World Drafts Federation, FMJD (Fédération mondiale du jeu de dames) is an international draughts federation combining national drafts federations from all over the world.
FMJD is one of the most influential federations in mind sports. FMJD is part of SportAccord formerly the GAISF (General Association of International, Sports Federations).
The FMJD is a member of:
- Global Association of International Sports Federations
- International Mind Sports Association
History
FMJD was founded in September 14, 1947 by four federations – France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. The USSR joined the FMJD in 1956.
In 2018, the number of federations became 73 (31 from Europe, 16 from Africa, 14 from America, 10 from Asia and 2 from Oceania).
Structure
After the elections to the General Assembly in October 7, 2017, the structure of the FMJD is as follows:
- FMJD President – Janek Mäggi , Estonia
- Executive Vice President – Chen Zelan , China
- Secretary General – Yuri Chertok , Russia
- Tournament Director – Jacek Pavlitsky , Poland
- Youth Tournament Director – Daniele Macali , Italy
- Treasurer – Aare Harak , Estonia
- International Relations Manager – Harry Otten , Netherlands
- Player Representative – Jean-Marc Ndzhofang , Cameroon
- Female Player Representative – Natalia Sadowska , Poland
- FMJD Bureau – Johan Bastiannet , The Netherlands
- Technical Committee – Frank Ter , Netherlands
- Medical Committee – Umar Thierro, Mali
- Ethics Committee – Bert Bahuis, Netherlands
- Composition Committee – Victor Shulga, Belarus
- European Drafts Confederation – headed by Carlo Bondini , Italy
- Asian Drafts Confederation – Chimeddorj Bat Erden, Mongolia
- African Drafts Confederation – Makodu N’Diaye , Senegal
- American Checkers Confederation – Jose Ulysse Haiti
- Section 64 checkers – J. Reade, UK
- Webmaster – Alexander Presman , Belarus
Members (Federations)
Africa
- South Africa – Mind Sports South Africa
- Benin – Fenenoise Drafts Federation (FEBEJED)
- Burkina Faso – Burkinabe Checkers Federation
- Cameroon – Cameroonian Checkers Federation
- Congo – Congolese Federation of Checkers FNDA
- Ivory Coast – Ivorian Drafts Federation
- Gambia – Gambian National Drafts Federation
- Guinea – Guinean Federation of Drafts and Chess
- Lebanon – Lebanese Checkers Federation (expatriot)
- Mali – Malian Drafts Federation
- Mauritania – Mauritanian Federation of Drafts
- Niger – Nigerian Drafts Association
- Uganda – Uganda Drafts Federation
- Senegal – Senegalese Drafts Federation
- Somalia – Somali Drafts Sport Association
- Togo – Association of the drafts game Togo
America
- Barbados – Barbados Drafts Association
- Brazil – Confederacao Brasileira de Jogo de Damas
- Canada – Canadian Drafts Federation
- Costa Rica – Asociacion Costarricense del Juego de Damas
- Curacao – Curacao Dambond
- Dominican Republic – Federacion Dominicana de Juego de Damas
- United States – American Pool Checkers Association / International Checkers
- Association of North America
- Grenada – Grenada Drafts Association
- Haiti – Haitian Drafts Federation
- Jamaica – Jamaica Board Games Foundation
- Panama – Asociacion Panamena de Juego de Damas
- Suriname – Surinaamse Dambond
- Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago Drafts Association
Asia
- China – Chinese Drafts Association
- India – Drafts Federation of India
- Japan – Japanese drafts association
- Kazakhstan – Drafts Federation of Kazachstan
- Mongolia – Mongolian Federation of Drafts
- Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan Drafts Federation
- Pakistan – Pak Drafts Federation
- Turkmenistan – Drafts Federation of Turkmenistan
Oceania
- Australia – Australian Drafts Federation
Europe
- Germany – Interessengemeinschaft Damespiel in Deutschland
- England – English Drafts Association
- Armenia – Armenian Drafts Federation
- Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Drafts Federation
- Belarus – Belarus Drafts Federation
- Belgium – Koninklijke Belgische Dambond
- Bulgaria – Bulgarian Drafts Federation
- Croatia – Croatian Drafts Federation
- Estonia – Estonian Drafts Federation
- France – French Drafts Federation
- Georgia – Georgian Drafts Federation
- Hungary – Hungary Drafts Federation
- Israel – Israeli Drafts Federation
- Italy – Federazione Italiana Dama
- Latvia – Latvian Drafts Union
- Lithuania – Lithuanian Drafts Federation
- Moldova – Drafts Federation of Moldavia
- Netherlands – Koninklijke Nederlandse Dambond
- Wales – Cymdeithas Draffts Cymru
- Poland – Polish Drafts Federation
- Portugal – Portuguese Checkers Federation 2
- Czech Republic – Ceska Federace Damy
- Russia – The Drafts Federation of Russia
- Slovenia – Slovene Drafts Federation
- Switzerland – Swiss Drafts Federation
- Turkey – Türkiye Dama Federation
- Ukraine – Ukrainian Drafts Federation