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Youth Championships of Republic of Belarus in draughts-64 among juniors and boys and girls in the age groups up to 11, 14, 17, 20 and 27 years were held from 18 to 24 February 2019 at the Chess and Draughts Sports School in the capital of Belarus, Minsk. 139 players from all regions of Belarus took part in the competitions. …

The Championship of Moldova among women in draughts-64 was held in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau from 8 to 17 February 2019. The competitions were held in three programs: classic, Rapid and Blitz. Champion of Moldova in Claccis program become the international master Cristina Zaruba. Champion of Moldova in Blitz and Rapid programs become the International Grandmaster Elena Scovitina. See the results and …

Traditional Open Draughts Tournament memory of the legendary draughts player Vasily Sokov and competitions among boys and girls in the age groups 2002-2004, 2005-2007, 2008-2009, 2010 and younger, having the status of All-Russian competitions are held in St. Petersburg (Russia) from December 1 (arrival day) to December 9 (departure day) 2018. Team classification is provided in the youth tournament. Team composition is 3 …

International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of competitions in 2018 held from 17th to 25th November 2018 in Tbilisi (Georgia) Final of World Cup 2018 in draughts-64 – International competition “Georgia-2018”. Competitions were held in three programs: Blitz, Rapid and Classic. International grandmaster Andrei Valiuk (Belarus) won Blitz and Rapid program. International grandmaster Arunas Norvaishas (Lithuania) won Classic …

Following Draughts tournaments were held in Saarbrücken (Germany) from the 16th to the 18th November 2018: Draughts-64 (Brazilian version): 9th Open German Draughts-64 Championship ( 16- 17 November 2018) Draughts-100: Saarbrücken–Open Draughts-100 Tournament (17 – 18 November 2018) International grandmaster Gennady Shapiro (Germany) won 9th Open German Draughts-64 Championship.

International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with Portuguese Draughts Federation in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions for 2018 from November 3 (arrival day) to November 10, 2018 (departure day) holds in Portugal 5th stage of the World Cup 2018 in draughts-64 – International competition “Portugal-2018” and other events in draughts-64. Portuguese national team won match: Portuguese national team against the …

For the first time, the International Draughts Federation (IDF) in the framework of the Barbados World Class Checkers & Draughts Festival, together with the festival organizers, held tournaments in draughts-64. Tournaments in Russian draughts, Pool checkers and Brazilian draughts were held. 23 players from 4 countries: Barbados, Haiti, Germany and Russia took part in competitions. The results were determined in …

Personal-team World Youth Championship in draughts-64 among boys and girls was held from 25th August to 4th September 2018 in Sports Complex Aqualife, Kranevo, Bulgaria. Personal Championship was held in six age groups in three types of program: classic, blitz and rapid. Team standings in the overall team classification and among teams of boys and girls were determinated. Participants from 15 countries took part in competitions. Championship completed. Team standings added. See full results. 

International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the calendar of the competitions in 2018 holds from August 25 till September 04, 2018 at the Sports Complex «Aqualife», Kranevo (Bulgaria) World Seniors Championship in draughts-64 among men born in 1967-1958; men born in 1957 years and older; women born in 1967 years and older. Players from 12 countries took part in championship. …

International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2018 holds in Kranevo (Bulgaria) held from 25th August to 4th September 2018 World Team’s Championship in draughts-64. Teams from 14 countries took part in the competitions. Competitions were held separately among men’s and women’s teams in two types of programs: classic and blitz. The teams of Belarus won the Blitz …