Checkers online free: play, challenge and conquer the board

Checkers is one of the world's best-known classic board games: easy to learn, quick to start and full of strategic possibilities. Every move can change the position on the board, and a well-timed jump can turn the whole game around.

On GiochiPiù you can play checkers online free, directly in your browser and without downloading anything. Plan your moves, look for opportunities to capture your opponent's pieces and try to reach the other side of the board to crown your pieces as kings.

Play checkers online and start instantly

You don't need to set up a physical board or find an opponent before you can play. Start a game online and put your checkers skills to the test.

• Multiplayer games
• Play against other players
• Play against the computer
• No download required
• Available on desktop, smartphone and tablet

Whether you are learning how to play checkers or already know the basics, every game gives you the chance to improve your positioning, plan your captures and anticipate your opponent's next move.

Online checkers: challenge a real opponent

Checkers becomes even more challenging when you are playing against someone who is trying to predict your moves.

In online multiplayer checkers, every position creates a new tactical decision. You need to decide when to move forward, when to protect your pieces and when to make a capture that opens up a better position.

The aim is not simply to take as many pieces as possible. Good checkers strategy means looking ahead, creating forced captures and avoiding moves that give your opponent an easy route to a king.

Checkers against the computer: practise your game

Want to practise before challenging other players?

You can also play checkers against the computer, giving you a simple way to get familiar with the board, movement, jumps and king pieces.

Playing against the computer is useful when you want to practise recognising captures, thinking several moves ahead and understanding how a single move can change the position.

How does checkers work?

Checkers is a two-player strategy game played on an 8×8 board. Each player starts with 12 pieces, which are placed on the dark squares of the three rows closest to their side of the board.

Pieces move diagonally and capture by jumping over an opponent's piece. In the standard checkers ruleset, captures are mandatory when a capture is available.

When a piece reaches the opposite side of the board, it is promoted to a king, giving it greater freedom of movement.

The objective is to capture all of your opponent's pieces or leave them with no legal move.

Want to understand every rule?

Read the complete checkers rules to learn how pieces move, how jumps and multiple captures work, how kings are created and how a game of checkers is won.

Checkers is a strategy game?

Checkers may have simple rules, but the best moves are rarely obvious.

A good player needs to think ahead, recognise possible capture sequences and understand how the opponent can respond to every move.

Sacrificing a piece can sometimes create a stronger position, while moving too quickly can give your opponent the opportunity to make a forced capture or reach the king row.

The strongest checkers positions are built by combining planning, positioning and tactical awareness.

Checkers, draughts and different variants

Checkers is played around the world under different names and with different rule sets.

In the United States and Canada, the game is commonly known as checkers. In the United Kingdom and many other countries, it is generally known as draughts.

There are also several regional variants, including:

• American checkers
• English draughts
• International draughts
• Italian draughts
• Russian draughts
• Brazilian draughts

The board size, movement of ordinary pieces, capture rules and behaviour of kings can vary between versions. This is why it is important to know which ruleset you are playing before comparing strategies or rules from different versions.

Ready to put your strategy to the test?

Play checkers online free on GiochiPiù, challenge your opponent, plan your captures and fight your way across the board one move at a time.