The Africa University Sports Federation (FASU) organized and conducted the 1st Africa University Mind Sports Championship (Bridge, Draughts and Chess). Competitions were held online 28th and 29th November 2020. The Draughts championship was held with the support of the International Draughts Federation (IDF). See the results.
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The Uzbekistan championships among men, women, juniors U23 were held in Tashkent
The Uzbekistan Draughts-64 Championships among men, women and juniors U23 (boys and girls) were held from October 4 to October 6 in the capital of Uzbekistan Tashkent.
Competitions were held in two programs: Rapid and Blitz.
See the results. (more…)
Preliminary calendar of the IDF competitions in 2021 published
Preliminary calendar of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) competitions in 2021 is published HERE. Some events are still being coordinated and will be included in the calendar later. We invite you to participate!
Applications for holding IDF competitions in 2021, for which the venues and dates have not yet been determined, as well as applications for 2022, can be sent to the IDF office on e-mail: [email protected] no later 15 December 2020. (more…)
Fight Covid-19 African Open Online Championship was held 11th October 2020
The African Draughts Federation (ADF) in conjunction with The International Draughts Federation (IDF) hosted the Fight COVID-19 African Open Online Championship which took place on 11th October 2020 from 13:00pm London time at www.playok.com platform, Russian Room. 96 athletes from 15 countries took part in the competition.
Vyacheslav Varlamov (Russia) became the winner of the online championship. Enock Banda (Malawi) became the African Champion. Alexandrov Zinaida (Israel) was best woman.
The Estonian Blitz and Rapid Championships were held in Tallinn (Estonia) on October 10 and 11
The Estonian Blitz and Rapid Championships among men and women were held in the capital of Estonia Tallinn on October 10 and 11.
On October 10, the Estonian Blitz Championships were held. 25 men and 6 women participated. The competitions were held according to the Russian version of draughts-64, round robin system, time control 3’+ 2″, in the women’s championship – in two circles. (more…)
The Uzbekistan Youth championships in the age groups up to 20, 17, 14, 11, 9 years old were held in Tashkent
The Uzbekistan Youth Draughts-64 Championships among boys and girls in the age groups up to 20, 17, 14, 11, 9 years old were held October 8 and 9, 2020 in the capital of Uzbekistan Tashkent.
Competitions were held in two programs: Rapid and Blitz.
See the results.
A number of significant draughts events took place in Portugal in September-October
A number of significant draughts events took place in Portugal in September-October 2020.
From September 12 to 20, 2020 Inatel – Luso hosted the 40th Portuguese National Individual Championship in Classic Draughts, the Portuguese Youth Championship and the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Portuguese Draughts Federation.
The winners of the 40th National Individual Championship were: (more…)
Baltic Cup 2020 in draughts-64 was held in Jõgeva (Estonia)
From 11 to 13 September, the Baltic Cup in draughts-64 was held in Jõgeva (Estonia). 27 best players from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania took part in the competition. Among them are six of the world’s strongest grandmasters and five international masters.
International grandmasters from Lithuania became the winners and prize-winners of this prestigious competition among men:
Traditional tournaments in Saarbrücken, Germany
From 20 to 22 November 2020 in Saarbrücken (Germany) the following traditional draughts competitions will be held:
a) 11th German Open Championship (November 21 – 22, 2020), Brazilian draughts.
b) 15th International Saarbrücken – Open 100 Draughts Tournament (November 20 – 21, 2020).
The regulations on the competitions published. (more…)
News online tournaments in Africa
The African Draughts Federation (ADF) is actively involved to host online tournaments for the athletes from African countries.
The African Draughts Federation (ADF) Exclusive Committee at its meeting on 23 August 2020 discussed a number of issues and decided to hold the following online tournaments:
1. The date for African Open Online Championship has been shifted to 11 October 2020. This was done to allow ADF to discuss with potential sponsors the possibility of holding the event at a higher level.
2. ADF has approved a proposal to host the first African Individual Draughts Online League (AIDOL). The rules of the event have been published. The competition will start on September 9th. Registration deadline is September 6th. (more…)
