The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2026 holds training events and European Youth Draughts-64 Championship in Türkiye from 15 to 29 April 2026. The Championship will be held in six age groups, separately for boys and girls, in three disciplines: Classic, Rapid and Blitz. Invitation and accommodation information published.
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The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions for 2026 holds training events and World Cup in draughts-64 – International competition “Türkiye-2026” in Türkiye from 15 to 29 April 2026. The World cup will be held in three disciplines: Classic, Rapid and Blitz. Invitation and accommodation information published.
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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 2026 holds from 9th May (arrival day) to 16th May (departure day), 2026 the World Cup in draughts-64 – International competition “Uzbekistan-2026” in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Competitions will be held in three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game. The invitation …
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New ranking lists in draughts-64 for men and for women as of January 1, 2026, have been published in the Athletes / Rankings section. See new ratings HERE International Grandmasters Ihar Mikhalchenka and Elena Scovitina are still the first in the world ranking for 2026!
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The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2026 held the first international draughts-64 competition in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The competition was held in the Classic game discipline. The winners and prize-winners among men and women, and junior-boys and junior-girls under 27, were determined based on the results of the competition. World champions …
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In 2025, based on athletes’ results in various competitions, IDF international titles were awarded to athletes and referees. Full information about the international titles awarded is published in the section Athletes/Titles/Players Men | Women Congratulations to the athletes and referees on their well-deserved international titles! Official Letter
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New Year’s greetings of the IDF President Vladimir Langin Dear friends! On behalf of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) and myself personally, I congratulate all draughts players, coaches, organizers, officials and all draughts lovers on Christmas and the upcoming New Year!
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The results of the 2024-2025 World Cup in draughts-64 have been summed up. The World Cup was held in 8 stages. The World Cup stages were held in Turkey, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Russia. 412 athletes from 24 countries took part in all stages of the World Cup, including 32 International Grandmasters. The results of the 2024-2025 World Cup were summed …
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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 …
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ATTENTION! The preliminary calendar of events of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) for 2026 has been published. All annual scheduled events will take place in 2026. The European Youth Championships will be held in April in Kemer, Türkiye. Türkiye will traditionally host the World Youth, Student, and Veteran Championships as well as the World Team Championships for men, women and …
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