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Due to the fact that national draughts federations are very concerned about the situation in the world’s draughts-64, the IDF leadership sent a letter to the national federations explaining the situation and IDF position. Obviously, two organizations should not hold competitions in the same sport. This conflict of interest can have the most serious consequences for draughts around the world. …

Moldova’s championships among boys and girls U8, U10, U13 finished in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau. Competitions were held in three programs: classic, Rapid and Blitz. More than 70 players from different regions of Moldova took part in the competition. See the results.

Lithuanian Men Championship on Russian draughts was held in Lithuanian capital Vilnius from 13 to 18 March. International Grandmaster Andrius Kybartas became Lithuanian Champion. International Grandmaster Aleksej Domcev took second place and International Master Domantas Norkus was third. 12 players took part in the competition, which was held on a round robin system. See the results.

From 1 to 7 March 2018 in the city of Samarkand (Uzbekistan) the country championships were held among men, women, juniors (boys and girls) up to 24 years. Competitions were held in three programs: classic, Blitz and Rapid. Champions of Uzbekistan among men became: International grandmaster Samandar Kalanov in Blitz and Rapid program, Hudoynazarov Ramazon in Classic program. International master Tursunmurotova Shahzoda …

Youth Championships of Republic of Belarus in draughts-64 among boys and girls in the age groups up to 11, 14, 17, 20 and 27 years were held from 19 to 25 February 2018 in the city of Gomel. More than 100 players from 6 regions of Belarus and city of Minsk,  the capital of Belarus, took part in the competitions. …

International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with Jamaica Draughts Association (JDA) in accordance with the calendar of the competitions 2018 held from 22 till 28 February 2018 in Montego Bay (Jamaica) 1st Stage of World Cup 2018 in draughts-64 – International competition “Jamaica-2018”. Competitions were held with the support of the Fund for Promoting the Development of Draughts Sport “Russian Draughts”. …

International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with Jamaica Draughts Association (JDA) in accordance with the calendar of the competitions 2018 held from 22 till 28 February 2018 in Montego Bay (Jamaica) 1st Pan American Draughts-64 Championship. Competitions were held in the three types of programs: Blitz, Rapid and Classic. Competitions were held with the support of the Fund for Promoting the …

From 17 to 24 February in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, was held  youth championships in draughts-64 among boys and girls in age groups up to 20, 17, 14, 11 and 9 years. Competitions was held in three programs: classic, Rapid and Blitz. Championship ended. See the results.

The Championship of Moldova among women in draughts-64 was held in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau from 9 to 17 February 2018. The competitions were held in three programs: classic, Rapid and Blitz. Champion of Moldova in all three programs become the International Grandmaster, world champion 2017 in Blitz and Rapid Elena Scovitina. See the results and photo. Results    …

Latvia’s youth championships in draughts-64 among boys and girls in the age groups U-8, U-10, U-13, U-16, U-19 were held in Riga from 8th to 11th February. The competitions were held in three programs: Classic, Blitz and Rapid. 100 of Latvia’s best players from different regions of the country took part in competitions. Detailed information you can see on the …