Youth Championship of Republic of Belarus among boys and girls up to 9 years old was held from 2 to 3 March 2019 at the Chess and Draughts Sports School in the city of Minsk, capital of Belarus. 67 players took part in the competition. The winners were Minskers Alexey Pavliuchenka and Neli Kurtava. See the results. (more…)

Final of Israeli Men Championship in Russian draughts ended March 2, 2019 in the city of Haifa. 14 participants played the title of champion of the country in the robin round system. The international master Dmitry Ganopolsky became the Israeli champion 2019. (more…)

IDF calendar for 2019 updated. International competitions in draughts-64 “Helsinki-2019” will be held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland from 5 to 8 April. Calendar of national championships published. We remind you that the calculation of ratings and assignment of international titles will be made only for tournaments included to the IDF official calendar of competitions. See the updated calendar  HERE

Rating lists for 2019 updated. A sample of players by continents was made. See ratings lists  HERE

International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with the Finnish Draughts Association «Tammipelin ystävät ry» in accordance with the calendar of the IDF competitions 2019 for the first time holds in Helsinki, the capital of Finland International competition in draughts-64 “Helsinki-2019”. Invitation published. (more…)

In the Latvian capital, Riga, the finals of the Latvian championships in draughts-64 among men and women completed. For men, competitions were held from February 21 to 24, and for women, from February 22 to 24. International grandmaster Guntis Valneris for men and international master Antra Valnere for women became champions of Latvia. See the results. (more…)