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 Alexander Georgiev.

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
1948[3]  Netherlands Piet Roozenburg Reinier Cornelis Keller Pierre Ghestem tournament
1951  Netherlands Piet Roozenburg match with Reinier Cornelis Keller (+2-1=15)
1952[4]  Netherlands Piet Roozenburg Raoul Dagenais Reinier Cornelis Keller tournament
1954  Netherlands Piet Roozenburg match with Wim Huisman (+4=8-0)
1956[5]  Netherlands Marcel Deslauriers Reinier Cornelis Keller Jan Bom
Piet Roozenburg		 tournament
1958  Soviet Union Iser Kuperman match with Marcel Deslauriers (+4=14- 2)
1959  Soviet Union Iser Kuperman match with Geert van Dijk (+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 Nicolai Mistchanski 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 Michail Korenievski tournament
1985  Netherlands Anatoli Gantvarg match with Rob Clerc (+2=17-1)
1986[15]  Netherlands Alexander Dybman Alexander Baljakin Michail Korenievski 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
Macodou NDiaye		 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 Johan Krajenbrink 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 Mark Podolski 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 Pan Yiming Guntis Valneris tournament

Rapid
Year Host Gold Silver Bronze
1999 Eindhoven Alexander Georgiev Alexander Shvartsman Alexander Baliakin
2012 Lille Roel Boomstra Alexei Chizhov Ainur Shaibakov
2014 İzmir Ainur Shaibakov Murodoullo Amrillaev Alexander Schwartzman
2015[35] İzmir Alexander Baljakin Alexander Schwartzman Jasper Lemmen
2016[36] İzmir Yuri Anikeev Alexander Schwartzman Artem Ivanov
2017[37] İzmir Artem Ivanov Alexander Getmanski Alexander Georgiev
2018[38] Bergamo Alexander Baljakin Alexander Schwartzman Alexei Chizhov
2019[39] Beilen Roel Boomstra Alexander Georgiev Wouter Sipma

Blitz
Year Host Gold Silver Bronze
1998 The Hague Alexander Schwartzman Erno Prosman Vadim Virny
Vladimir Traitelovich
1999 London Guntis Valneris Erno Prosman Alexander Georgiev
2000 Tel Aviv Alexander Schwartzman Guntis Valneris Igor Kirzner
2007 Nazareth Guntis Valneris Alexander Schwartzman Ygal Koyfman
2009 Berlin Alexander Schwartzman Guntis Valneris Alexander Georgiev
2011 Ufa Alexander Schwartzman Alexander Georgiev Gavril Kolesov
2012 Lille Alexander Schwartzman Alexander Georgiev Gavril Kolesov
2013 Den Helder Alexander Schwartzman Alexander Georgiev Guntis Valneris
2014 Hilversum Alexander Georgiev Alexander Baljakin Alexander Schwartzman
2015[40] İzmir Alexander Schwartzman Jean Marc Ndjofang Yuri Anikeev
2016[41] İzmir Murodoullo Amrillaev N'Diaga Samb Alexander Getmanski
2017[42] İzmir Jean Marc Ndjofang Yuri Anikeev Alexei Chizhov
2018[43] Bergamo Alexander Schwartzman Alexei Chizhov Alexander Georgiev
2019[44] Riga Alexander Schwartzman Jan Groenendijk Ainur Shaibakov
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See also

References
  1. Annex 17 Individual FMJD Competitions - The World Championship "FMJD - World Draughts Federation" Check |url= value (help). World Draughts Federation.
  2. Annex 17 Individual FMJD Competitions–The World Championship (all categories) page 3//The World Title Match
  3. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1948
  4. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1952
  5. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1956
  6. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1960
  7. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1964
  8. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1968
  9. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1972
  10. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1976
  11. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1978
  12. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1980
  13. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1982
  14. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1984
  15. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1986
  16. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1988
  17. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1990
  18. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1992
  19. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1994
  20. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1996
  21. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2000
  22. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2003
  23. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2005
  24. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2007
  25. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2011
  26. Site 2013 World Draughts Championship match
  27. World Championship 2013
  28. Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2013
  29. Site 2015 World Draughts Championship match
  30. Site 2015 World Draughts Championship
  31. Site 2016 World Draughts Championship match
  32. FMJD Calendar 2016/2017
  33. Site 2018 World Draughts Championship match
  34. 2019 World Draughts Championship
  35. World Championship Rapid
  36. World Championship Rapid
  37. WC-2017 Rapid
  38. WC-2018 Rapid
  39. WC-2019 Rapid
  40. WC Blitz Final
  41. WC Blitz Final
  42. WC-2017 Blitz
  43. Final A WC-2018 Blitz
  44. WC Blitz 2019
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