On September 2 and 3, 2023, the II Brazilian Youth Draughts-64 Championship was held in the municipality of Jaú-SP. The championship was organized by the Liga Brasileira de Jogo de Damas with the support of the municipal mayor of Jaú-SP and the IDF. 146 players took part in the championship in the categories under 8, under 10, under 12, under …
Read More »Abdul Hafiz became the winner of the Uganda draughts-64 championships
Abdul Hafiz became the winner of the Uganda national draughts-64 championships (poolcheckers and Russian version of draughts-64)! The first of two UDF annual national poolcheckers draughts championships took place on 8th May 2022 at Hotel D’Venue in Masindi town. A total of 30 players (28 men and 2 ladies) took part in the championship.
Read More »William Chinzewe became the new Zambia champion!
Zambia Draughts Federation held on 15th to 17th April 2022 in Olympic Youth Development Centre of Lusaka, capital of Zambia, the Tentani D. Mwanzah Individual Draughts-64 National championship in honor of ZDF Founding President Mr. Tentani D. Mwanzah. 15-old William, Chinzewe became the new Zambia champion and received the title of IDF master! Elijah, Chanda took 2nd place, international grandmaster …
Read More »International grandmasters Vera Khvaschinskaya and Ihar Mikhalchenka are champions of Belarus in 2022!
Belarusian Draughts-64 Championship among men and women (major league) was held from 21 to 30 January 2022 in the Republican Olympic Center for Chess and Draughts (Minsk, Marx str., 10). International grandmasters Vera Khvaschinskaya and Ihar Mikhalchenka became champions of the Republic of Belarus.
Read More »News from Malawi
In an effort to continue promoting draughts sport in Malawi and Africa at large The Association of Draughts in Malawi (ADMA) invites Zambia youth talented player William Chizewe to Marathon games that will take place from 12 January to 18 January 2022 in Blantyre and Lilongwe. While in Malawi, young rising African star William Chizewe won intermational masters Enock Banda …
Read More »Traditional tournaments in Saarbrücken, Germany, completed
From 19 to 21 November 2021 in Saarbrücken (Germany) the following traditional draughts competitions were held: a) 11th German Open Championship (November 20 – 21, 2021), Brazilian draughts. b) 15th International Saarbrücken – Open 100 Draughts Tournament (November 19 – 20, 2021). The winner of both tournaments was the international grandmaster from Lithuania Aleksej Domcev. IDF master Alexander Bleicher became …
Read More »Robert Misans and Maria Magdalena Nereda champions of Latvia 2021
From 8 to 10 October, the finals of the Latvian draughts-64 championships among men and women were held in the cultural center of Bauska. The competition was attended by 9 participants in the women’s competition and 10 participants in the men’s. The tournaments were held in a round robin system, micro-matches of 2 games, time control 25 minutes + 10 …
Read More »The Uzbekistan Youth Team Championship was held in Gulistan
The Uzbekistan Youth Team Championship was held from 8 to 15 October in the city of Gulistan (Uzbekistan). Composition of teams: 5 boys and 5 girls, 1 player in each age category (boys, girls up to 20, 17, 14, 11 and 9 years old). Competitions were held in two programs: Rapid and Blitz. 8 teams took part in the competition. …
Read More »International Grandmaster Ion Dosca won the Moldova Championship 2021
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 …
Read More »7th Malawi National Championship was held May 27-30, 2021
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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