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African Championship and World Cup held in Zambia

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2023 held the 3rd African Draughts-64 Championship and the World Cup from July 8 to 15, 2023 in Lusaka (Zambia). Organizers of Competitions: International Draughts Federation (IDF), African Draughts Confederation (ADF) and Zambia Draughts Federation (ZDF) as the direct host organization. The competition were held with …

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International grandmaster from Lithuania Arunas Norvaishas passed away

Today, June 24, 2023, one of the strongest draughts players in the world, international grandmaster Arunas Norvaishas, suddenly passed away. Arunas Norvaishas (lit. Arūnas Norvaišas) was a Lithuanian player specializing in draughts-64. He was born on October 15, 1963 in Siauliai, USSR, Lithuania. He died on June 24, 2023 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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World Championships among youth, students, veterans and the World Cup will be held in Türkiye in October 2023

ATTENTION! IDF calendar updated (see HERE). The following draughts-64 competitions will be held in Türkiye, at the Beach Club Doğanay 5* hotel, Alanya, from October 20 to October 29, 2023: 1) World Youth Championship among boys and girls in 6 age groups: Juniors – boys and girls up to 27 years old (born in 1997-2003); Juniors – boys and girls …

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The European Draughts-64 Championship among men and women in Türkiye completed

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2023 holds in Türkiye from April 28 to May 7, 2023 the European Draughts-64 Championship among men and women. Venue: The Beach Club Doğanay Hotel 5*, Alanya (Türkiye). Ihar Mikhalchenka and Elena Scovitina are European Champions in Blitz! Ihar Mikhalchenka and Vera Khvashchynskaya became European …

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European Youth Championship in Turkey completed

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2023 held in Türkiye from April 23 to May 2 , 2023 European Youth Draughts-64 Championship. Venue: The Beach Club Doğanay Hotel 5*, Alanya (Türkiye). European Youth Championship in Turkey completed. See results.

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International competitions in draughts-64 – World Cup in Turkey completed

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2023 holds in Türkiye International competitions in draughts-64 “Türkiye-2023” – World Cup. Venue: The Beach Club Doğanay Hotel 5*, Alanya (Türkiye). Shchukin Roman and Fedorova Tunaara became the winners in the discipline – Blitz game (Brazilian version of draughts-64)! Multiple world champions Gavril Kolesov and …

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Uzbekistan held international competitions in draughts-64 – World Cup

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Uzbekistan Draughts Federation in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2023 held from March 25  to April 8, 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, International competition in draughts-64 “Uzbekistan-2023” – World Cup. The World Cup in Uzbekistan has been completed. The absolute winner in all three disciplines was the international grandmaster …

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New ratings on January 1, 2023 published

In the athletes / ratings section, new ratings in draughts-64 for men and for women for January 1, 2023 are published. See new ratings HERE International Grandmasters Ihar Mikhalchenka and Elena Scovitina are still the first in the world ranking for 2023.

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World Draughts-64 Championship among men and women in Georgia completed

In Georgia, in the city of Kobuleti, the main tournament of the year – World Draughts-64 Championship among men and women 2022 was held. Competitions were held from 11 to 20 October 2022. The prize fund of the World Championship was at least $30,000. Mikhalchenka, Ihar and Nikalayeva, Viktoryia became world champions in World Rapid and Blitz Championships! Valiuk, Andrei …

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