Mathews Makina a.k.a Computer wins the 6th Individual Draughts-64 Championship with 14 points, William Christian Chinzewe came second with 13 points and FM Mwaaza Sakala came third with 12 points. |
The Zambian Draughts 64 Annual tournament which started yesterday has reached a boiling point after six rounds of play so far. With three rounds to go the twelve year old lad William Chizewe still maintaining a strong grip and currently on position four out of twenty eight competitive players. Interestingly, the games are far from over as tomorrow the 22nd of April, 2019 will be the closing day and will separate men from boys after the final three decisive rounds of a total of nine rounds. don't miss the final update tomorrow! See the tournament table here |
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The 2nd African Draughts-64 Championship hosted by Malawi in the commercial city of Blantyre attracted 34 strong players from eight countries. Zambia was represented by 6 best players who were accompanied by the Zambia Draughts Federation President Mr Bornwell Mweemba and General Secretary Mr Raphael Phiri. The Zambian players who featured in the tournament were the current national champion Elias Munkondia from Kanyama Draughts Club, Lukanga "Dox" Mambwe from Kaunda Square Draughts Club, Kennedy Phiri, Makina Mathews, Mwaaza Sakala from Mandevu Draughts Club and Perry Kampamba from Mtendere Draughts Club. Lukanga Mambwe of Zambia won the classic program and was awarded the title of International Grandmaster. Enock Makoka Banda from Malawi lost to the champion on additional criteria. He was ranked second and was awarded the title of International Master. Another Malawian player F.M Madalitso Thoma was third. For more details, click here - Sakala's G ... Read more » |
The 2018 Draughts-64 Tournament was held at Justine Kabwe Primary School in Lusaka under the supervision of Mr. Raphael Phiri as Tournament Referee together with the Zambia Draughts Federation Executive Committee. The defending champion - Elias Munkondia won the tournament, Kennedy Phiri came second and GMI Richard Mwamba came third. The tournament was held in two phases and that is: – Phase One were all thirty four (34) participating players played Pool Checkers using the Swiss system of 9 rounds and out of which only twelve (12) players qualified and were selected to the final stage. |
The world draughts-64 championship for men and women was held from 19th October (arrival day) till 29th October (departure day) 2017 in St. Petersburg (Russia) at the hotel “Moscow. Competitions were held separately for men and women in three categories : Blitz, Rapid and Classic. A Zambian player Lukanga Mambwe who won the Rapid tournament in the first African draughts-64 championship in 2016 also participated in the tournament to showcase his talent at international level. To get the details of the tournament, click here. On your right, Lukanga Mambwe playing the Russian GMI Tsinman Dmitri Other African countries which were represented at the 2017 world championship were Ethiopia, Mozambique, Angola, Congo Brazzaville, Congo Dr, Ghana, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Elias Munkondia emerged winner in the 2017 Rapid draughts-64 tournament (Pool Version) which started on Friday 12-14 at Heroes Lodge in Lusaka. Interestingly, after the tournament, ZDF also elected new office bearers in an elective AGM for the next three years. Election results are as follows.
1. President : Clement Mphange got 16 votes against Raphael Lesa 13 votes
2. Vice President : Raphael Lesa was again nominated for the V/Presidency and walked away unopposed 2. General Secretary : Raphael Phiri got 17 votes against Daniel Chipimpa who got 7 votes 3. Treasurer : Lukanga Mambwe was unopposed 4. Tournament Director : Mwaaza Sakala was unopposed 5. Technical Adviser : Hermen Kroesbergen - unopposed 6. Publicity & Public Relationa Officer : Daniel Chipimpa got 14 votes against his challenger Abson Phiri who had 13 votes
Trustees selected are Matthews Makina and Abson Phiri |
Kindly note that on Sunday 14 May at 15:00 hrs, the tournament will immediately be followed by the elective AGM of the Zambia Draughts Federation (ZDF). As usual we invite all draughts enthusiasts to attend so that together we can revive and build this great sport in our nation!! The selected top 10 players in this 2017 National Tournament will again battle in another special Round Robin Tournament (Russian Version) in August this year at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) in Lusaka. Full international rules in classic program of 45 minutes allotted on each side of the clock will apply. In this tournament, the recording of games by players is compulsory !!
On behalf of the Zambia Draughts Federation (ZDF), Mwaa ... Read more » |
Lukanga Mambwe from Zambia became the winner of the first African Draughts-64 Championship in Rapid. Richard Mwammba from Congo (DR) become the winner of the first Draughts-64 Championship in Classic. Richard Mwaamba Lukanga Mambwe
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