Championships of Uzbekistan among men, women, boys and girls 23 year and younger was held from 25 to 31 May in Tashkent. Championships was held in two program: classic and blitz. 87 players participated. See results.   (далее…)

Several major events in Russian draughts traditionally are held from May 25 to June 9  in Aqua Loo (Sochi).                            INVITATIONS,  SCHEDULE,  PHOTO (далее…)

Personally-team Ukrainian Cup for men and women was held from May 10th to May 18th in Belaya Tserkov (Kiev region). Competitions was held in three programs: classic, blitz and rapid. The winners were determined in the individual standings for men and women as well as in the team standings among the regions. See full results and photo HERE

Final of 34º National Individual Championship of Portugal in Portuguese draughts was held on 9-11 and 16-18 May in Hotel Inatel de Santa Maria da Feira. The top 10 players determined the national champion 2014. The system of competition was Round Robin. Fernando Gonçalves and Joaquim Silva have the same number of points.  They will determine title in the Grand Final. See RESULTS, STANDING, TABLE and PHOTO  (далее…)

International competition memory Oleg Chernyak was held from May 8th to May 12th in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. 32 players participated. GMI Vladimir Egorov from Russia won. MI Vladyslav Mazur took 2nd place and GMI Valery Grebenkin took 3rd place. SITE of tournament, TABLE and PHOTO. (далее…)

1st Dutch Championship in Brazilian Draughts was held in Tilburg on May 17, 2014. Championship recognised by the KNDB. Time schedule was 10 minutes plus 5 seconds bonus for each move, 10 rounds. 28 players participated. Anton van Berkel won. Jasper Daems took 2nd place and Genadij Shapiro took 3rd place. See more information HERE

International Draughts Federation IDF — FMJD Section-64 in accordance with the calendar of the competitions in 2014 holds Personal-team European Youth Championship in draughts-64 from April 29th, (arrival day) till May 07th, 2014 in Pinsk, Brest region, Belarus. Blitz was held April 30th. Rapid was held May 1st. See results and photo. Closing ceremony of blitz and rapid was held May 5th. See photo. Classic program was held from May 2nd to May 7th. See final standings and photo from closing ceremony. (далее…)

25 April in Portugal were held the following tournaments in Portuguese draughts:
XXII Open Nacional de Damas Clássicas «25 de Abril» — Oliveira de Azeméis. Miguel Justino with 4,5 points won.  Team CCD São João Madeira came to dominate.  See results  HERE
XI Open Nacional de Damas Clássicas «25 de Abril» — União Setubalense. Manuel Tiago with 4,5 points won. Team Capricho Setubalense won team standings. See results HERE

The FMJD for the sake of personal ambitions of some Board members held electronic voting for separation of the Section-64 into two new — Russian and Brazilian. Due to the fact that the division of the Section-64 (Russian/Brazilian) into Russian and Brazilian section conducted contrary to the FMJD Statutes, this decision is illegal and we will challenge it in court. (далее…)

Nikolay Struchkov — World Champion 2014!