Calendar of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) Competitions on 2018
Calendar – 14.04.2018
World Championships
| No | Name | Dates | Place |
| 1 | Personal-team World Youth Championship Boys and girls: – juniors born in 1992-1998 – juniors born in 1999-2001 – cadets born in 2002-2004 – mini-cadets born in 2005-2007 – hopes born in 2008-2009 – mini-hopes born in 2010 and younger Seminar for Arbiters Training events |
25/08 – 04/09
25/08 – 04/09 |
Kranevo, Bulgaria |
| 2 | World Team Championship. Men, women Training events |
25/08 – 04/09 17/08 – 24/08 |
Kranevo, Bulgaria |
| 3 | World Seniors Championship: – men born in 1957 year and older (60+) – men born in 1967-1958 (50+) – women born in 1967 year and older (50+) |
25/08 – 04/09 | Kranevo, Bulgaria |
World Cup
| Stage | Name | Dates | Place |
| 1 | World Cup and International competition «Jamaica-2018» | 22/02 – 28/02 | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| 2 | World Cup and International competition «Uzbekistan-2018» | 24/03 – 01/04 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 3 | World Cup and International competition «Rimini-2018» Training events |
16/06 – 23/06
09/06 – 15/06 |
Rimini, Italy |
| 4 | World Cup and International competition «Jogeva-2018» | 30/07 – 07/08 | Jogeva, Estonia |
| 5 | World Cup and International competition «Portugal-2018» Training events |
03/11 – 10/11
27/10 – 02/11 |
Lisbon, Portugal
Albufeira |
| 6 | World Cup and International competition «Georgia-2018» Training events |
17/11 – 25/11
14/11 – 16/11 |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
European Championships
| № | Name | Dates | Place |
| 1 | Personal-team European Youth Championship Boys and girls: – juniors born in 1992-1998 – juniors born in 1999-2001 – cadets born in 2002-2004 – mini-cadets born in 2005-2007 – hopes born in 2008-2009 – mini-hopes born in 2010 and younger |
29/04 – 08/05 | Kranevo, Bulgaria |
| 2 | European Championship. Men, women |
15/09 – 24/09 | Kranevo, Bulgaria |
Americas Championship:
| № | Name | Dates | Place |
| 1 | Pan-American Championship. Men | 22/02 – 28/02 | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
African Championship:
| № | Name | Dates | Place |
| 1 | African Championship. Men | 08/07 – 14/07 | Blantyre, Malawi |
Competitions under the aegis of the IDF:
| No | Name | Dates | Place |
| 1 | International Tournament among boys and girls up to 14, 11, 9 years on the prizes of the President of Uzbekistan Draughts Federation Yunus Amindjonov | 24/03 – 01/04 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2 | International competition. Boys and girls: – juniors born in 1992-1998 – juniors born in 1999-2001 – cadets born in 2002-2004 – mini-cadets born in 2005-2007 – hopes born in 2008-2009 – mini-hopes born in 2010 and younger |
29/04 – 08/05 | Kranevo, Bulgaria |
| 3 | International competition «Armenia-2018» | 27/05 – 03/06 | Erevan, Armenia |
| 4 | Open tournament «White Nights – 2018» | 21/07 – 29/07 | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 5 | Open tournament «Cup of Information Technology» | 13/08 – 18/08 | Kazan, Russia |
| 6 | International competition. Boys and girls: – juniors born in 1992-1998 – juniors born in 1999-2001 – cadets born in 2002-2004 – mini-cadets born in 2005-2007 – hopes born in 2008-2009 – mini-hopes born in 2010 and younger Training events |
25/08 – 04/09
17/08 – 24/08 |
Kranevo, Bulgaria |
| 7 | International team’s competition. Men, women | 25/08 – 04/09 17/08 – 24/08 |
Kranevo, Bulgaria |
| 8 | International competition. Men, women | 15/09 – 24/09 | Kranevo, Bulgaria |
| 9 | Open tournament «V. Sokov’s Memorial» | 01/12 – 09/12 | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 10 | International competition «Israel-2018» Training events |
December | Israel |
National Championships
| Flag | Name | Dates | City | Country | Version |
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Belarussian Men and Women Championship. Major League | 22.01-31.01 | Minsk | Belarus | RUS |
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70th Estonian Men’s Championship | 25.01-28.01 | Saaremaa | Estonia | RUS |
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62nd Estonian Women’s Championship | 25.01-28.01 | Saaremaa | Estonia | RUS |
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Lithuanian Youth Championship (U13) | 03.02-04.02 | Vilnius | Lithuania | RUS |
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Lithuanian Youth Championship (U19, U26) | 03.02-04.02 | Vilnius | Lithuania | RUS |
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Latvian Youth Championship (U8,U10,U13,U16,U19) | 08.02-11.02 | Riga | Latvia | RUS |
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Women Championship of Moldova | 09.02-17.02 | Kishinev | Moldova | RUS |
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Lithuanian Youth Championship (U8) | 10.02 | Kaišiadorys | Lithuania | RUS |
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Lithuanian Men and Women Championship | 10.02-11.02 | Piniava | Lithuania | BRAZ |
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Armenian Championsip | 10.02-19.02 | Erevan | Armenia | RUS |
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Kazakhstan Seniors Championship | 12.02-21.02 | Turkestan | Kazakhstan | RUS |
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Lithuanian Women Championship. Final | 16.02-18.02 | Kaunas | Lithuania | RUS |
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Latvian Youth Team Championship (U10,U13) | 17.02 | Valmiera | Latvia | RUS |
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Portuguese Cup 1st round | 17.02 | Portugal | Portugal | PRT |
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Youth Championship of Uzbekistan (U8, U10, U13, U16, U19) | 17.02-24.02 | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | RUS |
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Belarussian Youth Championship (U10, U13, U16, U19, U23) | 19.02-25.02 | Gomel | Belarus | RUS |
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Lithuanian Youth Championship (U10) | 24.02 | Šiauliai | Lithuania | RUS |
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Lithuanian Youth Championship (U16) | 24.02-25.02 | Šiauliai | Lithuania | RUS |
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Youth Championship of Uzbekistan (U23) | 01.03-07.03 | Samarkand | Uzbekistan | RUS |
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Uzbekistan Men and Women Championship | 01.03-07.03 | Samarkand | Uzbekistan | RUS |
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Azerbaijan Youth Championship (U10, U13, U16, U19) | 01.03-11.03 | Baku | Azerbaijan | RUS |
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Russian Youth Championship (U16, U19, U26) | 02.03-11.03 | Yaroslavl | Russia | RUS |
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Belarussian Youth Championship (U8) | 03.03-04.03 | Minsk | Belarus | RUS |
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Armenian Championsip | 10.03-18.03 | Erevan | Armenia | BRAZ |
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National Individual open championship of Uganda | 10.03 | Gulu | Uganda | Pool checkers |
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Youth Championship of Moldova (U10, U8) | 12.03-15.03 | Kishinev | Moldova | RUS |
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Lithuanian Men Championship. Final | 13.03-18.03 | Vilnius | Lithuania | RUS |
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Youth Championship of Moldova (U19, U16, U13) | 16.03-22.03 | Kishinev | Moldova | RUS |
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Armenian Youth Championsip U13 | 18.03-27.03 | Erevan | Armenia | RUS |
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Kazakhstan Youth Championship (U16, U13, U10, U8) | 20.03-31.03 | Turkestan | Kazakhstan | RUS |
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Russian Youth Championship (U8, U10, U13) | 24.03-02.04 | Leningrad region | Russia | RUS |
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Youth Championship of Moldova (U27) | 26.03-03.04 | Kishinev | Moldova | RUS |
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Annual National Draughts-64 Tournament | 30.03-02.04 | Lusaka | Zambia | Pool checkers |
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Malawi 5th National Championship | 06.04-09.04 | Blantyre | Malawi | Pool checkers |
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Estonian Youth Championship (U13) | 07.04 | Malemaja | Estonia | RUS |
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Estonian Youth Championship (U16) | 08.04 | Malemaja | Estonia | RUS |
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National individual Open women championship | 22.04 | Kampala | Uganda | Pool checkers |
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National Open under-12-year old championship | 22.04 | Kampala | Uganda | Pool checkers |
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Lithuanian Club Championship | 12.05-13.05 | Alytus | Lithuania | RUS |
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Latvian Championship. Semifinal | 19.05 | Riga | Latvia | RUS |
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Portuguese Cup 2nd round | 19.05 | Portugal | Portugal | PRT |
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Men Championship of Moldova | 21.05-29.05 | Kishinev | Moldova | RUS |
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Open Championship of Tbilisi | 26.05-31.05 | Tbilisi | Georgia | RUS |
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Estonian Seniors Championship | 27.05 | Jõgeva | Estonia | RUS |
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Latvian Seniors Championship | 27.05 | Riga | Latvia | RUS |
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Latvian Men Championship. Final | 01.06-03.06 | Riga | Latvia | RUS |
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Latvian Women Championship. Final | 01.06-03.06 | Riga | Latvia | RUS |
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National Individual open championship of Uganda | 03.06 | Hoima | Uganda | RUS |
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Russian Cup. Men, Women | 10.06-22.06 | Crimea, Eupatoria | Russia | RUS |
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Portuguese Cup – Semi Finals | 16.06 | Portugal | Portugal | PRT |
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Azerbaijan Youth Championship (U26) | 20.06-30.06 | Baku | Azerbaijan | RUS |
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Azerbaijan Seniors Championship (50+) | 20.06-30.06 | Baku | Azerbaijan | RUS |
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Portuguese Championship | 21.06-24.06 | Maria da Feira | Portugal | PRT |
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Uzbekistan Youth Team Cup | Jily | Namangan | Uzbekistan | RUS |
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National Individual open championship of Uganda | 01.07 | Amuru | Uganda | RUS |
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Russian Team Championship. Men’s and Women’s Teams | 01.07-04.07 | Kolomna | Russia | RUS |
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Kazakhstan Youth Team Championship | 01.07-07.07 | Uralsk | Kazakhstan | RUS |
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Estonian Championship | 07.07 | Tallinn | Estonia | BRAZ |
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Championship of France | 07.07-08.07 | Tuluza | France | RUS |
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Lithuanian Seniors Championship | 21.07-22.07 | Alytus | Lithuania | RUS |
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Portuguese Cup. Final | 21.07 | Portugal | Portugal | PRT |
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Kazakhstan Championship. Men, women, juniors U23, U19 | 27.07-07.08 | Actobe | Kazakhstan | RUS |
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Lithuanian Championship. Rapid | 18.08 | Backonys | Lithuania | RUS |
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Lithuanian Championship. Blitz | 19.08 | Backonys | Lithuania | RUS |
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Championship of France | 01.09-02.09 | Ranchal | France | BRAZ |
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Azerbaijan Men and Women Championship | 06.09-18.09 | Baku | Azerbaijan | RUS |
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Latvian Championship. Blitz | 16.09 | Riga | Latvia | RUS |
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Russian Men and Women Championship | 19.09-01.10 | Loo (Sochi) | Russia | RUS |
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Latvian Cup | 13.10 | Liepupe | Latvia | RUS |
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Estonian Championship. Blitz | 13.10 | Estonia | RUS | |
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Estonian Championship. Rapid | 14.10 | Estonia | RUS | |
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Armenian Youth Championship | 27.10-04.11 | Erevan | Armenia | RUS |
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Armenian Championship. Rapid | 10.11 | Erevan | Armenia | RUS |
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Estonian Junior Championship | 10.11 | Malemaja | Estonia | RUS |
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Estonian Junior Team Championships | 11.11 | Malemaja | Estonia | RUS |
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National Club mini-league | 11.11 | Kampala | Uganda | BRAZ |
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Portuguese Championship. Rapid | 17.11 | Portugal | Portugal | PRT |
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Youth Championship | 22.11-23.11 | Faisalabad | Pakistan | RUS |
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Belarussian Men and Women Championship. First League | 26.11-02.12 | Minsk | Belarus | RUS |
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Lithuanian Club Championship | 30.11-02.12 | Backonys | Lithuania | RUS |
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Latvian Team Championship | 01.12 | Riga | Latvia | RUS |
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Bulgarian open Championship. Rapid | 01.12 | Varna | Bulgaria | RUS |
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Portuguese Team Championship | 01.12 | Portugal | Portugal | PRT |
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Estonian team championship | 01.12-02.12 | Malemaja | Estonia | RUS |
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Latvian Team Championship U16 “BRĪNUMDAMBRETE” | 08.12 | Liepupe | Latvia | RUS |
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Portuguese Youth Championship | 08.12 | Portugal | Portugal | PRT |
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Cup of Moldova. Final | 15.12-16.12 | Kishinev | Moldova | RUS |
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Cup of Belarus. Men, women | 15.12-18.12 | Minsk | Belarus | RUS |
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Inter-district open Cup | 27.12-28.12 | Faisalabad | Pakistan | RUS |