Checkers

Board Game

* Played using only 32 Black Squares on a 8×8 board

* Each player has 12 pieces

* Known as ကျား

* Mandalay had a ကျားဘုရင်

His famous assistant was ကျားဘညိမ်း who was also a National Boxing Champion and founder of a Boxing Club with ကျား (Tiger) Logo

Type of Games

* Traditional

Player wins when opponent has lost all pieces

* Unconventional

Player who loses all pieces first wins.

* Showmanship

Choose 12 pieces or Single piece

Player who loses all pieces first wins.

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

* Early AI projects include the development of a Checkers program by Arthur Samuel (IBM)

The program learned from the Rules Book as well as actual play against humans

* Checkers is not as complex as Chess and Go.

With the advent of powerful computers, specialized Chips and highly skilled players, AI Community now have World Class Chess & Go programs.

* IBM Deep Blue beat Gary Kasparov (then World Champion in Chess).