International 10×10
📋 What it is
International draughts uses a 10×10 board, 20 pieces a side, backward captures for men, and flying kings.
🗣️ Coach says
The world's most-played draughts is bigger: a 10×10 board with 50 dark squares. Plain men can CAPTURE backward here (though they still only move forward), and kings "fly" any distance along a diagonal. More room means longer, deeper combinations.
🧠 Memory hook
Bigger board, backward captures for men, flying kings — same soul, more depth.
😂 Giggle
Why did the checkers player think two moves ahead?
Because one jump often sets up the next!
😲 Whoa!
International draughts has been played in world-championship tournaments since 1885 — its 10×10 board makes multi-jump chains of five or six pieces routine.
✅ Quick check: Name one way International (10×10) draughts differs from standard (8×8) checkers.
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Any of: a bigger 10×10 board, 20 pieces a side, men can capture backward, or kings "fly" multiple squares along a diagonal.
The 10×10 variant adds board size, backward captures for men, and long-range flying kings.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Compare boards: draw an 8×8 and a 10×10 side by side and count the dark squares (32 vs 50).