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
Rapid
Blitz
See also
- List of Draughts World Championship winners
- List of women's Draughts World Championship winners
- Women's World Draughts Championship
External links
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 Rapid
- ^ World Championship Rapid
- ^ WC-2017 Rapid
- ^ WC-2018 Rapid
- ^ WC-2019 Rapid
- ^ WC Blitz Final
- ^ WC Blitz Final
- ^ WC-2017 Blitz
- ^ Final A WC-2018 Blitz
- ^ WC Blitz 2019