Fraction of Board Covered at Start of Checkers

3/8 of the squares are covered.

Calculation

• Standard board: 8×8 = 64 squares.
• Each player starts with 12 pieces on dark squares of first 3 rows.
• Total pieces: 12 × 2 = 24 pieces.
• Fraction covered = 24 / 64 = 3/8 (0.375 or 37.5%).

Note: Only dark squares are used (32 playable), so pieces cover 24/32 = 3/4 of playable squares initially.