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.

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

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