The Draughts World Championship was held in Moscow with idDraughts broadcast

From 5 to 15 September, the Draughts-64 World Championship took place in Moscow. It was attended by players from 27 countries and 4 continents. For the first time in history, the games were broadcasted by the idDraughts technology in real time.

More than 90 strongest draughts players from all over the world participated in the tournament, including winners of the European, Asian and African championships. Participants played in three tournaments: blitz, rapid, and classic.

For the first time in the history of the Championship, the games were broadcasted by the innovative idDraughts platform. idDraughts is a mobile app and platform for digitizing and broadcasting draughts games. The organizers also used idDraughts to draw starting positions. Fans could watch the broadcast of the Championship in real time:

Classic game, men

Classic game, women

The idDraughts system was used to record multiple matches within a single round. Fans and organizers could switch between games on the website.