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  • EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

    11.06.2023 - 18.06.2023

    13th  EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 7th  EUROPEAN WOMEN’S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Classic, Rapid, BlitzFollonica – Italy, 12th – 18th June, 2023EC_Teams_2023_Rules_Regulations v3 2023_EC Teams 2023 Registration Form

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  • 23rd European Youth Championship

    31.07.2023 - 09.08.2023

    Attached Rules & Regulations and registration formEYC_2023-Rules_Regulations official 23rd European Youth Championship 2023 – registration form.xlsx

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Organisation’s history

The idea of founding the European Draughts Confederation emerged in the mid-1990s.

The main reason was the willingness to organize club games in Europe. First unofficial meetings of the members of European Draughts Confederation took place in October 1997 in Poland during Women’s World Championship and in December 1997 in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands during Challenge Mondial.

After these initial talks, actions were taken to put the plans into practice. On 13 August 1998 in Tallinn, Estonia representatives of 12 European federations met and brought EDC into existence officially.

Jacek Pawlicki was elected first President of the European Draughts Confederation. Already next year the official draughts calendar was considerably widened.

Beside European Championships, which already had their tradition, Women’s European Championships were started. European Club Championships, which are held regularly, always bring together the greatest draughts players.

EDC did not forget about the youth. In 1999, the first Youth European Championships were held with 98 draughts players. During the last few years, the number of competitors has been around 200 and the number is increasing year by year.

News

  • EDC General Assembly Convocation and Agenda

    31.05.2023

    On behalf of the European Draughts Confederation, as determined during the Executive Board Meeting on 9th May, 2023, is pleased to invite one representative from each National Federation to take part in EDC General Assembly which will be held on August …

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  • EDC Executive Board Meeting 2/2023 – minutes

    31.05.2023

    Dear Friends,here below, attached, in English and French (soon also in Ukrainian and Russian version), the EDC Executive Board Meeting 2/2023 – minutes, held on 21st March, 2023A friendly draughts embrace to all of you.Carlo A. BordiniEDC EB Meeting 2_2023 …

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  • EDC Executive Board Meeting 1/2023 – minutes

    11.04.2023

    Dear Friends,here below, attached, in English, French, Ukrainian and Russian version, the EDC Executive Board Meeting 1/2023 – minutes, held on 10th January, 2023A friendly draughts embrace to all of you.Carlo A. BordiniEDC EB Meeting 1_2023 Minutes v1_ENG EDC EB …

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  • European Veterans and Under-27 Championships 2023 – Results

    28.03.2023

    European Veterans and Under-27 ChampionshipsThe European Championships of Veteran and Under 27, which took place in Julinek, Poland, from 19th to 25th March, excellently organized by the Polish Draughts Federation (Polski Zwiazek Warcabowy) have just ended. Main Referee Bartosz Socha. …

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  • EDC Executive Board Meeting 4/2022 – minutes

    04.02.2023

    Dear Friends,here below, attached, in English, French, Ukrainian and Russian version, the EDC Executive Board Meeting 4/2022 – minutes, held on 6th December, 2022. A friendly draughts embrace to all of you.Carlo A. BordiniEDC EB Meeting 4_2022 Minutes v1_ENG EDC EB …

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Ladies and gentleman, let the games begin!