International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the calendar of the competitions in 2021 holds together with Jõgeva Draughts Club and the Estonian Draughts Union personal-team European Draughts-64 Championship among men and women. Championship will be held from September 10 (arrival day) to September 19, 2021 (departure day) in Kuremaa, Jõgeva region (Estonia) and will be qualifying for the World Championship 2022. Regulations of the Championship published. (more…)

On July 1, in one of the most ancient cities of Central Asia, Bukhara, the Uzbekistan Team Cup in draughts-64 was held. Competitions were held in blitz program.

The composition of the teams was 4 players: 2 men and 2 women. 6 teams took part in the competition. (more…)

International Draughts Federation (IDF) according to the decision of the Board holds on August 23, 2021 at Sports Complex “AquaLife”, Kranevo (Bulgaria) during the World Draughts-64 Championships the reporting General Assembly (General Meeting) of the International Draughts Federation (IDF).

Program of the General Assembly:

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From 7 to 13 June, the National Draughts-64 Championship among men was held in the capital of the Republic of Moldova Chisinau.

International Grandmaster Ion Dosca became the champion of Moldova 2021. He scored 14 points out of 14 and won this title for the 19th time. The second place was taken by the International Grandmaster, ex-world champion among women Elena Scovitina, the third place was taken by the master of sports Nikolai Guba.

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On June 10, 2021, the Governor of St. Petersburg Aleksandr Beglov presented the President of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) Vladimir Langin with a high state award of Russia – the Medal of the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, 1st degree.

The award was presented for merits in the development of physical culture and sports and many years of conscientious work.

The main starts of 2021 in draughts-64 will be held in August in the Sports Complex “Aqualife”, Kranevo, Bulgaria.

Sports Complex “Aqualife”

Regulations of all events and documents published. (more…)

Malawi conducted its 7th National Men’s Championship and 1st Women’s Championship at the Simama Hotel in the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe, from 28 to 30 May 2021.

The men’s championship was attended by 48 athletes from all over the country.
9 athletes participated in the women’s championship.

The Malawi champions were Enock Banda in men and Suzeni Kachepa in women.

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National Draughts-64 Championships 2021 among men and women were held in Lithuania.

Vilius Aleknavičius became the champion of Lithuania among men and Milda, Jocaitė became the champion of Lithuania among women.

The Final of the Lithuanian Draughts-64 Championship among men was held from 14 to 18 May in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius. (more…)

The 2021 World Cup in draughts-64 has started. This year 6 stages are planned in Turkey, Bulgaria, France, Portugal, Jamaica and Israel. Within the framework of the World Cup, competitions in the disciplines of Russian, Brazilian, Portuguese draughts, draughts -100 and pool checkers will be held at various stages.

Regulations on the 2021 World Cup in draughts-64 published HERE

The 1st stage of the 2021 World Cup was the International Competition “Turkey-2021”, which was held at a high level in Kemer (Turkey) from 23 to 29 April 2021. (more…)

Azerbaijan held on May 8, 2021 on the playok internet portal International Online Draughts-64 Tournament “TESHIL CUP” dedicated to the 98th Anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliev. The competition will start on May 8, 2021 at 19:00 Baku time.

239 players under the age of 17 (born in 2004 and younger) from 20 countries took part in the competition. Valentin Golubaev (Lithuania) became the winner of the tournament. Prize fund of the tournament was 900 USD.

See the results. (more…)