Final of 34º National Individual Championship of Portugal in Portuguese draughts was held on 9-11 and 16-18 May in Hotel Inatel de Santa Maria da Feira. The top 10 players determined the national champion 2014. The system of competition was Round Robin. Fernando Gonçalves and Joaquim Silva have the same number of points. They will determine title in the Grand Final. See RESULTS, STANDING, TABLE and PHOTO Read more …
International competition memory Oleg Chernyak
International competition memory Oleg Chernyak was held from May 8th to May 12th in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. 32 players participated. GMI Vladimir Egorov from Russia won. MI Vladyslav Mazur took 2nd place and GMI Valery Grebenkin took 3rd place. SITE of tournament, TABLE and PHOTO. Read more …
1st Dutch Championship in Brazilian Draughts
1st Dutch Championship in Brazilian Draughts was held in Tilburg on May 17, 2014. Championship recognised by the KNDB. Time schedule was 10 minutes plus 5 seconds bonus for each move, 10 rounds. 28 players participated. Anton van Berkel won. Jasper Daems took 2nd place and Genadij Shapiro took 3rd place. See more information HERE
European Youth Championship
International Draughts Federation IDF – FMJD Section-64 in accordance with the calendar of the competitions in 2014 holds Personal-team European Youth Championship in draughts-64 from April 29th, (arrival day) till May 07th, 2014 in Pinsk, Brest region, Belarus. Blitz was held April 30th. Rapid was held May 1st. See results and photo. Closing ceremony of blitz and rapid was held May 5th. See photo. Classic program was held from May 2nd to May 7th. See final standings and photo from closing ceremony. Read more …
News from Portugal
25 April in Portugal were held the following tournaments in Portuguese draughts:
XXII Open Nacional de Damas Clássicas “25 de Abril” – Oliveira de Azeméis. Miguel Justino with 4,5 points won. Team CCD São João Madeira came to dominate. See results HERE
XI Open Nacional de Damas Clássicas “25 de Abril” – União Setubalense. Manuel Tiago with 4,5 points won. Team Capricho Setubalense won team standings. See results HERE
Statement of International Draughts Federation IDF – FMJD Section-64
The FMJD for the sake of personal ambitions of some Board members held electronic voting for separation of the Section-64 into two new – Russian and Brazilian. Due to the fact that the division of the Section-64 (Russian/Brazilian) into Russian and Brazilian section conducted contrary to the FMJD Statutes, this decision is illegal and we will challenge it in court. Read more …
Nikolay Struchkov – World Champion 2014!
Nikolay Struchkov – World Champion 2014!
Match for the title of world champion
World Youth Championship 2014 in age group U8
Attention!
Executive Board of International Draughts Federation IDF-FMJD Section-64 discussed the initiative of the Russian and Uzbekistan Draughts Federations and decided for the first time, experimentally, to hold in Bulgaria together with World Youth Championship 2014 in the age groups U23, U19, U16, U13 and U10 – World Youth Championship among boys and girls born in 2006 and younger (U8). Read more …
Greetings of President IMSA Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
President of the International Mind Sport Association (IMSA) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov sent greetings to participants of the match for the title of world champion. See greetings HERE