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. 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 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 1948Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1948 Piet Roozenburg Reinier Cornelis Keller Pierre Ghestem tournament 1951 Piet Roozenburg match with Reinier Cornelis Keller (+2-1=15) 1952Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1952 Piet Roozenburg Raoul Dagenais Reinier Cornelis Keller tournament 1954 Piet Roozenburg match with Wim Huisman (+4=8-0) 1956Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1956 Marcel Deslauriers Reinier Cornelis Keller Jan Bom Piet Roozenburg tournament 1958 Iser Kupermanmatch with Marcel Deslauriers (+4=14- 2) 1959 Iser Kupermanmatch with Geert van Dijk (+7=13-0) 1960Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1960 Vyacheslav Shchyogolev Baba Sy Iser Kupermantournament 1961 Iser Kupermanmatch with Vyacheslav Shchyogolev (+2=18-0)1963 — Iser Kuperman Baba Symatch not played, title awarded in 1986 1964Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1964 Vyacheslav Shchyogolev Iser Kuperman Baba Sytournament 1965 Iser Kupermanmatch with Vyacheslav Shchyogolev (+7=12-1) 1967 Iser Kupermanmatch with Andris Andreiko (+2=18-0) 1968Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1968 Bolzano Andris Andreiko Iser Kuperman Vyacheslav Shchyogolevtournament 1969 Andris Andreikomatch with Iser Kuperman (+3=17-0) 1971 Andris Andreikomatch with Iser Kuperman (+0=20-0) 1972Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1972 Ton Sijbrands Harm Wiersma Andris Andreikotournament 1973 Ton Sijbrandsmatch with Andris Andreiko (+2=18-0) 1974 Iser Kupermanmatch with Ton Sijbrands, not played 1976Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1976 Harm Wiersma Vyacheslav Shchyogolev Rob Clerctournament 1978Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1978 Arco Anatoli Gantvarg Harm Wiersma Vyacheslav Shchyogolevtournament plus match with Harm Wiersma (+1=5-0) 1979 Harm Wiersmamatch with Anatoli Gantvarg (+4=14-2) 1980Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1980 Bamako Anatoli Gantvarg Harm Wiersma Nicolai Mistchanskitournament 1981 Harm Wiersmamatch with Anatoli Gantvarg (+2=18-0) 1982Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1982 São Paulo Jannes van der Wal Rob Clerc Harm Wiersmatournament(without sportsmen from Soviet Union,because of the military coup in Brazil,they have not received visas) 1983 Harm Wiersma Vadim Virny Rob Clerctournament (organized after protestDraughts Federation of the USSR) 1983 Harm Wiersmamatch with Jannes van der Wal (+1=19-0)(It is not recognized by Draughts Federation of the USSR) 1984 Harm Wiersmamatch with Vadim Virny (+1=18-1) 1984Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1984 Dakar Anatoli Gantvarg Rob Clerc Michail Korenievskitournament 1985 Anatoli Gantvargmatch with Rob Clerc (+2=17-1) 1986Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1986 Alexander Dybman Alexander Baljakin Michail Korenievskitournament 1987 Alexander Dybmanmatch with Anatoli Gantvarg (+0=20-0) 1988Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1988 Paramaribo Alexei Chizhov Ton Sijbrands Anatoli Gantvargtournament 1989 Alexei Chizhovmatch with Ton Sijbrands (+1=18-1) 1990Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1990 Alexei Chizhov Guntis Valneris Ton Sijbrandstournament 1991 Alexei Chizhovmatch with Guntis Valneris (+6= 10-0) 1992Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1992 Toulon Alexei Chizhov Harm Wiersma Alexander Baljakintournament 1993 Alexei Chizhovmatch with Harm Wiersma (+2=18-0) 1994Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1994 Guntis Valneris Harm Wiersma Alexander Baljakin Macodou NDiayetournament 1995 Alexei Chizhovmatch with Guntis Valneris (+3 sets, −2 set)1996/97Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 1996 Abidjan Alexei Chizhov Rob Clerc Alexander Schwartzmantournament plus match with Rob Clerc (+1=10-0) 1998 Alexander Schwartzmanmatch with Alexei Chizhov (+2 sets, −1 set) 2001Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2000 Moscow Alexei Chizhov Guntis Valneris Johan Krajenbrinktournament 2003Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2003 Alexander Georgievmatch with Alexei Chizhov (+4 sets, –1 set) 2003 Alexander Georgiev Alexei Chizhov Guntis Valneristournament 2004 Alexander Georgievmatch with Alexei Chizhov (3-1 :15 games + tie-break)) 2005Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2005 Alexei Chizhov Guntis Valneris Alexander Baljakintournament 2006 Alexander Georgievmatch with Alexei Chizhov not played 2007Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2007 Alexander Schwartzman Mark Podolski Alexander Georgievtournament 2009 Alexander Schwartzmanmatch with Alexander Georgiev 2011Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2011 Emmeloord / Urk Alexander Georgiev Murodoullo Amrillaev Jean Marc Ndjofangtournament 2013 Tallinn Alexander Georgievmatch with Alexander Schwartzman 2013World Championship 2013Wereldkampioenschap KNDB 2013 Ufa Alexander Georgiev Jean Marc Ndjofang Roel Boomstratournament 2015 İzmir Alexander Georgievmatch with Jean Marc Ndjofang 2015Site 2015 World Draughts Championship Emmen Alexander Georgiev Jan Groenendijk Roel Boomstratournament 2016Site 2016 World Draughts Championship match Roel Boomstra match with Jan Groenendijk (+4=8-0) 2017FMJD Calendar 2016/2017 Tallinn Alexander Schwartzman Alexei Chizhov Guntis Valneristournament 2018Site 2018 World Draughts Championship match Roel Boomstra match with Alexander Schwartzman 20192019 World Draughts Championship Yamoussoukro Alexander Georgiev Pan Yiming Guntis Valneristournament 2021World Championship 2021 all categories finals Tallinn Alexander Schwartzman Alexander Getmanski Roel Boomstratournament 2022Site 2022 World Draughts Championship match Eindhoven Roel Boomstra match with Alexander Schwartzman 2023World Championship Willemstad 2023 Willemstad Yuri Anikeev Jan Groenendijk Martijn van IJzendoorntournament 2024WK-match Anikeev - Groenendijk Wageningen KNDB 2024NOS.nl Wageningen Jan Groenendijk match with Yuri Anikeev 2025World Championship 2025 - Final Yaoundé Jan Groenendijk Jitse Slump Guntis Valneristournament
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 2017WC-2017 Rapid İzmir Artem Ivanov Alexander Getmanski Alexander Georgiev 2018WC-2018 Rapid Bergamo Alexander Baljakin Alexander Schwartzman Alexei Chizhov 2019WC-2019 Rapid Beilen Roel Boomstra Alexander Georgiev Wouter Sipma 2020World Championship 2020. Rapid. Men Antalya Yuri Anikeev Nicolay Germogenov Sergey Belosheev 2021World Championship Rapid 2021 Julinek Alexander Getmanski Yuri Anikeev Alexander Schwartzman 2022WC Rapid Julinek Park 2022 (Rapid) Julinek Jitse Slump Jan Groenendijk Martijn van IJzendoorn 202313th FMJD World Rapid Championship 2023 Julinek Jan Groenendijk Martijn van IJzendoorn Artem Ivanov 202515th World Championship Rapid 2025-Men Lishui Jitse Slump Alexander Schwartzman Guntis Valneris
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 2017WC-2017 Blitz İzmir Jean Marc Ndjofang Yuri Anikeev Alexei Chizhov 2018Final A WC-2018 Blitz Bergamo Alexander Schwartzman Alexei Chizhov Alexander Georgiev 2019WC Blitz 2019 Riga Alexander Schwartzman Jan Groenendijk Ainur Shaibakov 2020World Championship 2020. Blitz. Men Antalya Ainur Shaibakov Alexander Georgiev Yuri Anikeev 2021World Championship Blitz 2021 Julinek Alexander Schwartzman Martijn van IJzendoorn Artem Ivanov 2022World Championship 2022. Blitz Riga Aleksej Domchev Martijn van IJzendoorn Artem Ivanov 2023World Championship 2023. Blitz Nof HaGalil Artem Ivanov Alexander Schwartzman Aleksej Domchev 2024World Championship Blitz 2024 Lishui Alexander Schwartzman Yuri Anikeev Martijn van IJzendoorn 2025World Championship Open Blitz 2025 Riga Guntis Valneris Alexander Schwartzman Yuri Anikeev 2026World Championship Open Blitz 2026. Tournament table. Riga Guntis Valneris Jan Groenendijk Matheo Boxum
See also List of Draughts World Championship winners List of women's Draughts World Championship winners Women's World Draughts Championship
References
External links Site FMJD. World Champions Men (100) Results in database KNDB World Championships Blitz