What is placing the board in Draughts (International)?

Q: What is placing the board in Draughts (International)?

The board is placed between the players so that the long diagonal starts at each player's left-hand side; the first square at each player's left hand is then a dark square (2.4); If the board is found to be wrongly positioned during a game, the game is annulled and has to restart (5.1)

3. Setup

Placing the Board

The board is placed between the players so that the long diagonal starts at each player's left-hand side; the first square at each player's left hand is then a dark square (2.4)
If the board is found to be wrongly positioned during a game, the game is annulled and has to restart (5.1)

Starting Position

The 20 black men occupy squares 1 to 20; the 20 white men occupy squares 31 to 50 (2.8)
Squares 21 to 30 — the two middle rows — start empty (2.8)
Compliance with the starting position must be checked before the game starts; an irregularity noticed later is handled under the general irregularity rule (5.2, 5.4)

Who Moves First

The first move of a game always belongs to the player with the white men (3.3)
Players then move alternately, each with their own pieces (3.3)
Any piece standing on a white square is inactive and can be brought into play only with the opponent's permission (5.3)

3. Setup

Placing the Board

The board is placed between the players so that the long diagonal starts at each player's left-hand side; the first square at each player's left hand is then a dark square (2.4)
If the board is found to be wrongly positioned during a game, the game is annulled and has to restart (5.1)

Starting Position

The 20 black men occupy squares 1 to 20; the 20 white men occupy squares 31 to 50 (2.8)
Squares 21 to 30 — the two middle rows — start empty (2.8)
Compliance with the starting position must be checked before the game starts; an irregularity noticed later is handled under the general irregularity rule (5.2, 5.4)

Who Moves First

The first move of a game always belongs to the player with the white men (3.3)
Players then move alternately, each with their own pieces (3.3)
Any piece standing on a white square is inactive and can be brought into play only with the opponent's permission (5.3)

Placing the Board

What is placing the board in Draughts (International)?

3. Setup

Placing the Board

Starting Position

Who Moves First

Rule Change Proposals

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3. Setup

Placing the Board

Starting Position

Who Moves First

Rule Change Proposals

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