recent events

International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2016 was held from July 9, (arrival day) till July 17, 2016 (departure day) in St. Petersburg (Russia) 3rd Stage of World Cup 2016 in draughts-64 – International competition “White Nights-2016”. Competitions was held in St. Petersburg State budget educational institution of additional education “SDYUSSHOR in Chess and Draughts” (Chigorin …

International Draughts Federation IDF in accordance with the calendar of the competitions 2016 holds from 18 to 25 June 2016 in Rimini (Italy) 2nd Stage of World Cup 2016 in draughts-64 – International competition “Rimini-2016”. International grandmaster Dmitry Tsinman won Blitz and Rapid. Vladimir Skrabov won classic program.

Portuguese Championship in Portuguese draughts with classical time control was held from 9 to 12 June. 21 players took part in the competition. The competition was held on the Swiss system in 8 rounds with control of 90 minutes for 4 games. Champion of Portugal has once again become a multiple champion of Portugal, national and international grandmaster Manuel Vaz Vieira. See …

1st Stage of World Cup 2016 – International competition “Portugal-2016” ended. Competitions was held from 28th May (arrival day) till 4th June (departure day) 2016 in Setubal (Portugal), which is European City of Sport 2016. International grandmaster Dmitry Tsinman won Classic program and Blitz. Manuel Tiago won Rapid in Portuguese draughts.

Championships of Belarus among men and women was held from 23 till 31 May 2016 in the Republican Center of Olympic training for chess and draughts (Minsk, str. of Marx, 10). Andrey Valyuk won among men. Vera Hvaschinskaya won among women.

2nd Zambian National Draughts-64 Championship was held from Thursday 19  to Sunday 22 May at Heroes Lodge in Lusaka. The  national team to represent Zambia in the historical 1st African Draughts-64 Championship, which will be held from 22 to 27 July, has finally been selected. 

Personal-team Cup of Ukraine in draughts-64 was held in Dnepr (Dnepropetrovsk) from 14 till 19 of May 2016. Competitions was held in in the premises of chess and draughts club name I.S. Urikh. Players from 11 regions of Ukraine took part in competitions. Information about the competition is available on the website Draughts in Ukraine HERE

European Youth Championship in Draughts-64 was held from 20 (arrival day) to 29 (departure day) April 2016 in St. Petersburg, Russia, at hotel “Okhtinskaya”, Bolsheokhtinsky prospekt d. 4. See results.

Team championship of Russia among men and women  in three program: rapid, blitz and classic was held from 8 to 15 April in Kolomna near Moscow. Teams from 20 regions of Russia took part in the competition. 

Russian Youth Championships among boys and girls in age groups U8, U10 and U13 was held in Yaroslavl region from 25th March to 3rd April in three programs: Blitz, Rapid and Classic. More then 200 players participated. See final results on the site of Draughts Federation of Russia HERE