Regularly and annually, loyal “Leninists” of draughts on a small board gather at Yular in Estonia. The tournament organizer always takes a creative approach to organizing meetings of old acquaintances. Guests of the tournament are always treated to entertainment and interesting excursions, as well as creative gifts and prizes made individually for each tournament.
This tournament has a cozy, family-friendly atmosphere. Here, you’ll be immersed in an amazing atmosphere of love for checkers. You can meet a living legend of world draughts. Heinar Jahu is already 92 years old! He used to ride his bicycle to previous tournaments and easily beat younger players. He is a man of his era. He was there at the very beginning of various international tournaments. He refereed matches featuring the legendary Andris Andreiko.
The Squirrel from Nõmme Kevad 2026 invites you once again to visit over the Easter weekend! One of Estonia’s oldest clubs looks forward to welcoming guests and is eager to meet new young talents who want to try their hand at playing on the large board. At Nõmme Kevad 2026, you’ll be greeted with kindness and warmth, respect, and care from the organizers. Come and enjoy the love of the game of checkers from April 10 to April 12, 2026!
Last weekend, the Paul Keres Chess and Checkers Club hosted the Estonian Cadet and Junior Championships on the standard board. All of Estonia’s talented young players were in top form and fully focused on competing for medals.
At the dawn of draughts, open national championships were often held in some regions of the world. This contributed to the emergence of a renewed coaching base and became a catalyst for the development of the sport. This aspect of sports management is used in many sports.
This weekend, the Baltic states are hosting national team championships in various types of draughts. It is noteworthy that Lithuania, unlike Estonia and Latvia, is holding a national championship in Russian draughts. One of the teams includes a legend making his return to big-time sport – Kybartas, Andrius.
As the old saying goes: ‘You don’t need enemies with friends like these!’. We have already written about the tournament organized by U. Poom last year. He has been organizing it for several years and supporting the draughts club in his city. However,
The national Junior International Draughts Championship is taking place in Estonia. The leading positions are occupied by some of the strongest Estonian juniors with extensive experience in international competitions.
The country’s international draughts championships have recently ended in Estonia. The denouement of the fight for medals came two rounds before the end of the championships. The penultimate round became the key round for men, and the last round was culmination amongst women.
More recently, a new draughts club has appeared in Estonia. The national championship has become more interesting and intense. In addition, recent children grow up and begin to win victories over authorities.
Although the number of participants was small, it is much more than at the semi-finals of Latvia. It is pleasant to note that young players have started to appear in the winners. We are sincerely happy for Polina and Martin.
After looking at the composition of the next international tournament in Yogeva, we again came to the conclusion that there is no solidarity between the three proud federations. And the organizers of the tournaments should only calculate the losses from such activities-inactivity.