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World Draughts Championship

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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 championship began in 1885 in France and since 1948 has been organised by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD). The championship has had winners from the Netherlands, Canada, the Soviet Union, Senegal, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine.

The current champion is Jan Groenendijk.

Since 1998, there has been a Draughts World Championship held with a blitz time control (5 minutes plus an increment of 5 seconds per move). Since 2014 there has also been a Draughts World Championship held with a rapid time control (15 min + 5 sec per move).

World title match

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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

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Year Host Gold Silver Bronze format
1948[3] Image Netherlands Netherlands Piet Roozenburg Netherlands Reinier Cornelis Keller France Pierre Ghestem tournament
1951 Image Netherlands Netherlands Piet Roozenburg match with Reinier Cornelis Keller (+2-1=15)
1952[4] Image Netherlands Netherlands Piet Roozenburg Canada Raoul Dagenais Netherlands Reinier Cornelis Keller tournament
1954 Image Netherlands Netherlands Piet Roozenburg match with Wim Huisman (+4=8-0)
1956[5] Image Netherlands Canada Marcel Deslauriers Netherlands Reinier Cornelis Keller Netherlands Jan Bom
Netherlands Piet Roozenburg		 tournament
1958 Image Soviet Union Soviet Union Iser Kuperman match with Marcel Deslauriers (+4=14- 2)
1959 Image Soviet Union Soviet Union Iser Kuperman match with Geert van Dijk (+7=13-0)
1960[6] Image Netherlands Soviet Union Vyacheslav Shchyogolev Senegal Baba Sy Soviet Union Iser Kuperman tournament
1961 Image Soviet Union Soviet Union Iser Kuperman match with Vyacheslav Shchyogolev (+2=18-0)
1963 — Soviet Union Iser Kuperman
Senegal Baba Sy		 match not played, title awarded in 1986
1964[7] Image Italy Soviet Union Vyacheslav Shchyogolev Soviet Union Iser Kuperman Senegal Baba Sy tournament
1965 Image Soviet Union Soviet Union Iser Kuperman match with Vyacheslav Shchyogolev (+7=12-1)
1967 Image Soviet Union Soviet Union Iser Kuperman match with Andris Andreiko (+2=18-0)
1968[8] Italy Bolzano Soviet Union Andris Andreiko Soviet Union Iser Kuperman Soviet Union Vyacheslav Shchyogolev tournament
1969 Image Soviet Union Soviet Union Andris Andreiko match with Iser Kuperman (+3=17-0)
1971 Image Soviet Union Soviet Union Andris Andreiko match with Iser Kuperman (+0=20-0)
1972[9] Image Netherlands Netherlands Ton Sijbrands Netherlands Harm Wiersma Soviet Union Andris Andreiko tournament
1973 Image Netherlands Netherlands Ton Sijbrands match with Andris Andreiko (+2=18-0)
1974 Soviet Union Iser Kuperman match with Ton Sijbrands, not played
1976[10] Image Netherlands Netherlands Harm Wiersma Soviet Union Vyacheslav Shchyogolev Netherlands Rob Clerc tournament
1978[11] Italy Arco Soviet Union Anatoli Gantvarg Netherlands Harm Wiersma Soviet Union Vyacheslav Shchyogolev tournament plus match
with Harm Wiersma (+1=5-0)
1979 Image Netherlands Netherlands Harm Wiersma match with Anatoli Gantvarg (+4=14-2)
1980[12] Mali Bamako Soviet Union Anatoli Gantvarg Netherlands Harm Wiersma Soviet Union Nicolai Mistchanski tournament
1981 Image Netherlands Netherlands Harm Wiersma match with Anatoli Gantvarg (+2=18-0)
1982[13] Brazil São Paulo Netherlands Jannes van der Wal Netherlands Rob Clerc Netherlands Harm Wiersma tournament
(without sportsmen from Soviet Union,
because of the military coup in Brazil,
they have not received visas)
1983 Image Netherlands Netherlands Harm Wiersma Soviet Union Vadim Virny Netherlands Rob Clerc tournament (organized after protest
Draughts Federation of the USSR)
1983 Image Netherlands Netherlands Harm Wiersma match with Jannes van der Wal (+1=19-0)
(It is not recognized by Draughts Federation of the USSR)
1984 Image Netherlands
Image Soviet Union		 Netherlands Harm Wiersma match with Vadim Virny (+1=18-1)
1984[14] Senegal Dakar Soviet Union Anatoli Gantvarg Netherlands Rob Clerc Soviet Union Michail Korenievski tournament
1985 Image Netherlands Soviet Union Anatoli Gantvarg match with Rob Clerc (+2=17-1)
1986[15] Image Netherlands Soviet Union Alexander Dybman Soviet Union Alexander Baljakin Soviet Union Michail Korenievski tournament
1987 Image Soviet Union Soviet Union Alexander Dybman match with Anatoli Gantvarg (+0=20-0)
1988[16] Suriname Paramaribo Soviet Union Alexei Chizhov Netherlands Ton Sijbrands Soviet Union Anatoli Gantvarg tournament
1989 Image Netherlands Soviet Union Alexei Chizhov match with Ton Sijbrands (+1=18-1)
1990[17] Image Netherlands Soviet Union Alexei Chizhov Soviet Union Guntis Valneris Netherlands Ton Sijbrands tournament
1991 Image Estonia Soviet Union Alexei Chizhov match with Guntis Valneris (+6= 10-0)
1992[18] France Toulon Russia Alexei Chizhov Netherlands Harm Wiersma Belarus Alexander Baljakin tournament
1993 Image Russia
Image Estonia
Image Netherlands		 Russia Alexei Chizhov match with Harm Wiersma (+2=18-0)
1994[19] Image Netherlands Latvia Guntis Valneris Netherlands Harm Wiersma Belarus Alexander Baljakin
Senegal Macodou NDiaye		 tournament
1995 Image Russia Russia Alexei Chizhov match with Guntis Valneris (+3 sets, −2 set)
1996/97[20] Ivory Coast Abidjan Russia Alexei Chizhov Netherlands Rob Clerc Russia Alexander Schwartzman tournament plus match
with Rob Clerc (+1=10-0)
1998 Image Russia Russia Alexander Schwartzman match with Alexei Chizhov (+2 sets, −1 set)
2001[21] Russia Moscow Russia Alexei Chizhov Latvia Guntis Valneris Netherlands Johan Krajenbrink tournament
2003[22] Image Russia Russia Alexander Georgiev match with Alexei Chizhov (+4 sets, –1 set)
2003 Image Netherlands Russia Alexander Georgiev Russia Alexei Chizhov Latvia Guntis Valneris tournament
2004 Image Russia Russia Alexander Georgiev match with Alexei Chizhov
(3-1 :15 games + tie-break))
2005[23] Image Netherlands Russia Alexei Chizhov Latvia Guntis Valneris Netherlands Alexander Baljakin tournament
2006 Russia Alexander Georgiev match with Alexei Chizhov not played
2007[24] Image Netherlands Russia Alexander Schwartzman Germany Mark Podolski Russia Alexander Georgiev tournament
2009 Image Netherlands Russia Alexander Schwartzman match with Alexander Georgiev
2011[25] Netherlands Emmeloord / Urk Russia Alexander Georgiev Russia Murodoullo Amrillaev Cameroon Jean Marc Ndjofang tournament
2013[26] Estonia Tallinn Russia Alexander Georgiev match with Alexander Schwartzman
2013[27][28] Russia Ufa Russia Alexander Georgiev Cameroon Jean Marc Ndjofang Netherlands Roel Boomstra tournament
2015[29] Turkey İzmir Russia Alexander Georgiev match with Jean Marc Ndjofang
2015[30] Netherlands Emmen Russia Alexander Georgiev Netherlands Jan Groenendijk Netherlands Roel Boomstra tournament
2016[31] Image Netherlands Netherlands Roel Boomstra match with Netherlands Jan Groenendijk (+4=8-0)
2017[32] Estonia Tallinn Russia Alexander Schwartzman Russia Alexei Chizhov Latvia Guntis Valneris tournament
2018[33] Image Netherlands Netherlands Roel Boomstra match with Russia Alexander Schwartzman
2019[34] Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro Russia Alexander Georgiev China Pan Yiming Latvia Guntis Valneris tournament
2021[35] Estonia Tallinn Russia Alexander Schwartzman Russia Alexander Getmanski Netherlands Roel Boomstra tournament
2022[36] Netherlands Eindhoven Netherlands Roel Boomstra match with Russia Alexander Schwartzman
2023[37] Curaçao Willemstad Ukraine Yuri Anikeev Netherlands Jan Groenendijk Netherlands Martijn van IJzendoorn tournament
2024[38][39] Netherlands Wageningen Netherlands Jan Groenendijk match with Ukraine Yuri Anikeev
2025[40] Cameroon Yaoundé Netherlands Jan Groenendijk Netherlands Jitse Slump Latvia Guntis Valneris tournament

Rapid

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Year Host Gold Silver Bronze
1999 Netherlands Eindhoven Russia Alexander Georgiev Russia Alexander Shvartsman Netherlands Alexander Baljakin
2012 France Lille Netherlands Roel Boomstra Russia Alexei Chizhov Russia Ainur Shaibakov
2014 Turkey İzmir Russia Ainur Shaibakov Russia Murodoullo Amrillaev Russia Alexander Schwartzman
2015[41] Turkey İzmir Netherlands Alexander Baljakin Russia Alexander Schwartzman Netherlands Jasper Lemmen
2016[42] Turkey İzmir Ukraine Yuri Anikeev Russia Alexander Schwartzman Ukraine Artem Ivanov
2017[43] Turkey İzmir Ukraine Artem Ivanov Russia Alexander Getmanski Russia Alexander Georgiev
2018[44] Italy Bergamo Netherlands Alexander Baljakin Russia Alexander Schwartzman Russia Alexei Chizhov
2019[45] Netherlands Beilen Netherlands Roel Boomstra Russia Alexander Georgiev Netherlands Wouter Sipma
2020[46] Turkey Antalya Ukraine Yuri Anikeev Russia Nicolay Germogenov Russia Sergey Belosheev
2021[47] Poland Julinek Russia Alexander Getmanski Ukraine Yuri Anikeev Russia Alexander Schwartzman
2022[48] Poland Julinek Netherlands Jitse Slump Netherlands Jan Groenendijk Netherlands Martijn van IJzendoorn
2023[49] Poland Julinek Netherlands Jan Groenendijk Netherlands Martijn van IJzendoorn Ukraine Artem Ivanov
2025[50] China Lishui Netherlands Jitse Slump Israel Alexander Schwartzman Latvia Guntis Valneris

Blitz

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Year Host Gold Silver Bronze
1998 Netherlands The Hague Russia Alexander Schwartzman Netherlands Erno Prosman Germany Vadim Virny
Israel Vladimir Traitelovich
1999 United Kingdom London Latvia Guntis Valneris Netherlands Erno Prosman Russia Alexander Georgiev
2000 Israel Tel Aviv Russia Alexander Schwartzman Latvia Guntis Valneris Ukraine Igor Kirzner
2007 Israel Nazareth Latvia Guntis Valneris Russia Alexander Schwartzman Israel Ygal Koyfman
2009 Germany Berlin Russia Alexander Schwartzman Latvia Guntis Valneris Russia Alexander Georgiev
2011 Russia Ufa Russia Alexander Schwartzman Russia Alexander Georgiev Russia Gavril Kolesov
2012 France Lille Russia Alexander Schwartzman Russia Alexander Getmanski Netherlands Roel Boomstra
2013 Netherlands Den Helder Russia Alexander Schwartzman Russia Alexander Georgiev Latvia Guntis Valneris
2014 Netherlands Hilversum Russia Alexander Georgiev Netherlands Alexander Baljakin Russia Alexander Schwartzman
2015[51] Turkey İzmir Russia Alexander Schwartzman Cameroon Jean Marc Ndjofang Ukraine Yuri Anikeev
2016[52] Turkey İzmir Russia Murodoullo Amrillaev Senegal N'Diaga Samb Russia Alexander Getmanski
2017[53] Turkey İzmir Cameroon Jean Marc Ndjofang Ukraine Yuri Anikeev Russia Alexei Chizhov
2018[54] Italy Bergamo Russia Alexander Schwartzman Russia Alexei Chizhov Russia Alexander Georgiev
2019[55] Latvia Riga Russia Alexander Schwartzman Netherlands Jan Groenendijk Russia Ainur Shaibakov
2020[56] Turkey Antalya Russia Ainur Shaibakov Russia Alexander Georgiev Ukraine Yuri Anikeev
2021[57] Poland Julinek Russia Alexander Schwartzman Netherlands Martijn van IJzendoorn Ukraine Artem Ivanov
2022[58] Latvia Riga Lithuania Aleksej Domchev Netherlands Martijn van IJzendoorn Ukraine Artem Ivanov
2023[59] Israel Nof HaGalil Ukraine Artem Ivanov Israel Alexander Schwartzman Lithuania Aleksej Domchev
2024[60] China Lishui Israel Alexander Schwartzman Ukraine Yuri Anikeev Netherlands Martijn van IJzendoorn
2025[61] Latvia Riga Latvia Guntis Valneris Israel Alexander Schwartzman Ukraine Yuri Anikeev
2026[62] Latvia Riga Latvia Guntis Valneris Netherlands Jan Groenendijk Netherlands Matheo Boxum

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "FMJD Annexes. Annex 17: Individual FMJD Competitions - The World Championship "FMJD - World Draughts Federation"" (PDF). World Draughts Federation. 21 August 2024. p. 119. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  2. ↑ Annex 17 2024, p. 121.
  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". Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  27. ↑ World Championship 2013
  28. ↑ Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2013
  29. ↑ "Site 2015 World Draughts Championship match". Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  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 2021 all categories finals
  36. ↑ Site 2022 World Draughts Championship match
  37. ↑ World Championship Willemstad 2023
  38. ↑ WK-match Anikeev - Groenendijk Wageningen KNDB 2024
  39. ↑ NOS.nl
  40. ↑ World Championship 2025 - Final
  41. ↑ "World Championship Rapid". Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  42. ↑ "World Championship Rapid". Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  43. ↑ WC-2017 Rapid
  44. ↑ WC-2018 Rapid
  45. ↑ WC-2019 Rapid
  46. ↑ World Championship 2020. Rapid. Men
  47. ↑ World Championship Rapid 2021
  48. ↑ WC Rapid Julinek Park 2022 (Rapid)
  49. ↑ 13th FMJD World Rapid Championship 2023
  50. ↑ 15th World Championship Rapid 2025-Men
  51. ↑ "WC Blitz Final". Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  52. ↑ "WC Blitz Final". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  53. ↑ WC-2017 Blitz
  54. ↑ Final A WC-2018 Blitz
  55. ↑ WC Blitz 2019
  56. ↑ World Championship 2020. Blitz. Men
  57. ↑ World Championship Blitz 2021
  58. ↑ World Championship 2022. Blitz
  59. ↑ World Championship 2023. Blitz
  60. ↑ World Championship Blitz 2024
  61. ↑ World Championship Open Blitz 2025
  62. ↑ World Championship Open Blitz 2026. Tournament table.
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