Jelena Chesnokova becomes World Champion
On 10 December, in the Polish town of Julinek, the World Rapid Checkers Championships for Women and Men took place, where our checker player Jelena Chesnokova demonstrated an outstanding game, becoming the Women’s World Champion by scoring 10 points in seven rounds. The runner-up was...
Jelena Chesnokova wins World Cup
The last World Cup event of the year ended on 9 December in Julinek, Poland, with the participation of some of Latvia’s best checkers players in a field of 47 players. In the women’s competition the first place with 11 points was won by our...
Latvian Cadet Team Championship “Brīnumdambrete”
On Saturday, 21 October, the Latvian Cadet Team Championship in 100 checkers called “Brīnumdambrete” took place at the Radisson Blue Daugava hotel. Such tournaments, between school teams, have been held regularly since the 1960s in 64-hole checkers and in recent years also in 100-hole checkers....
Latvian Team Championship in 100-payline checkers
On 19 November, the Latvian Team Championship in 100-payline checkers took place, with 12 teams participating. The game was played in 8 rounds according to the Swiss system with time control of 12 minutes + 5 seconds per move. The winners of the competition were...
Valda Vasariete wins bronze at the World Championships
The Women’s 100-payline Speed Draughts World Championships conclude in Lishui, China. In the competition of 27 competitors, the talented Valda Vasariete had an excellent result, scoring 12 out of 18 points to win bronze at the World Championships. China’s Zhang You won the World Championship...
Eight medals for Latvian juniors in rapid and rapid
The World Youth 100-payline Rapid Checkers Championship concluded on 3 November in Police, Poland. Latvian youngsters won five medals in the individual competitions, including one gold, two silver and two bronze. The world champion in the U19 age group for juniors was Vsevolod Mitrevich, who...
World Youth Championship results
The World Youth 100 Checkers Championships took place in Police, Poland, from 27 October to 4 November. First, from 27 October to 2 November, the Classics Championship was played. On 3 November, the competition was held in rapid checkers, and on 4 November, the championship...
Six medals for Latvian youth in classics
The World Youth Championships in 100-payline checkers with classic time control concluded on 2 November in Police, Poland. The Latvian youngsters came second in the team event, while six medals were won in the individual event – one gold, two silver and three bronze. Our...
World Veterans Championship in 100 Checkers
The 3rd World Veterans Championship in 100 checkers is held in Korbach, Germany. Veterans from 60 years of age and up took part in the championship. Latvia was represented by Jakovs Levins and Jānis Lelis. First, from 22 October to 28 October, the championship took...
The best in the Latvian Youth Rapid Play Championship
On Sunday, 15 October, the Latvian Youth Championship in 100-payline rapid draughts took place at the Radisson Blue Daugava Hotel. The tournaments were played separately for girls and boys in each age group (except for the U16 group, where girls and boys played in a...
