The 1st in draughts history Distance Draughts match took place 2 March 2006. The participants were: 3 time World Champion, international grand master A.Georgiev (Saint Petersburg) and ex-World Champion A.Shvartsman (Moscow) . The opponents were located on the long distance between each other in their native city. They used electronic draughts board "Shahcom" . The moves by players have been transmitted on the opponent's clock over the internet. Match started at 19-00 (+3 GMT) Moscow time. We gave live coverage of the games. 1st game: Georgiev - Shvartsman 1/2 2nd game: Shvartsman - Georgiev 1/2 The games in PDN-format Photogallery