World Draughts Federation
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Sport | Draughts |
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Jurisdiction | International |
Founded | 1947 |
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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]
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:
- General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF)
- International Mind Sports Association (IMSA)
Presidents
- 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
Disciplines
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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)
– Fédération Béninoise de Jeu de Dames (FEBEJED)
– Federation Burkinabe du Jeu de Dames
– Federation Camerounaise de Jeu de Dames
– Federation Congolaise du Jeu de Dames FNDA
– Federation Ivoirienne du Jeu de Dames
– Gambian National Draughts Federation
– Federation Guinéenne du Jeu de Dames et des Echecs
– Federation Malienne du Jeu de Dames
– Federation Mauritanienne du Jeu de Dames
– Association Nigérienne du jeu de Dames
– Federation Senegalaise du Jeu de Dames
– Somali Draughts Sport Association
– Mind Sports South Africa
– Association du jeu de Dames Togo
– Uganda Draughts Federation
Americas (13)
– Barbados Draughts Association
– Confederacao Brasileira de Jogo de Damas
– Federation Canadienne du jeu de Dames
– Asociacion Costarricense del Juego de Damas
– Curaçaose Dambond
– Federacion Dominicana de Juego de Damas
– Grenada Draughts Association
– Federation Haitienne du Jeu de Dames
– Jamaica Board Games Foundation
– Asociacion Panamena de Juego de Damas
– Surinaamse Dambond
– Trinidad and Tobago Draughts Association
– International Checkers Association of North America / The American Checker Federation / American Pool Checker Association
Asia (8)
– Chinese Draughts Association
– Draughts Federation of India
– Japanese draughts association
– Draughts Federation of Kazachstan
– Mongolian Federation of Draughts
– Pak Draughts Federation
– Draughts Federation of Turkmenistan
– Uzbekistan Draughts Federation
Oceania (2)
– Australian Draughts Federation
– New Zealand Draughts Association
Europe (27)
– Armenian Draughts Federation
– Azerbaijan Draughts Federation
– Belarus Draughts Federation
– Koninklijke Belgische Dambond
– Bulgarian Draughts Federation
– Croatian Draughts Federation
– Ceska Federace Damy
– English Draughts Association
– Estonian Draughts Federation
– Federation francaise du jeu de dames
– Georgian Draughts Federation
– Interessengemeinschaft Damespiel in Deutschland
– Hungary Draughts Federation
– Israeli Draughts Federation
– Federazione Italiana Dama
– Latvian Draughts Union
– Lithuanian Draughts Federation
– Draughts Federation of Moldova
– Koninklijke Nederlandse Dambond
– Polish Draughts Federation
– Federação Portuguesa de Damas
– The Draughts Federation of Russia
– Slovene Draughts Federation
– Federation Suisse du Jeu de Dames
– Türkiye Dama Federation
– Ukrainian Draughts Federation
– Cymdeithas Draffts Cymru
See also
References
- ^ "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".
External links
- FMJD Official website
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