The International Draughts Federation (IDF) held 15 August, 4 and 5 September 2021 Online Draughts-64 Tournaments within the framework of the 25th Mind Sports Olympiad 2021 (MSO).
Next tournaments within the framework of the 25th Mind Sports Olympiad were held:
August 15th – MSO/IDF Russian Draughts Tournament
September 4th – MSO/IDF Brazilian Draughts Tournament
September 5th – MSO/IDF Pool Checkers Draughts Tournament
All tournaments were held on the Gambler platform https://www.playelephant.com/
Registration on online platform at 15.30. Tournament start at 16.00
Time for registration and tournaments start is UK time (17.30/18.00 MSK)
Mind Sports Olympiad 2021 site
Registration procedure on the Gambler platform
Registration
MSO/IDF Russian Draughts Tournament
MSO/IDF Brazilian Draughts Tournament
MSO/IDF Pool Checkers Draughts Tournament
Tournament links
MSO/IDF Russian Draughts Tournament
MSO/IDF Brazilian Draughts Tournament
MSO/IDF Pool Checkers Draughts Tournament
Results
MSO/IDF Russian Draughts Tournament
MSO/IDF Brazilian Draughts Tournament
MSO/IDF Pool Checkers Draughts Tournament
06-09-2021 The Online Pool Checkers Draughts Tournament within the framework of the 25th Mind Sports Olympiad 2021 (MSO) was held on 5th September on the online platform Gambler.
38 players from 12 countries took part in the competition.
The winners and prize-winners of the tournament were:
Open
Chinzewe Christian William ((Zambia)
Goncharenko Yaroslav (Ukraine)
Chernyshev Peter (Russia)
Women
Cesnokova Maria (Belarus)
Filipenko Anna (Russia)
Aleksandrova Zinaida (Israel)
Veterans
Grebenkin Valeriy (Ukraine)
Kuropatov Sergei (Russia)
Drobakhin Vladimir (Russia)
Juniors-boys U20
Proskurin Timofei (Russia)
Kavalerov, Aleksandr (Russia)
Ordyan Rafayel (Armenia)
Juniors-girls U20
Kharitonova Anfisa (Russia)
Pichka Anastasia (Ukraine)
Zaitceva Iana (Russia)
06-09-2021 The Online Brazilian Draughts Tournament within the framework of the 25th Mind Sports Olympiad 2021 (MSO) was held on 4th September on the online platform Gambler.
57 players from 12 countries took part in the competition.
The winners and prize-winners of the tournament were:
Open
Shogin Denis (Russia)
Nikiforov Dmitrii (Russia)
Chinzewe Christian William (Zambia)
Women
Petruseva Polina (Belarus)
Aleksandrova Zinaida (Israel)
Kotinova Hana (Czech Republic)
Veterans
Grebenkin Valeriy (Ukraine)
Murashev Vladimir (Russia)
Drobakhin Vladimir (Russia)
Juniors-boys U20
Diachenko Ivan (Russia)
Trubnikov Ivan (Belarus)
Raxmonov Diyorbek (Uzbekistan)
Juniors-girls U20
Cesnokova Maria (Belarus)
Pichka Anastasia (Ukraine)
Smirnova Liudmila (Russia)
18-08-2021 The Online Russian Draughts Tournament within the framework of the 25th Mind Sports Olympiad 2021 (MSO) was held on 15th August on the online platform Gambler.
132 players from 18 countries took part in the competition.
The winners and prize-winners of the tournament were:
Open
Susidko Sergei (Russia)
Shchukin Roman (Russia)
Diachenko Ivan (Russia)
Women
Nikiforova Dasha (Belarus)
Nikolaeva Viktoriia (Belarus)
Egorova Tatiana (Russia)
Veterans
Friesen Jakob (Germany)
Mandrikov Aleksei (Russia)
Aleksandrova Zinaida (Israel)
Juniors
Volkov Nikita (Russia)
Filatov Denis (Russia)
Chinzewe Christian William (Zambia)
Additionally, winners and prize-winners were determined in categories:
Juniors-girls
Petrova Polina (Russia)
Streltsova Svetlana (Russia)
Zolotova Nastia (Russia)
Boys U14
Kavalerov, Aleksandr (Russia)
Kirill Terekhov (Russia)
Arnikov Egor (Ukraine)
Girls U14
Shved Evgeniia (Belarus)
Zakharova Viktoriia (Russia)
Smirnova Liudmila (Russia)
Boys U11
Suslenkov Aleksei (Russia)
Susidko Aleksei (Russia)
Fefelov Andrei (Russia)
Girls U11
Kharitonova Anfisa (Russia)
Zaitseva Iana (Russia)
Kazakova Diana (Russia)
14-08-2021 The International Draughts Federation (IDF) holds 15 August, 4 and 5 September 2021 Online Draughts-64 Tournaments within the framework of the 25th Mind Sports Olympiad 2021 (MSO).
IDF invites all draughts fans from different countries to take part in this prestigious online competition.
Next tournaments within the framework of the 25th Mind Sports Olympiad will be held:
August 15th – MSO/IDF Russian Draughts Tournament
September 4th – MSO/IDF Brazilian Draughts Tournament
September 5th – MSO/IDF Pool Checkers Draughts Tournament
Program of competitions
Next tournaments are held within the framework of the Mind Sports Olympiad 2021 (MSO)
| Tournament | Day | Tournament name / online platform | Registration on online platform * | Tournament start* |
| 1 | 15th August Sunday |
Russian Draughts Tournament https://www.playelephant.com/ | 15.30 | 16.00 |
| 2 | 4th September Saturday |
Brazilian Draughts Tournament https://www.playelephant.com/ |
15.30 | 16.00 |
| 3 | 5th September Sunday |
Pool checkers Draughts Tournament https://www.playelephant.com/ |
15.30 | 16.00 |
* Time for registration and tournaments start is UK time (17.30/18.00 MSK)
Tournament Regulations
All tournaments are held according to the Swiss system in 9 rounds.
Participants play by the system of micro-matches from two games.
Time control for each game is 3 minutes per game + 2 seconds per move for each participant.
The duration of each tournament is 4 hours.
All tournaments are held with a draw of the initial moves and positions on the online platforms for Russian/Brazilian draughts.
Participants
All declared players any age, gender and qualification are allowed to participate.
Registration
Russian Draughts Tournament
All participants who are not registered on the Gambler platform must register in advance there.
Registration Instructions on Gambler platform published on the IDF website.
All participants must indicate on their card the following data: last name, first name, date of birth, title /rank, city and country of residence, coach (if available).
All data must be filled in Latin letters.
The data on the card must be complete and correct.
The International Draughts Federation will check the details of the participants.
Participants with incomplete data or data that will not be confirmed will not be admitted to tournaments.
Registration for tournaments is held in 2 stages.
Pre-registration:
Participants fill out special Google forms:
Russian draughts, registration no later than 15th August (10.00UK/12.00MSK)
MSO/IDF Russian Draughts Tournament
Brazilian draughts, registration no later than 4th August (22.00UK/24.00MSK)
MSO/IDF Brazilian Draughts Tournament
Pool checkers, registration no later than 4th August (22.00UK/24.00MSK)
MSO/IDF Pool Checkers Draughts Tournament
Participants indicate in Google form for each tournament their reliable data:
last name, first name, date of birth, title / rank, city and country of residence, coach (if available), nickname on online platform (nickname must contain all the participant’s data) and e-mail for feedback.
All data must be filled in Latin letters.
Registration for the tournament
After filling out the Google form, checking and listing the relevant tournaments, participants will be able to register on the day of the game and join their tournament according to the schedule and tournament link.
Links to tournaments will be announced later.
Summarizing the competition
Places of participants are determined by the highest total points scored.
In case of equality of points, places are determined according to additional criteria that are used for tournaments on the online platform.
According to the results of competitions, winners and prize-winners are determined in the following categories:
– 3 best men
– 3 best women
– 3 best 60+ veterans (on the day the tournament starts)
– 3 best juniors up to 20 years (born January 1, 2002 and later)
and in additional categories:
– 3 best boys/girls up to 14 years (born in 2008-2010)
– 3 best boys/girls up to 11 years (born January 1, 2011 and later)
Awarding
Winners and prize-winners in categories men, women, veterans and juniors are awarded official diplomas and medals.
Winners and prize-winners in additional categories boys/girls up to 11 and 14 years are awarded diplomas.
All participants receive commemorative diplomas.
Additional prizes will be announced before the start of the competition.
Game fairness control
By registering to participate in the tournament, the participant confirms that he/she will play honestly and will not use any devices, computer programs or other people’s tips for prompting.
A special commission will be created. Commission will include at least one representative from three groups:
– grandmasters or strong masters
– experienced gamers
– specialists in the field of programming logical games.
Reasonable protests against suspicion of cheating are submitted by e-mail [email protected] within one hour after the end of the tournament.
According to the results of consideration of protests, cheaters can be disqualified without the possibility of appeals.
Their places are excluded from the final distribution of places in the tournament.
For all questions on participation in tournaments you need contact with the IDF office by e-mail: [email protected]
Current information on the organization and holding of the tournaments will be posted on the website of the International Draughts Federation www.idf64.org
