André Leclerc (aleclerc@fqjr.qc.ca) informed us that Canadian Open Draughts Championships will be held from July 12-15 in Montreal as part of a big games festiva:

“ The   information page about the event can be found on our website (http://dames.quebecjeux.org/en/), more precisely here: http://dames.quebecjeux.org/en/2014-canadian-open-championships/

Additional information will be added soon (link to a PDF format).

 Contact me if you need more information or have any question.

Thank you very much!

 Andre Leclerc.”

Marcel Kosters (marcelkosters@gmail.com) was kind to report about 3rd "Xingqiu Cup" International Open Draughts Tournament in China:

“The Chinese Draughts Association announced the organization of the first completely open tournament in China from November 6-13 in Lishui, China. In the attachment, you can find the tournament details.

As a bonus, the tournament organization offers free lodging and food for a maximum of two adult players and 1 youth player under 14 years old per federation. So please kindly select one or more players from your federation or kindly give your confirmation for individual players from your federation who wish to participate in this event. On behalf of the organization thank you for your cooperation! You can of course also feel free to publish and distribute the tournament information among the members of your federation.

Best regards on behalf of the organization,

Marcel Kosters”

More detailed information about these tournaments you can find on the site  :  http://fmjd.org/

If you decide to participate in Canadian Open Draughts Championships or/and 3rd "Xingqiu Cup" International Open Draughts Tournament and you get some questions  don’t hesitate to contact ICAONA’s Technical Director Luba Turiy (email : ltur@optonline.net ,phone: (631) 470-0555) , Yevgeniy Sklyarov (yevgeniy76@gmail.com, (631) 421-7496). We’ll be glad to help you.