The main tournament of the 2026, World Draughts-64 Championship among men and women was held from September 3 to 13, 2026 in Moscow Region, Russia. The competition was held by the International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Russian Draughts Federation.
World Draughts-64 Championships were held in the following disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.
The competition was traditionally held at a high level. The total prize fund for the World Draughts-64 Championship was 5,000,000 rubles (more than 60,000 US dollars).

International Grandmasters Ihar Mikhalchenka and Zhanna Sarshaeva won the World Blitz Championship!
International Grandmasters Artem Tikhonov and Sandaara Aprosimova won the World Rapid Championship!
International Grandmasters Aleksandr Georgiev and Viktoryia Nikalayeva have won the World Championship in the Сlassic game!

The World Draughts-64 Championship completed. View the results. (more…)

The 16th German Open Draughts-64 Championship (Brazilian version) will be held on October 25–26, 2026, in the famous resort town of Baden-Baden (Baden-Württemberg, Federal Republic of Germany).

The city is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the category “Great Spa Towns of Europe.”

Regulations (ENG) | Regulations (RUS) | Regulations (DEU) 

The tournament is open—players from any country can participate. (more…)

Based on the athletes’ results in competitions in the first half of 2026 and in the previous period, new IDF international titles were awarded to the athletes.

Full information about the international titles awarded is published in the section

Athletes / Titles / Players    Men  |  Women

Congratulations to the athletes on their well-deserved international titles! (more…)

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Uzbekistan Draughts Federation, in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2026 held the World Cup in draughts-64 – International competition “Uzbekistan-2026” from 9th May (arrival day) to 16th May (departure day) 2026 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
Competitions were held in three disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game.

International Grandmasters Arsenii Tsynov and Viktoryia Nikalayeva won Blitz!
International Grandmasters Aleksandr Georgiev and Zhanna Sarshaeva won Rapid!
International Master Ramazon Khudoynazarov and International Grandmaster Zhanna Sarshaeva won Classic game! See the results. (more…)

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2026 held European Youth Draughts-64 Championship in Türkiye from 20 to 29 April 2026. The Championship was held in six age groups, separately for boys and girls, in three disciplines: Classic, Rapid and Blitz game.

European Youth Draughts-64 Championship completed. See the results and photo.
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The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions for 2026 holds World Cup in draughts-64 – International competition “Türkiye-2026” in Türkiye from 20 to 29 April 2026. The World cup is held in three disciplines: Classic, Rapid and Blitz.

The World Cup in Draughts-64 in Türkiye has successfully completed. See the results and photo. (more…)

ATTENTION! Hotel and transfer information for events in Türkiye in April 2026 has been updated.

Venue:

Hotel: Ma Biche Kemer by Werde Hotels 5*
Hotel Address: Ahu Ünal Aysal Caddesi No: 43, Göynük,  Kemer, Türkiye:

Transfer information:

Transfers from Antalya Airport to the hotel and back must be booked in advance.
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New ranking lists in draughts-64 for men and for women as of January 1, 2026, have been published in the Athletes / Rankings section.

See new ratings HERE

International Grandmasters Ihar Mikhalchenka and Elena Scovitina are still the first in the world ranking for 2026!

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2026 held the first international draughts-64 competition in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The competition was held in the Classic game discipline.

The winners and prize-winners among men and women, and junior-boys and junior-girls under 27, were determined based on the results of the competition.
World champions Gavril Kolesov (men), Sandaara Aprosimova (women), Denis Filatov (junior-boys under 27), and Anastasiia Arkhangelskaia (junior-girls under 27) won the Competition.

See the results. (more…)

In 2025, based on athletes’ results in various competitions, IDF international titles were awarded to athletes and referees.

Full information about the international titles awarded is published in the section Athletes/Titles/Players  Men | Women

Congratulations to the athletes and referees on their well-deserved international titles!

Official Letter

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