Russian draughts, also called shashki, is a variant of draughts played on a standard 8 by 8 board with twelve pieces per side occupying the three rows nearest each player, popular across Russia, most of the former Soviet Union, parts of Eastern Europe and Israel. Play follows the wider draughts family's diagonal movement and jump-capture rules but under its own regional set of conventions, and games range from five-minute blitz contests to classical games lasting around forty-five minutes, with no element of chance involved. Its rules were formally codified in Russia in 1884, and the first official Russian championship followed in 1894, launching a competitive tradition that continued through the Soviet era and remains active in Russia and neighboring countries today, supported by national federations and regular tournament play.
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1. Russian draughts (Wikipedia)
Infobox, Genre
Board game; Abstract strategy game
Infobox, Player Count
Player Count: 2 players
Origin
official rules were formalized in Russia in 1884
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