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21st June 2008, 02:50am
#1
by silentfilmstar13
Medford, OR United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 2143
That would take a lot of time and programming, and the Chess.com team is very busy trying to smooth out the site as it is.  I have a feeling this is going to remain solely a chess site.  It would be fun, though!   Laughing
21st June 2008, 03:47am
#2
by NM Reb
Lisbon Portugal
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 4042
Surely there must already be checkers (draughts) sites out there? I know there are backgammon sites out there.
21st June 2008, 04:46am
#3
by Sothilde
Groningen Netherlands
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 256
Checkers and draughts is not the same thing
21st June 2008, 04:48am
#4
by NM Reb
Lisbon Portugal
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 4042
Sothilde wrote: Checkers and draughts is not the same thing

I think in some UK countries they play checkers (same rules and board/pieces) as in the US but call it draughts. Perhaps draughts is completely different in other countries?


21st June 2008, 04:53am
#5
by Sothilde
Groningen Netherlands
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 256
Draughts is played on a 10X10 board and you are allowed to capture backwards, checkers is on a 8x8 board and you aren't allowed to capture backwards (if I recall correctly). Checkers is looked at as the inferior game by people who are very good at draughts. I know a few very good draughts players (one was world champion of the below 18 players), and they all agree checkers is way too easy and you can too easily predict almost the whole course of the game after a few moves.
21st June 2008, 05:15am
#6
by NM Reb
Lisbon Portugal
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 4042
English draughts is the same game as American checkers, I just looked it up. I understand that in other countries draughts is played on a 10x10 board and rules are different. I believe in Russia for example.
21st June 2008, 05:40am
#7
by Sothilde
Groningen Netherlands
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 256
Hmm, I don't really know about the differences per country, but yes in Russia as well as in The Netherlands
21st June 2008, 05:58am
#8
by silentfilmstar13
Medford, OR United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 2143
I believe that the 10x10 version is the international standard, though few people play it here in the states(or in England, apparently).  I've never played it, though it sounds like loads of fun!
31st August 2008, 06:24am
#9
by bart225
kelowna bc Canada
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 221

Just stick with chess !!

 
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