By long standing convention the player with the darker pieces moves first. In many old rule books that means Black opens the game.
Who moves first in checkers?
Quick answer: The darker colored side traditionally moves first in checkers; naming conventions differ by region, and on Checkers.now the Red side always makes the opening move.
Deciding who goes first is straightforward, though the color names attached to first move vary from one tradition to another.
The traditional rule
Color names vary
Different regions call the sides Black and White, or Red and White, and disagree about which shade is drawn as which color. To keep things clear on this site, Red moves first in every game.
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