Turkish lady
The Turkish checkers ( Turkish : Türk Daması) is a variant of the classic checkers game that is particularly widespread in Turkey as well as in parts of the Arab world and Greece . Like the classic checkers game, it is usually played on a chessboard with 64 fields, 8 × 8, but unlike this, the pieces are moved on both white and black fields and moved horizontally instead of diagonally. The starting grid differs from the classic checkers in that the pieces on both sides completely occupy the second and third side.
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As with the classic checkers game, the Turkish checkers is a board game for two players who sit across from each other on the game board. One player plays the white and the other the black pieces and the two players take turns making a move. In the starting line-up, the 16 pieces are placed on the second and third rows on both sides of the game board, the first row remains free.
The colors are drawn or chosen, the white player begins the game. Both players now alternately pull a stone, whereby the stones may be moved horizontally and vertically forwards, never diagonally. When a player reaches the opposite side, his stone becomes a queen ("Dama"). This may move any number of squares in any horizontal and vertical direction, including backwards.
As with the classic checkers, a piece can be captured when a piece can jump forwards or sideways over it onto a free field behind it. There is a compulsion to hit, so a stone must be hit if this is possible. If a player can hit several stones, this is also mandatory, and if he has the choice between different directions, he must choose the one with the most subsequent strokes. The queen can capture any of the opponent's individual stones that are far away if there is a free space behind them. All captured stones are immediately removed from the playing field, which makes it possible, especially with checkers' move, to cross a field that was previously occupied by a captured stone several times.
As in the classic checkers game, the winner is the player who succeeds in capturing all of the opponent's stones or immobilizing them. It is also possible to win the game if the opponent only has one stone left.
Competitions
World Championships in Turkish Ladies have been held annually since 2014. The first official world championships took place from October 22nd to 24th, 2014 in Izmir , Turkey. The first women's world championships took place in May 2016 in Izmir.
supporting documents
- ↑ Rules of the Turkish Lady of the Turk Daması Federasyonu (in Turkish); accessed on February 2, 2020.
- ↑ a b c Turkish Checkers (Drafts) In: Brian Burns (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of Games. Brown Packaging Books, 1998; P. 159.
literature
- Turkish Checkers (Drafts) In: Brian Burns (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of Games. Brown Packaging Books, 1998; P. 159.
Web links
- Rules of the Turkish Lady of Turk Daması Federasyonu (in Turkish)