Can you survive the blitzkrieg?

Research Links

Chess
Chess.com — Chaturanga
Medium — What is an ELO Rating?
Wired — Did a Computer Bug Help Deep Blue Beat Kasparov?

Checkers
Checkershistory.com — The Checkered History of Checkers
That’s — Explainer: The Origin of 'Chinese Checkers' 
CNN — Karate, Wonton, Chow Fun: The end of 'chop suey' fonts
New York Times — Marion Tinsley, 68, Unmatched As Checkers Champion, Is Dead