Draughts World Championship

In the even year following the tournament, the World Title match takes place. The men's championship began in 1885 in France and since 1948 has been organised by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD). The men's championship has had winners from the Netherlands, Canada, the Soviet Union, Senegal, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine.

The current men's champion is Yuri Anikeev.

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.

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	Netherlands	Piet Roozenburg	Reinier Cornelis Keller	Pierre Ghestem	tournament
1951	Netherlands	Piet Roozenburg			match with Reinier Cornelis Keller (+2-1=15)
1952	Netherlands	Piet Roozenburg	Raoul Dagenais	Reinier Cornelis Keller	tournament
1954	Netherlands	Piet Roozenburg			match with Wim Huisman (+4=8-0)
1956	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	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	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	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	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	Netherlands	Harm Wiersma	Vyacheslav Shchyogolev	Rob Clerc	tournament
1978	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	Bamako	Anatoli Gantvarg	Harm Wiersma	Nicolai Mistchanski	tournament
1981	Netherlands	Harm Wiersma			match with Anatoli Gantvarg (+2=18-0)
1982	São Paulo	Jannes van der Wal	Rob Clerc	Harm Wiersma	tournament (without sportsmen 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	Dakar	Anatoli Gantvarg	Rob Clerc	Michail Korenievski	tournament
1985	Netherlands	Anatoli Gantvarg			match with Rob Clerc (+2=17-1)
1986	Netherlands	Alexander Dybman	Alexander Baljakin	Michail Korenievski	tournament
1987	Soviet Union	Alexander Dybman			match with Anatoli Gantvarg (+0=20-0)
1988	Paramaribo	Alexei Chizhov	Ton Sijbrands	Anatoli Gantvarg	tournament
1989	Netherlands	Alexei Chizhov			match with Ton Sijbrands (+1=18-1)
1990	Netherlands	Alexei Chizhov	Guntis Valneris	Ton Sijbrands	tournament
1991	Estonia	Alexei Chizhov			match with Guntis Valneris (+6= 10-0)
1992	Toulon	Alexei Chizhov	Harm Wiersma	Alexander Baljakin	tournament
1993	Russia Estonia Netherlands	Alexei Chizhov			match with Harm Wiersma (+2=18-0)
1994	Netherlands	Guntis Valneris	Harm Wiersma	Alexander Baljakin Macodou NDiaye	tournament
1995	Russia	Alexei Chizhov			match with Guntis Valneris (+3 sets, −2 set)
1996/97	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	Moscow	Alexei Chizhov	Guntis Valneris	Johan Krajenbrink	tournament
2003	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	Netherlands	Alexei Chizhov	Guntis Valneris	Alexander Baljakin	tournament
2006		Alexander Georgiev			match with Alexei Chizhov not played
2007	Netherlands	Alexander Schwartzman	Mark Podolski	Alexander Georgiev	tournament
2009	Netherlands	Alexander Schwartzman			match with Alexander Georgiev
2011	Emmeloord / Urk	Alexander Georgiev	Murodoullo Amrillaev	Jean Marc Ndjofang	tournament
2013	Tallinn	Alexander Georgiev			match with Alexander Schwartzman
2013	Ufa	Alexander Georgiev	Jean Marc Ndjofang	Roel Boomstra	tournament
2015	Izmir	Alexander Georgiev			match with Jean Marc Ndjofang
2015	Emmen	Alexander Georgiev	Jan Groenendijk	Roel Boomstra	tournament
2016	Netherlands	Roel Boomstra			match with Jan Groenendijk (+4=8-0)
2017	Tallinn	Alexander Schwartzman	Alexei Chizhov	Guntis Valneris	tournament
2018	Netherlands	Roel Boomstra			match with Alexander Schwartzman
2019	Yamoussoukro	Alexander Georgiev	Pan Yiming	Guntis Valneris	tournament
2021	Tallinn	Alexander Schwartzman	Alexander Getmanski	Roel Boomstra	tournament
2022	Eindhoven	Roel Boomstra			match with Alexander Schwartzman
2023	Willemstad	Yuri Anikeev	Jan Groenendijk	Martijn van IJzendoorn	tournament

Rapid

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	Eindhoven	Alexander Georgiev	Alexander Shvartsman	Alexander Baljakin
2012	Lille	Roel Boomstra	Alexei Chizhov	Ainur Shaibakov
2014	İzmir	Ainur Shaibakov	Murodoullo Amrillaev	Alexander Schwartzman
2015	İzmir	Alexander Baljakin	Alexander Schwartzman	Jasper Lemmen
2016	İzmir	Yuri Anikeev	Alexander Schwartzman	Artem Ivanov
2017	İzmir	Artem Ivanov	Alexander Getmanski	Alexander Georgiev
2018	Bergamo	Alexander Baljakin	Alexander Schwartzman	Alexei Chizhov
2019	Beilen	Roel Boomstra	Alexander Georgiev	Wouter Sipma
2020	Antalya	Yuri Anikeev	Nicolay Germogenov	Sergey Belosheev
2021	Julinek	Alexander Getmanski	Yuri Anikeev	Alexander Schwartzman
2022	Julinek	Jitse Slump	Jan Groenendijk	Martijn van IJzendoorn
2023	Julinek	Jan Groenendijk	Martijn van IJzendoorn	Artem Ivanov

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 Getmanski	Roel Boomstra
2013	Den Helder	Alexander Schwartzman	Alexander Georgiev	Guntis Valneris
2014	Hilversum	Alexander Georgiev	Alexander Baljakin	Alexander Schwartzman
2015	İzmir	Alexander Schwartzman	Jean Marc Ndjofang	Yuri Anikeev
2016	İzmir	Murodoullo Amrillaev	N'Diaga Samb	Alexander Getmanski
2017	İzmir	Jean Marc Ndjofang	Yuri Anikeev	Alexei Chizhov
2018	Bergamo	Alexander Schwartzman	Alexei Chizhov	Alexander Georgiev
2019	Riga	Alexander Schwartzman	Jan Groenendijk	Ainur Shaibakov
2020	Antalya	Ainur Shaibakov	Alexander Georgiev	Yuri Anikeev
2021	Julinek	Alexander Schwartzman	Martijn van IJzendoorn	Artem Ivanov
2022	Riga	Aleksej Domchev	Martijn van IJzendoorn	Artem Ivanov
2023	Nof HaGalil	Artem Ivanov	Alexander Schwartzman	Aleksej Domchev

References

External links

Site FMJD. World Champions Men (100)
Results in database KNDB
World Championships Blitz Archived 2015-10-09 at the Wayback Machine

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