World Draughts Federation

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FMJD

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.

Currently, the FMJD has more than 50 national federation members. Recently the FMJD has become a member of the GAISF and strives for Olympic recognition. The FMJD memberships is part of a more general movement toward integration of Mind Sports in the regular sports arena, a development that, in the vision of the FMJD, is to be lauded.

The FMJD is member of the:

• General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF)
• International Mind Sports Association (IMSA)

Members

Africa

• Bénin – Fédération Béninoise de Jeu de Dames (FEBEJED)
• Burkina Faso – Federation Burkinabe du Jeu de Dames
• Cameroon – Federation Camerounaise de Jeu de Dames
• Congo – Federation Congolaise du Jeu de Dames FNDA
• Côte d'Ivoire – Federation Ivoirienne du Jeu de Dames
• Gambia – Gambian National Draughts Federation
• Guinea – Federation Guinéenne du Jeu de Dames et des Echecs
• Lebanon – Federation Libanaise du Jeu de Dames (expatriot)
• Mali – Federation Malienne du Jeu de Dames
• Mauritania – Federation Mauritanienne du Jeu de Dames
• Niger – Association Nigérienne du jeu de Dames
• Senegal – Federation Senegalaise du Jeu de Dames
• Somalia – Somali Draughts Sport Association
• South Africa – South African Wargames Union
• Togo – Association du jeu de Dames Togo
• Uganda – Uganda Draughts Federation

Americas

• Barbados – Barbados Draughts Association
• Brazil – Confederacao Brasileira de Jogo de Damas
• Canada – Federation Canadienne du jeu de Dames
• Costa Rica – Asociacion Costarricense del Juego de Damas
• Curaçao – Curaçaose Dambond
• Dominican Republic – Federacion Dominicana de Juego de Damas
• Grenada – Grenada Draughts Association
• Haiti – Federation Haitienne du Jeu de Dames
• Jamaica – Jamaica Board Games Foundation
• Panama – Asociacion Panamena de Juego de Damas
• Suriname – Surinaamse Dambond
• Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago Draughts Association
• USA – American Pool Checkers Association / International Checkers Association of North America

Asia

• China – Chinese Draughts Association
• India – Draughts Federation of India
• Japan – Japanese draughts association
• Kazakhstan – Draughts Federation of Kazachstan
• Mongolia – Mongolian Federation of Draughts
• Pakistan – Pak Draughts Federation
• Turkmenistan – Draughts Federation of Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan Draughts Federation

Oceania

• Australia – Australian Draughts Federation

Europe – (European Draught Confederation)

• Armenia – Armenian Draughts Federation
• Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Draughts Federation
• Belarus – Belarus Draughts Federation
• Belgium – Koninklijke Belgische Dambond
• Bulgaria – Bulgarian Draughts Federation
• Croatia – Croatian Draughts Federation
• Czech Republic – Ceska Federace Damy
• England – English Draughts Association
• Estonia – Estonian Draughts Federation
• France – Federation francaise du jeu de dames
• Georgia – Georgian Draughts Federation
• Germany – Interessengemeinschaft Damespiel in Deutschland
• Hungary – Hungary Draughts Federation
• Israel – Israeli Draughts Federation
• Italy – Federazione Italiana Dama
• Latvia – Latvian Draughts Union
• Lithuania – Lithuanian Draughts Federation
• Moldavia – Draughts Federation of Moldavia
• Netherlands – Koninklijke Nederlandse Dambond
• Poland – Polish Draughts Federation
• Portugal – Federação Portuguesa de Damas
• Russia – The Draughts Federation of Russia
• Slovenia – Slovene Draughts Federation
• Switzerland – Federation Suisse du Jeu de Dames
• Turkey – Türkiye Dama Federation
• Ukraine – Ukrainian Draughts Federation
• Wales – Cymdeithas Draffts Cymru

External links

• FMJD Official website