DAMA is a filipino game derived from technique named after
checkers, is a group of strategy board games for
two players which involve diagonal moves of
uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by
jumping over opponent pieces. This game is
developed from alquerque. The term "checkers"
derives from the checkered board on which the
game is played on, whereas "draughts" derives
from the verb "to draw" or "to move".
• In the Philippines and in Armenia, the
game is called dama. According to
experts, the game actually originated
from ancient Egypt. Archaeologist found
traces of the game in an excavation dig
in Ur, Iraq and speculated that the game
existed at around 1400 B.C.
• Ancient Egyptians called the game
"alquerque", which had a 5x5 board with
a grid and diagonal lines intersecting the
grids. There were only 10 pieces per
side, moving along the intersections.
• Historians claimed the invention of
modern checkers evolved from the 12th
century game they called "ferses" (or
"fierges") which combined the rules of
alquerque with the chess. Around the
16th century, the game's name evolved
to "dames" and became popular in
France.
• The game was then exported to England
and America where the British called it
"draughts". In related research,
historians found books written on the
game in Spain and in England.
Draught World Championships
• The Draughts World Championship
began in France in 1885 and the first
international draughts winner was
Anatole Dussaut.
• Since 1948 the international draughts
competition has been organized by the
World Draughts Federation. The event
takes place every two years in different
countries.
• One of the most notable winners was
the dutch economist Piet Roozenburg,
who won in 1948, 1951, 1952 and 1954
and in 1948 was declared Dutch
sportsman of the year. He created a new
him: the
“Roozenburg attack”.
• Until 1973 all championships were
played by men, but that year was the
inauguration of the women Draughts
World Championship league. Elena
Mikhailovskaya was the first female
World champion in international
draughts and after being the national
USSR draught championship four times
she also won five times the international
tournament.
• The current female world winner is also
Russian: Matrena Nogovitsyna has won
European and world draughts
competitions.
• The classic 2021 competition took place
in Tallinn, Estonia, in which Alexander
Schwartzman achieved his first
international victory. The tournament
lasted from June 28 to July 14, and only
40 of the best world players were
selected to take part in it. Schwartzman
is grandmaster in three types of
draughts: Brazilian, Russian and
international draught playing.
• Even though there hasn’t been a Turkish
winner of the Draughts World
Championship yet, some tournaments
were held in Turkey. In 2014 Izmir was
selected as host city for the classic
championship. One year later, in 2015,
the same city welcomed the Classic,
Rapid and Blitz competitions. In 2020
Antalya was the chosen city for the
international Rapid draughts
competition.
• The board is an 8×8 grid, with alternating
dark and light squares. The left down
square field should be dark. Players start
with 12 white/dark checkers that are
lined up on each side, in three rows.
•Winning and draws.
• A player with no valid move
remaining loses. This is the case if the player
either
has no pieces left or if a player's pieces are
obstructed from making a legal move by the
pieces of the opponent.