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From 1 to 7 March 2018 in the city of Samarkand (Uzbekistan) the country championships were held among men, women, juniors (boys and girls) up to 24 years. Competitions were held in three programs: classic, Blitz and Rapid. Champions of Uzbekistan among men became: International grandmaster Samandar Kalanov in Blitz and Rapid program, Hudoynazarov Ramazon in Classic program. International master Tursunmurotova Shahzoda …

Youth Championships of Republic of Belarus in draughts-64 among boys and girls in the age groups up to 11, 14, 17, 20 and 27 years were held from 19 to 25 February 2018 in the city of Gomel. More than 100 players from 6 regions of Belarus and city of Minsk,  the capital of Belarus, took part in the competitions. …

International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with Jamaica Draughts Association (JDA) in accordance with the calendar of the competitions 2018 held from 22 till 28 February 2018 in Montego Bay (Jamaica) 1st Stage of World Cup 2018 in draughts-64 – International competition “Jamaica-2018”. Competitions were held with the support of the Fund for Promoting the Development of Draughts Sport “Russian Draughts”. …

International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with Jamaica Draughts Association (JDA) in accordance with the calendar of the competitions 2018 held from 22 till 28 February 2018 in Montego Bay (Jamaica) 1st Pan American Draughts-64 Championship. Competitions were held in the three types of programs: Blitz, Rapid and Classic. Competitions were held with the support of the Fund for Promoting the …

From 17 to 24 February in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, was held  youth championships in draughts-64 among boys and girls in age groups up to 20, 17, 14, 11 and 9 years. Competitions was held in three programs: classic, Rapid and Blitz. Championship ended. See the results.

The Championship of Moldova among women in draughts-64 was held in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau from 9 to 17 February 2018. The competitions were held in three programs: classic, Rapid and Blitz. Champion of Moldova in all three programs become the International Grandmaster, world champion 2017 in Blitz and Rapid Elena Scovitina. See the results and photo. Results    …

Latvia’s youth championships in draughts-64 among boys and girls in the age groups U-8, U-10, U-13, U-16, U-19 were held in Riga from 8th to 11th February. The competitions were held in three programs: Classic, Blitz and Rapid. 100 of Latvia’s best players from different regions of the country took part in competitions. Detailed information you can see on the …

In the Documents – Rules and Regulations section, have been published updated regulatory documents – Rules and Conditions for the Official IDF Competitions in draughts-64 for 2018 with the amendments and additions of 04.12.2017. See updated regulatory documents: Rules for the official IDF competitions in draughts-64 HERE Conditions for the official IDF competitions in draughts-64 HERE

The calendar of IDF events for 2018 has been updated. See the calendar in the Events section HERE European Youth Championship in 6 age groups will be held in Sport complex “Aqualife”, Kranevo (Bulgaria) from April 29 to May 8, 2018. For the first time for youth competitions, six players from each IDF member country (one participant in the age groups up …

Championships of the Republic of Belarus in draughts-64 among men and women (the highest league) are held from 22 to 31 January 2018 in Minsk, at the Chess School FIDE (Minsk, Independence Ave. 49, 4th floor). International Grandmaster Andrey Valiuk became the champion of the Republic of Belarus among men, International Master Vera Khvaschinskaya became a champion among women. See …