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Youth International
Wattrelos Tournament
in Wattrelos, France
The future of Checkers and Draughts.
Youth, Junior, Cadets Checkers/Draughts International Championships.
In the meantime, many younger checkers players have
faced new opportunities and challenges at the board
but instead of the American checkers game, they look
to the future to develop mastery in the skills inherent
in International Draughts.
2005
International Checkers Youth Champions at
the Wattrelos Tournament
in Wattrelos, France.
2006
Youth checkers games being played. Outside
checkers at the Blitz de Wattrelos tournament
Wattrelos, France.
  
2006
Youth checkers competitors enjoying the checkers challenge
at the checkerboard in the youth division Blitz
de Wattrelos tournament in Wattrelos, France.
2006
European Youth Checkers Games
Tournament Facing the
Opposition |
2006
Humberto Bifolco, Brazil
vs Russian player
World Championship
St.Petersburg |
  
Championnat de Monde Cadets
World Championship Cadets & Mini Cadets
Tournefeuille (Toulouse) France 2006.
As the 21st century gradually moves forward, faithful
parents, coaches and teachers continue to encourage
children and youth of all ages in many countries around
the world to participate in activities that involve
checkers games and International Draughts.
Some youth checkers games players are still at the beginning stages
of skill development and have not yet been consumed
with the fire that will lead them towards the win
on the checkers stage. However, on the other hand,
there is a multitude of qualified young checkers master players
eager to participate in as many International events
at the checkerboard as possible, ready to display
their checkers game knowledge, expertise and cross board
strategies at all levels within Youth, Junior, Mini
Cadets and Cadets tournaments and championships.
2007
Junior World Youth Checkers Games International Draughts Championships
St. Petersburg.
 Listening to instructions 
  
Annotating youth checkers game moves.
 
Analyzing the checkers game play.
 
Fatigue sets in but checkers determination rules these youth International checkers players.
The focus is still there.
2007
Junior Youth World Checkers Champions
The Final Reward
As more and more school districts around
the world become aware of the intrinsic teaching
qualities that are an integral part of the
checkers/draughts game, the future of this
great mind sport is assured. With time, schools
and recreational facilities will undoubtedly
adopt or develop their own checkers/draughts
games programs wherein students can be introduced
to the fascination of the game and to the
hidden magic of the challenges beneath each
move on the checkerboard.
These young minds will quickly realize that
there is so much more to learning and understanding
the depth beneath a simple game of checkers,
but hopefully, the innate challenge to beat
the other opponent and secure a deserved
win will become the motivating factor that
develops a unique love of pursuing every
chance to play a great game of checkers.
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