World Draughts Federation
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International draughts governing body
| Sport | Draughts |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | International |
| Abbreviation | FMJD |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland Lauzanne, Switzerland |
| President | Estonia Janek Mäggi |
| Vice president | China Guo Yujun |
| Director | United States Lyublyana Turiy, Poland Magda Pawlowska |
| Secretary | Netherlands Jan van Dijk |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The World Draughts Federation (Fédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames) FMJD, is the international body uniting national draughts federations. It was founded in 1947 by four Federations: France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland.[1]
Members
[edit ]Currently, the FMJD has more than 70 national federation members in 2021. Recently the FMJD has become a member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations and strives for Olympic recognition. The FMJD memberships is part of a more general movement toward integration of Mind Sports in the regular sports arena, a development that, in the vision of the FMJD, is to be lauded.
The FMJD is member of the:
- General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF)
- International Mind Sports Association (IMSA)
Presidents
[edit ]- 1947: J. H. Willems, Netherlands
- 1968: Beppino Rizzi, Italy
- 1975: Huib van de Vreugde, Netherlands
- 1978: Piet Roozenburg, Netherlands
- 1980: Wim Jurg, Netherlands
- 1984: Vadim Bairamov, Soviet Union
- 1985: Piet Roozenburg, Netherlands (interim)
- 1986: Piet Roozenburg, Netherlands
- 1990: Vadim Bairamov, Soviet Union
- 1991: Chr. H. ten Haaf, Netherlands
- 1992: Gaetano Mazzilli, Italy (interim)
- 1992: Wouter van Beek, Netherlands
- 2003: Ivan Shovkoplias, Ukraine
- 2005: Vladimir Ptitsyn, Russia
- 2009: Harry Otten, Netherlands
- 2017: Janek Mäggi, Estonia
- 2021: Jacek Pawlicki, Poland
- 2025: Janek Mäggi, Estonia
Disciplines
[edit ]International draughts at 100 squares, Russian and Brazilian 64 and checkers:[2]
- Online Checkers - Online Draughts
- Checkers [3]
- 64 Russian Draughts and Brazilian Draughts
- Turkish Draughts
Global Championships
[edit ]- World Checkers/Draughts Championship in English draughts since 1840
- Draughts World Championship in international draughts since 1885
- Women's World Draughts Championship in international draughts since 1973
- Draughts-64 World Championships since 1985
- World Youth Draughts Championships since 1972
Regional Championships
[edit ]- African Draughts Championships - since 1980[4]
- Asian Draughts Championships - since 1999 [5] [6]
- European Draughts Championships - since 1965 [7]
- Panamerican Draughts Championship - since 1980
Regions
[edit ]- African Draughts Confederation (CAJD).
- Asian Draughts Confederation [8] As of 2018, has 26 member federations (12 countries are full members and 14 candidate members).
- European Draughts Confederation [9]
- Pan American Draughts Confederation [10]
Members
[edit ]In June 2021 have 77 members:[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Africa (17) / Americas (14) / Asia (12) / Oceania (2) / Europe (32)
Members in 2014:
Africa (16)
[edit ]- Benin – Fédération Béninoise de Jeu de Dames (FEBEJED)
- Burkina Faso – Federation Burkinabe du Jeu de Dames
- Cameroon – Federation Camerounaise de Jeu de Dames
- Republic of the Congo – Federation Congolaise du Jeu de Dames FNDA
- Ivory Coast – Federation Ivoirienne du Jeu de Dames
- The Gambia – Gambian National Draughts Federation
- Guinea – Federation Guinéenne du Jeu de Dames et des Echecs
- Mali – Federation Malienne du Jeu de Dames
- Mauritania – Federation Mauritanienne du Jeu de Dames
- Niger – Association Nigérienne du jeu de Dames
- Senegal – Federation Senegalaise du Jeu de Dames
- Somalia – Somali Draughts Sport Association
- South Africa – Mind Sports South Africa
- Togo – Association du jeu de Dames Togo
- Uganda – Uganda Draughts Federation
Americas (13)
[edit ]- Barbados – Barbados Draughts Association
- Brazil – Confederacao Brasileira de Jogo de Damas
- Canada – Federation Canadienne du jeu de Dames
- Costa Rica – Asociacion Costarricense del Juego de Damas
- Curaçao – Curaçaose Dambond
- Dominican Republic – Federacion Dominicana de Juego de Damas
- Grenada – Grenada Draughts Association
- Haiti – Federation Haitienne du Jeu de Dames
- Jamaica – Jamaica Board Games Foundation
- Panama – Asociacion Panamena de Juego de Damas
- Suriname – Surinaamse Dambond
- Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago Draughts Association
- United States – International Checkers Association of North America / The American Checker Federation / American Pool Checker Association
Asia (8)
[edit ]- China – Chinese Draughts Association
- India – Draughts Federation of India
- Japan – Japanese draughts association
- Kazakhstan – Draughts Federation of Kazachstan
- Mongolia – Mongolian Federation of Draughts
- Pakistan – Pak Draughts Federation
- Turkmenistan – Draughts Federation of Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan Draughts Federation
Oceania (2)
[edit ]- Australia – Australian Draughts Federation
- New Zealand – New Zealand Draughts Association
Europe (27)
[edit ]- Armenia – Armenian Draughts Federation
- Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Draughts Federation
- Belarus – Belarus Draughts Federation
- Belgium – Koninklijke Belgische Dambond
- Bulgaria – Bulgarian Draughts Federation
- Croatia – Croatian Draughts Federation
- Czech Republic – Ceska Federace Damy
- England – English Draughts Association
- Estonia – Estonian Draughts Federation
- France – Federation francaise du jeu de dames
- Georgia (country) – Georgian Draughts Federation
- Germany – Interessengemeinschaft Damespiel in Deutschland
- Hungary – Hungary Draughts Federation
- Israel – Israeli Draughts Federation
- Italy – Federazione Italiana Dama
- Latvia – Latvian Draughts Union
- Lithuania – Lithuanian Draughts Federation
- Moldova – Draughts Federation of Moldova
- Netherlands – Koninklijke Nederlandse Dambond
- Poland – Polish Draughts Federation
- Portugal – Federação Portuguesa de Damas
- Russia – The Draughts Federation of Russia
- Slovenia – Slovene Draughts Federation
- Switzerland – Federation Suisse du Jeu de Dames
- Turkey – Türkiye Dama Federation
- Ukraine – Ukrainian Draughts Federation
- Wales – Cymdeithas Draffts Cymru
See also
[edit ]
References
[edit ]- ^ "FMJD - World Draughts Federation". www.fmjd.org. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ btcom. "GAISF » World Draughts Federation" . Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Home". wcdf.net.
- ^ Afrikaans Kampioenschap Dakar 1980
- ^ "About Confederation". Asian Draughts Confederation. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Medal". Asian Draughts Confederation. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Results year by year | EuropeDraughts.org" . Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Asian Draughts Confederation". Asian Draughts Confederation. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "EuropeDraughts.org" . Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "PAMDCC | Draughts 10x10" . Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "FMJD - World Draughts Federation". www.fmjd.org. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "FMJD - World Draughts Federation". www.fmjd.org. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "FMJD - World Draughts Federation".
- ^ "FMJD - World Draughts Federation".
- ^ "FMJD - World Draughts Federation".