The Turkish strike rule
In Russian Checkers captured pieces stay on the board until the move ends: no piece is jumped twice, and jumped pieces block the way. How Russian Checkers works · lesson 7 of 8.
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During a capture, the pieces you jump stay on the board until the whole move is over. Then they all come off together.
That has two effects: you canât jump the same piece twice, and a piece youâve already jumped blocks your path like any other piece.
Your king takes c3 and lands on e5. From there it can take f4 or d6, but not both: after taking f4 and landing on g3, the way back to d6 runs through f4, which is still on the board.
Try it: Capture two black men.
Captured pieces come off at the end of the move. Next: how to win.
Questions
Halfway through a capture, can your king jump back over a piece it has already captured?
No. Captured pieces are removed only at the end of the move, so they canât be jumped twice and they block the way. Players call combinations that use this the Turkish strike.
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