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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Results: 1-0 White wins 0-1 Black wins 1/2-1/2 Drawn game * Unfinished game ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 + -----------------------------------------------------------------------