The Edinburgh font for checkers or draughts is in both TrueType and PostScript formats and includes a nice 9 page User’s Guide. There are five different checker styles and six different borders including algebraic for up to a 10x10 board. The checkers can be placed on white or dark squares and the squares may be numbered.
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Shown below are two checker diagrams illustrating checkers on either white or dark squares and numbering of the squares. In both problems white is to play and win.
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For the diagram on the left - white to play and win with 22-26!! 14-7 26-22! 13-17 22-13 29-25 13-17 25-21 17-22. For the diagram on the right - white to play and win with 10-14! 30-23 32-27 23-32 14-23 32-27 23-32.