ATTENTION! Hotel information for events in Turkey in October-November 2026 has been updated.
Venue: Calimera Serra Palace hotel 5*
Hotel Address: Ada Mevkii Kizilot Beldesi Manavgat/Antalya (Türkiye)
Transfer information
Transfers from Antalya Airport to the hotel and back must be booked in advance. (more…)
The main tournament of the 2026, World Draughts-64 Championship among men and women was held from September 3 to 13, 2026 in Moscow Region, Russia. The competition was held by the International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Russian Draughts Federation.
World Draughts-64 Championships were held in the following disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
The competition was traditionally held at a high level. The total prize fund for the World Draughts-64 Championship was 5,000,000 rubles (more than 60,000 US dollars).
International Grandmasters Ihar Mikhalchenka and Zhanna Sarshaeva won the World Blitz Championship!
International Grandmasters Artem Tikhonov and Sandaara Aprosimova won the World Rapid Championship!
International Grandmasters Aleksandr Georgiev and Viktoryia Nikalayeva have won the World Championship in the Сlassic game!
The World Draughts-64 Championship completed. View the results. (more…)
The International Draughts Federation (IDF), in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2026 holds World Youth Draughts-64 Championship in the age groups under 9, 11, 14, 17, 20 and 27 in Türkiye. In the age groups under 20 and 27, the World Student Championship established. The World Youth Championship will be held in the disciplines of Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
A referee seminar will be held during the World Championship.
The invitations, information on accommodation and the application form for booking accommodation have been published. (more…)
International Draughts Federation (IDF) according to the decision of the IDF Board holds the next reporting and election General Assembly (General Meeting) of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) in Türkiye on November 4, 2026, during the World Draughts-64 Championships.
Invitation and Agenda of the General Assembly have been published. (more…)
The 16th German Open Draughts-64 Championship (Brazilian version) will be held on October 25–26, 2026, in the famous resort town of Baden-Baden (Baden-Württemberg, Federal Republic of Germany).
The city is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the category “Great Spa Towns of Europe.”
Regulations (ENG) | Regulations (RUS) | Regulations (DEU)
The tournament is open—players from any country can participate. (more…)
Based on the athletes’ results in competitions in the first half of 2026 and in the previous period, new IDF international titles were awarded to the athletes.
Full information about the international titles awarded is published in the section
Athletes / Titles / Players Men | Women
Congratulations to the athletes on their well-deserved international titles! (more…)
The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2026 holds World Cup in draughts-64 – International competitions “Vietnam-2026” from October 8 (arrival day) to October 15 (departure day), 2026 in Mui Ne, Vietnam.
The Draughts-64 competition will be held in Vietnam for the first time!
The World Cup will be held in three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
The invitation published. (more…)
The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2026 holds World Cup in draughts-64 – International competitions “Türkiye-2026” from November 1 to November 11, 2026 in Türkiye. The World Cup will be held in three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game. A separate discipline of the World Cup will be held – the Give away draughts. Final.
The invitations, information on accommodation and the application form for booking accommodation have been published. (more…)
The International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Uzbekistan Draughts Federation, in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2026 held the World Cup in draughts-64 – International competition “Uzbekistan-2026” from 9th May (arrival day) to 16th May (departure day) 2026 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
Competitions were held in three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
International Grandmasters Arsenii Tsynov and Viktoryia Nikalayeva won Blitz!
International Grandmasters Aleksandr Georgiev and Zhanna Sarshaeva won Rapid!
International Master Ramazon Khudoynazarov and International Grandmaster Zhanna Sarshaeva won Classic game! See the results. (more…)
The International Draughts Federation (IDF), in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2026, holds the World Team Draughts-64 Championship in Türkiye from 4 to 10 November 2026. One men’s and one women’s team from each national federation – IDF member is allowed to participate in the competition. Team composition for men: 3 players + 3 reserve players; for women: 2 players + 2 reserve players. The World Team Championship will be held in three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
The invitation, information on accommodation and the application form for booking accommodation have been published. (more…)
