Checkers (Cont.)

Advanced Strategies

Compulsory capture is of the utmost importance in Checkers. It can be used to improve position, obtain double jumps, and sack kings. The computer will use it to your detriment whenever possible (especially to capture a king by sacrificing a regular piece). It can be very difficult to predict when you're being set up for a disastrous forced jump, because it requires you to look ahead a couple of moves.
Figure 2 depicts a situation in which black may be feeling pretty comfortable.

However, if black isn't careful, red will advance his piece on the right (shown by the arrow) and force a jump (Figure 3). Red will then execute a double-jump.

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