A checkerboard is a board with an alternating pattern of light and dark squares, used for checkers and other games. The checkerboards used for English draughts and pool checkers, also called Spanish pool checkers, have dimensions , identical to those of the chessboard (Olsen 2001, World Checkers/Draughts Federation). International draughts uses a checkerboard (World Draughts Federation).

Commercial checkerboards can have black and red squares (left figure above). In English draughts and pool checkers, the board is oriented with a dark square at each player's near left corner (Olsen 2001, World Checkers/Draughts Federation). The board on the right illustrates olive green and buff, where "buff" is a color variously defined as a moderate orange yellow or a light to moderate yellow. The World Checkers/Draughts Federation specifies green and white (or off-white/cream) for major events.

See also

Checkers, Chessboard, Möbius Net, Ouchi Illusion

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References

Olsen, A. H. "Pool Checkers: Rules of Play." Jan. 8, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010208162740/http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Arthur_H_Olsen/poolchec.htm.Pegg, E. Jr. "Math Games: Chessboard Tasks." Apr. 11, 2005. https://www.mathpuzzle.com/MAA/36-Chessboard%20Tasks/mathgames_04_11_05.html.World Checkers/Draughts Federation. "Rules of Draughts (Checkers)." https://wcdf.net/rules/rules_of_checkers_english.pdf.World Draughts Federation. "Official FMJD Rules for International Draughts." https://www.fmjd.org/docs/Annex_1.pdf.

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