Traditional, 6th International tournament memory Nikolay Gringruz was held in the city of Bendery (Moldova, Tiraspol region) from 4th to 8th November 2015. Tournament dedicated to the Honored coach of the Republic of Moldova Gringruz Nikolay Leontyevich, who trained many top players in draughts-64. 107 players from 6 countries took part in 4 groups – grandmasters, masters, 1^st and 2^ndcategories, 3^rd category and funs. (more…)

Standing after 6 stages of World Cup 2015 published in Section Events – World Cup. International grandmaster Vladimir Skrabov lead with 171 points. Dmitrii Melnikov is on 2nd place. He has 138 points. Dmitry Tsinman with 127 points is on 3rd place only. See more information HERE
The following year Portugal opens the World Cup 2016. 1st Stage of World Cup will be held from 28th May till 4th June in one of the most beautiful cities in Portugal – Setubal, which is located 40 km from Lisbon.

International Draughts Federation IDF together with Portuguese Draughts Federation in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2015 holds from October 31 (arrival day) till November 8, 2015 (departure day) in Albufeira, Portugal 6^th Stage of World Cup 2015 in draughts-64 – International competition “Portugal-2015”. Copmetition ended. Vladimir Skrabov won classic program in Russian draughts and blitz in Brazilian draughts. Adil Belyamani from Morocco won rapid in Portuduese draughts. (more…)

Draughts-64 included in the VI TAFISA World Sport for All Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 6 to 12 October, 2016. This is a big step forward for the integration of draughts-64 in the world sports family. (more…)

October 16, 2015 was a momentous event for the further development and promotion of draughts-64 in the World. The International Draughts Federation (IDF) has become a member of TAFISA, the World’s leading organization in the field of sport for all. Delegates to the 24th World TAFISA Congress in Budapest unanimously voted for this decision. The organization officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee, and actively cooperates with the IOC, the United Nations, UNESCO, the World Health Organization. Today the TAFISA composed of more than 250 members from 150 countries of all continents. Congratulations to all that the draughts-64 entered the world of sports big family! (more…)

International Draughts Federation IDF – FMJD Section-64 in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2015 holds from August 8 (arrival day) till August 15, 2015 (departure day) in Baume-les-Dames (France) 5^th Stage of World Cup 2015 in draughts-64 – International competition “France-2015”. 5^th Stage of World Cup ended. Grandmaster Dmitrii Melnikov from Russia won. (more…)

International Draughts Federation (IDF) – FMJD Section-64 in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2015 holds from 2^nd October (arrival day) to 11^th  October (departure day), 2015 World Championships in draughts-64 among men and women. Championship ended. Sergey Belosheyev (Russia) won in men and Elena Scovitina (Moldova) won in women.  (more…)

Russian Championship among men and women in Russian draughts was held in Loo (Sochi) from 18 (day of arrival) to 30 September. The strongest grandmasters of the world: current world champion Nikolay Struchkov, world champions in different years Gavril Kolesov, Sergey Belosheyev, Yuri Korolev in men and  current world champion among women Zhanna Sarshaeva take part in competitions. Gavril Kolesov and Zhanna Sarshaeva won all programs: classic, rapid and blitz. See results. (more…)

Final of the 5th championship of France 64 was held in Dijon, from 19 to 20 September. TOP 8 played on the Olympic system  1/4, 1/2 and 1/1. Micro-match, 2 games X 45 min + 10 “. Cédric DUSART won in final FAUCHER Stéphane and become champion of France 2015. Table

Preliminary Calendar of the competitions on 2016 year published in Section Events. See calendar HERE