The Checkers Federation of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի շաշկի ֆեդերացիա), also known as the Armenian Draughts Federation, is the regulating body of
checkers
Checkers (American English), also known as draughts (; British English), is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces. Checkers ...
(also known as
draughts
Checkers (American English), also known as draughts (; British English), is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces. Checkers ...
) in
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
, governed by the
Armenian Olympic Committee
The Armenian Olympic Committee (ARMNOC) ( hy, Հայաստանի ազգային օլիմպիական կոմիտե, translit=Hayastani Olimpiakan Komite) is responsible for Armenia's participation in the Olympic Games. It is headquartered in Yerev ...
. The headquarters of the federation is located in
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...
.
History
The Checkers Federation of Armenia is currently led by president Albert Poghosyan. The Federation oversees the training of checkers specialists and organizes Armenia's participation in European and
international draughts
International draughts (also called international checkers or Polish draughts) is a Abstract strategy, strategy board game for two players, one of the variants of draughts. The gameboard comprises 10×10 squares in alternating dark and light co ...
/checkers competitions. In November 2019, the Federation hosted the Checkers World Cup in Armenia. The Federation also organizes national tournaments and youth training/championships. The Federation is a full member of the
World Draughts Federation
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.
Members
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, within the "European Division".
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Armenian draughts
Armenian draughts, or Tama, is a variant of draughts (or checkers) played in Armenia. The rules are similar to Turkish draughts, Dama. Armenian draughts, however, allows for diagonal movement.
Rules
On an 8×8 board, 16 men are lined up on each ...
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Chess Federation of Armenia
The Chess Federation of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի շախմատի ֆեդերացիա), also known as the Armenian Chess Federation, is the governing chess organization in Armenia and is affiliated to FIDE. The body was founded in 1927. Resp ...
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Chess in Armenia
Chess has been played in Armenia since the early Middle Ages; however, it was institutionalized during the early Soviet Armenia, Soviet period. Highly popular in Armenia today, chess gained widespread recognition during the 1960s, when Soviet ...
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Sport in Armenia A wide array of sports are played in Armenia. Popular sports in Armenia include football, basketball, volleyball, and ice hockey. Further, the country sends athletes to the Olympics in boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, judo, gymnastics, track and fi ...
References
External links Checkers Federation of Armenia
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Sports governing bodies in Armenia
Draughts organizations