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Final of World Cup-International competitions memory V. Sokov

International Draughts Federation IDF in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2016 holds from December 10 (day of arrival) to December 18 (departure day), 2015 in St. Petersburg (Russia) Final of World Cup 2016 in draughts-64 – International competitions memory Vasily Sokov. Competitions are held with the support of the Foundation for Assistance for development of Draughts Sports “Russian Draughts.” Ivan Tokusarov won Blitz. Dmitry Tsinman won classic program. (more…)

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Standings in World Cup 2016 after 6 stages

WorldCup-2016_logoStandings in World Cup 2016 after 6 stages updated.

In the classic and rapid game of World Cup leading international grandmaster Dmitry Tsinman – 229 points.

International Grandmaster, Winner of the World Cup 2015 Vladimir Skrabov is on the second position – 204 points.

International Master Andrey Gnelitsky after a successful performance in the 6th stage of the World Cup is on the third position – 185 points. (more…)

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European Men and Women Championship

EuroChamp_Tbilisi_2016_1 copyInternational Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2016  together with the Draughts Federation of Georgia holds from 11th November (arrival day) till 20th November (departure day) 2016 in Tbilisi (Georgia) European Draughts-64 Championships among men and women.  Competitions are qualifying for the World Championship 2017.

Competitions are held with the support of the Foundation for Assistance for development of Draughts Sports “Russian Draughts.” (more…)

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Memorial of Nikolay Gringruz in Bendery

img_0136From 2 to 6 November 2016 Bendery hosted the VII Memorial of honored coach MSSR Nikolay Gringruz. 111 players from different regions of Pridnestrov’e, Gagauzia, Moldova and Ukraine took part in the tournament, which was an absolute record for all years.
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5th Stage of World Cup – International competition «France-2016»

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International Draughts Federation (IDF) and French Federation of Draughts 64-144 in accordance with the Calendar of the competitions in 2016 conducted from 22th (arrival day) to 29 (departure day) October 2016 in Mirepoix-sur-Tarn (France) 5th Stage of World Cup 2016 in draughts-64 – International competition “France-2016”. Vladimir Skrabov won Blitz and Classic program. Dmitry Tsinman sent report about tournament.
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Tournaments in Saarbrücken, Germany

Saarbrucken7th Open German Draughts-64 Championship (Brazilian Version) was held in Saarbrücken (Germany) within the 11th International Tournament Saarbrücken-Open from the 21th to the 22th October 2016. Alexander Bleicher won championship, Igor Elvov took the second place, Mikhail Zlobinskiy took the third place.
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Memorial of R. Nezhmetdinov among boys and girls was held in Kazan

From 13 to 16 October 2016 in Kazan was held Memorial of R. Nezhmetdinov in Russian draughts among boys and girls up to 10 and 13 years. Memorial of. R. Nezhmetdinov, known masters of chess and draughts, is held in Kazan for many years. In recent years, he has received the status of the World Cup and has the name “Cup of information technology.” But it was the competition for adults. And now the youth competitions. The competition was held at a high organizational level, the participants expressed their desire to make this event a tradition.

See report on the tournament  HERE

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