The British game also known as checkers; the game played on a chequered board with round pieces that move diagonally.
From 'chequer' (the patterned board), plural with '-s'. The game itself evolved from 12th-century Spanish origins, combining chess rules with an alquerque board.
Chequers is basically the game that proved computers could beat humans—it was 'weakly solved' in 2007, meaning mathematicians proved which moves are theoretically perfect!
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