Trapping pieces in checkers
You can win a checkers piece without jumping it by blocking it until it’s forced into a losing move. Learn to trap pieces on the edge. Endgames · lesson 2 of 2.
The lesson in words
Pieces don’t have to be jumped to be lost. If a piece’s only moves walk into a jump, it’s trapped.
Black’s piece on a5 can only move to b4, and your piece is already there, backed up by c3 so it can’t be jumped. You have to move something, though.
Try it: Make a move that leaves Black stuck.
Pieces on the edge and in corners are easiest to trap. That completes the Checkers path: time for the ladder.