The International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with The Draughts Association of Ulaanbaatar in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 holds in Mongolia World Cup in draughts-64 – International competitions ” Mongolia-2024″.
The competition will be held in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, from July 8 to 15 in three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
Nikolai Gulyaev and Nika Leopoldova won the Blitz discipline!
Arsenii Tsynov and Anastasiia Arkhangelskaia won the Rapid discipline!
Nikolai Struchkov and Naryiaana Sergeeva won the Classic game discipline!
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Based on the results of the European Youth Championship and the Asian Championship, held in the first half of 2024, as well as competitions of previous years, the athletes and arbiters were awarded new international IDF titles.

Full information about titles is published in the athletes/titles section.

List of athletes and arbiters who have been awarded new international IDF titles. (more…)

The Zambia Draughts Federation held from 29 June to 1 July 2024 the 3rd Tentani D. Mwanza Men’s National Individual Draughts-64 Championship in honor of the founding president of ZDF, Mr. Tentani D. Mwanza.

The National Championship was a qualifier for the 2024 World Draughts-64 Championship. 25 of Zambia’s strongest athletes competed for places for participation at the World Championship. The national championship was also attended by an invited guest from DCR, the 2016 African champion, international grandmaster Richard Muganza Mwamba.

The competition was held according to the Swiss system in 9 rounds.

The 2023 African champion, International Grandmaster William Chinzewe became the 2024 Zambian Champion! (more…)

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 holds a number of draughts-64 events in Türkiye:
1) Educational and training event from October 28 to November 1, 2024.
2) World Cup in draughts-64 – International competitions “Türkiye-2024” from 1-9 November 2024.
Venue: The Beach Club Doğanay Hotel 5*.
Invitation and tournament information published. (more…)

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 holds in Türkiye from November 1 to November 11, 2024 World Championship in draughts-64 among veterans.
Venue: The Beach Club Doğanay Hotel 5*, Alanya (Türkiye).
Competitions will be held in the age categories:
Men 60 years and older (1964 year born and older);
Men 50-59 years old (1974-1964 year born);
Women 50 years and older (1974 year born and older).
Participants must be fulfilled the required number of years on the date of the start of the competition. Invitation published. (more…)

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 holds a number of draughts-64 events in Türkiye:
1) Educational and training event from October 28 to November 1, 2024.
2) World Youth Draughts-64 Championship in age groups up to 9, 11, 14, 17, 20 and 27 years – from 1-11 November 2024. In the age groups U27 and U20, the classification of the World Championship among students is established.
Venue: The Beach Club Doğanay Hotel 5*. Invitation published.
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The International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Uzbekistan Draughts Federation in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 held from May 11  to May 18, 2024 in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, World Cup in draughts-64 – International competition “Uzbekistan-2024”.
Competitions were held in three disciplines: Classic, Rapid and Blitz.
Artem Tikhonov won Blitz and Classic game! Andrei Valiuk won Rapid! For women, Tunaara Fedorova won in all three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game! See results. (more…)

ATTENTION! The main tournaments of 2024 – the World Draughts-64 Championships among men and women will be held from September 5 to September 15, 2024 in the Moscow region, Russia. World championships will be held in the disciplines of Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.

The competitions will be held at a high level at the Hotel “PSB Patriot” Cosmos Hotels.
The prize fund will be 5,000,000 rubles (equivalent to 55,000 US dollars).

Representatives from 4 continents – Asia, Africa, Europe and America will take part in the competition. Representatives from more than 25 countries have already confirmed participation!

The World Championship Regulations have been published. (more…)

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 holds in Türkiye from April 19 to April 28, 2024 European Youth Draughts-64 Championship.
Competitions will be held in age groups up to 27, 20, 17, 14, 11 and 9 years old in the disciplines of Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
Venue: Hotel Ma Biche Kemer by Werde Hotels 5*, Kemer (Türkiye).

European Youth Draughts-64 Championship in Turkey completed. See the results and photos.
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The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 holds in Türkiye Training events and International competitions “Türkiye-2024” – World Cup in draughts-64.
Competitions will be held in three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Blitz (Brazilian version of draughts-64).
Venue: Hotel Ma Biche Kemer by Werde Hotels 5*, Kemer (Türkiye).

1st World Cup 2024 in Türkiye completed. See the results and photos.
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