players

officials

(Left to right):

Lublyana (Luba) Turiy, IR - Tournament Director

Christine Kromodimedjo - Field Arbiter

Marlene Amat - Main Arbiter

Rudi Azimullah

President of ICAONA

Tampa, Florida, USA

I am happy that we can play a tournament again. See you all soon!

Ivan Trofimov

GMI

Santa Clara, California, USA

Winner of US Open 2023, Classic and Blitz

Viktoriya Motrichko

GMIF

Ukraine

World Champion Women 2023

Europe Champion Women 2024

World Champion Women Blitz 2022

Munkhijn Baatarsukh

GMI

Mongolia

Champion Asia 2019

Yevgeniy Sklyarov

MI

Hungtington, NY, USA

Champion USA 1994, 2010, 2012, 2019

I wish all participants of the tournament nice, creative games,
find new friends and enjoy spending time on Long Island!

Eddy Azimullah

MF

Queens, New York, USA

Uladzislau Splendzer

MF

Member of World Champion Youth Team 2003

Yves Ferrier

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Tigran Harutyunyan

San Mateo, CA, USA

Have played this game since I was 6. If you’re ever in San Francisco,
hit me up for a cup of coffee and a friendly checkers match :)

Ricky Ragoo

Trinidad & Tobago

I thank God for giving me this opportunity , to be able to play this game that i enjoy with so many from different parts of the world.

Adeola Showami

(nickname Adex Show)

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Despite playing the Nigerian version of draughts for so many years,
the love i have for this game makes it so interesting and exciting to be playing
the International version and to be a part of this amazing ICAONA community.

Francisco Almonte Ledesma

(Nickname Moreno)

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Claude Bouloute

Miramar, FL, USA

I know playing draughts is a passion for me, but nothing can be compared to the love that I have for my Lord Jesus-Christ.

Adama Gueye

Senegal

Jean Baptiste Numa

( nickname Shaolin)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Huang-Yun Chen

Chinese Taipei

My name is Huang-Yun Chen, a 12-year-old from Taiwan with a deep passion for both International checkers and sports. I am honored to represent my country in upcoming competitions in New York. Whether I am seated at the checkers board or engaged in athletic pursuits, I am committed to giving my utmost effort and continually striving for self-improvement.

Tzu-Chieh Lan

Chinese Taipei

I am from Taiwan, I like International checkers,
International checkers is a strategic game and allows me to make many friends.

Yun-Hsuan Chang

Chinese Taipei

Hi I am Yun-Hsuan, Chang and I am 10 years old. I like to play international checkers because it makes me think, and thinking process is really fun. Sometimes
different moves lead to surprising results, which makes the game exciting!

Vasilisa Filaretova

North Hollywood, California, USA

12 years old.

I love dancing and music

Lublyana Turiy

MIF

Huntington, NY, USA

Pan-American Champion Women 2018

Thank you for letting me play despite helping with tournament organization!
It is a very special tournament for me and I would like to do everything in my power
to make this event memorable and enjoyable for all our guests!

Chen-Kai Chang*

Chinese Taipei

Hi, my name is Chen-Kai, Chang (Kyle) and I’m 8 years old. One of my favorite games is international checkers! I love to play it because it is fun to challenge my brain and think ahead. I am very happy that I can play with friends from all over the world.