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The World Cup in draughts-64 will be held in Uzbekistan

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Uzbekistan Draughts Federation in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 holds from May 11  to May 18, 2024 in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, World Cup in draughts-64 – International competition “Uzbekistan-2024”.
Competitions will be held in Orient Grand Hotel 3* at the address: st. Imama at-Termezi, 44, Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
Invitation have been published. (more…)

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European Youth Championship will be held in Turkey

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).

Invitation and accommodation information have been published. (more…)

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1st World Cup in 2024 will be held in Turkey

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).

Invitation and accommodation information have been published. (more…)

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Updated tables for drawing moves and positions have been published

Updated tables for drawing moves and positions have been published on the IDF website in the documents/ tables of draw section:
– Table for drawing of moves and positions for the Russian version of draughts-64 (780 positions)
– Table for drawing of moves and positions for the Brazilian version of draughts-64 (772 positions)
The tables are valid from January 1, 2024 and are recommended for official IDF competitions.

See updated tables of draw HERE

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International grandmaster Altynay Jumagaldiyeva won the Open German Championship

From November 10 to 12, 2023, the following events took place in Saarbrücken (Germany):

17th International Draughts 100 Tournament Saarbrücken – Open (November 10 – 11, 2023)
13th Open German Draughts-64 Championship (Brazilian version) (November 11 – 12, 2023)

Multiple champion of Asia and world youth championships, international grandmaster Altynay Jumagaldiyeva (Kazakhstan) won the Open German Championship  | Results

Jacob Friesen took second place, IDF master Alexander Bleicher (both Germany) took third place. (more…)

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The results of the 2022-2023 World Cup have been summed up

The results of the 2022-2023 World Cup in draughts-64 have been summed up. The World Cup was held in 7 stages. The World Cup stages took place in Uzbekistan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Zambia and Turkey. 272 athletes from 27 countries took part in all stages of the World Cup, including 31 international grandmasters.

The results of the 2022-2023 World Cup were summed up separately for men and women based on the sum of points for places taken in all programs of the World Cup stages played.

The winners of the 2022-2023 World Cup in draughts-64 were international grandmasters Getmansky, Alexander among men and Nikalayeva, Viktoryia among women! (more…)

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Calendar of IDF events for 2024 published

ATTENTION!

The calendar of events of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) for 2024 has been published.

All annual planned events will take place in 2024. The most important event of the year will be the World Championships among men and women, which will be held at a high level and with a large prize fund.

Keep for updates. The 2024 IDF calendar  HERE

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World Youth Championship in Türkiye completed

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2023 held in Türkiye from October 20 to October 29, 2023 World Youth Draughts-64 Championship.
The Championship was held separately among boys and girls in age groups up to 9, 11, 14, 17, 20 and 27 years in three disciplines – Blitz, Rapid and Classic.
See the final results.
(more…)

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