10x10 Draughts

This is just a humble attempt to show support for our draughts friends in Ukraine, and a call upon all responsible leaders to end the war immediately.

A very attractive feature of draughts is its rich potential for tactical possibilities. On the pages below you can view series of tactical puzzles taken from actual games. For those who do not want to solve the puzzles themselves there is a light bulb button available for viewing the solution, and an autoplay button to replay the solution automatically. Take a look at tactics part 1, tactics part 2 or tactics part 3.

It's now half a year later, and the chaos around the world title match has only become bigger. In January a match has been played between world champion Alexander Shvartsman and Roel Boomstra, but this match is considered illegal by the Draughts Federation of Russia. Read more about the events that have taken place since the world championship in Tallinn.

After the recent world championship in Tallinn a chaotic situation has emerged concerning who owns the rights to challenge world champion Alexander Shvartsman. Let's make an attempt to summarize the events that caused this situation.