Draughts World Championship
The Draughts World Championship is the world championship in international draughts and is held every two years. In the even year following the tournament, the World Title match takes place.[1] The men's championship began in 1885 in France and since 1948 it's organised by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD). The men's championship has had winners from the Netherlands, Canada, the Soviet Union, Senegal, Latvia, and Russia.
The current men's champion is Roel Boomstra.
Since 1998, there is also a Draughts World Championship held with the blitz time control (5 minutes plus an increment of 5 seconds per move), and since 2014 also with the rapid time control (15 min + 5 sec per move).
World title match[]
The championship is held every two years, in the odd years. The world title match takes place in the even year following the world championship tournament. The former champion and the new champion qualify for the world title match. If the former champion retains his title in the World Championship tournament, the runner-up earns the right to challenge him.[2]
Unofficial champions (which are not listed here) were awarded retroactively; the first champion being Anatole Dussaut in 1885. A full list of winners can be found here.
Classic[]
Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | format |
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1948[3] | Netherlands | Piet Roozenburg | Pierre Ghestem | tournament | |
1951 | Netherlands | Piet Roozenburg | match with (+2-1=15) | ||
1952[4] | Netherlands | Piet Roozenburg | tournament | ||
1954 | Netherlands | Piet Roozenburg | match with (+4=8-0) | ||
1956[5] | Netherlands | Marcel Deslauriers | Piet Roozenburg |
tournament | |
1958 | Soviet Union | Iser Kuperman | match with Marcel Deslauriers (+4=14- 2) | ||
1959 | Soviet Union | Iser Kuperman | match with (+7=13-0) | ||
1960[6] | Netherlands | Vyacheslav Shchyogolev | Baba Sy | Iser Kuperman | tournament |
1961 | Soviet Union | Iser Kuperman | match with Vyacheslav Shchyogolev (+2=18-0) | ||
1963 | — | Iser Kuperman Baba Sy |
match not played, title awarded in 1986 | ||
1964[7] | Italy | Vyacheslav Shchyogolev | Iser Kuperman | Baba Sy | tournament |
1965 | Soviet Union | Iser Kuperman | match with Vyacheslav Shchyogolev (+7=12-1) | ||
1967 | Soviet Union | Iser Kuperman | match with Andris Andreiko (+2=18-0) | ||
1968[8] | Bolzano | Andris Andreiko | Iser Kuperman | Vyacheslav Shchyogolev | tournament |
1969 | Soviet Union | Andris Andreiko | match with Iser Kuperman (+3=17-0) | ||
1971 | Soviet Union | Andris Andreiko | match with Iser Kuperman (+0=20-0) | ||
1972[9] | Netherlands | Ton Sijbrands | Harm Wiersma | Andris Andreiko | tournament |
1973 | Netherlands | Ton Sijbrands | match with Andris Andreiko (+2=18-0) | ||
1974 | Iser Kuperman | match with Ton Sijbrands, not played | |||
1976[10] | Netherlands | Harm Wiersma | Vyacheslav Shchyogolev | Rob Clerc | tournament |
1978[11] | Arco | Anatoli Gantvarg | Harm Wiersma | Vyacheslav Shchyogolev | tournament plus match with Harm Wiersma (+1=5-0) |
1979 | Netherlands | Harm Wiersma | match with Anatoli Gantvarg (+4=14-2) | ||
1980[12] | Bamako | Anatoli Gantvarg | Harm Wiersma | tournament | |
1981 | Netherlands | Harm Wiersma | match with Anatoli Gantvarg (+2=18-0) | ||
1982[13] | São Paulo | Jannes van der Wal | Rob Clerc | Harm Wiersma | tournament (without sportcmen from Soviet Union, because of the military coup in Brazil, they have not received visas) |
1983 | Netherlands | Harm Wiersma | Vadim Virny | Rob Clerc | tournament (organized after protest Draughts Federation of the USSR) |
1983 | Netherlands | Harm Wiersma | match with Jannes van der Wal (+1=19-0) (It is not recognized by Draughts Federation of the USSR) | ||
1984 | Netherlands Soviet Union |
Harm Wiersma | match with Vadim Virny (+1=18-1) | ||
1984[14] | Dakar | Anatoli Gantvarg | Rob Clerc | tournament | |
1985 | Netherlands | Anatoli Gantvarg | match with Rob Clerc (+2=17-1) | ||
1986[15] | Netherlands | Alexander Dybman | Alexander Baljakin | tournament | |
1987 | Soviet Union | Alexander Dybman | match with Anatoli Gantvarg (+0=20-0) | ||
1988[16] | Paramaribo | Alexei Chizhov | Ton Sijbrands | Anatoli Gantvarg | tournament |
1989 | Netherlands | Alexei Chizhov | match with Ton Sijbrands (+1=18-1) | ||
1990[17] | Netherlands | Alexei Chizhov | Guntis Valneris | Ton Sijbrands | tournament |
1991 | Estonia | Alexei Chizhov | match with Guntis Valneris (+6= 10-0) | ||
1992[18] | Toulon | Alexei Chizhov | Harm Wiersma | Alexander Baljakin | tournament |
1993 | Russia Estonia Netherlands |
Alexei Chizhov | match with Harm Wiersma (+2=18-0) | ||
1994[19] | Netherlands | Guntis Valneris | Harm Wiersma | Alexander Baljakin |
tournament |
1995 | Russia | Alexei Chizhov | match with Guntis Valneris (+3 sets, −2 set) | ||
1996/97[20] | Abidjan | Alexei Chizhov | Rob Clerc | Alexander Schwartzman | tournament plus match with Rob Clerc (+1=10-0) |
1998 | Russia | Alexander Schwartzman | match with Alexei Chizhov (+2 sets, −1 set) | ||
2001[21] | Moscow | Alexei Chizhov | Guntis Valneris | tournament | |
2003[22] | Russia | Alexander Georgiev | match with Alexei Chizhov (+4 sets, –1 set) | ||
2003 | Netherlands | Alexander Georgiev | Alexei Chizhov | Guntis Valneris | tournament |
2004 | Russia | Alexander Georgiev | match with Alexei Chizhov (3-1 :15 games + tie-break)) | ||
2005[23] | Netherlands | Alexei Chizhov | Guntis Valneris | Alexander Baljakin | tournament |
2006 | Alexander Georgiev | match with Alexei Chizhov not played | |||
2007[24] | Netherlands | Alexander Schwartzman | Alexander Georgiev | tournament | |
2009 | Netherlands | Alexander Schwartzman | match with Alexander Georgiev | ||
2011[25] | Emmeloord / Urk | Alexander Georgiev | Murodoullo Amrillaev | Jean Marc Ndjofang | tournament |
2013[26] | Tallinn | Alexander Georgiev | match with Alexander Schwartzman | ||
2013[27][28] | Ufa | Alexander Georgiev | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Roel Boomstra | tournament |
2015[29] | Izmir | Alexander Georgiev | match with Jean Marc Ndjofang | ||
2015[30] | Emmen | Alexander Georgiev | Jan Groenendijk | Roel Boomstra | tournament |
2016[31] | Netherlands | Roel Boomstra | match with Jan Groenendijk (+4=8-0) | ||
2017[32] | Tallinn | Alexander Schwartzman | Alexei Chizhov | Guntis Valneris | tournament |
2018[33] | Netherlands | Roel Boomstra | match with Alexander Schwartzman | ||
2019[34] | Yamoussoukro | Alexander Georgiev | Guntis Valneris | tournament | |
2021[35] | Tallinn | Alexander Schwartzman | Alexander Getmanski | Roel Boomstra | tournament |
2022[36] | Eindhoven | Roel Boomstra | match with Alexander Schwartzman |
Rapid[]
Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1999 | Eindhoven | Alexander Georgiev | Alexander Shvartsman | Alexander Baljakin |
2012 | Lille | Roel Boomstra | Alexei Chizhov | |
2014 | İzmir | Murodoullo Amrillaev | Alexander Schwartzman | |
2015[37] | İzmir | Alexander Baljakin | Alexander Schwartzman | |
2016[38] | İzmir | Yuri Anikeev | Alexander Schwartzman | Artem Ivanov |
2017[39] | İzmir | Artem Ivanov | Alexander Getmanski | Alexander Georgiev |
2018[40] | Bergamo | Alexander Baljakin | Alexander Schwartzman | Alexei Chizhov |
2019[41] | Beilen | Roel Boomstra | Alexander Georgiev | |
2020[42] | Antalya | Yuri Anikeev | Sergey Belosheev | |
2021[43] | Julinek | Alexander Getmanski | Yuri Anikeev | Alexander Schwartzman |
Blitz[]
Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1998 | The Hague | Alexander Schwartzman | Vadim Virny | |
1999 | London | Guntis Valneris | Alexander Georgiev | |
2000 | Tel Aviv | Alexander Schwartzman | Guntis Valneris | |
2007 | Nazareth | Guntis Valneris | Alexander Schwartzman | |
2009 | Berlin | Alexander Schwartzman | Guntis Valneris | Alexander Georgiev |
2011 | Ufa | Alexander Schwartzman | Alexander Georgiev | Gavril Kolesov |
2012 | Lille | Alexander Schwartzman | Alexander Getmanski | Roel Boomstra |
2013 | Den Helder | Alexander Schwartzman | Alexander Georgiev | Guntis Valneris |
2014 | Hilversum | Alexander Georgiev | Alexander Baljakin | Alexander Schwartzman |
2015[44] | İzmir | Alexander Schwartzman | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Yuri Anikeev |
2016[45] | İzmir | Murodoullo Amrillaev | N'Diaga Samb | Alexander Getmanski |
2017[46] | İzmir | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Yuri Anikeev | Alexei Chizhov |
2018[47] | Bergamo | Alexander Schwartzman | Alexei Chizhov | Alexander Georgiev |
2019[48] | Riga | Alexander Schwartzman | Jan Groenendijk | |
2020[49] | Antalya | Alexander Georgiev | Yuri Anikeev | |
2021[50] | Julinek | Alexander Schwartzman | Artem Ivanov |
See also[]
- List of Draughts World Championship winners
- List of women's Draughts World Championship winners
- Women's World Draughts Championship
References[]
- ^ Annex 17 Individual FMJD Competitions - The World Championship "FMJD - World Draughts Federation". World Draughts Federation.
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- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1948
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1952
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1956
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1960
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1964
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1968
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1972
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1976
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1978
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1980
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1982
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1984
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1986
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1988
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1990
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1992
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1994
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1996
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2000
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2003
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2005
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2007
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2011
- ^ Site 2013 World Draughts Championship match
- ^ World Championship 2013
- ^ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2013
- ^ Site 2015 World Draughts Championship match
- ^ Site 2015 World Draughts Championship
- ^ Site 2016 World Draughts Championship match
- ^ FMJD Calendar 2016/2017
- ^ Site 2018 World Draughts Championship match
- ^ 2019 World Draughts Championship
- ^ World Championship 2021 all categories finals
- ^ Site 2022 World Draughts Championship match
- ^ World Championship Rapid
- ^ World Championship Rapid
- ^ WC-2017 Rapid
- ^ WC-2018 Rapid
- ^ WC-2019 Rapid
- ^ World Championship 2020. Rapid. Men
- ^ World Championship Rapid 2021
- ^ WC Blitz Final
- ^ WC Blitz Final
- ^ WC-2017 Blitz
- ^ Final A WC-2018 Blitz
- ^ WC Blitz 2019
- ^ World Championship 2020. Blitz. Men
- ^ World Championship Blitz 2021
External links[]
- Draughts world championships
- Recurring sporting events established in 1948
- Draughts competitions