ATTENTION! The preliminary calendar of events of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) for 2025 has been published. All annual scheduled events will take place in 2025. The European Championships for men and women will be held in Kemer (Turkey) at a high level and with a good prize fund. In the autumn, the traditional World Championships among youth, students and …
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On September 23, the IDF office received a letter from the FMJD leadership about the termination of the long-term cooperation agreement. This decision of the FMJD was not a surprise for the IDF. The FMJD leadership has been interfering with our work for many years, trying to destroy the competitor in the face of the IDF and create small weak …
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On 7 and 8 September 2024, the III 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 Jaú-SP and the IDF. 158 players took part in the championship in the categories under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 21 for boys …
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The World Draughts-64 Championship among men and women completed. The Championship was held from September 5 to 15, 2024 in Russia, in the Moscow region. The World Championship was held in three disciplines – Blitz, Rapid and Classic game. Athletes from 27 countries from 4 continents – Asia, Africa, Europe and America took part in the competition. The prize fund …
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The 10th Malawi Draughts-64 Championship was held in the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe, at the SIMAMA Hotel, from 23 to 25 August 2024. 52 athletes took part in the men’s championship, and 8 athletes in the women’s championship. The 2024 Malawi Champions were International Masters Enock Banda for men and Suzen Kachepa for women! See the results and report on …
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The International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with The Draughts Association of Ulaanbaatar in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 held in Mongolia World Cup in draughts-64 – International competitions ” Mongolia-2024″. The competitions were held in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, from July 8 to 15 in three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game. Nikolai Gulyaev …
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Based on the results of the European Youth Championship and the Asian Championship, held in the first half of 2024, as well as competitions of previous years, the athletes and arbiters were awarded new international IDF titles. Full information about titles is published in the athletes/titles section. List of athletes and arbiters who have been awarded new international IDF titles.
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The Zambia Draughts Federation held from 29 June to 1 July 2024 the 3rd Tentani D. Mwanza Men’s National Individual Draughts-64 Championship in honor of the founding president of ZDF, Mr. Tentani D. Mwanza. The National Championship was a qualifier for the 2024 World Draughts-64 Championship. 25 of Zambia’s strongest athletes competed for places for participation at the World Championship. …
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The International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Uzbekistan Draughts Federation in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 held from May 11 to May 18, 2024 in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, World Cup in draughts-64 – International competition “Uzbekistan-2024”. Competitions were held in three disciplines: Classic, Rapid and Blitz. Artem Tikhonov won Blitz and Classic …
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The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2024 holds in Türkiye from April 19 to April 28, 2024 European Youth Draughts-64 Championship. Competitions will be held in age groups up to 27, 20, 17, 14, 11 and 9 years old in the disciplines of Blitz, Rapid and Classic game. Venue: Hotel Ma …
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