Lithuanian Men Championship on Russian draughts was held in Lithuanian capital Vilnius from 13 to 18 March. International Grandmaster Andrius Kybartas became Lithuanian Champion. International Grandmaster Aleksej Domcev took second place and International Master Domantas Norkus was third. 12 players took part in the competition, which was held on a round robin system. See the results. (more…)

From 1 to 7 March 2018 in the city of Samarkand (Uzbekistan) the country championships were held among men, women, juniors (boys and girls) up to 24 years. Competitions were held in three programs: classic, Blitz and Rapid.

Champions of Uzbekistan among men became: International grandmaster Samandar Kalanov in Blitz and Rapid program, Hudoynazarov Ramazon in Classic program. International master Tursunmurotova Shahzoda won championship of Uzbekistan among women in all programs. See the results. (more…)

Youth Championships of Republic of Belarus in draughts-64 among boys and girls in the age groups up to 11, 14, 17, 20 and 27 years were held from 19 to 25 February 2018 in the city of Gomel. More than 100 players from 6 regions of Belarus and city of Minsk,  the capital of Belarus, took part in the competitions. See the results. (more…)

International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with Jamaica Draughts Association (JDA) in accordance with the calendar of the competitions 2018 held from 22 till 28 February 2018 in Montego Bay (Jamaica) 1^st Stage of World Cup 2018 in draughts-64 – International competition “Jamaica-2018”.
Competitions were held with the support of the Fund for Promoting the Development of Draughts Sport “Russian Draughts”.
International grandmaster, ex-world champion Arunas Norvaishas (Lithuania) won Rapid and Classic program. International Master Aleknavicius Vilius (Lithuania) won Blitz program.

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International Draughts Federation (IDF) together with Jamaica Draughts Association (JDA) in accordance with the calendar of the competitions 2018 held from 22 till 28 February 2018 in Montego Bay (Jamaica) 1^st Pan American Draughts-64 Championship. Competitions were held in the three types of programs: Blitz, Rapid and Classic.
Competitions were held with the support of the Fund for Promoting the Development of Draughts Sport “Russian Draughts”.
The first champion of Pan America in draughts-64 became the winner of the Blitz program Thomas Rohan (Jamaica). National Grandmaster Alexander Katz (USA) won Rapid program. The IDF master, multiple champion of Jamaica Reid Wayne won the classic program and became the first International Grandmaster  in Jamaica. See results. (more…)