Can A King Get Jumped In Checkers? Checkers can not jump Kings. When moving and not jumping, Kings can only move one square at a time in any direction to an empty space along a diagonal. They can not move unlimited distances along a diagonal, as in International Checkers. When jumping, Kings can only jump
Can You Move Backwards With A King? A King can move backward as well as forward along the diagonals. It can only move a distance of one space. A King can also jump backward and forward. It must jump when possible, and it must take all jumps that are available to it. Can Kings double
Can A King Jump Forward And Backwards In Checkers? Can a king jump forward and backwards in checkers? Note: After a checker becomes a “King,” it can move diagonally forward or backward. Move your checker one space diagonally, to an open adjacent square; or jump one or more checkers diagonally to an open square adjacent