IDF 64

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.

The next European Youth Russian Draughts Championship has ended. As always, or as we have become accustomed to, the European Championship was held in excellent and comfortable conditions. Sunny weather, all kinds of sports activities for children, and of course, what many people like is the all inclusive principle.

The International Draughts Federation (IDF), in accordance with the Competition Calendar for 2025, is holding the World Cup in Turkey — the International competition “Turkey-2025”. Competitions are held in three disciplines: Lightning game, lightning game (Brazilian version of checkers-64), fast game. In all disciplines, open tournaments are held according to the Swiss system, according to the system of micro-matches of two games with a draw of initial moves and positions according to the official tables of the IDF in force on 01.01.2024.

Gradually the sunny weather and temperature in Kemer becomes like in summer. On the territory of the hotel complex you can play lawn tennis, football and ping pong. After relaxing in sauna and swimming in a pool, you can start the next round to play your best game at the European Youth Championship.

As we have already noted, the European Championships in Turkey are held at a very high level. There were many mistakes in the Rapid and Blitz programs, as well as unexpected results. After the classic program, there were changes in the composition of the participants. Instead of Alexander Georgiev, Ilya Ilyasov and Timofey Proskurin appeared in the new programs of the European Championships.

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2025 holds the European Draughts-64 Championship among men and women in Turkey from April 11 to 20, 2025. The Championship will be held at a high level in the Ma Biche Kemer by Werde Hotels 5* hotel, Kemer (Turkey).

The European Championship is held separately for men and women in the disciplines: Blitz, Rapid and Classic game. The Blitz and Classic game disciplines are held according to the international/Russian version of draughts-64. The Rapid discipline is held according to the Brazilian version of draughts-64.

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) in accordance with the Calendar of the IDF competitions in 2025 holds in Türkiye from 11 to 20 April 2025 the European Draughts-64 Championship among men and women.

The International Draughts Federation (IDF) is holding a Championship in Turkey in accordance with the IDF Competition Calendar for 2025 European Draughts Championship-64 among boys and girls. All events will be held at the Ma Biche Kemer by Werde Hotels 5*, Kemer (Turkey). In accordance with the 2025 Competition Calendar, the International Draughts Federation (IDF) is holding the European Draughts 64 Championship for men and women in Turkey from April 11 to 20, 2025.

The Russian Junior Championship is being held in Yaroslavl. Incredibly intense competition is expected in the three age groups, as almost all the strongest juniors have come to the championship.