. You need to practice correctly, from the very beginning explaining the names of moves and combinations, play regularly, analyzing in detail all the tricks and features, without fail using good tutorial.

Video: checkers secrets

Anyone who is interested in how to learn how to play checkers should watch educational videos that clearly explain all the subtleties gameplay. The video will help you quickly understand the rules of this most popular desktop entertainment learn common game tactics and learn about winning strategies which will make it easier to win.

We publish another video lesson in which the debut "Reverse call" is considered. It should be said that we have already covered this opening theoretically in the corresponding section. But in practice, everything is remembered, of course, better. Don't forget to put in front of you chessboard, or open the program on a computer, as in the lesson you will find independent tasks for solving. In any case, by placing the position on the board, you will remember it better.

Theoretically, we have already considered this opening in the "checkers openings" section. Now we present to your attention a video lesson in order to better understand this beginning.

The lesson deals with "playback with an exchange forward." It is told about the principles of the debut and about the main ideas. Everything is shown in case studies.

In this form, the opening "Old Party" is considered. It should be noted that we have already considered this opening, but now you can get to know it better. Video is always clearer and more pleasant to read.

At the beginning of the lesson, the initial moves of the opening are considered, and then the training examples are considered. All opening options are considered in detail.