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.
The White Nights tournament has been held in St. Petersburg for over 40 years and has long been a hallmark of St. Petersburg’s draughts scene. Over the years, the tournament has had various statuses, ranging from city competitions to World Cup stages. The number of countries and players participating in the event has steadily increased. In recent years, the White Nights tournament has been attended by some of the strongest players in Russia and around the world. Today, the White Nights tournament is one of the largest draughts tournaments in Russia.
Every year, Kazan hosts the strongest lineup of players on a small board. Under the guidance and with the assistance of the Tatarstan Draughts federation the Information Technology Cup remains one of the most popular events in draughts life. This time we have the honor of welcoming Artem Tikhonov from the Republic of Belarus.
Amanova Samia, a girl from Afghanistan, and Liu Pei, a grandmaster from China, take part in the World Cup in Tashkent. New countries and new players at the World Cup show, how much the IDF federation has advanced and strengthened over the years.
Anton van Berkel
We present to your attention an article by Anton van Berke, deleted from the website kndb.nl due to the fact that she describes a tournament organized by the IDF. Censorship in checkers? It’s phenomenal, but it’s a fact.
The European Russian Draughts Championship was held in Kemer (Turkey) from April 12 to 17. There are 2 rules in this sport, which differ from our draughts, which we play in the Netherlands. For comparison, if it were a line on a 10×10 board: white piece on 15 and 13, black piece on 44, 10 and 4. White wins with a move of 13-9 4×13 15x4x22x50. The round begins with the drawing of the initial moves and positions. The game consists of two micro-matches, in which you play once with white and once with black.