The International Draughts Federation (IDF), in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2025 held the Draughts-64 competitions as part of the 2025 World Cup in Draughts-64 in St. Petersburg (Russia).
The following competitions are held:
1) World Cup Final (Classic game) – from December 7 (arrival day) to December 12 (departure day), 2025.
2) World Cup Stage (Rapid and Blitz) – from December 11 (arrival day) to December 14 (departure day), 2025.
World champions, International Grandmasters Roman Shchukin and Sandaara Aprosimova won the 2025 World Cup Final in Draughts-64!
Roman Shchukin and Angelina Skriabina won Rapid Program of the World Cup Stage!
Timofei Proskurin and Nikalayeva Viktoryia won Blitz Program of the World Cup Stage!
Competition Regulations | Schedule
Results
World Cup Final Men | Women
World Cup Stage Rapid | Blitz
14-12-2025 The 2024-2025 World Cup in Draughts-64 has completed in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The World Cup Final (Classic game) and the World Cup Stage (Rapid and Blitz game) were held from December 7 to 14.
52 athletes, who qualified for the six Stages of the 2024-2025 World Cup, participated in the World Cup Final. 87 athletes competed in the Rapid discipline and 117 in the Blitz discipline of World Cup Stage.
Representatives from 11 countries took part in all competitions at the World Cup held in St. Petersburg.
The competition was held at a high level.
The total prize fund for the World Cup Final and World Cup Stage was 1,000,000 rubles.
13-12-2025 Timofei Proskurin and Nikalayeva Viktoryia won Blitz Program of the World Cup Stage!
The prize-winners of the Blitz discipline of World Cup Stage:
| Category | Place | Men | Country | Women | Country |
| Open |   |
Proskurin Timofei Shchukin Roman Tikhonov Artem |
RUS RUS BLR |
Nikalayeva Viktoryia Aprosimova Sandaara Sergeeva Naryiaana |
BLR RUS RUS |
| U20 | |
Tsynov Arsenii Bolshakov Aleksei Leu Marat |
RUS RUS BLR |
Kondrateva Saianika Shved Evgeniya Danilova Anita |
RUS BLR RUS |
| Veterans 60+ |
|
Fyodorov Mikhail Fedoseyev Andrei Deryabin Vilimir |
RUS RUS RUS |
13-12-2025 The Blitz discipline of World Cup Stage is held today.
117 athletes from 7 countries are participating.
The open tournament is held according to the Swiss system in 11 round, two-game micro-match system with the drawing of initial moves and positions according to the official IDF tables (780 positions) on 01.01.2024.
Follow the results.
12-12-2025 Roman Shchukin and Angelina Skryabina have won the Rapid discipline of World Cup Stage!
The prize-winners of the Rapid discipline of World Cup Stage:
| Category | Place | Men | Country | Women | Country |
| Open | |
Shchukin Roman Slavianov Nikita Iliasov Ivan |
RUS RUS RUS |
Skriabina Angelina Leopoldova Nika Petruseva Polina |
RUS RUS BLR |
| U20 | |
Tikhonov Artem Tsynov Arsenii Leu Marat |
BLR RUS BLR |
Sergeeva Naryiaana Nikanorova Iuliia Shved Evgeniya |
RUS RUS BLR |
| Veterans 60+ |
|
Fyodorov Mikhail Deryabin Vilimir Fedoseyev Andrei |
RUS RUS RUS |
12-12-2025 The World Cup Stage, the final stage of the 2024-2025 World Cup in Draughts-64, started.
The World Cup Stage is held in the Rapid and Blitz disciplines.
The Rapid discipline of World Cup Stage is held today. 87 players are participating.
The open tournament is held according to the Swiss system in 10 round, two-game micro-match system with the drawing of initial moves and positions according to the official IDF tables (780 positions) on 01.01.2024.
Follow the results.
11-12-2025 The World Cup Final in Draughts-64 completed.
World champions, International Grandmasters Roman Shchukin and Sandaara Aprosimova won the 2025 World Cup Final in Draughts-64!
The World Cup Final prize-winners were:
Men
Shchukin Roman
Valiuk Andrei
Tikhonov Artem
Women
Aprosimova Sandaara
Shved Evgeniya
Petruseva Polina
08-12-2025 The World Cup in Draughts-64 started in St. Petersburg, Russia. Competitions are held at the Sports School of the Olympic Reserve for Chess and Draughts.
The following competitions are held:
1) World Cup Final (Classic game) – from December 7 (arrival day) to December 12 (departure day), 2025.
2) World Cup Stage (Rapid and Blitz) – from December 11 (arrival day) to December 14 (departure day), 2025.
This competition concludes the 2024-2025 World Cup in Draughts-64.
The total prize fund for the competition will be 1,000,000 rubles.
Athletes from 8 countries: 29 men and 23 women participate in the World Cup Final, having qualified through six stages of the 2024-2025 World Cup.
Among them are the most decorated athletes – champions and prize winners of world championships of various years, international grandmasters:
Andrei Valiuk, Georgii Taranin, Aleksei Kunitsa, Roman Shchukin, Oleg Dashkov and Dmitrii Tsinman (men);
Viktoryia Nikalayeva, Polina Petruseva, Maria Taranina, Sandaara Aprosimova, Anastasia Arkhangelskaia and Nika Leopoldova (women);
Asian champions: Laziz Muraliev and Nigina Bozorova from Uzbekistan, Ruan Weiyu and Liu Pei from China.
The competition is held separately for men and women.
At the opening, the competition participants were greeted by:
Vladimir Langin, President of the International Draughts Federation (IDF)
Aleksei Shonin, Vice President of the Russian Draughts Federation
Ralif Shakirov, Chairman of the St. Petersburg Regional Branch of the Committee of National and Non-Olympic Sports of Russia (CNNVS of Russia), who awarded medals to St. Petersburg draughts figures Andrei Napreenkov and Viktoria Avdeeva for their contribution to the development of draughts in St. Petersburg
Aleksandr Nikiforov, Director of the Olympic Reserve Sports School for Chess and Draughts
Vladimir Langin, President of the International Draughts Federation (IDF), and Dmitrii Tsinman, 2025 World Champion and member of the Russian national team, made the traditional opening moves, and Vladimir Langin, President of the International Draughts Federation (IDF), declared the World Cup in Draughts-64 open.
24-10-2025 The International Draughts Federation (IDF), in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2025 holds the Draughts-64 competitions as part of the 2025 World Cup in Draughts-64 in St. Petersburg (Russia).
The following competitions will be held:
1) World Cup Final (Classic game) – from December 7 (arrival day) to December 12 (departure day), 2025.
2) World Cup Stage (Rapid and Blitz) – from December 11 (arrival day) to December 14 (departure day), 2025.
Venue: St. Petersburg State Budget Institution of Additional Education, Sports School of Olympic Reserve in Chess and Draughts (SPb GBU DO SShOR in Chess and Draughts).
Address: 191186, Bolshaia Konyushennaia St., Building 25, St. Petersburg, Russia
Admission to participation in competitions according to the Competition Regulations.
Schedule:
December 7 – Arrival of participants, registration from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
World Cup Final
December 8 – Opening at 4:00 PM. Competition starts at 4:30 PM
December 9-11: Classic play. Games from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Closing on December 11 at 9:30 PM
December 12: Departure of participants
World Cup Stage
December 11: Arrival of participants, registration from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
December 12: Rapid. Games from 3:30 PM to 9:30 PM
December 13: Blitz. Games from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM The closing ceremony for both events at 9:30 p.m.
December 14: Departure of participants
The prize fund for the competition is 1,000,000 rubles.
Contacts:
For any questions regarding participation in the competition, please contact the International Draughts Federation (IDF) office by email at office@idf64.org.
Applications must be submitted to the IDF office by email office@idf64.org:
– Visa support applications – no later than October 20, 2025.
– Participation applications – no later than October 25, 2025.
Applications submitted after the specified deadlines will not be considered.
Current information regarding the organization and conduct of the competition will be posted on the International Draughts Federation website www.idf64.org.