Extra credit in the checkers game..

To pin, to lock, to lock, to put in a box - all nice Estonian expressions :D In essence, it still means to lock the opponent's position. It doesn't come up often in games, but some of the etudes are quite nice, especially those where the winning side has fewer pieces. Of course, there can't be such a goal in the initial position, but this part of the game of checkers should not be forgotten as a variant when combining. It used to be considered a bit of a shame to get into a deadlock, because no one wanted to be "locked up", if they were noticed first, they would give up.

When receiving credit, we always combine credit for the opponent and a swindle for ourselves, even to the point of swindling for noble goals.

In reverse checkers, or surrender, getting a checker is a matter of honor and you win for it, try to get checkers there

A user who hasn't even played a couple dozen games of "soft" here is speaking -!? Still the same line, to somehow belittle a good idea! You can't compare the incomparable! First a confusing comparison with a chess game, now with surrender, why such an obstruction!? Think of something original and tolerable yourself and you will find my support! Series competitions are in full swing anyway, although even in the beginning there were only a few supporters of this idea - you shouldn't be so narrow-minded that you immediately start ridiculing and shooting down every new idea, rather improve it and look for constructive solutions, but Mets58 does not recognize or does not want to recognize such understandings; I don't specifically have the current nusnik idea in mind, but a general approach. A little bit then, from the point of view of the development of the game of checkers, I would try to offer one idea: So-called thematic games/tournaments, where some of the starting moves are given in advance. Specialists and experienced checkers should understand what I'm talking about! A good opportunity to develop opening skills and play them out with both suits.

I agree with your general approach and support the idea that checkers and chess should be played in Vind according to international rules, because foreign players also participate here. If you want to introduce any changes to checkers or chess, you should create a new game and call it by a different name. In chess, thematic tournaments can be played on the portal https://lichess.org/ Many regular tournaments are omitted here, and therefore it may be doubtful that many players will come to thematic tournaments. Of course, thematic tournaments can be organized where the minimum number of players is 2. It is questionable whether there is any benefit from such thematic tournaments, especially when both participating players do not know the opening.

rabapalm About three years ago you promised to organize that in chess, a loss or a draw would be fixed in Vind in case of timeout according to international rules, but you have not fulfilled this promise so far. After all, you have not been able to find the corresponding rules. To make your work easier, I will add a link here, based on which you can demand the introduction of changes: http://maleliit.blogspot.com/2012/08/kuidas-lopeb-mang.html Then make this old promise come true and then think of some innovations.

imho - from the point of view of the game of checkers, it is not acceptable to give any extra points for confirming an idea. You can do this when playing among yourselves, but you cannot do it in tournaments or when officially playing the game according to the rules. It is good that there is no talk of blowing.

In checkers, it always happens that a piece can get stuck, or in the end, there is no move, and such winning moves are undoubtedly effective and enjoyable, such as the beauty of the game. But the topic as a whole could be discussed when checkers problems come to mind, many such great positions have been created where you just need to lock a piece or two, etc., you can even lock a piece on the board. But in a game, it is not important how the opponent's moves end, there is definitely no point in evaluating that separately.

I don't mean table points!! Understand! Every organizer can always give out special prizes in every game!! And that is what is done: for example; the longest game, the most beautiful game (beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right?), the fastest win (of course, it doesn't count if someone doesn't give up right after the opponent's first move. In checkers, you can freely give out a prize for the most beautiful combination, where it doesn't always matter how many pieces you gave and how many you received, etc., etc. I remember when I once looked at a combination in a book and it ended with a nusnik! :) ...where the stronger side had 1 piece left! and the opponent had a checker and 2 pieces, all beautifully in one corner. I don't remember whether it was a real game or a combined etude. But if you have completely forgotten the so-called nusniku rule or consider this checkers move to be somehow bad, then such a task or real situation could not be solved at all. I repeat that no one would get any more table points thanks to the Confirmation, it is simply intended to draw attention to the possibilities of checkers and especially to younger players. And the organizer, or the vint, could register some points - or whatever you call them - in a completely separate account to increase interest. Specialists like Nuja could even review some such games sometimes and comment on some interesting ones. In the case of ordinary players, games worth watching would of course require games with longer time controls, which are unfortunately few on this site. I have not suggested this idea for myself or because I am some kind of "witch specialist" or advocate, and it is a completely normal part of checkers positional play that you have to take into account consolidation all the time - so there is nothing shameful here to compare it to "blowing"! The advantage of playing on a computer is of course that you cannot make a wrong move and touching a button is not fixed :D . At the table, a flash would be an immediate loss in the event of a wrong move, which indirectly is actually "blowing" before the era of playing with the clock, only a little more fun. Maybe 50 years ago you could blow sometimes in a long-day group :)