The Draughts World Championship in international draughts is the world championship, which began in 1885 in France; since 1948, it 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 championship occurs every two years. Since 1984, a World Title match takes place on every second world championship.
The current champion is Jan Groenendijk.
Year Winner Nationality 1885* Anatole Dussaut 1886* Anatole Dussaut 1887* Louis Barteling 1891* Louis Barteling 1894* Louis Barteling Anatole Dussaut Louis Raphaël 1895* Eugène Leclercq 1895* Isidore Weiss 1899 Isidore Weiss 1900 Isidore Weiss 1903 Isidore Weiss 1904 (match) Isidore Weiss 1907 (match) Isidore Weiss 1909 Isidore Weiss 1911 (match) Isidore Weiss 1912 (match) Alfred Molimard 1912 (match) Alfred Molimard 1912 Herman Hoogland 1925 Stanislas Bizot 1926 (match) Marius Fabre 1928 Benedictus Springer 1931 Marius Fabre 1933 (match) Maurice Raichenbach 1934 (match) Maurice Raichenbach 1936 (match) Maurice Raichenbach 1936 (match) Maurice Raichenbach 1937 (match) Maurice Raichenbach 1938 (match) Maurice Raichenbach 1945 (match) Pierre Ghestem 1947 (match) Pierre Ghestem 1948 Piet Roozenburg 1951 (match) Piet Roozenburg 1952 Piet Roozenburg 1954 (match) Piet Roozenburg 1956 Marcel Deslauriers 1958 (match) Iser Kuperman 1959 (match) Iser Kuperman 1960 Vyacheslav Shchyogolev 1961 (match) Iser Kuperman 1963 (match) Iser Kuperman Baba Sy 1964 Vyacheslav Shchyogolev 1965 (match) Iser Kuperman 1967 (match) Iser Kuperman 1968 Andris Andreiko 1969 (match) Andris Andreiko 1972 (match) Andris Andreiko 1972 Ton Sijbrands 1973 (match) Ton Sijbrands 1974 (match) Iser Kuperman 1976 Harm Wiersma 1978 Anatoli Gantvarg 1979 (match) Harm Wiersma 1980 Anatoli Gantvarg 1981 (match) Harm Wiersma 1982 Jannes van der Wal 1983 Harm Wiersma 1983 (match) Harm Wiersma 1984 (match) Harm Wiersma 1984 Anatoli Gantvarg 1985 (match) Anatoli Gantvarg 1986 Alexander Dybman 1987(match) Alexander Dybman 1988 Alexei Chizhov 1989 (match) Alexei Chizhov 1990 Alexei Chizhov 1991 (match) Alexei Chizhov 1992 Alexei Chizhov 1993 (match) Alexei Chizhov 1994 Guntis Valneris 1995 (match) Alexei Chizhov 1996 Alexei Chizhov 1998 (match) Alexander Schwartzman 2000 Alexei Chizhov 2003 (match) Alexander Georgiev 2003 Alexander Georgiev 2004 (match) Alexander Georgiev 2005 Alexei Chizhov 2006 (match) Alexander Georgiev 2007 Alexander Schwartzman 2009 (match) Alexander Schwartzman 2011 Alexander Georgiev 2013 (match) Alexander Georgiev 2013 Alexander Georgiev 2015 (match) Alexander Georgiev 2015Site 2015 World Draughts Championship tournamentAlexander Georgiev 2016 (match) Roel Boomstra 2017 Alexander Schwartzman 2018 (match) Roel Boomstra 2019 Alexander Georgiev 2021 Alexander Schwartzman 2023 Yuri Anikeev 2024 (match) Jan Groenendijk 2025 Jan Groenendijk
The first seven mentioned championships (with a *) were international tournaments held in France, they are considered world championships because all leading players were presented in the tournaments.
See also List of women's Draughts World Championship winners World Checkers/Draughts Championship List of Draughts-64 World Championship winners
References
External links World Draughts Federation FMJD list world champions since 1948