KCheckers is a Qt-based checkers board game.
Requirements: Qt 3.0
Installation: Read INSTALLS for more information.
Information: If you find any bugs, send a report to wibix@gmx.de.
For further information and recent versions of KCheckers,
please visit it's Homepage at
http://kcheckers.org
http://kcheckers.wibix.de
Usage: Read FAQ for more information.
PDN Format: For storing the positions of games KCheckers uses the
Portable Draughts Notation (PDN) database format. It is
used by many other checkers programs, and is becoming
the standard way to swap games.
PDN is based on the Portable Game Notation (PGN) standard
which is widely used for Chess.
For details see http://www.chessandcheckers.com/pdn.htm
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PDN File: [Event "Game 1"]
[Black "Nemet,A"]
[White "Terens,B"]
[Date "11.05.2002"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameType "21"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "W:WK4,28:BK11,19."]
1. 4-8 11x4 2. 28-24 19x28 {black win...} 1-0
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Results: 1-0 White wins
0-1 Black wins
1/2-1/2 Drawn game
* Unfinished game
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Game Types: 0: Chess
1: Chinese chess
2-19: Future chess expansion
20: International draughts
21: English draughts
22: Italian draughts
23: American pool
24: Spanish draughts
25: Russian draughts
26: Brazilian draughts
27: Canadian draughts
28: Portugese draughts
29-49: Future draughts expansion
50: Othello
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FEN: If a game starts from a set-up position, a Forsyth-Edwards
Notation (FEN) header is given with the position.
W Turn
:W White pieces
K4 King on field 4
28 Man on field 28
:B Black pieces
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Rules: Board BackCapture MoveKing TakeMax
International 10x10 + >1 +
English 8x8 kings 1 -
Italian 8x8 kings 1 +
American pool 8x8 + >1 -
Spanish 8x8 kings >1 +
Russian 8x8 + >1 -
Brasilian 8x8 + >1 +
Canadian 12x12 + >1 +
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