Calendar 2019

Calendar of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) Competitions on 2019
Calendar 2019 – 01.09.2019

World Championships:

No Name Dates Place
1 Personal-team World Youth Championship
Boys and girls:
– juniors U27 born in1993-1999
– juniors U20 born in 2000-2002
– cadets  U17 born in 2003-2005
– mini-cadets U14 born in 2006-2008
– hopes U11 born in 2009-2010
– mini-hopes U9 born in 2011 and younger Seminar for Arbiters
Training events
22/08 – 01/09

 

 

 

22/08 – 01/09
17/08 – 21/08

Kranevo, Bulgaria
2 World Championship among students 22/08 – 01/09 Kranevo, Bulgaria
3 World Youth Team Championship. Cadets, mini-cadets, hopes. Blitz 25/08 Kranevo, Bulgaria
4 World Team Championship. Men, women
Training events
25/08 – 01/09
17/08 – 24/08
Kranevo, Bulgaria
5 World Seniors Championship:
– men born in 1959 year and older (60+)
– men born in 1969-1960 (50+)
– women born in 1969 year and older (50+)
22/08 – 01/09 Kranevo, Bulgaria
6 World Championship. Men, women 01/09 – 10/09 Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria

World Cup:

Stage Name Dates Place
1 International competition «Georgia-2019»
Training events
23/03 – 31/03
20/03 – 22/03
Tbilisi, Georgia
2 International competition «Rimini-2019»
Training events
15/06 – 22/06
08/06 – 14/06
Rimini, Italy
3 International competition «Jogeva-2019» 09/08 – 16/08 Jogeva, Estonia
4 International competition « Bulgaria-2019» 26/08 – 01/09 Kranevo, Bulgaria
5 International competition «Portugal-2019»
Training events
02/11 – 09/11
26/10 – 01/11
Portimão, Portugal
Albufeira, Portugal

European Championships:

  Name Dates Place
1 Personal-team European Youth Championship
Boys and girls:
– juniors U27 born in1993-1999
– juniors U20 born in 2000-2002
– cadets  U17 born in 2003-2005
– mini-cadets U14 born in 2006-2008
– hopes U11 born in 2009-2010
– mini-hopes U9 born in 2011 and younger
Training events
26/04 – 05/05

 

 

 

20/04 – 25/04

Kranevo, Bulgaria

Asian Championships:

  Name Dates Place
1 Asian Championship
Men, women
Boys and girls:
– juniors U20 born in 2000 and younger
– cadets  U17 born in 2003 and younger
– mini-cadets U14 born in 2006 and younger
– hopes U11 born in 2009 and younger
– mini-hopes U9 born in 2011 and younger
19/06 – 26/06 Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Competitions under the aegis of the IDF:

No Name Dates Place
1 International competition «Helsinki-2019» 05/04 – 08/04 Helsinki, Finland
2 International competition:
Boys and girls:
– juniors U27 born in1993 and younger
– juniors U20 born in 2000 and younger
– cadets  U17 born in 2003 and younger
– mini-cadets U14 born in 2006 and younger
– hopes U11 born in 2009 and younger
– mini-hopes U9 born in 2011 and younger
Training events
26/04 – 05/05

 

 

20/04 – 25/04

Kranevo, Bulgaria
3 Open tournament «White Nights – 2019» 13/07 – 21/07 St. Petersburg, Russia
4 International competition:
Men and women
Boys and girls:
– juniors U27 born in1993 and younger
– juniors U20 born in 2000 and younger
– cadets  U17 born in 2003 and younger
– mini-cadets U14 born in 2006 and younger
– hopes U11 born in 2009 and younger
– mini-hopes U9 born in 2011 and younger
Training events
22/08 – 01/09

 

 

17/08 – 21/08

Kranevo, Bulgaria
5 International competition:
Men, women
01/09 – 10/09 St. Vlas, Bulgaria
6 Barbados World Class Checkers & Draughts Festival 30/09 – 07/10 Barbados
7 International competition «Tokyo-2019» 13/11 – 18/11 Tokyo, Japan
8 International competition «Israel-2019» 20/11 – 30/11 Netanya, Israel
9 Open tournament «V. Sokov’s Memorial» 30/11 – 08/12 St. Petersburg, Russia

 National Championships

Flag Competition Dates City Country Version
National Competition of Ghana 18.01-20.01 Kumas Ghana RUS
Lithuanian Youth Championship (U13) 26.01-27.01 Vilnius Lithuania RUS
Lithuanian Youth Championship (U19, U26) 26.01-27.01 Vilnius Lithuania RUS
Latvian Men Championship. Semi-Final 26.01-27.01 Latvia Latvia RUS
Lithuanian Youth Championship (U8) 02.02 Marijampolė Lithuania RUS
Women Championship of Moldova 08.02-16.02 Chișinău Moldova RUS
National Competition of Ghana 08.02-10.02 Accra Ghana
Lithuanian Men and Women Championship 10.02-11.02 Piniava, Panevėžys Lithuania BRAZ
Israeli Men Championship. Final 09,16.02; 02.03 Haifa Israel RUS
National Individual open championship of Uganda 10.02 Pabo Uganda RUS
Portuguese Cup 1st round 16.02 Portugal Portugal PT
Republican tournament “In memoriam Iosif Func” (U8,U10,U13,U16) 17.02 Chișinău Moldova RUS
Belarussian Youth Championship (U10, U13, U16, U19) 18.02-24.02 Minsk Belarus RUS
Latvian Men Championship. Final 21.02-24.02 Latvia Latvia RUS
Latvian Women Championship. Final 22.02-24.02 Latvia Latvia RUS
Lithuanian Youth Championship (U10) 23.02-24.02 Marijampolė Lithuania RUS
Lithuanian Youth Championship (U16) 23.02-24.02 Marijampolė Lithuania RUS
National School Championship 24.02 Haiti Haiti RUS
Uzbekistan Men and Women Championship 01.03-07.03 Tashkent Uzbekistan RUS
Youth Championship of Uzbekistan (U23) 01.03-07.03 Tashkent Uzbekistan RUS
Latvian Youth Championship (U19) 01.03-03.03 Latvia Latvia RUS
Belarussian Youth Championship (U8) 02.03-03.03 Minsk Belarus RUS
Youth Championship of Moldova (U8,U10) 06.03-10.03 Chișinău Moldova RUS
Lithuanian Men Championship. Final 06.03-11.03 Vilnius Lithuania RUS
Lithuanian Women Championship. Final 09.03-11.03 Kaunas Lithuania RUS
Estonian Youth Championship (U10) 10.03 Tallinn Estonia RUS
Latvian Youth Championship (U8,U10,U13,U16) 11.03-16.03 Latvia Latvia RUS
Estonian Youth Championship (U13) 16.03 Tallinn Estonia RUS
Israeli Women Championship 16.03 Haifa Israel RUS
Men Championship of Moldova 22.03-30.03 Chișinău Moldova RUS
Youth Championship of Uzbekistan (U8, U10, U13, U16, U19) 23.03-30.03 Tashkent Uzbekistan RUS
National Tournament of Zimbabwe 31.03 Harare Zimbabwe RUS
Estonian Youth Championship (U16) 06.04-07.04 Tallinn Estonia RUS
Youth Championship of Moldova ( U13, U16, U19,U26) 06.04-14.04 Chișinău Moldova RUS
Estonian Men and Women Championship 11.04-14.04 Tartu Estonia RUS
French Championship 13.04-14.04 Le Havre (Normandy) France BRAZ
National individual Open women Championship 14.04 Kampala Uganda Pool checkers
National Open Championship (U12) 14.04 Kampala Uganda Pool checkers
National Individual Tournament of Zambia 20.04-22.04 Lusaka Zambia RUS
Malawi National Championship 26.04-29.04 Mzuzu Malawi RUS
Republican tournament “In memoriam N. Gringruz”. Rapid April Bender Moldova RUS
Tbilisi Open Youth Championship May Tbilisi Georgia RUS
Lithuanian Club Championship 04.05-05.05 Alytus Lithuania RUS
Portuguese National Individual Championship. 8.05-11.05 Potrugal Potrugal PT
Portuguese Cup 2nd round 18.05 Portugal Portugal PT
Belarussian Men and Women Championship. Major League 24.05-02.06 Minsk Belarus RUS
Latvian Seniors Championship 26.05 Latvia Latvia RUS
Estonian Seniors Championship 26.05 Jõgeva Estonia RUS
Republican tournament dedicated to Children’s Day (U8,U10,U13,U16) 01.06-02.06 Chișinău Moldova RUS
National Individual open Championship of Uganda 09.06 Hoima Uganda Pool checkers
Portuguese Cup. Semi-Final 15.06 Portugal Portugal PT
South Africa School Championships 15.06-16.06 South Africa South Africa
Intercity Tournament 20.06-21.06 Faisalabad Pakistan RUS
Latvian Youth Team Championship (U8-U16) 28.06-30.06 Latvia Latvia RUS
Estonian Championship 06.07 Tallinn Estonia BRAZ
French Championship 06.07-07.07 Thonon (Savoy) France CAN (144)
National Tournament 06.07-13.07 Haiti Haiti RUS
Portuguese Cup. Final 20.07 Portugal Portugal PT
Lithuanian Seniors Championship 27.07-28.07 Gelgaudiškis Lithuania RUS
Uzbekistan Team  Cup Jule-August Tashkent Uzbekistan RUS
National Competition of Ghana 08.08-12.08 Sunyani Ghana
Lithuanian Men Championship. Semifinal I (Selection to Men’s Finals, 2020) 10.08-11.08 Bačkonys Lithuania RUS
Pakistan National championship 15.08-16.08 Faisalabad Pakistan RUS
Lithuanian Championship. Rapid 17.08 Kaunas Lithuania RUS
Portuguese Youth Championship 21.09 Castanheira de Pêra Portugal PT
Estonian Junior Team Championship 21.09 Tallinn Estonia RUS
Lithuanian Youth and Sports Games  Hopes-64 21.09 Lithuania RUS
Latvian Championship. Rapid 29.09 Latvia Latvia RUS
Open Championship of Georgia October Tbilisi Georgia RUS
Estonian Junior Championship 05.10-06.10 Tallinn Estonia RUS
Estonian Men and Women Championship. Blitz 12.10 Tallinn Estonia RUS
Estonian Men and Women Championship. Rapid 13.10 Tallinn Estonia RUS
National Championship of Ghana 17.10-22.10 Kumasi Ghana
Open French Championship 09.11-11.11 Toulouse France RUS
Lithuanian Men Championship. Semifinal II (Selection to Men’s Finals, 2020) 09.11-10.11 Telšiai Lithuania RUS
Open German Draughts-64 Championship November Saarbrücken Germany BRAZ
National Club mini-league 10.11 Masindi Uganda Pool checkers
Estonian Youth Championship (U8) 16.11 Tallinn Estonia RUS
Portuguese National Individual Championship Rapid 16.11 Portugal Portugal PT
Lithuanian Club Championship 22.11-24.11 Backonys Lithuania RUS
Lithuanian Championship. Blitz 23.11 Backonys Lithuania RUS
Estonian Team Championship 30.11-01.12 Tallinn Estonia RUS
Latvian Team Championship 01.12 Latvia Latvia RUS
Cup of Belarus. Men, women 01.12-31.12 Minsk Belarus RUS
Latvian Team Championship (U16) “BRĪNUMDAMBRETE” 07.12 Latvia Latvia RUS
Bulgarian open Championship. Rapid 07.12 Varna Bulgaria RUS
South Africa National Championships 07.12-08.12 South Africa South Africa
National Individual open Championship of Uganda 09.12 Fort Portal Uganda BRAZ
Portuguese National Team Championship. Final. Rapid 14.12 Portugal Portugal PT
Latvian Cup (U8, U10, U13, U16) 14.12 Latvia Latvia RUS