Chapayev (game)

The game is named after the Russian Civil War hero, Vasily Chapayev.

Pieces are of small size (smaller than the squares on the board, or the game may be too easy), and usually made of wood.

(To neutralize the advantage, the pie rule can be used, allowing the black player to choose to switch places after the first move; this is similar to the push out in the pocket billiards game nine-ball.)

When one of the players reaches the final row, the opponent has no place left for their pieces and therefore loses the game.

Implementations include Chapay (dating to 1999) at Pyva.net; Chapayev 3D (Чапаев 3D) from Narod.ru; Shuffle, Shuffle Challenge, and Shuffle Snakebites by WildSnake Software and Shockwave.com; the Battle Checkers and Chapayev iOS games at Apple's iTunes Store; and Chapayev for Android on the Google App Market (now Google Play; this game typically requires a checkers board and 8 to 16 Android devices).