One of the most exciting Russian draughts championships featuring the world’s strongest players has begun. The Premier League for men and women in the Republic of Belarus has kicked off. In a short period of time, young talented draughts players have reappeared in the Republic, who may replace the current leaders.
Once you climb Mount Olympus, set yourself the task of staying there. The most difficult and sometimes impossible task for many talented and capable draughts players is to stay at the top. Roman Shchukin manages to do this at every major tournament. As do two talented draughts players from the Republic of Belarus: Andrei Valyuk and Artem Tikhonov.
In accordance with the Competition Calendar for 2025, the International Draughts Federation (IDF) is holding international draughts-64 competitions in St. Petersburg (Russia) as part of the 2025 World Cup.
On December 8, 2025, the traditional “Memorial of USSR Champion V.A. Sokov” Russian Draughts Championship will be held in St. Petersburg at the Chess and Draughts School of Sports.
Turkey is hosting the World Youth Draughts Championship for boys and girls. At the Čalimer Hotel, with its wonderful facilities, sunny weather, and fierce competition, it is difficult to predict the winner. But we think everyone is a winner: the draughts players, their parents, representatives of the federations, and many, many other people involved in these competitions.
Turkey 2025 International Competition. The World Cup is traditionally held in three disciplines. For the first time, reverse draughts tournaments were held with separate scoring for men and women. The World Cup usually attracts 60 or more participants.
The International Draughts Federation (IDF), in accordance with the 2025 Competition Calendar, held the World Team Championship in 64-square draughts for boys’ and girls’ teams in Turkey on November 1, 2025, during the World Youth Championship in 64-square draughts.
I often rushed through time,
Accustomed to getting involved in everything.
Even though I haven’t saved any money,
My years are my wealth.
I whisper “thank you” to the years
And drink their bitter medicine.
And I won’t give them to anyone
My years are my wealth.
“He absorbed everything like a sponge, the best that was in checkers creativity” – so said Vladimir Olegovich Langin, Igor Shukshin’s coach. At the age of 20, Igor entered the top ten of the strongest in the USSR Championship in Russian checkers! However, at the age of 20, Igor Shukshin died tragically.
The IDF has come a long way to assess its achievements through the lens of the current state of world checkers. The level of organization of the IDF’s competitions has significantly improved, and it currently outperforms its competitors by a significant margin, using a comparison from equestrian sports. It is also worth noting that the number of countries participating in the World Championships is constantly increasing.
According to information from the FMJD website, published on 15.08.2025, the FMJD Board on 11.08.2025 made a decision to suspend (disqualify) players who participated in IDF tournaments or tournaments held on the territory of the Russian Federation from participation in all FMJD events, as well as FMJD continental championships, until July 31, 2026. This decision was made primarily by FMJD President Jacek Pawlicki and FMJD Acting Secretary General Vladislavs Vesperis in violation of international sports norms and the FMJD Charter itself.
On Saturday competitions in Blitz program were held as a part of the “Белые ночи 2025” festival. Masters of sports Arseny Tsynov (Tula Region) and Evgeniya Shved (Belarus) are the winners of the lightning program of the regional competition “Белые ночи 2025” in the overall men’s and women’s tournament.