The perfect game of draughts ends as a draw, Canadian computer scientists report. Researchers at the University of Alberta say they have 'solved' draughts, the 5000-year-old board game. Their computer ...

In a tale reminiscent of “WarGames“, a computer has finally played out the 500 billion possible positions in the game of draughts (checkers). It only took Chinook 18 years to do so. Now, computer ...

Played on a standard chessboard of 64 chequered squares, draughts is growing from a domestic to a national competitive game. Although a long-standing past time for many, the game of 'dame', as it is ...

The MSSA shall send a player to participate in the 2015 edition of the Russian and Brazilian World Championships for the Brazilian andRussian variations of Draughts to be held in St Petersburg, Russia ...

Jamaica’s top draughts players displayed exceptional skill and strategy at the Jamaica Draughts & Pool Checkers Open Tournament, held recently at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay. The event, hosted by the ...

If you buy a draughts board from a Norwich charity shop, there is a good chance you will find pages of handwritten rules inside the box courtesy of a city pensioner. Ron Green, 87, has been an avid ...

100-year-old draughts board restored to its former glory A 14-year-old boy has helped to restore a draughts board dating back 100 years and once used by a child prodigy. Born in Quarry Road, Graigwen, ...