The World Checkers/Draughts Championship is the tournament of English draughts (also known as "American checkers" or "straight checkers") which determines the world champion. It is organised by the World Checkers/Draughts Federation. The first edition of the men's championship was held in the 1840s,WCDF champions list predating the international draughts world championship by several decades. The women's championship has been held since 1986. There are championships held in two versions. One is 3-Move, where players don't begin their game in the starting position but a position three moves in the game (often drawn randomly from all positions, excluding positions already losing a piece). The other is GAYP (Go as you please), where players start from the very beginning.
Men Year Winner Nationality 1840–1844 Andrew Anderson 1844–1847 James Wyllie 1847–1849 Andrew Anderson 1849–1859 James Wyllie 1859–1864 Robert Martins 1864–1876 James Wyllie 1876–1878 Robert D. Yates 1878–1894 James Wyllie 1894–1896 James Ferrie 1896–1903Richard Jordan 1903–1912 James Ferrie 1912–1917 Alfred Jordan 1917–1922Newell Banks 1922–1933 Robert Stewart 1933–1934 Newell Banks 1934–1948 Asa Long 1948–1955 Walter Hellman 1955–1958 Marion Tinsley 1958–1975Walter Hellman 1975–1991 Marion Tinsley 1991–1994 Derek Oldbury
GAYP Year Winner Nationality 1994–2014 Ron King 2014–2016 Sergio Scarpetta 2016–2018 Michele Borghetti 2018–2022 Lubabalo Kondlo 2022– Matteo Bernini
3-Move Year Winner Nationality 1994–2002 Ron King 2003–2013 Alex Moiseyev 2013–2017 Michele Borghetti 2017Sergio Scarpetta è il nuovo Campione del Mondo!– Sergio Scarpetta
Women GAYP Year Winner Nationality 2006–2012 Amangul Durdyyeva 2013Results WC-2013 at на Chessarbiter.com–2015 Nadiya Chyzhevska 2015–2017 Amangul Durdyyeva 2017– Nadiya Chyzhevska
3-Move Year Winner Nationality 1986–1993 Joan Caws 1993–2007 Patricia Breen 2007–2012 Amangul Durdyyeva 2012–2016 Nadiya Chyzhevska 2016Results WC-2016 at Chessarbiter.com–2018 Amangul Durdyyeva 2018Results WC-2018— Tetiana Zaitseva
See also List of world championships in mind sports
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