Watch your back: don’t leave pieces hanging

The lesson in words

In American checkers a man that has passed the enemy is safe from it. Not here: black men capture backwards too.

Before every move, check whether the square you land on, or the one you leave, gives Black a capture.

Only one of your moves keeps all your men safe.

Try it: Make a safe move.

Before you move, check every black man next to the square you’re leaving or landing on, in all four directions.