Everything is learned by comparison. FMJD is more dead than alive. The second part.

When we wrote about the championship in Haiti, we thought that we would laugh together and forget. But no, figushki! The leadership of the international (still) organization took this seriously and began to act! And…We have only one question: “Why not in Antarctica or St. Helena Island?

And how they began to act! It’s mind-boggling! With a flourish, with a breadth of soul (where did they get so much of it? Who did you ask from? have you bargained?), as always full of determination and their characteristic stubbornness! As they say in fairy tales, they didn’t think for long, they didn’t guess for long, but they decided:

• .To be the Women’s World Cup in 2025 on the island, among the “Okiyanu sea”, in Trinidad and Tobago. (whoever found it on the map the first time, well done).

We all know from the history of the women’s draughts crown how many times (almost annually) women from Latin America and the Caribbean have won the main trophy. How many female checkers geniuses the Bermuda Triangle has given the world. And how many more will give! We propose to hold the next place for the women’s World Cup in Antarctica. Hold on, penguins!

God! If you hear the prayers of draughts players and women playing checkers, send them Fyodor Konyukhov’s boat, so that they can go on it, as if on a Noah’s Ark, to these wonderful places, to get to know the natives from Trinidad and Tobago, so that this strange and idiotic action takes place in another English colony. Give them a dry ration with you and a sponsor on the way to give them money in 2026. And they would have gathered somewhere else for that money. Perhaps on the boat of Fyodor Konyukhov or Grandfather Mazai.

It’s true: “If a man wants to take a man’s life, he takes his mind!”

A small detail: A flight to this wonderful island costs an average of 1,500 euros per person. That is, only a few people will be able to afford to take part in the so-called World Cup. Simply put, whoever got there is entitled to it. In 2024, the head of this still-international organization had already apologized for the poorly organized Men’s World Cup in Latin America. And again his foot steps on the same rake. But here, for sure, everything will be fine. That’s right.

And a few more details: Let’s see who’s running this whole farce.

1. The head is a notorious Russophobe. He was nicknamed “Two-faced Janus” on the sidelines. He quarreled with his own federation in his own country. He broke off relations with all the promising young managers from his team. It has not been able to assemble the General Assembly for the second time in a row. By his actions, he squeezed out people who offered to contribute money to the organization because of their excessive egocentrism and love of power.
2. .The General Secretary is a notorious Russophobe with an Orthodox name. In her own country, she almost completely destroyed one of the types of checkers. Supported by two acrobatic brothers, she gathers the same notorious Russophobes of retirement age to her meetings in the country. She sends angry threatening letters to all international federations, and has earned the nickname “The Blinded Cockerel” for her stupidity and shortsightedness.
3. The Ethics Committee is the person who heads the Ethics Commission in the international (still) federation, in his country he was engaged in the open persecution of B.I. Druzhinin, who was 85 years old at the time of his “trial”. A man from the Ethics Committee, a person close to the vice-president of the draughts Federation of his country, persecuted B.I.Druzhinin for playing with Russian and Belarusian draughts players! At the age of 85! They tried to use his close relations within the country to pressure and create outright lies towards other players in the draughts market.

I would like to ask the draughts players who play under the auspices of an international organization, do you really still dream that draughts will become an Olympic sport? With that kind of guidance? Are you all satisfied with this kind of leadership? Do you hope that money will come to checkers? Do you really think that international draughts has a future under such leadership?

If you answered all the questions positively, then one thing is for sure: “You should consult a psychoanalyst or a psychiatrist!”

And after all, some athletes and federations took the position of “waiting” and frankly got scared after receiving some letters from the General Secretary. And they want to ask: “Did your mother forbid you to buy a checkers board? Or are you afraid of not playing in some tournament, will you keep silent when the sport is openly destroyed? Are you used to standing in a corner like an eternally punished child?

Then we repeat again: If you answered all the questions positively, then one thing is certain: “You should consult a psychoanalyst or a psychiatrist!”

Comparison table:

Character	IDF	FMJD
The place of organization of tournaments	The place is as convenient as possible for the participants. Recently, these are resort cities or capitals of countries where checkers is developed at all levels.	The location of the organization is chosen according to the principle: “The further away from the center, the better.” This always creates difficulties for the participants of any world and European championships.
Organization quality	.High-level hotels with comfortable gaming rooms. Spacious rooms with displays and screens, wide and comfortable tables for playing	The quality of the organization is always below average. Dormitories, old or partially renovated rooms are used for youth championships. In the halls, sometimes the players “sit on each other’s heads”. There are often no air conditioning systems.
Expenses per player (cost of the trip)	The cost of travel to any tournament organized by the federation, including transportation costs, is 30% lower, and in some cases 50% lower, than that of FMJD. Except in cases where the IDF accepts the player for free. Free admission is considered for each participating country.	There is no longer a free admission for the champions of their own countries. The cost per player is many times higher than the cost of participating in other more developed and promising organizations.
Children’s sports	At children’s competitions, the principle of accepting the first place from each country has always been maintained. This principle is unchangeable and is respected by the organizers.	At children’s competitions, the principle of accepting the first place from each country has been destroyed. The number of countries where children’s sports are completely absent or in a deplorable state, as well as in the process of liquidation, is increasing.
Political preferences	They have no political preferences. Athletes from all over the world are playing. There have never been any restrictions for athletes due to the political market situation.	A politically engaged organization. He actively participates in all politically unjustified projects. Limited understanding and development of sports activities.
IT-технологии	IT technology is constantly being improved. New programs are being developed, the presentation of information has changed, and the activities of the IDF president are transparent and understandable enough.	There have been no technological changes in the last 20 years. There is no modern mass media culture. A page on the Internet creates the impression of a “decrepit” old woman and is absolutely unpresentable.
Prize money at competitions	There are always monetary rewards at competitions under the auspices of the IDF. Children can monetize their sports achievements. The number of monetary rewards is growing every year.	Making money at tournaments under the auspices of an international organization has become a “fix” idea. In the distressed proud federations, which are the foundation, there are no funds to pay for the basic expenses of athletes. The situation is rapidly deteriorating.
Coaching potential	Every country has a huge coaching potential for teaching Russian draughts. The number of literature on Russian and Brazilian draughts is many times higher than the literature on international draughts. Literature on international draughts is mainly published in Dutch and English.	The proud countries and federations have 1.5 coaches each. In some countries, as already noted, there is no children’s sports at all. There are no coaches. (The Netherlands is an exception). The lack of children’s sports, a problem in the Asian and African regions, will inevitably lead to disaster.