The National Draughts Championship of India 2020-2021 took place as planned from 26th to 29th January 2021 at DAV SR. SEC. SCHOOL, SEC-8, Chandigarh (India).

Competitions were held in age groups U-8, 11, 14, 17, 19 (boys and girls). (more…)

The Uzbekistan Draughts-64 Cup among teams became the last tournament in Uzbekistan in the outgoing 2020. The tournament was held in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, in offline format on December 28 and 29, 2020. The composition of the teams was 4 players: 2 men and 2 women.

Competitions were held in two programs: Blitz and Rapid. Team of Syrdarya region-1 became the winner of the Uzbekistan Cup in both programs. (more…)

Published new ratings and titles on January 1, 2021.

New ratings are published  HERE  
New titles of athletes are published here   Men | Women
Updated titles of arbiters are published HERE

International grandmaster, bronze medalist of the 2019 World Championship Andrey Valiuk is the first line in the world ranking among men. (more…)

New Year’s greetings of Vladimir Langin, president of the International Draughts Federation (IDF)

Dear friends!

On behalf of the International Draughts Federation (IDF) and me personally I congratulate draughts players, coaches, organizers, officials and all fans of draughts on the New Year! (more…)

On November 28-30, The Uzbekistan Youth Team Championship was held in Tashkent. The team consists of 10 players, 1 player in each age group (boys, girls up to 20, 17, 14, 11 and 9 years old).

Competitions were held in two programs: Rapid and Blitz.

See the results.

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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 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 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…)

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.

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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…)