The World Draughts-64 Championship among men and women has started. The Championship is held from September 5 to 15, 2024 in Russia, in the Moscow region. The World Championship is held in three disciplines –  Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.

Athletes from 27 countries from 4 continents – Asia, Africa, Europe and America take part in the competition.

The prize fund will be no less than 5,000,000 rubles (equivalent to 55,000 US dollars).

Roman Shchukin and Sandaara Aprosimova became world champions in the discipline Blitz game!
Ihar Mikhalchenka and Anastasia Arkhangelskaia became world champions in the discipline Rapid game!

Classic game started. See current results and watch the broadcast of the games.

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International Draughts Federation (IDF) according to the decision of the IDF Board from August 25, 2024 holds in Türkiye during the World Youth Draughts-64 Championship the reporting General Assembly (General Meeting) of the International Draughts Federation (IDF).

The Invitation and Agenda have been published.

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The 10th Malawi Draughts-64 Championship was held in the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe, at the SIMAMA Hotel, from 23 to 25 August 2024. 52 athletes took part in the men’s championship, and 8 athletes in the women’s championship.

The 2024 Malawi Champions were International Masters Enock Banda for men and Suzen Kachepa for women!

See the results and report on the Suzgo Alpha Nkhoma. (more…)

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with The Draughts Association of Ulaanbaatar in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 held in Mongolia World Cup in draughts-64 – International competitions ” Mongolia-2024″.
The competitions were 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! See the results.
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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…)