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 is held in the disciplines of Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
A referee training seminar will be held during the World Championship.

The Blitz and Rapid disciplines completed. See the results.
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The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2026 held 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 was held in Vietnam for the first time!
The World Cup was held in three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
International Grandmasters Arsenii Tsynov and Anastasiia Arkhangelskaia won the Blitz!  International Grandmaster Roman Shchukin and IDF Master Anna Azova won the Rapid!
International Grandmasters Aleksandr Getmanskii and Nika Leopoldova won the Classic game discipline!

The 2026 World Cup standings have been published after three stages. (more…)

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2026 holds the World Cup Final in Draughts-64 in St. Petersburg (Russia).

Competitions are held separately among men and women in the disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.

The competition invitation has been published. (more…)

ATTENTION!

The preliminary calendar of events of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) for 2027 has been published.

All annual scheduled events will take place in 2027.

In April, the 2027 European Men and Women Championships will be held in Kemer, Türkiye, at a high level and with a large prize fund. (more…)

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…)

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 “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 and the application form for booking accommodation have been published. (more…)