World Draughts Federation

The Fédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames (FMJD, World Draughts Federation) is the international body uniting national draughts federations. It was founded in 1947 by four Federations: France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland.[1]

World Draughts Federation
SportDraughts
JurisdictionInternational
Founded1947
HeadquartersNetherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
PresidentPoland Jacek Pawlicki
Vice president(s)France Richard Przewozniak
DirectorCuraçao Clifton Agata, Lithuania Alexei Domchev
SecretaryLatvia Roberts Misans
Official website
www.fmjd.org

Members

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:

Presidents
  1. 1947: J. H. Willems,  Netherlands
  2. 1968: Beppino Rizzi,  Italy
  3. 1975: Huib van de Vreugde,  Netherlands
  4. 1978: Piet Roozenburg,  Netherlands
  5. 1980: Wim Jurg,  Netherlands
  6. 1984: Vadim Bairamov,  Soviet Union
  7. 1985: Piet Roozenburg,  Netherlands (interim)
  8. 1986: Piet Roozenburg,  Netherlands
  9. 1990: Vadim Bairamov,  Soviet Union
  10. 1991: Chr. H. ten Haaf,  Netherlands
  11. 1992: Gaetano Mazzilli,  Italy (interim)
  12. 1992: Wouter van Beek,  Netherlands
  13. 2003: Ivan Shovkoplias,  Ukraine
  14. 2005: Vladimir Ptitsyn,  Russia
  15. 2009: Harry Otten,  Netherlands
  16. 2017: Janek Mäggi,  Estonia
  17. 2021: Jacek Pawlicki,  Poland

Disciplines

International draughts at 100 squares, Russian and Brazilian 64 and checkers:[2]

Global Championships

Regional Championships
  • Asian Draughts Championships - Since 1999 [4][5]
  • European Draughts Championships - Since 1999 [6]
  • Pan American Draughts Championships - 21st Pan-American Senior International Draughts Championship 2020 Republica Dominicana, April 26 to May 04th, 2020 [7]

Regions
  • 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

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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)

Europe (27)
  • 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

References
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  2. btcom. "GAISF » World Draughts Federation". Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. "Home". wcdf.net.
  4. "About Confederation". Asian Draughts Confederation. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. "Medal". Asian Draughts Confederation. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. "Results year by year | EuropeDraughts.org". Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  7. "Games | PAMDCC". Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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  10. "PAMDCC | Draughts 10x10". Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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