Step 1 · A special ending
In English checkers, a capture that lands on the king row has a special ending. The man is crowned at once, and his turn ends — even if another jump is sitting right there.
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Step 2 · What happens after the jump?
The dark man can jump into the king row, and a second light man stands just beyond the landing square. What happens after the jump?
Choose the English crowning rule.
Quick check
- The man is crowned and the turn ends
- It keeps jumping as a new king
- It may refuse the crown to keep jumping
Show the correct answer
Correct answer: The man is crowned and the turn ends — Correct. The crown is earned on the spot, and the chain stops — the second light man survives this turn.
- It keeps jumping as a new king — That is the Russian draughts rule. English checkers stops the chain the moment the crown is earned.
- It may refuse the crown to keep jumping — Crowning is automatic on the king row. There is no refusing it, and the turn still ends.
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Step 3 · Take the crowning jump
Take the jump into the king row and watch the turn end at the crown.
Tap the dark man, then tap the highlighted king-row square beyond the light piece.
The move: 22x31
Crowned — and the turn is over. The second light man survives for now.
Common mistake: Jump over the light piece and land on the highlighted king-row square.
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Step 4 · Plan around the crown
The surviving light man shows the rule at work. Plan crowning jumps carefully: a chain you can see on the board may still end at the crown.
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What you learned
You can now apply the English crowning rule: a capture into the king row crowns the man and ends the turn, even when more jumps look available.
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