World Draughts Federation

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, • 1968: Beppino Rizzi, • 1975: Huib van de Vreugde, • 1978: Piet Roozenburg, • 1980: Wim Jurg, • 1984: Vadim Bairamov, • 1985: Piet Roozenburg, (interim) • 1986: Piet Roozenburg, • 1990: Vadim Bairamov, • 1991: Chr. H. ten Haaf, • 1992: Gaetano Mazzilli, (interim) • 1992: Wouter van Beek, • 2003: Ivan Shovkoplias, • 2005: Vladimir Ptitsyn, • 2009: Harry Otten, • 2017: Janek Mäggi, • 2021: Jacek Pawlicki, • 2025: Janek Mäggi, ==Disciplines==

International draughts at 100 squares, Russian and Brazilian 64 and checkers: • Online Checkers - Online Draughts • Checkers • 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 • Asian Draughts Championships - since 1999 • European Draughts Championships - since 1965 • Panamerican Draughts Championship - since 1980 ==Regions==

• African Draughts Confederation (CAJD). • Asian Draughts Confederation As of 2018, has 26 member federations (12 countries are full members and 14 candidate members). • European Draughts Confederation • Pan American Draughts Confederation ==Members==

In June 2021 have 77 members: 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==