For the second time, the Estonian Draughts Federation was granted rights by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD) to organize the World Checkers/Draughts Championship in Tallinn. The next World ...

Played for thousands of years, checkers, otherwise known as draughts, is one of the oldest and most popular strategy board games in the world. A game whose origins date back 3,000 B.C.E in the ancient ...

The Jamaica Draughts Association (JDA) will be participating in the highly anticipated 2025 American Pool Checkers Association (APCA) Championship, taking place in Jacksonville, Florida, from July 7 ...

Long-time world checkers champion Marion Tinsley consistently bested all comers, losing only nine games in the 40 years following his 1954 crowning. He lost his world championship title to a computer ...

The largest draughts (checkers) tournament consists of 574 people and was achieved by Stadt Trebbin (Germany) in Trebbin, Brandenburg, Germany, on 14 June 2013. The tournament was done to commemorate ...

The most simultaneous games of international draughts played by an individual was 251 by Jos Stokkel (Netherlands) in Hengelo, Netherlands, on 6-7 November 2010. International draughts is a variant of ...

The ancient game of checkers (or draughts) has been pronounced dead. The game was killed by the publication of a mathematical proof showing that draughts always results in a draw when neither player ...

Estonians Emilia Kello and Triinu Jalg took home gold medals from the 22nd European Youth International Draughts Championships in Nevsehir, Turkey after triumphing in the rapid draughts competition.

Computer program is unbeatable at English draughts. Long-time world checkers champion Marion Tinsley consistently bested all comers, losing only nine games in the 40 years following his 1954 crowning.