The main tournament of the 2026, World Draughts-64 Championship among men and women was held from September 3 to 13, 2026 in Moscow Region, Russia. The competition was held by the International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Russian Draughts Federation.
World Draughts-64 Championships were held in the following disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
The competition was traditionally held at a high level. The total prize fund for the World Draughts-64 Championship was 5,000,000 rubles (more than 60,000 US dollars).
International Grandmasters Ihar Mikhalchenka and Zhanna Sarshaeva won the World Blitz Championship!
International Grandmasters Artem Tikhonov and Sandaara Aprosimova won the World Rapid Championship!
International Grandmasters Aleksandr Georgiev and Viktoryia Nikalayeva have won the World Championship in the Сlassic game!
The World Draughts-64 Championship completed. View the results.
World Championship Regulations on 03.07.2026 | Rules
Photo Opening | Blitz | Rapid | Classic | Closing
Broadcast of the games in the World Draughts-64 Championship 2026 group VKontakte HERE
RESULTS
Blitz: Preliminary Stage Men | Women Final results Men | Women
Rapid: Preliminary Stage Men | Women Final results Men | Women
Classic: Preliminary Stage Men | Women Final results Men | Women
14-09-2026 The main tournament of 2026 in draughts-64 – the World Championship among men and women has been successfully completed. The competition was organized by the International Draughts Federation (IDF) in partnership with the Draughts Federation of Russia, with support from the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation and relevant federal and regional sports authorities.
A total of 75 players from 24 countries, representing four continents, took part in the Championship!
The World Championship was attended by the strongest players, winners and prize winners of world and continental championships, champions of their countries, including 28 international grandmasters, 17 international masters and 14 IDF masters.
The competition included the World Draughts-64 Championships in the Blitz, Rapid, and Classic disciplines, won by experienced grandmasters who have repeatedly topped the podium:
Ihar Mikhalchenka and Zhanna Sarshaeva – Blitz World Champions!
Artem Tikhonov and Sandaara Aprosimova – Rapid World Champions!
Aleksandr Georgiev and Viktoryia Nikalayeva – Classic game World Champions!
The competition was traditionally held at a high level. The total prize fund for the World Championship amounted to 5,000,000 rubles (over 60,000 USD).
At the closing ceremony, medalists across all disciplines received their well-earned awards: trophies, official diplomas and medals. All participants received event merchandise, commemorative medals and certificates.
Participants will long remember these 10 days of intense competition, the joy of victory and the bitterness of defeat, the fireworks of brilliant combinations and positional techniques, and the joint discussion of games played, in which truth was born.
The games played at the World Championship will long remain a subject of study and analysis, as well as a source of new ideas. We are confident that all participants gained invaluable experience that will enable them to reach new heights in upcoming competitions!
Congratulations to all participants, coaches, arbiters, and guests of the World Championship on the successful completion of the 2026 World Draughts-64 Championship!
12-09-2026 International Grandmasters Aleksandr Georgiev and Viktoryia Nikalayeva have won the World Championship in the Сlassic game!
Prize winners of the World Championship in the Сlassic game
| Medal | Men | Country | Women | Country |
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Georgiev Aleksandr | RUS | Nikalayeva Viktoryia | BLR |
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Valiuk Andrei | BLR | Kondrateva Daiaana | RUS |
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Taranin Georgii | BLR | Aprosimova Sandaara | RUS |
12-09-2026 The men’s and women’s finals are taking place today. Competitors play one micro-match. They play both games of the micro-match to completion, regardless of the result of the first game.
Finals results
Men
Georgiev Aleksandr – Valiuk Andrei 1:1
Taranin Georgii – Struchkov Nikolai 2:0
Egolin Vitalii – Mikhalchenka Ihar 1:1
Ruan Weiyi – Pereira da Silva Vinicius Damir 1:1
International Grandmaster Aleksandr Georgiev has become the world champion in the men’s World Championship in the Сlassic game!
Women
Nikalayeva Viktoryia – Kondrateva Daiaana 2:0
Aprosimova Sandaara – Arkhangelskaia Anastasiia 1:1
Shved Evgeniya – Petruseva Polina 1:1
Guan Yiyang – Krapivina Anna 1:1
International Grandmaster Viktoryia Nikalayeva has become the world champion in the women’s World Championship in the Сlassic game!
11-09-2026 The men’s and women’s quarterfinals and semifinals are taking place today. Participants play one micro-match in each competition.
Participants play both games of the micro-match, regardless of the result of the first game.
Additionally, rounds 9 and 10 for the men, and rounds 8 and 9 for the women (playing for 9th place and below), are being held by the Swiss system.
Quarterfinal and Semifinal Results
Men
Quarterfinals
Valiuk Andrei – Egolin Vitalii 1:1
Struchkov Nikolai – Mikhalchenka Ihar 1:1
Georgiev Aleksandr – Ruan Weiyi 1:1
Taranin Georgii – Pereira da Silva Vinicius Damir 1:1
Semifinals
Valiuk Andrei – Taranin Georgii 1:1
Struchkov Nikolai – Georgiev Aleksandr 0:2
Egolin Vitalii – Pereira da Silva Vinicius Damir 1:1
Mikhalchenka Ihar – Ruan Weiyi 1:1
Women
Quarterfinals
Nikalayeva Viktoryia – Krapivina Anna 2:0
Kondrateva Daiaana – Guan Yiyang 2:0
Aprosimova Sandaara – Petruseva Polina 1:1
Arkhangelskaia Anastasiia – Shved Evgeniya 1:1
Semifinals
Nikalayeva Viktoryia – Arkhangelskaia Anastasiia 1:1
Kondrateva Daiaana – Aprosimova Sandaara 1:1
Krapivina Anna – Shved Evgeniya 0:2
Guan Yiyang – Petruseva Polina 0:2
10-09-2026 The preliminary stages of the World Championships in the Сlassic game among men and women have ended.
The final groups of eight players have been determined; they will compete for places 1 through 8 across the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals.
Before each stage of the final phase, players are assigned a number from 1 to 8.
Criteria for number assignment:
1. Total points scored in the preliminary and final stages.
2. In the event of a tie in points, the lower number is assigned to the player who finished higher in the preliminary stage.
At each stage, the player with the lower number holds the advantage in the micro-match. The winner of the micro-match automatically advances to the next stage, regardless of the point difference.
Men’s Final Eight
1. Valiuk Andrei BLR
2. Struchkov Nikolai RUS
3. Georgiev Aleksandr RUS
4. Taranin Georgii BLR
5. Egolin Vitalii RUS
6. Mikhalchenka Ihar BLR
7. Ruan Weiyi CHN
8. Pereira da Silva Vinicius Damir BRA
Women’s Final Eight
1. Nikalayeva Viktoryia BLR
2. Kondrateva Daiaana RUS
3. Aprosimova Sandaara RUS
4. Arkhangelskaia Anastasiia RUS
5. Shved Evgeniya BLR
6. Petruseva Polina BLR
7. Guan Yiyang CHN
8. Krapivina Anna LAT
Match pairings for the final stage:
Quarter-finals: 1–8, 2–7, 3–6, 4–5
Semi-finals: 1–4, 2–3, 5–8, 6–7
Finals: 1 vs. 2 (for 1st place), 3 vs. 4 (for 3rd place), 5 vs. 6 (for 5th place), 7 vs. 8 (for 7th place)
Participants finishing in 9th place or lower in the Сlassic game discipline play two additional rounds by the Swiss system.
06-09-2026 The World Classic Championship has started.
Competitions among men and women are held in two stages: preliminary and final.
The preliminary stage is played using the Swiss system, with 8 rounds for men and 7 rounds for women.
The top eight players, no more than three per country, advance to the final stages, where they compete for 1st to 8th places in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final.
At all stages:
Time control: 30′ +15″ until the end of the game for each player.
The break between games is five minutes.
The game record is mandatory for all participants until the end of the game.
05-09-2026 International grandmasters Artem Tikhonov and Sandaara Aprosimova won the World Rapid Championship for men and women!
Prize winners of the World Rapid Championship
| Med. | Men | Country | Women | Country |
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Tikhonov Artem | BLR | Aprosimova Sandaara | RUS |
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Struchkov Nikolai | RUS | Fedorova Tunaara | RUS |
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Shchukin Roman | RUS | Shved Evgeniya | BLR |
05-09-2026 World Rapid Championship is held today.
Competitions among men and women are held in two stages: preliminary and final.
The preliminary stage is played using the Swiss system, with 8 rounds for men and 7 rounds for women.
The top eight players, no more than three per country, advance to the final stages, where they compete for 1st to 8th places in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final.
Time control for all stages: 7′ + 3″ until the end of the game for each player.
04-09-2026 International grandmasters Ihar Mikhalchenka and Zhanna Sarshaeva won the World Blitz Championship for men and women!
Prize winners of the World Blitz Championship
| Med. | Men | Country | Women | Country |
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Mikhalchenka Ihar | BLR | Sarshaeva Zhanna | RUS |
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Shchukin Roman | RUS | Kondrateva Daiaana | RUS |
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Egorov Aisen | RUS | Leopoldova Nika | RUS |
04-09-2026 The first event of the competition, the World Blitz Championship, began at 3:00 PM.
Competitions among men and women are held in two stages: preliminary and final.
The preliminary stage is played using the Swiss system, with 9 rounds for men and 8 rounds for women.
The top eight players, no more than three per country, advance to the final stages, where they compete for 1st to 8th places in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final.
Time control for all stages: 3′ + 2″ until the end of the game for each player.
04-09-2026 The opening ceremony of the World Draughts-64 Championship for men and women took place at 2:00 PM.
Competitors were welcomed by:
Odes Khasayevich Baysultanov, First Deputy Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation
Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Abarenov, Minister of Sport of the Moscow Region
Vladimir Olegovich Langin, President of the International Draughts Federation (IDF)
Anatolii Yuryevich Nikitin, President of the Russian Draughts Federation
A dance ensemble performed for the competitors.
First Deputy Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation Odes Khasayevich Baysultanov and President of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) Vladimir Olegovich Langin opened the competition with a symbolic move on the draughts board.
04-09-2026 The main draughts-64 tournament of the 2026, World Championship among men and women is held from September 3 to 13, 2026 in Moscow Region, Russia. The competition is held by the International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Russian Draughts Federation.
World Draughts-64 Championship is held in the following disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game. The Blitz and Classic game disciplines are played using the international version of draughts-64 (Russian). Rapid discipline is played using the Brazilian version of draughts-64.
The competition will traditionally be held at a high level. The total prize fund for the World Draughts-64 Championship will be 5,000,000 rubles (more than 60,000 US dollars).
Today, the official opening of the World Championships will take place, and the first discipline will be held – the World Blitz Championship. Follow the results.
02-07-2026 ATTENTION! The location of the World Championship has changed. The competition will be held at the GOPARK multifunctional complex located at Shosseynaya Street, Bldg. 4, Golikovo Village, Khimki District, Moscow Region, Russia. Accommodation and meals for participants will be at the GOPARK HOTEL, located on the territory of the multifunctional complex.
GOPARK is the largest multifunctional complex in the Moscow Region, located in an ecologically clean area in northwest Moscow, just 10 km from the Moscow Ring Road along the Leningradskoe Highway and 7 km from Sheremetyevo Airport.
The complex includes a hotel with a summer pool, an indoor pool, a fitness club, a tubing track, padel tennis, sports arenas, restaurants and cafes, banquet halls, summer barbecue pavilions, walking paths, an outdoor workout area, free secure parking for 400 cars, and a variety of other services for adults and children.
The complex offers all the necessary facilities for hosting a high-level World Draughts Championship, as well as for participants’ recreation and recovery.
The cost of accommodation and meals (buffet) for World Championship participants, coaches, and accompanying persons covering their own expenses is:
For participation in all Championship disciplines from September 3 to 13, 2026 (for 10 nights)
– 52,000 rubles (approximately $675) per person, accommodation in a double room;
For participation in the Rapid and Blitz disciplines from September 3 to 6, 2026 (for 3 nights)
– 15,600 rubles (approximately $202.50) per person, accommodation in a double room.
22-06-2026 The main tournament of the 2026, World Draughts-64 Championship among men and women will be held from September 3 to 13, 2026, in Kolomna, Russia.
The competition is being held by the International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Russian Draughts Federation.
World Draughts-64 Championships will be held in the following disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game. The Blitz and Classic game disciplines will be played using the international version of draughts-64. Rapid discipline will be played using the Brazilian version of draughts-64.
The competition will traditionally be held at a high level. The total prize fund for the World Draughts-64 Championship will be 5,000,000 rubles (more than 60,000 US dollars).
Players from national federations that are members of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) are eligible to participate in the 2026 World Draughts-64 Championships among men and women. The International Draughts Federation reserves the right to invite athletes from countries that are not IDF members or individual athletes.
The following players are eligible to participate in the 2026 World Draughts-64 Championships among men and women:
2024 World Draughts-64 Championship medalists
2024-2025 World Cup medalists
Participants who took 1-6 places in the 2025 European Draughts-64 Championship (Classic game)
2026 Asian Championship medalists (Classic game)
Five participants from each country for discipline Classic game
Six participants from each country in each discipline Blitz and Rapid
The organizers will provide accommodation and meals from September 3 (lunch) to September 13 (breakfast) for one participant per country for men and for women (double occupancy).
Representatives from four continents – Asia, Africa, Europe and America – will participate in the competition. Representatives from over 27 countries have already confirmed their participation!
For all questions on participating in the World Championship you need contact with the IDF office: office@idf64.org.
Preliminary applications for participation in the competition and visa support must be submitted to the IDF office by email office@idf64.org no later than July 15, 2026.
Competition Regulations published.
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