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Draughts problem #502

EasyDark · win in 2

Setting up the board…

Dark plays now and can force the opponent out of pieces or moves within 2 turns.

The task

To move
Dark
Difficulty
Easy
Goal
win in 2

On the board: 1 men and 3 kings for Dark, 0 men and 1 kings for Light. An easy combination of two moves: the first one usually forces a capture.

What to look for

  • Kings are on the board and their freedom to move backwards matters.

How the answer is checked

There is exactly one first move that forces the result; any other first move allows the defence to escape. Moves that keep the forced result are accepted later in the line, and a move that loses it is taken back with a short note.

Show the key move

The key move is 30-25. The main line runs: 30-25 · 31-26 · 23x30.