The main tournament of the 2026, World Draughts-64 Championship among men and women will be held from September 3 to 13, 2026 in Moscow Region, Russia. The competition is being held by the International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Russian Draughts Federation.

ATTENTION! The location of the World Championship has changed.

World Draughts-64 Championships will be held in the following disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game. The Blitz and Classic game disciplines will be played using the international version of draughts-64. Rapid discipline will be played using the Brazilian version of draughts-64.

The competition will traditionally be held at a high level. The total prize fund for the World Draughts-64 Championship will be 5,000,000 rubles (more than 60,000 US dollars).

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

The International Draughts Federation (IDF), in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2026, holds the World Team Draughts-64 Championship among boy’s and girl’s teams on November 4, 2026, in Türkiye during the World Youth Draughts-64 Championship. One team of boys and one team of girls from each national federation – IDF member was allowed to participate in the competition.

The invitation, information on accommodation and the application form for booking accommodation have been published. (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.

The invitation, information on accommodation and the application form for booking accommodation have been published. (more…)

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2026 holds World Draughts-64 Championship among veterans from 1st November to 11th November 2026 in Türkiye. Competitions will be held in the following age categories: Men 60 years and older (1966 year born and older); Men 50-59 years old (1976-1966 year born); Women 50 years and older (1976 year born and older). Competitions will be held in the disciplines Blitz and Classic game.

The invitation, information on accommodation and the application form for booking accommodation have been published. (more…)

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2026 held European Youth Draughts-64 Championship in Türkiye from 20 to 29 April 2026. The Championship was held in six age groups, separately for boys and girls, in three disciplines: Classic, Rapid and Blitz game.

European Youth Draughts-64 Championship completed. See the results and photo.
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