From simple… to hard. Part 40

26.02.2026

Author: Harry De Waard

According to the materials of foreign press. This section of draughts used to be very popular in draughts material editions. It is good that nowadays there are such draughts players who mark interesting combinational games and ideas. ‘Catch’ in the ocean of draughts game ‘draughts pearls’. One time in a month we are going to publish the findings of different authors on our webpage. Perhaps an idea from here will help you to win in your own draughts game.


	Diagram No. 1: 26.3-9? Jan Terpstra – Piet Schuurman 2-0, Barnsteen, 12-07-2011 27…3-9? 27.24-20 15×33 28.39×19 13×24 29.27-21 16×27 30.37-31 26×37 31.42×15

	Diagram No. 2: 28.9-14?! Jitse Slump – Joop Verstappen 0-2, Brunssum, 11-08-2011 29.33-29? 27-32 30.38×27 18-22 31.27×20 15×24

	Diagram No. 3: 39.45-40? Hans Stolwijk – Tom Swelsen 0-2, Brunssum, 11-08-2011 39.45-40? 24-30 40.35×22 3-8 41.28×19 17×28

	Diagram No. 4: 36.17-22? Gerhard Gerritsen – Clemens Crucius 2-0, Brunssum, 13-08-2011 36…17-22? 37.34-29 23×34 38.43-39 34×32 39.37×10

	Diagram No. 5: 42.35-30 Pepijn van den Brink – Kees Hazen 0-2, Nijmegen, 24-07-2011 42.35-30!? 24×44 43.39×50 7-11 44.33-29? 16-21 45.27×7 18-22 46.29×27 8-12 47.7×18 13×22

	Diagram No. 6: 30.43-38? Wim Bennink – Marcel Knipper 0-2, Nijmegen, 28-07-2011 30.43-38? 19-24 31.30×28 17-21 32.16×27 18-23 33.29×18 13×22

	Diagram No. 7: 34.34-29? Johan Strous – Theo Schippers 0-2, Brunssum, 06-08-2011 34.34-29? 14-20 35.23×3 13-18 36.22×13 12-18 37.13×22 21-26 38.3×21 26×37 39.32×41 11-17 40.21×30 25×45

	Diagram No. 8: 26.39-33? Kees van Bakel – Cor Langeveld 0-2, Nijmegen, 30-07-2011 26.39-33? 13-19 27.24×22 23-28 28.32×23 21×41 29.47×36 25-30 30.35×24 15-20 31.24×15 4-9 32.15×13 8×37

	Diagram No. 9: 25.04-10? Vadim Virny – Steven Wijker 2-0, Heerhugowaard, 18-07-2011 25…4-10? 26.24-19 13×35 27.33-28 22×24 28.31×13 8×19 29.34-30 25×34 30.40×27

	Diagram No. 10: 18.43-39? Raphael Zdoroviak – Aleksej Domchev 0-2, Nijmegen, 26-07-2011 18.43-39? 24-29 19.33×22 8-13 20.28×8 17×37 21.26×17 3×34 22.30×39 37×26

	Diagram No. 11: 26.49-44? Sjuul Verheij – Leo Faber 0-2, Ereklasse, DEZ Culemborg – Orfam Telecom Twente, 01-10-2011 26.49-44? 26-31 27.27×36 21-27 28.32×21 23×32 29.38×27 14-20 30.25×23 24-29 31.33×24 13-19 32.23×14 9×47

	Diagram No. 12: 37.28-22? Harry Doomernik – Nico Knoops 0-2, Hoofdklasse B, Heijmans Excelsior – DC Dordrecht, 01-10-2011 37.28-22? 29-34 38.22×24 34-40 39.45×34 14-20 40.25×14 9×47