The final of the Lithuanian Draughts-64 Championship among men (International/Russian version) was held in the capital of Lithuania Vilnius from March 11 to 15. In the final of the Lithuanian Championship 9 players took part, among them 5 of the strongest international grandmasters and 1 international master.
International Grandmaster and former world champion Arunas Norvaishas became the champion of Lithuania 2020.
International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2020 together with Georgian United National Draughts Federation during the European Youth Championship holds from May 4 to May 10, 2020 in Kobuleti (Georgia) 1st Stage of World Cup 2020 – International Draughts-64 Competition “Georgia-2020”. Competitions will be held in two types of program: Blitz and Classic.
Competitions postponed to a later date.
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International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2020 together with Georgian United National Draughts Federation holds from May 2 to May 10, 2020 personal-team European Youth Draughts-64 Championship 2020. Competitions will be held separately for boys and girls in six age groups and in the three types of program: Blitz, Rapid and Classic. Invitation published.
Competitions postponed to a later date. (more…)
In the capital of Latvia, Riga, the National Draughts-64 Championships among men and women in Classic and Rapid game were held. All championships were held according to the international/Russian version of draughts-64.
The finals of the Latvian championships among men and women were held from January 23 to 26. In each championship, 10 participants played in a Robin Round system with a time control of 30’+ 30″.
The champions of Latvia 2020 were the international grandmaster Guntis Valneris among men and IDF master Regina Pironena among women. (more…)
International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the calendar of the competitions in 2020 together with Jõgeva Draughts Club and the Estonian Draughts Union holds from September 11 (arrival day) to September 20, 2020 (departure day) in Kuremaa, Jõgeva region (Estonia) personal-team European Draughts-64 Championship among men and women. Competitions are qualifying for the World Championship 2021. Regulations of the Championship published. (more…)
In the section Events – Calendar 2020 the updated calendar of competitions for 2020 published. Added calendar of national championships. We ask the national federations to send to the IDF office to March 15, 2020 a list of national championships that are not included in the current IDF calendar of national championships. We remind you that the ratings and norms of international titles are calculated only for tournaments included in the IDF calendar.
See the updated calendar HERE
The national championships among men and women in the Russian and Brazilian versions of draughts-64 ended in Estonia.
From January 23 to 26, 2020 in Rakvere were held:
72nd Estonian Championship in Russian draughts among men Table
64th Estonian Championship in Russian draughts among women Table (more…)
Championships of Belarus in draughts-64 among men and women (final) were held from January 24 till February 2, 2020 in the Republican Center of Olympic training for chess and draughts (Minsk, str. of Marks, 10).
International Grandmasters Ihar Mikhalchenka and Yana Yakubovich became national champions among men and women. (more…)
International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with Club “The 54th Street/Esquire Barber shop Checker Players” in accordance with the calendar of the IDF competitions 2020 holds in Miami (USA) International Draughts Competition “Miami-open 2020”. This first ever draughts-64 tournament in America will be held at the premises of the Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59th Terrace Miami, Fl 33137 (USA) from April 2 to 7, 2020. (more…)
The IDF Board approved a number of documents for 2020. Among them are the IDF calendar 2020, the Regulation of the World Cup 2020, the Rules of official competitions in draughts-64 and the Regulations for assignment of international titles. Updated documents are published on the site and can be viewed at the links below. New ratings on January 1, 2020 published also. (more…)
