The ICAONA US Open Tournament - “Willem Blyheid Memorial”  

International Checkers Association of North America (ICAONA)

Saturday, November 22nd thru Sunday, November 30th 2025

Miami Beach, Florida

ICAONA

Luba Turiy announced The US Open in 10x10 draughts (ICAONA), November 22-30, 2025 in Miami Beach, FL.    Registration is due Oct. 15.  See link for more details:  https://sites.google.com/icaona.org/usopen2025/

The games will be held under the Fisher system time control with 1 hour and 20 minutes for the game + 50 seconds added for each move.
The players are required to document the moves after they are done.  With Fisher system, there is no "time trouble” excuse not to record - the game must be recorded at all times! 

International Checkers:
This game is one of the most widespread checkers variants in the world. The game is played on “10 X 10 board” and each player has 20 pieces (men). There are several specific rules, regarding piece moving and capturing: men move one space diagonally forward only, but can capture diagonally forward or backward.  Kings (promoted pieces - 2 Men stacked) move any number of spaces diagonally forward or backward, and can capture any number of spaces diagonally forward or backward as well.  Jumped checkers are removed from the board after the full move is performed and every enemy checker can be jumped over only once.  It is mandatory to capture as many pieces (as one multi-jump) as possible. When a checker (man) reaches the last row, it promotes to a King (2 Men stacked). However, if a man reaches the last row while jumping and can jump more pieces backwards, it does not promote and continues jumping as a man.

RESULTS: 
2025 US Open ICAONA Tournament - Miami, Florida


International Checkers Champion: Makendy Saint Juste

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Pl   Name   Rating Cat.         Ga   Wi   Dr   Lo   Pt   Wpl    
1   Makendy Saint Juste     2325   Gen           9   7   2   0   16   87    
2   Claude Bouloute     2182   Gen           9   4   4   1   12   91    
3   Ricardo Edouarzin     2261   Gen           9   4   4   1   12   90    
4   Souleymane Keita  MI  2292   Gen           9   4   4   1   12   89    
5   Jean Claude Morisseau     2009   Gen           9   4   3   2   11   84    
6   Kumar Sookram  MF  2140   Gen           9   4   3   2   11   80    
7   Galina Petukhova  CMFF  1896   Gen           9   5   1   3   11   68    
8   Yevgeniy Sklyarov  MI  2265   Gen           9   3   4   2   10   90    
    Rafael Jimenez Ceballo     2197   Gen           9   2   6   1   10   90    
10   Andy Charles  MF  2189   Gen           9   2   6   1   10   86    
11   Amaury Peralta  MF  2169   Gen           9   3   4   2   10   84    
12   Wilbert Aly Edouard     2117   Gen           9   4   2   3   10   83    
13   Francisco Almonte Ledesma     2068   Gen           9   4   2   3   10   72    
14   Bertrand Stephane Policard Jean     2081   Gen           9   3   3   3   9   73    
15   Mark Sokolovsky     2026   Gen           9   3   3   3   9   72    
16   Andrzej Jagiela     1940   Gen           9   3   3   3   9   70    
17   Yevhen Bohush        Gen           9   1   7   1   9   67    
18   Wilner Jean Baptiste     1997   Gen           9   3   2   4   8   74    
19   Adeola Showami     1886   Gen           9   3   2   4   8   69    
20   Pierre Antoine Augustin     2065   Gen           6   3   2   1   8   44    
21   Leszek Stefanek     1933   Gen           9   2   3   4   7   80    
22   Rudi Azimullah     2017   Gen           9   2   3   4   7   75    
23   Yefim Kotlyar        Gen           9   2   3   4   7   71    
24   Ewa Wieczorek     1890   Gen           9   2   3   4   7   59    
25   Mieczyslaw Kaciotys     1803   Gen           9   3   1   5   7   51    
26   Barbara Wojcik     1817   Gen           9   2   1   6   5   65    
27   Dorota Szela     1701   Gen           9   1   2   6   4   60    
28   Lomegard Kersainvil     1926   Gen           9   1   2   6   4   59    
29   Jean Joseph Fleurime     1870   Gen           5   1   1   3   3   30    
 
 
 

 

 Round 9 
 sa 29-11-2025   Rafael Jimenez Ceballo (2197)  -  Makendy Saint Juste (2325)  0 - 2   Game
   Wilbert Aly Edouard (2117)  -  Souleymane Keita (2292)  0 - 2   Game
   Ricardo Edouarzin (2261)  -  Amaury Peralta (2169)  2 - 0   Game
   Claude Bouloute (2182)  -  Andy Charles (2189)  2 - 0   Game
   Yevgeniy Sklyarov (2265)  -  Jean Claude Morisseau (2009)  0 - 2   Game
   Mark Sokolovsky (2026)  -  Galina Petukhova (1896)  0 - 2   Game
   Kumar Sookram (2140)  -  Pierre Antoine Augustin (2065)  2 - 0   Game
   Yevhen Bohush   -  Andrzej Jagiela (1940)  1 - 1   Game
   Francisco Almonte Ledesma (2068)  -  Yefim Kotlyar   2 - 0   Game
   Leszek Stefanek (1933)  -  Bertrand Stephane Policard Jean (2081)  0 - 2   Game
   Ewa Wieczorek (1890)  -  Rudi Azimullah (2017)  2 - 0   Game
   Wilner Jean Baptiste (1997)  -  Dorota Szela (1701)  2 - 0   Game
   Adeola Showami (1886)  -  Lomegard Kersainvil (1926)  2 - 0   Game
   Mieczyslaw Kaciotys (1803)  -  Barbara Wojcik (1817)  2 - 0   Game
 

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