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Mori (Italian: Mori) is a municipality in Italy, located in the Province of Trento, in the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige. It has a population of 9,456 (2011) and a population density of 267 people per square kilometer. It covers an area of 34 km². The patron saint of the municipality is Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, whose feast day is celebrated on December 26.

This town is hosting the annual tournament featuring legendary players for the 51st time. Alexander Shvartsman was invited again this year.

The classic program at the World Russian Draughts Championship in Moscow kicked off today. The lineup has changed slightly compared to previous editions. Dmitry Tsinman has withdrawn from the tournament, and Oleg Dashkov has taken his place. Vitaly Egolin and Mikhail Rakhunov will also be competing in the classic program. The battle for the top prizes is just beginning.

After the first round of lightning-fast decision-making, the participants moved on to the Rapid round, which is calmer—or so it seems. There are so many favorites in the field that it’s hard to know where to look, and it’s very difficult to predict the winner. Yesterday, Igor Mikhalchenko made an amazing push toward the championship title. After advancing to the final eight from fifth place, Igor…

So, today marks the start of the main event of the year—the 2026 World Russian Draughts Championship has kicked off in Moscow! The competition venue is superbly located, with comfortable and modern rooms in a 4-star hotel; nearby on the hotel grounds are tennis courts, a swimming pool, a gym, and spacious recreational areas. Representatives from 24 countries across 4 continents have gathered to compete for the title of world champions!

After a long and protracted illness, Alexander Ermakov passed away on August 30. Alexander had bravely battled his illness for the past year and a half. The funeral service for Alexander Ermakov will take place on September 4, 2026, in Riga at the Riga Meža Cemetery Chapel (Aizsaules iela 2, Riga) at 2:30 p.m.

So today we’re publishing the final part of our analysis of the results of the European Youth Draughts Championship in Tallinn. We’re wrapping up this series of posts with an article on the prospects and level of development of the draughts movement, using Latvian clubs as an example. And contrary to the unsubstantiated and overly optimistic claims, we’ll take a look at the reality of the situation.

We completely forgot to remind our readers about the anniversary men’s chess championship in Poland. We’re correcting this small oversight and providing a link to the results table, where you can view the tournament games. The prize fund is slightly smaller than the women’s, but it’s still generous and includes a prize for every player.

Official announcement: We have an anniversary coming up, which the organizers have decided to celebrate in grand style—both from a sporting perspective and in terms of the overall organization of the event. This year, the championship will be held using the Swiss system over 7 rounds. Natalya Sadovska (WKS “Admiral PC Best” Szczecin), who won the gold medal a year ago, will defend her title as Polish champion.

Today we will analyze the performance of the national teams in the Baltic region. We will identify the causes and consequences of their poor performances and assess their prospects for the near future. At the root of all these failures lies the near-total elimination of coaching talent. Using Latvian clubs as an example, we’ll show what a foolish, radical “closed curtain” policy leads to.

Due to changes in Latvian legislation related to the imposition of a complete ban on the trade of books from Russia and the Republic of Belarus, as of September 1, 2026, we will completely cease the sale of printed publications from these countries to customers in Latvia and Lithuania.

The handkerchief sinks and doesn’t sink,
It floats along quietly.
My sweetheart loves me and doesn’t love me,
Time just keeps passing by.

Ah, little Samara,
I’m restless,
I’m restless,
Please calm me down, oh.

My soul longed for something pure, something so bright and memorable. And today we’ll take a peek at Samara—at the annual “Volga Dawns” tournament, now in its 29th year.

The U.S. International Draughts Championship is taking place these days. And we wouldn’t have paid any attention to it were it not for a recent scandal on the North American continent—or, more precisely, on a once-popular online draughts portal. But after he left his homeland and signed a letter against his former fellow athletes, not only our attitude toward him, but also that of many well-known figures in the world of checkers, has become—to put it mildly—questionable and not always flattering…. However…